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Navman G-PILOT 3380 Operation Manual

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    Navman w w w .N a v m a n .C o m w w w .N a v m a n .C o m operation manual pilot 3380 a u t o p i l o t.

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    Fcc statement note: this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a normal installation. This equipment generates, uses ...

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    4 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual contents 1 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 using this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 5 3-8 changing course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3-8-1 changing course in compass mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3-8-2 changing course in gps mode . . . . . . . . ....

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    6 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual 7 steering modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 7-1 compass steering mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 7 congratulations on choosing the navman g-pilot 3380 g-pilot. For maximum benefit, please read this manual carefully before installation and use. This manual describes how to use and set up the g-pilot 3380 and the associated equipment. This manual also expl...

  • Page 7: Using This Manual

    8 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual the g-pilot 3380 is a superior quality, high performance g-pilot display head. The navman g-pilot system has the flexibility to be used with power or sail boats. The g-pilot 3380 has dedicated function keys and a large 3.8” color tft display. This provides the ...

  • Page 8: 1-1-4  Turn Modes

    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 9 1-1-3 power steering modes when the g-pilot is in stby (standby) mode the helmsman must steer the boat manually. However the g-pilot 3380 has two different power steering control modes (see section 3-11). Jog: turns the rudder left or right while the key is...

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    10 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual 2 quickstart 2-1 starting the g-pilot system 1. Turn the g-pilot system on by pressing . 2. If the g-pilot is connected to speed, wind or gps instruments, turn these on too. 3. If necessary, adjust the backlight so that the display can be easily read (press br...

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    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 11 2-7 manually steering the boat from the boats helm to manually steer the boat: 1. Press . The g-pilot is now disengaged and you have complete steering control. 2-8 manually steering the boat using power steering to manually steer the boat using the g-pilot...

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    12 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual 3 g-pilot operation 3-1 the keys button function 1 esc step back a menu level or return to selected g-pilot screen 2 ent selects highlighted items or brings up parameters menu when in g-pilot display mode 3 menu shows context sensitive options menu, press twic...

  • Page 12: 3-1-1  Auto Key

    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 13 3-1-1 auto key press to engage auto mode. The g-pilot is now steering the boat based on the selected steering mode. Press and hold for 2 seconds to engage h-steer mode. 3-1-2 stby key press to disengage auto mode and set stby mode. The g-pilot is not steer...

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    14 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual 3-3 turning the g-pilot 3380 off when in stby mode: • press and hold . A pop-up box will appear and start a 3 second count-down. The unit will turn off when the counter reaches 0. • releasing during this time will resume normal operation. • any settings you ha...

  • Page 14: 3-8

    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 15 3-8 changing course 3-8-1 changing course in compass mode to change course in 1˚ steps, turn the control dial. • turn the control dial counter-clockwise to change course to port • turn the control dial clockwise to change course to starboard example 3-8-2 ...

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    16 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual 3-9 dodge a dodge is a sharp change of course, usually to avoid an obstacle. • press to dodge to port by the dodge angle • press to dodge to starboard by the dodge angle. The boat will change course by a preset dodge angle. To dodge further, press or more time...

  • Page 16: 3-9-2  Dodging In Gps Mode

    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 17 cts changes by the dodge angle. Boat comes to new heading. Press to resume the earlier heading warning: the g-pilot 3380 will steer back to the gps plotted course. Make sure there are no obstacles or dangerous waters in the way. 3-9-2 dodging in gps mode 3...

  • Page 17: 3-10  Turn Modes

    18 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual 90º turn: the boat turns through 90º tack/gybe: auto- tacks the boat after a delay period. The tack angle and tack delay can be customised. Gybes can be disabled. 180º turn: the boat turns through 180º 3-10 turn modes the g-pilot 3380 can follow a preprogramme...

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    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 19 3-10-2 turns in compass mode to change course by 90˚ • press , select 90˚ turn then press to turn to port by 90˚ • press , select 90˚ turn then press to turn to starboard by 90˚ to change course by 180˚ • press , select 180˚ turn then press to turn to port...

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    20 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual 3-10-3 auto tacking or gybing in wind mode if the set wind angle (swa) is 90° or less, the boat tacks, if the swa is more than 90° the boat gybes. After the tack or gybe, the swa is the same as the swa before the tack or gybe, but from the other side. • press ...

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    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 21 there are four possibilities for auto tacking or gybing: tack (swa is 90° or less) gybe (swa is more than 90°) note: to view or change the tack mode, tack angle, gybe mode, gybe angle or tack delay, go to the options menu (see section 6-3). Press , select ...

  • Page 21: 3-11  Power Steering

    22 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual 3-11 power steering when the g-pilot is in stby mode the helmsman must steer the boat manually. However the g-pilot has power steering control modes available while in stby mode: to jog steer to port: • hold down to turn the rudder to port to jog steer to star...

  • Page 22: 3-12-1  The Alarm Window

    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 23 3-12-1 the alarm window the alarm window shows a list of the latest active alarms. The most severe alarms appear at the top of the list. Turn the control dial to stop the g-pilot 3380 from beeping. Select ‘details’ to acknowledge the displayed alarms and j...

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    24 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual options menu: data setup - selects what data is displayed in the info panel. Auto rd/ce/xte – automatically switches the displayed data between rudder, course error and cross track error depending on the operating mode. Course error – shows a course error bar ...

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    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 25 4-2 display > g-pilot displays an advanced g-pilot display with essential g-pilot data. Display area function 1 data header customizable data cells. Each display page has a separate header configuration. Default: voltage, current, alarm status (see section...

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    26 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual 4-3 display > compass displays a standard g-pilot display with just the essential g-pilot data. Display area function 1 data header customizable data cells. Each display page has a separate header configuration. Default: course to steer, heading, alarm status ...

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    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 27 4-4 display > data the data display shows one large data cell, two smaller data cells and a data history graph. Each is these items can be configured to display a range of data types. The graph is useful for analysing the performance of the g-pilot. Displa...

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    28 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual 5 data headers data headers are available on the g-pilot and compass screens. A data header is a customizable feature that can be used to display up to 6 different data items, such as boat speed or alarm status. The g-pilot and compass screens have separate se...

  • Page 28: 6-1

    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 29 6 menus many of the g-pilot 3380 features and functions are operated through menus. • to scroll through menu items, scroll through items in a list or change data use the control dial. Clockwise scrolls across/down or increments data. • to select a menu ite...

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    30 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual 6-2 setup > profiles profiles are used to store a range of g-pilot settings for different sea, environmental and vessel conditions. Up to 5 user profiles may be configured (see section 8-2). Profile select the current profile to use. Edit name use to edit the ...

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    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 31 6-5 setup > alarms some of the g-pilot alarms are user configurable. Alarm trigger settings can be defined to suit the boat and individual preferences as follows: course error the alarm will sound if the vessel strays from its intended course by more than ...

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    32 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual 6-7 setup > comms use this feature when the g-pilot is connected to other navman instruments through navbus or any compatible nmea instrument. Nmea mode select nmea port mode. Input – nmea port can receive nmea data slow – nmea port outputs heading and rudder ...

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    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 33 actual boat heading is 45° cts (course to steer, the intended g-pilot course) 55° course error = 10° important: • the g-pilot cannot control the boat better than a helmsman. The g-pilot is not intended for use in extreme weather, in adverse conditions or n...

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    34 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual handsteer: steer the boat manually. Display cts in the info data or course error in the bar data and use these to steer by. To engage auto, press heading = 45° for example: to engage h steer, hold auto: the g-pilot steers the boat automatically. The g-pilot 33...

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    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 35 destination dtg (distance) ttg (time) brg (bearing) sog (speed) course error (angle) cts (bearing) plotted course boat xte (distance) start cog (bearing) 7-2 gps steering mode the g-pilot has three ways of steering the boat, compass, gps and wind. To selec...

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    36 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual handsteer: steer the boat manually. Display cts in the info data or course error in the bar data and use these to steer by. To engage auto, press to engage hand steer, hold auto: the g-pilot steers the boat automatically. To disengage the g-pilot, press the g-...

  • Page 36: 7-2-4  Gps Gain

    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 37 7-2-3 arriving at waypoints if the gps is following a route and the boat reaches an intermediate waypoint: if the waypoint acknowledge alarm (see section 6-5) is off, the g-pilot automatically starts steering to the next waypoint in the route. If the waypo...

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    38 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual boat heading course error cts (intended g-pilot course, to achieve the swa [set wind angle]) swa (set wind angle), 41° wind angle can be app (apparent) or true wind app apparent wind angle the apparent wind angle at the boat. P in front of the angle means the ...

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    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 39 7-3-2 true and apparent wind speed and direction apparent wind speed and direction are the values measured on the boat. True wind speed and direction are the values after allowing for boat speed through the air. If the boat is moving, then the apparent win...

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    40 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual 7-3-3 engaging the g-pilot in wind mode handsteer: steer the boat manually. Display cts in the info data or course error in the bar data and use these to steer by. To engage auto, press to engage hand steer, hold auto: the g-pilot steers the boat automatically...

  • Page 40: 7-3-4  Wind Gain

    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 41 7-3-4 wind gain in gps mode, the wind gain determines how much correction is applied to reduce any difference between the set wind angle and the actual wind angle. A high setting will cause the g-pilot to be strongly affected by changes in the wind. A low ...

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    42 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual 8-1 steering parameters the g-pilot has seven steering parameters which can be adjusted to optimize steering performance. Select the advanced checkbox to view all parameters. These parameters can be adjusted using the parameters menu. To adjust the parameters,...

  • Page 42: 8-2

    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 43 • for higher boat speeds and large gps routes, decrease gps gain; for lower speeds and tight gps routes, increase gps gain. • for higher and/or more stable winds, increase wind gain; for lower and/or unstable winds, decrease wind gain. Ideally, in auto the...

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    44 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual 8-3 adjusting the steering parameters problem: drifts off course to one side increase ratio. Increase trim gain. Increase response. Or problem: boat moves too far off course closely before the rudder turns to correct the course decrease ratio. Decrease counter...

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    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 45 increase trim gain decrease trim gain 1 minute 1 minute a boat takes much more than one minute to trim sideways force starts b boat takes much less than one minute to trim sideways force starts problem: boat oscillated around gps course decrease gps gain. ...

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    46 navman g-pilot 3380 operation manual this troubleshooting guide assumes that you have read and understood this manual. It is possible in many cases to solve difficulties without having to send the unit back to the manufacturer for repair. Please follow this troubleshooting section before contacti...

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    G-pilot 3380 and operation manual navman 47 electrical supply voltage: 10.5 to 30.5 v dc. Supply current ( at 13.8 v): without backlighting: 160 ma. With full backlighting: up to 410 ma. Other optional instruments: refer to the instrument’s operation manual. Interfaces navbus: connection to mcu and ...

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    Lon 174° 44.535’e lat 36° 48.404’s made in new zealand mn000270b navman pi lo t 33 80