Raymarine EV200 Setup

Brand: Raymarine

Model: EV200

Type: Setup

Raymarine EV200 is an autopilot computer that provides precise and reliable steering control for boats of all sizes. Its advanced algorithms ensure excellent course-keeping in all conditions, including rough seas and strong winds. EV200 is also very easy to use, with a simple and intuitive interface. It can be controlled via a compatible Raymarine autopilot control head or a multifunction display, and it can be integrated with other Raymarine navigation equipment for enhanced functionality.

Evolutionautopilotset-upand

commissioningwithp70/p70R

p70&p70RandEvolutionautopilot—

overview

Thisdocumentwillguideyouthroughthestepsrequiredin

setting-upandcommissioningyourEvolutionautopilotsystem

usingaRaymarinep70/p70Rautopilotcontrolhead.

IfyouareanexistinguserofRaymarineautopilotsystems,

thisdocumentwillalsohelpyoutounderstandthedifferences

betweenthecommissioningprocessforexistingSPXautopilot

systems,andtheEvolutionautopilotsystem.Forexample,there

areanumberofexistingset-upandcommissioningstepsthat

youmightalreadybefamiliarwithforSPXsystems,whichare

nolongerrequiredorareslightlydifferentforEvolutionautopilot

systems.

Evolutionautopilotinstallation

ForinformationoninstallingandconnectinganEvolutionautopilot

system,refertotheinstallationinstructionsthataccompanythe

EV-1andEV-2units,asappropriate.

Evolutionautopilotoperationwithp70

&p70R

Generaloperationofthep70/p70RisthesameforEvolution

autopilotsystemsasitiswithexistingSPXautopilotsystems.

Refertodocumentnumber81355forp70/p70Roperation

instructions.Thisdocumentissuppliedwithallp70/p70Runits.

YoucandownloadthelatestversionfromtheRaymarinewebsite:

www.raymarine.com.

Autopilotcommissioning—main

differencesbetweenEvolutionand

SPXsystems

TheEvolutionsystemprovidesanumberoffeaturestoimprove

uponthecommissioningprocessrequiredbyexistingSPXand

someotherautopilotsystems.

•Built-inheadingandattitudesensor—noadditionaluxgate

compassrequired.

•Automaticset-up—theruddergain,counterrudder,manual

compasscalibrationandautolearnsettingsrequiredforexisting

SPXsystemsarenolongerrequired.Thisresultsinagreatly

simplieddocksidecalibrationprocessforEvolutionautopilot

systems.

Autopilotresponselevels

TheEvolutionautopilotsystemfeaturesanumberofdifferent

responselevelstohelpyouquicklycongurethesystemfor

optimumperformanceforthecurrentconditions.

Theavailableresponselevelsare:

•Leisure—suitableforlongpassageswheretightheading

controlisnotcritical.

•Cruising—goodcourse-keepingwithoutoverworkingthepilot.

•Performance—emphasisontightheadingcontrol.

YoucanchangetheresponselevelatanytimebyselectingMENU

>ResponseLevel.ThenselectSavetokeepthechanges.

Initialsetupandcommissioning

Commissioningpre-requisites

Beforecommissioningyoursystemforthersttime,checkthat

thefollowingprocesseshavebeencarriedoutcorrectly:

•Autopilotsysteminstallationcompletedinaccordancewiththe

Installationinstructions.

•SeaTalk

networkinstalledinaccordancewiththeSeaTalk

ReferenceManual.

•Wheretted,theGPSreceiverhasbeeninstalledand

connectedinaccordancewiththeassociatedInstallation

instructions.

Checkalsothatthecommissioningengineerisfamiliarwiththe

installationandcomponentsoftheautopilotsystemincluding:

•Vesseltype.

•Vesselsteeringsysteminformation.

•Whattheautopilotwillbeusedfor.

•Systemlayout:componentsandconnections(youshouldhave

aschematicofthevessel’sautopilotsystem).

Initialset-up

Initialset-upinvolvesthefollowingsteps:

Important:Beforeproceedingwiththeinitialset-upor

commissioningofap70/p70R,ensurethatyourp70/p70Ris

runningthelatestsoftware.p70/p70RoperationwithEvolution

systemsrequiresp70/p70Rsoftwareversion2orlater.Refer

tohttp://www.raymarine.co.uk/view/?id=797todownloadthe

latestsoftwareandviewinstructionsonhowtoupgradethe

softwareonyourp70/p70R,usingamultifunctiondisplay.

1.Power-upyourp70/p70R.

2.Specifyyourpreferredlanguageandappropriatevesseltype,

usingtheSet-upwizard.

3.Completethedocksidecalibrationprocess,usingthe

Docksidewizard:

Forvesselswithout

arudderreference

transducer:

Forvesselswitharudder

referencetransducer:

DriveTypeselectionDriveTypeselection

AlignRudder(rudderalignment)

RudderLimitsettingRudderLimitsetting

HardOverTime(ifyoudonot

alreadyknowyourhardovertime,

youshouldskipthisstepinthe

DocksideWizardandenterthe

valuemanuallyafterwards.

RudderDrivecheckRudderDrivecheck

4.Oncethedocksidewizardiscomplete,specifythehard-over

time(onlyappliestosystemsthatdoNOTincludearudder

referencetransducer).

5.Familiarizeyourselfwiththeimportantinformationinthis

documentrelatedtocompasslinearization.Followthe

guidelinesprovidedtoensurethattheprocessiscompleted

successfully.

6.Onceyou’vesuccessfullycompletedallthestepslistedabove,

youshouldalsofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeinformation

relatedtocompasslock.

Documentnumber:82285-5Date:04-2014

Poweringthepilotcontrolleron

Turningonthepilotcontroller

1.PressandholdtheSTANDBYbuttonforoneseconduntil

theRaymarinelogoappears.

Iftheunitisbeingswitchedonforthersttimeoraftera

factoryresetthesetupwizardwillbelaunched.

Note:TheRaymarinelogoisnotdisplayediftheunitisin

'sleepmode',theunitmayappearoffbutstillhaspower.

2.ToturnthepilotcontrolleroffpressandholdtheSTANDBY

button.After1secondapopupwillappear.

3.ContinuetoholdtheSTANDBYbuttonforasfurther3seconds

tocompletethepoweroff.

Note:Youcannotpowerdownthepilotcontrollerwhilstin

AUTOmode.

Usingtheset-upwizard

Theset-upwizardguidesyouthroughthestepsforsetting

importantpreferences,suchaspreferredlanguageandcorrect

vesseltype.

Thesetupwizardcontains3steps:languageselection,vessel

typeandwelcomescreen.Whenpoweringthep70/p70rfor

thersttimeinanunconguredsystem,thisset-upwizardis

displayedautomatically,andtherst3stepslistedbelowwillnot

berequired.

WiththepilotinStandbymode:

1.SelectMenu.

2.SelectSet-up.

3.SelectSet-upwizard.

4.Selecttherequiredlanguage.

5.Selecttherequiredvesseltype.

Thewelcomescreenwillnowbedisplayedandyourchoices

havebeensaved.

6.SelectOKtocompletetheset-upwizard.

Vesselhulltypeselection

Thevesselhulltypeoptionsaredesignedtoprovideoptimum

steeringperformancefortypicalvessels.

Itisimportanttocompletethevesselhulltypeselectionaspartof

theinitialset-up,asitformsakeypartoftheautopilotcalibration

process.Youcanalsoaccesstheoptionsatanytimewith

thepilotinStandbybyselectingMENU>Set-up>Autopilot

Calibration>VesselSettings>VesselHullType.

Asageneralguide,selecttheoptionthatmostcloselymatches

yourvesseltypeandsteeringcharacteristics.Theoptionsare:

•Sail.

•Sail(Slowturn).

•SailCatamaran.

•Power.

•Power(slowturn).

•Power(fastturn).

Itisimportanttobeawarethatsteeringforces(andtherefore

rate-of-turn)varysignicantlydependingonthecombination

ofvesseltype,steeringsystem,anddrivetype.Therefore,the

availablevesselhulltypeoptionsareprovidedforguidance

only.Youmaywishtoexperimentwiththedifferentvesselhull

typeoptions,asitmightbepossibletoimprovethesteering

performanceofyourvesselbyselectingadifferentvesseltype.

Whenchoosingasuitablevesseltype,theemphasisshouldbe

onsafeanddependablesteeringresponse.

Important:Ifyouchangethevesseltypeaftercompletingthe

Docksidecalibrationprocess(usingtheDocksidewizard),all

commissioningsettingswillberesettodefaultsettings,andyou

willneedtocompletetheDocksidecalibrationprocessagain.

UsingtheDocksidewizard

Thedocksidecalibrationprocessmustbecompletedbefore

theEvolutionautopilotsystemcanbeusedforthersttime.

TheDocksidewizardguidesyouthroughthestepsrequiredfor

docksidecalibration.

TheDocksidewizardcontainsdifferentstepsdependingon

whetheryouhavearudderreferencetransducerttedtoyour

vessel:

ThefollowingDocksidewizard

proceduresonlyapplytovessels

withoutarudderreference

transducer:

•DriveTypeselection.

•RudderLimitsetting.

•Hard-overtimesetting(Raymarine

recommendsthatthisinformation

isspeciedoncethedockside

wizardandRudderDrivecheck

iscomplete,usingtheHardOver

Timemenuoption).

•RudderDrivecheck.

ThefollowingDocksidewizard

proceduresonlyapplytovessels

witharudderreferencetransducer:

•DriveTypeselection.

•AlignRudder(rudderalignment).

•RudderLimitsetting.

•RudderDrivecheck.

Toaccessthewizard,ensurethepilotisinStandbymodeand

then:

1.SelectMenu.

2.SelectSet-up.

3.SelectAutopilotCalibration.

4.SelectCommissioning.

5.SelectDocksideWizard.

3.1

Selectingadrivetype

DriveTypeselectionisavailablewhenthepilotisinstandby,from

eithertheDocksidewizard,orfromtheVesselsettingmenu:

MENU>Set-up>AutopilotCalibration>VesselSettings.

WiththeDriveTypemenudisplayed:

1.Selectyourdrivetype.

Note:Ifyourdrivetypeisnotlisted,contactyourRaymarine

dealerforadvice.

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3.2

Checkingtherudderalignment(AlignRudder)

Thisprocedureestablishesportandstarboardrudderlimitsfor

systemsusingarudderreferencetransducer.

Theruddercheckformspartofthedocksidecalibrationprocess.

Thefollowingprocedureonlyapplies

tovesselswitharudderreference

transducer.

1.CentertherudderandselectOK.

2.Whenprompted,turntherudderhardtoportandselectOK.

3.Whenprompted,turntherudderhardtostarboardandselect

OK.

4.Whenprompted,turntherudderbacktothecenterandselect

OK.

Note:YoucancancelDocksidecalibrationatanytimeby

selectingSTANDBY.

3.3

RudderLimitsetting

AspartoftheDocksidecalibrationprocess,thesystemwillset-up

therudderlimits.

•Forvesselswitharudderreferencetransducer—This

procedureestablishestherudderlimit.Therudderlimitwillbe

displayedwithamessageconrmingthattherudderlimithas

beenupdated.Thisvaluecanbechangedifrequired.

•Forvesselswithoutarudderreferencetransducer—a

defaultof30degreesisdisplayed,andcanbechangedas

required.

3.4

Hardovertime

Thehardovertimesettingcanbespeciedaspartofthe

Docksidewizard.

Thefollowinginformationonly

appliestovesselswithoutarudder

referencetransducer.

•Ifyoualreadyknowthehard-overtimeforyourvessel’s

steeringsystem:enterthistimeduringtheDocksidewizard

procedure.

•IfyoudoNOTknowthehard-overtimeforyourvessel’s

steeringsystem:skipthisstepduringtheDocksidewizard

procedurebyselectingSAVE,thenproceedtoCheckingthe

rudderdrivesectioninthisdocumenttocompletetheDockside

wizardprocedure.Oncethewizardiscomplete,proceedto

Adjustingthehard-overtimeinthisdocumentforinformation

onhowtocalculateandadjustthehard-overtime.

3.5

Checkingtherudderdrive

Aspartofthedocksidecalibrationprocess,thesystemwill

checkthedriveconnection.Onceithascompletedthecheck

successfully,amessagewillappearaskingifitissafeforthe

systemtotakethehelm.

Duringthisproceduretheautopilotwillmovetherudder.Ensure

itissafetoproceedbeforepressingOK.

Whenindocksidecalibrationmode,withtheMotorCheckpage

displayed:

1.Centreandletgooftherudder.

2.Disengageanyrudderdriveclutch.

3.SelectCONTINUE.

4.CheckitissafetoproceedbeforeselectingOK.

Forvesselswitharudderreferencetransducer,theautopilot

willnowautomaticallymovetheruddertoportandthen

starboard.

5.Forvesselswithoutarudderreferencetransducer,youwill

beaskedtoconrmthattherudderhasturnedtoportby

selectingYESorNO.

6.SelectOKifitissafetoengagetherudderintheopposite

direction.

7.Youwillbeaskedtoconrmtherudderturnedtostarboardby

selectingYESorNO.

8.Docksidecalibrationisnowcomplete,selectCONTINUE.

Note:Ifyouconrmeda“NO”responsefortherudder

movementtobothportandstarboard,thewizardwillexit.Itis

possiblethatthesteeringsystemdidnotmovetherudderinany

direction,anditwillbenecessarytocheckthesteeringsystem

beforecompletingtheDocksidewizardprocedureagain.

YoucancancelDocksidecalibrationatanytimebypressing

STANDBY.

Warning:Ruddercheck

IfnorudderreferencehasbeenttedyouMUST

ensurethatadequateprovisionismadetoprevent

thesteeringmechanismfromimpactingtheend

stops.

Adjustingthehard-overtime

Onvesselswithoutarudderreferencetransducer,itisimportant

tosetaHardOverTime.

Beforeattemptingtofollowthisprocedureensureyouhaveread

andunderstoodtheRudderCheckwarningprovidedinthis

document.

Toestimateyourhardovertimefollowthestepsbelow:

1.WiththeautopilotinStandby,manuallyturntherudder/

enginefulltoport.(Forvesselswithpowersteeringtheengine

shouldberunningwhenturningtherudder.)

2.EngageAutomode.

3.Pressthe+10and+1buttonsatthesametime(p70)oruse

theRotary(p70R)toalteryourlockedheadingby90degrees.

Useastopwatchtotimethemovementoftherudder/engine.

4.Estimatehowlongitwouldtaketomovetherudderfromfull

porttofullstarboard.ThisestimateisyourHardOverTime.

Evolutionautopilotset-upandcommissioningwithp70/p70R

5.EnterthisestimateasyourHardOverTime.TheHardOver

timesettingcanbeaccessedfromtheDriveSettingsmenu:

Menu>Set-up>AutopilotCalibration>DriveSettings>

HardOverTime.

6.AftersettingyourHardOverTime,observeyourautopilot’s

behaviorandifrequired,makesmalladjustmentstotheHard

OverTimevalueuntilasatisfactoryresultisachieved.

Compasslinearization

WithEvolutionautopilotsystems,whentheEVunitisrstinstalled

andpowered-up,itsinternalcompassneedstocompensatefor

localmagneticvariationsandtheearth’smagneticeld.This

isachievedusinganautomaticprocessknownaslinearization,

whichformsanimportantpartoftheautopilotinstallation,

commissioningandset-upprocess.

Linearization

InEvolutionsystems,thelinearizationprocessisperformed

automaticallybytheEVunitasabackgroundtaskwhenthe

vessel'sspeedisbetween3and15knots,nouserintervention

isrequiredhoweveratleasta270degreeturnisrequired.The

processwilloccurduringyourrstvoyagewiththeautopilot

system,andwilltypicallytakenomorethan30minutes,butthis

doesvaryaccordingtothecharacteristicsofthevessel,the

installationenvironmentoftheEVunit,andthelevelsofmagnetic

interferenceatthetimeofconductingtheprocess.Sourcesof

signicantmagneticinterferencemayincreasethetimerequired

tocompletethelinearizationprocess.Examplesofsuchsources

include:

•Marinepontoons.

•Metal-hulledvessels.

•Underseacables.

Note:Youcanspeed-upthelinearizationprocessby

completinga360degreeturn(ataspeedof3–15knots).

Youcanalsorestartthelinearizationprocessatanytimeby

selectingtheRestartCompassmenuitem.

Usethecompassdeviationindicator

Theuseofthecompassdeviationindicatoronthepilotcontrol

headmaybeusefulinthisprocess,particularlyiftheEVunithas

beeninstalledinalocationonthevesselwherethelevelsof

magneticinterferencearetoohighfortheEVunittocompensate

appropriately.Ifthisisthecase,thedeviationdisplaywillindicate

avalueof25degreesorhigher.Inthisscenario,Raymarine

highlyrecommendsthattheEVunitismovedandre-installedina

locationwhichissubjecttolessmagneticinterference.If“--”is

displayedastheDeviationvalue,itmeansthatlinearizationhas

notbeensuccessfullycompletedyet.

Checkthecompassheadingdata

Aspartoftheautopilotsystemcommissioningprocess,

Raymarinerecommendsthatyoucheckthecompassheading

valuedisplayedonyourautopilotcontrolheadormultifunction

display,againstagoodknownheadingsourceonvarious

headings.ThiswillhelpyoutodeterminewhentheEVunithas

completeditslinearizationprocess.

Note:Oncethelinearizationprocesshascompleted,itis

possiblethattheheadingvaluemayhaveaslightoffsetof

2to3degrees.Thisiscommonwhereinstallationspaceis

limited,andtheEVunitcannotbeproperlyalignedtothe

vessel'slongitudinalaxis.Inthiscase,itispossibletomanually

adjustthecompassoffsetvalueusingthepilotcontrolheador

multifunctiondisplay,andne-tunetheheadingtoanaccurate

value.

Note:DoNOTrelyontheheadingaccuracyuntilyouare

satisedthatcompasslinearizationandalignmentiscomplete.

Systemmonitoringandadaptation

Toensureoptimumperformance,aftertheinitiallinearization

processiscompletetheEVcontinuestomonitorandadaptthe

compasslinearizationtosuitcurrentconditions.

Iftheconditionsforlinearizationarelessthanideal,theautomatic

linearizationprocesstemporarilypausesuntilconditionsimprove

again.Thefollowingconditionscancausethelinearization

processtotemporarilypause:

•Boatspeedislessthan3knots.

•Boatspeedisgreaterthan15knots.

•Rate-of-turnistooslow.

•Signicantexternalmagneticinterferenceispresent.

Accessingthecompassdeviationindicator

1.SelectMENU.

2.SelectSet-up.

3.SelectDiagnostics.

4.SelectAboutPilot.

Thedetailsrelatedtothepilotdiagnosticsaredisplayed.

5.Scrolldowntothebottomofthelisttoviewtheentryfor

Deviation.

Note:If“--”isdisplayedastheDeviationvalue,itmeansthat

linearizationhasnotbeensuccessfullycompletedyet.

Adjustingthecompassoffset

WiththepilotinStandby:

1.SelectMENU.

2.SelectSet-up.

3.SelectAutopilotCalibration.

4.SelectVesselSettings.

5.SelectCompassOffset.

6.Usethe+/-10button(p70)orROTARYcontrol(p70r)to

adjustthecompassoffsetasappropriate.

Compasslock

Onceyouaresatisedwiththecompassaccuracy,youcanlock

thesettingtopreventtheautopilotsystemfromcompletinga

furtherautomaticlinearizationinthefuture.

Thisfeatureisparticularlyusefulforvesselsinenvironmentsthat

areexposedtostrongmagneticdisturbancesonaregularbasis

(suchasoffshorewindfarmsorverybusyrivers,forexample).

InthesesituationsitmaybedesirabletousetheCompasslock

featuretodisablethecontinuouslinearizationprocess,asthe

magneticinterferencemaybuildaheadingerrorovertime.

Note:Thecompasslockmaybereleasedatanytime,to

allowthecompasscontinuouslinearizationtorestart.This

isparticularlyusefulifplanningalongvoyage.Theearth’s

magneticeldwillchangesignicantlyfromonegeographical

locationtoanother,andthecompasscancontinuously

compensateforthechanges,ensuringyoumaintainaccurate

headingdatathroughoutthevoyage.

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