Simrad AUTOPILOT SYSTEM AP50 Manuel D’Utilisation

Simrad AP50 Autopilot 

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STBY-AUTO

Simrad R3000X

STBY/AUTO mode button.
AUTO or NAV mode is 
when lamp is lit

Push buttons for Port and
Stbd NFU commands

SIMRAD

In STANDBY mode, the rudder will 
move as long as the Port or Stbd button 
is pressed.  
In AUTO mode the set course will 
change 1° each time the button is 
pressed. 

If you keep the button pressed, it will 
automatically change the course in 
increments of 3° per second. 
Pressing the mode button returns the 
autopilot to the initial mode, except 
when in NAV mode: 

AUTO 

→ STBY → AUTO 

AUTO-

WORK

 

→

 STBY 

→

 AUTO-

WORK

 

NAV 

→ STBY →AUTO 

NAV-

WORK

 

→

 STBY 

→

 AUTO-

WORK

 

Note ! 

STANDBY: 

The rudder will move as long as the lever is offset to Port or 
Starboard (Non-follow-up steering). 

AUTO/AUTO-

WORK

:  The set course will be changed by 3° per second when the lever 

is offset to Port or Starboard or 1° for single activation. 
The mode button remains lit as long as the autopilot is in AUTO 
or AUTO-WORK mode (and NAV mode). 

 

The mode change sequence is as follows: 

 

Pressing the mode button returns the autopilot to the initial 
mode at the present course. 

NAV/NAV-

WORK

: 

It is not possible to change the set course by the lever. Pressing 
the mode button brings the autopilot to STANDBY mode, but 
the next press brings it to AUTO mode, not back to NAV mode.