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Autopilot Setup | Triton Operation Manual
Sea trial
After completing the Pilot calibration and all settings in the installation menu, you will need
to perform a final sea trial.
¼ Note: The sea trial should be conducted in open waters at a safe distance from other traffic.
• Steer the boat on all cardinal headings in Auto mode
• Start with low and medium speeds to get familiar with the response from the Pilot
• Verify the Hi/Lo transition and the effect of Lo and Hi parameter settings
• Check the effect of the Response adjust
• Set waypoints into each navigator connected to the system, and verify that the Pilot steers in
Navigation mode for each Navigation source
• If the boat is a sailboat use the Wind mode and engage the Pilot at different wind angles.
• If the rudder response feels aggressive during the sea trial, you may want to reduce the
rudder speed to get a smoother steering. On a sailboat you may want to have a higher rudder
speed when running downwind.
• The motor Drive Out can be set with the above in mind. Never adjust in more than 10%
steps with respect to the reading set during the automatic rudder test. Always perform a new
Autotune after the adjustment.
Transition speed
The Transition speed is the speed at which the Pilot will automatically change the steering
parameter set from Hi to Lo parameters, or vice versa.
¼ Note: The default setting of the Transition speed is 6 knots
On power boats it is recommended that you set the Transition speed to represent the speed
where the hull begins to plane or the speed where you change from slow to cruising speed.
On sailboats the Transition speed should be set to 3-4 knots to give the best response in a
tack.
The speed used for the automatic transition is obtained with the following priority:
1. Speed through water from the speed log source.
2. Speed Over Ground (SOG) from the GPS/chart plotter.