2021-06-07, 09:43 PM
(2021-06-07, 04:02 PM)Onno Wrote: When we push M twice we are in Tack mode, with de direction arrows (port1 and starboard1) we do the tack to the desired direction.
We only have 4 buttons on our main (Tiny) Control-unit.
A green led is on when auto is on.
We have added Tack to the menu and have it put on top, so when you push M twice you go in tack mode.
The screens go's back to default screen automatically and now the green led is blinking to warn you are in Tack mode.
It stays in Tack mode so you can do multiple tacks if you want.
To stop Tack mode you push the A button, or push A twice and you go in Auto on course.
Do the M and A buttons also correspond to engage and disengage? If so, I usually use the M button for the autopilot to set the direction of the boat when pressing and I happen to press several times when I steer manually before stepping. engage the pilot or after taking the helm for a big change of course. I prefer that the engage and disengage buttons are only for engaging and disengaging.
Sean's two proposals with the simultaneous pressing of two keys or the pressing of the tack key before pressing a direction key seem to me to be safer.