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4 Dockside setup
Perform the dockside setup:
after installing a Explorer AP380 system (see section 3)
after a part has been changed or if a problem is suspected
After dockside setup, perform the sea trials (see section 5 ).
4-1 Start dockside setup
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Turn the Explorer AP380 system on (See
Explorer AP380 Operation Section). If the rudder
moves, immediately turn the power off.
If you try to enter AUTO and the rudder
feedback unit or compass have not yet been
calibrated, then the Explorer AP380 system
will displays an error.
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If the Explorer AP380 system has been used
before, reset all user data to the factory
defaults. Go to Factory reset > Both in the
Setup System menu (See Explorer AP380
Operation Section).
4-2 Calibrating the rudder feedback unit
This procedure matches the rudder feedback unit to the rudder.
Note
To exit the calibration at any time, press ESC.
If you do not move the rudder as prompted or the rudder feedback unit is not working then the
Explorer AP380 system can not finish the calibration. The Explorer AP380 system will display an error.
Press ESC, fix the problem and repeat the calibration.
In normal operation, the Explorer AP380 system will not turn the rudder closer than 3° to an endstop.
To calibrate the rudder feedback unit go to Rudder in the Setup > Calibrate menu. Follow the on-screen
instructions presented by the calibration wizard (See Explorer AP380 Operation Section).
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Enter the user data listed in the User Data table
below (See Explorer AP380 Operation Section to
find what each data item means and how to
enter the data). Beside each item, write the
value of the user data that you enter.
Until the rudder feedback unit is calibrated (see
section 4-2), there is no rudder limit. The user
must ensure that rudder is not driven onto an
endstop when using the jog command (see
Explorer AP380 Operation Section).
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