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Important ................................................................................................................................................5
1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................6
1-1 A typical Explorer AP380 system installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-2 Using the Explorer AP380 system with other instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Explorer AP380 system hardware ...........................................................................................................8
2-1 What comes with your Explorer AP380 system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2-2 Other parts required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3 Installation ............................................................................................................................................9
3-1 Installation sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3-2 Installation guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3-3 Installing the MCU600 (Main Control Unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3-4 Installing the power supplies and steering drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3-5 Installing the RFU (rudder feedback unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3-6 Installing the Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
3-7 Installing the Gyro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
4 Dockside setup ..................................................................................................................................... 27
4-1 Start dockside setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
4-2 Calibrating the rudder feedback unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
5 Sea trials .............................................................................................................................................. 28
5-1 Calibrating the compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
5-2 Aligning the compass and the rudder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Appendix A - Specifications - MCU600 ...................................................................................................... 29
Appendix B - Specifications - AP380 Display ............................................................................................. 30
Appendix C - User data ............................................................................................................................ 31
Operation Section ..................................................................................................................................34
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