Raymarine EV200 Setup

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

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networkinstalledinaccordancewiththeSeaT alk

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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

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Poweringthepilotcontrolleron

Turningonthepilotcontroller

1.PressandholdtheSTANDBYbuttonforoneseconduntil
theRaymarinelogoappears.

Iftheunitisbeingswitchedonforthersttimeoraftera
factoryresetthesetupwizardwillbelaunched.

Note:TheRaymarinelogoisnotdisplayediftheunitisin
'sleepmode',theunitmayappearoffbutstillhaspower.

2.ToturnthepilotcontrolleroffpressandholdtheST ANDBY
button.After1secondapopupwillappear.

3.ContinuetoholdtheSTANDBYbuttonforasfurther3seconds
tocompletethepoweroff.

Note:Y oucannotpowerdownthepilotcontrollerwhilstin
AUTOmode.

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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.Y oucanalsoaccesstheoptionsatanytimewith
thepilotinStandbybyselectingMENU>Set-up>Autopilot
Calibration>V esselSettings>VesselHullT ype.

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.Y oumaywishtoexperimentwiththedifferentvesselhull
typeoptions,asitmightbepossibletoimprovethesteering
performanceofyourvesselbyselectingadifferentvesseltype.

Whenchoosingasuitablevesseltype,theemphasisshouldbe
onsafeanddependablesteeringresponse.

Important:Ifyouchangethevesseltypeaftercompletingthe
Docksidecalibrationprocess(usingtheDocksidewizard),all
commissioningsettingswillberesettodefaultsettings,andyou
willneedtocompletetheDocksidecalibrationprocessagain.

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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:Y oucancancelDocksidecalibrationatanytimeby
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.Y ouwillbeaskedtoconrmtherudderturnedtostarboardby
selectingYESorNO.

8.Docksidecalibrationisnowcomplete,selectCONTINUE.

Note:Ifyouconrmeda“NO”responsefortherudder
movementtobothportandstarboard,thewizardwillexit.Itis
possiblethatthesteeringsystemdidnotmovetherudderinany
direction,anditwillbenecessarytocheckthesteeringsystem
beforecompletingtheDocksidewizardprocedureagain.

YoucancancelDocksidecalibrationatanytimebypressing
STANDBY.

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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.

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5.EnterthisestimateasyourHardOverTime.TheHardOver
timesettingcanbeaccessedfromtheDriveSettingsmenu:

Menu>Set-up>AutopilotCalibration>DriveSettings>
HardOverTime.

6.AftersettingyourHardOverTime,observeyourautopilot’s
behaviorandifrequired,makesmalladjustmentstotheHard
OverTimevalueuntilasatisfactoryresultisachieved.

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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:Y oucanspeed-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.

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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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