Section 2 - On the Water
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Trackpad
The Precision Pilot trackpad includes:
• "TURN" buttons that provide a 10° course correction to the port or starboard each time the button is pressed.
• "AUTO HEADING", "TRACK WAYPOINT", and "WAYPOINT SEQUENCE" buttons to engage automatic course and heading
modes.
• A "SKYHOOK" button to engage and disengage a station keeping feature called Skyhook.
• A "RESUME" button to activate (under certain conditions) a previous course heading.
• The ability to increase or decrease how aggressively the vessel reacts to programmed changes (while in Auto Heading mode)
by using the "RESPONSE" button.
Trackpad Lights
The trackpad includes lights to indicate when a Precision Pilot mode is active (engaged) or in standby (disengaged). Precision
Pilot is disengaged (off) when the "STANDBY" light is illuminated. You must press the button for Auto Heading, Track Waypoint,
or Skyhook to engage the mode.
NOTE: The "STANDBY" light will flash on and off when the Precision Pilot software is attempting to acquire the necessary GPS
signals.
When the "ACTIVE" light is illuminated one mode of Precision Pilot is engaged.
a - "STANDBY" light
b - "ACTIVE" light
Trackpad Buttons with the Power Icon
The power icon located on the buttons for Skyhook, Auto Heading, and Track Waypoint indicate that the buttons can engage
or disengage the Precision Pilot function they perform.
Buttons with Power icons
a - "SKYHOOK" button
b - "AUTO HEADING" button
c - TRACK WAYPOINT" button
If you press a button that has the power icon when that button light is on, the light turns off for that button and the "STANDBY"
light illuminates.
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