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B&G H2000 Pilot *DISCONTINUED* User Manual

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And the converse will apply:

If headed from Tack to Tack add half the difference.

All we need to do now is tell the h2000 the correction value
at each of the points in the table. The true wind correction
facility, is found in the menu under:

WIND

TRUE W/A, CALBRATE

CORRECTION

This then allows you to scroll through all the correction
values in the table (using Scroll Up or Scroll Down) until
you find the one where you wish to enter a correction, in our
example above we would be looking for "upwind, 10
knots". Once you have scrolled through to this, a press of
the Enter Key will allow you to enter the required number
of degrees correction (i.e. +5) using the Scroll Up and
Scroll Down Keys to increase/decrease the value
accordingly. A final press of the Enter Key stores this to the
h2000.

In the early stages of calibration when the table is nearly
empty, it is important to enter the same value of correction
to the windspeeds either side of the one you are using. This
is to avoid the true wind direction jumping in value when
the wind speed drops or increases outside the range you are
correcting.

As your table gets closer to being finished you will be able
to make individual changes, because the other corrections
will be accurate enough to avoid any strange "step" changes
as the true wind speed varies. For this reason it is very
important to enter all these corrections into a Calibration
Chart (see Appendix 1). This way you will notice any big
gaps in the correction table where you have entered no
values at all.

Initially you may require to do some sailing trials, and it is
advisable to get into a pre-start routine of carrying out each
of the tacking manoeuvres before the start of a race,
correcting any problems as they arise.