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I contents important information ............................................................................................... Iii safety notices ..........................................................................................................Iii emc conformance .............................
Ii smartpilot x-5 sport installation & setup guide large cross track error.............................................................................. 16 tidal stream compensation....................................................................... 16 waypoint arrival...............................
Iii important information safety notices warning: navigation aid although we have designed this product to be accurate and reliable, many factors can affect its performance. Therefore, it should only be used as an aid to navigation and should never replace common sense and navigational judgement. Al...
Iv smartpilot x-5 sport operating guide pressure washing subjecting any raymarine product to high pressure washing may cause subsequent water intrusion and failure of the product. Raymarine will not warranty product subjected to high pressure washing. Product documents this document is part of a ser...
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1 chapter 1: basic operation 1.1 introduction the smartpilot x-5 (spx-5) sport system is intended for use as an aid to steering leisure marine craft with a fully-laden displacement up to a maximum of: • 4400 pounds (2000 kg) for mechanically steered craft. • 7500 pounds (3500 kg) for power steered c...
2 smartpilot x-5 sport operating guide for further information on other connections to your system refer to the smartpilot x-5 sport installation & setup guide. 1.2 using the control unit switching on and off when power is applied to the pilot controller, you can use the disp button to switch it off...
Chapter 1: basic operation 3 displayed information the pilot controller display screen provides the following information: if the optional rudder reference transducer is fitted to an spx-5 sport system, a rudder position indicator on the display indicates the current position of the rudder, as measu...
4 smartpilot x-5 sport operating guide 1.3 using the spx-5 sport system to steer your boat emergency release pin in the unlikely event of a steering failure, remove the release pin as shown to take manual control of the vessel. After removing the pin the drive and attached part of the torque restrai...
Chapter 1: basic operation 5 in standby mode: • you have manual control of the boat. • the display shows standby and the boat’s current compass heading. Using the autopilot to steer to a heading before engaging the autopilot, ensure you can steer the boat satisfactorily by hand, then steady the boat...
6 smartpilot x-5 sport operating guide • use -1, -10 , +1 and +10 to change the locked heading. Steering away the preferred method for steering away from obstacles is: 1. Press standby , to return to standby mode. 2. Manually turn the wheel to steer away from the obstacle. 3. Press auto to re-engage...
Chapter 1: basic operation 7 note: the default off course angle is set at 20º. You can adjust this angle in dealer calibration (see smartpilot x-5 sport installation & commissioning guide). 1.4 adjusting pilot performance the principal method of adjusting the performance of an spx-5 sport system is ...
8 smartpilot x-5 sport operating guide to make temporary adjustments to the response level as required: 1. Press and release -1 and +1 simultaneously, to display the response screen. Note: the response screen is set as a default data page (see smartpilot x-5 sport installa- tion & setup guide), so y...
Chapter 1: basic operation 9 4. The display automatically returns to the previous mode if you do not press a button for 10 seconds. If you press another mode button within 10 seconds you will select the associated mode. For example: auto selects auto mode, standby selects standby mode. 1.6 data page...
10 smartpilot x-5 sport operating guide • waypoint names of more than five characters alternate with the page name (as shown by screen b below). • if a waypoint name has more than nine characters, the display only shows the first nine characters. 1.7 alarms the spx-5 sport system supports the alarms...
Chapter 1: basic operation 11 1.8 response setup the response level controls the relationship between course keeping accuracy and the amount of helm/drive activity. User setup functions are accessed using a user calibration mode. Information on other setup functions is given in the smartpilot x-5 sp...
12 smartpilot x-5 sport operating guide accessing response setup you can access the user calibration mode only from standby mode, so to set the response level: 1. Ensure the spx-5 sport system is in standby mode, then hold down standby for 2 seconds. The display will change to show display cal . 2. ...
13 chapter 2: using track mode 2.1 overview your spx-5 sport system provides a track mode, to enable you to automatically follow a route (or track), set on your chartplotter or gps. A track is a predefined path through a series of waypoints with each “track leg” being a straight line between 2 conse...
14 smartpilot x-5 sport operating guide 2.2 procedures entering track mode starting with the spx-5 sport system in auto mode and your chartplotter or gps set to follow a route, enter track mode as follows: 1. Press track to enter track mode. 2. The autopilot will sound an alarm and the display will ...
Chapter 2: using track mode 15 3. Press auto to re-engage auto mode. If you do not have time to engage standby mode (e.G. In an emergency), manually turn the steering wheel to steer away from the obstacle, whist still in track mode. When you have passed the obstacle, press standby then auto , to re-...
16 smartpilot x-5 sport operating guide best practice track keeping demands that the vessel follows the predefined track leg as closely as possible. This is to avoid potential collision with charted objects that may be near the defined path the raymarine track keeping algorithm ensures safe operatio...
Chapter 2: using track mode 17 waypoint arrival as your vessel nears the waypoint, an audible waypoint advance warning sounds and a next waypoint ( next wpt) screen is displayed. This shows the bearing to the next waypoint. . To steer to the next waypoint in the route when the waypoint advance warni...
18 smartpilot x-5 sport operating guide waypoint arrival circle as the next waypoint warning occurs within a circle around the actual waypoint, the next waypoint will probably be accepted some distance from the planned track leg. This can result in a cross track error and associated course correctio...
19 chapter 3: troubleshooting & maintenance this chapter provides information to enable you to identify problems, interpret alarm messages, maintain your spx-5 sport system and obtain product support. Raymarine products are designed to provide many years of trouble-free operation. They are also put ...
20 smartpilot x-5 sport operating guide spx-5 sport system alarm messages if a fault or failure occurs in the spx-5 sport system, an appropriate alarm message is generated. If this happens and unless otherwise stated, press standby to clear the alarm and return to manual control, before you attempt ...
Chapter 3: troubleshooting & maintenance 21 3.2 maintenance important before attempting any maintenance procedure on the spx-5 sport system, ensure the boat is securely moored alongside and that power to all system components is switched off. Caution: avoid damage when cleaning do not use solvent or...
22 smartpilot x-5 sport operating guide emc servicing and maintenance • undue noise and interference may be a symptom of an emc related problem, always report any emc-related problem to your nearest raymarine dealer. We use such information to improve our quality standards. • to minimize any emc rel...
Chapter 3: troubleshooting & maintenance 23 service interval: inspect and service in line with your steering system manufacturer recommendations. In any event a raymarine approved service must be carried out every 2 years or 200 engine hours, whichever occurs soonest. 81293_3.Book page 23 tuesday, a...
24 smartpilot x-5 sport operating guide 3.3 product support raymarine provides a comprehensive customer support service, on the world wide web and by telephone help line. Please use either of these facilities if you are unable to rectify a problem. World wide web please visit the customer support ar...
Chapter 3: troubleshooting & maintenance 25 help us to help you when requesting service, please quote the following product information: • equipment type. • model number. • serial number. • software issue number. To see the software version: 1. Hold down standby for 4 seconds: i. After 2 seconds you...
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25 glossary term meaning ac alternating current. Ast advanced steering technology (ast) is raymarine’s unique advanced steering algorithm. It uses inputs from a wide variety of sensors to tune the autopilot’s operation to provide superior control of the boat in any condition. Autolearn self-learning...
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27 index a alarms , 10 , 20 current limit , 20 drive stopped , 20 large xte , 10 low batt , 20 lrn fail , 20 mob , 10 mot pow swapped , 20 next wpt , 11 no data , 21 no pilot , 21 no rudref , 21 no spd , 21 offcourse , 6 , 11 rg fail , 21 seatalk fail 1 or 2 , 21 seatalk/stlk fail , 21 shallow , 11 ...
28 smartpilot x-5 sport operating guide product support , 23 r response level , 11 route completed , 18 s safety notices , iii seatalk fail 1 or 2 alarm , 21 fail alarm , 21 service , 23 setup response level , 11 shallow alarm , 11 standby mode , 4 switching on/off , 2 t technical support , 23 tidal...