Setting the hard-over time
On vessels without a rudder reference transducer,
it is important to set a Hard Over Time.
- With the autopilot in Standby, manually turn the rudder / engine full to port. (For vessels with power steering the engine should be running when turning the rudder.)
- Open the sidebar by swiping right from the left side of the screen.
- Switch to the Pilot sidebar.
- Engage Auto mode.
- Press the +10 button on the Pilot bar 9 times to ensure that the rudder moves hard over to starboard.
- Count how many seconds it takes for the rudder to move from hard over port to hard over starboard. This is your hard over time.
- Enter your hard over time in the. The hard over time setting can be accessed from the Pilot set-up menu: .
- After setting the hard over time, observe the autopilot’s behavior and if required, make small adjustments to the Hard over time value until a satisfactory result it achieved.