[C320-list] Autohelm 4000+

[Christopher Nichols]

By the wonders of ipad i find i had noted the recommended settings. 
I have not verified them however it looks like pat has.

Chris

Autopilot settings


These are the settings that I took down from a prior discussion.  Just
found them after looking for same to resolve crazy Ivan.  Hope they help.
I'm still struggling to access control settings on the unit.  A quiet day
with no sailing to distract the brain disect the manual instructions may
help.  If only I had one.

Pat, 801
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An important setting is drive type = 2.

Calibration Lock                   OFF
Pilot Type                              4000whl
Rudder Gain                          2
Response                                2
Turn Rate Limit                     20
Align Rudder                         0
Rudder Limit                         20
Off Course Alarm                  20
AutoTack                                           100
AutoTrim                                           3
Drive Type                             2
Variation                                0
AutoAdapt                             nth
Latitude                                 The correct latitude for the
location of the boat.
Rudder Damp                        4
Cruise Speed                                      A

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On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Alan Goodman <goodmanalanlee at hotmail.com>wrote:



Say I had a 'friend' that somehow reset their autopilot control settings
to the factory default ... such an idiot, glad I didn't do that, lol ...
can someone share with me (so I can share with my 'friend') the settings
that they have found provide good performance.  I recall a forum discussion
about this several years ago, but I am not able to find the thread nor
locate the data in the technical archives.  If the data is there, would you
provide me with a link?   Alan hull 67 Holland MI.


Chris Nichols
Personal account


On 8 Jul 2013, at 14:04, "Bill Hutt" <bhutt at windstream.net> wrote:

David,

I was having the same problem so I plugged Raymarine ST4000+ into the search engine on my phone and found a blog entitled "My autopilot steers like a drunken sailor". It gave a list of settings to change in the menu which I did and it solved the problem. I have been looking and can't find the blog but the next time I'm on the boat I'll open the menu and send the settings to you.
I should have written them down.
Bill Hutt
"Caribbean Soul" #570
Cleveland, Ohio

-----Original Message----- From: dprudden
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 1:26 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Autohelm 4000+

Thanks for the tips on the starter button. I will look into the wiring next week when I'm on the boat again.

I have a problem with my Autohelm 4000+. When I press the Auto button, the unit oversteers, oversteers more, oversteers more still (10-15 degree increase with each swing). I stop it as it starts to get violent, so I don't know if it would ever stop or not. The boat was moved from Maryland to Massachusetts, so I ran the compass deviation correction and I tried turning the Gain way down...no luck. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

David Prudden
#787

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