Factory Reset a Raymarine Sportpilot+

[Wind Chime]

I just bough a used Raymarine Sportpilot+ and want to do a factory reset so I can start from scratch.
Does anyone know how to do a factory reset?

Tks
Darry

[kmclemore]

The factory manual is here...

http://www.raymarine.com/SubmittedFiles ... tPilot.pdf

... but it's of little help.

You might want to post a question on Raymarine's "Ask Raymarine" area, under support:

http://www.raymarine.com

[Wind Chime]

Thanks. The unit actualy came with that manual, and you are right it does not help much. I also searched the Raymaine help files, with no luck.

The problem with the unit is: It will not go into standby mode.

When you power on the unit it is desingned to go into standby, then when you want to use the autopilot funtion you turn the end of the control arm to engage the pilot. This unit goes directly into the AutoPilot mode when powered up.

Maybe that is why they were selling it, but I thought a reset may solve the problem, or other users had the same problem and found a fix.

[kmclemore]

Perhaps a reload of the firmware would help? I've never owned one of these so I don't know if that's feasible.

[Gazmn]

Sorry Wind,
I'm not getting the problem. I,too, have a Sportpilot. If I'm getting you, simply turn your boat in the direction you want to go and then put on the autopilot. If you want to correct your direction you can do it by pressing on the arrows on the stalk or, simply grab the wheel and correct, then press and hold in the end of the stalk until it beeps

Lastly, did you run it's "diagnostic" so that the computer can orient itself? It does this by going in circles until it's happy

[Wind Chime]

Thanks Gazmn,

No, I have not had it on the water yet, as I am just installing it this weekend.

But the problem is,
the manual says that when you turn the power on, the red light should flash meaning it is in standby mode. Then when you want to activate the autopilot, you turn the stalk and the red light stays on solid, and the pilot is now engaged.

What happens is,
as soon as you turn the power on, it goes straight to autopilot. The red light is soild, and the pilot is engaged all the time.

How do I get it to go to standby, so I can steer with-out the pilot on?

Darry

[kmclemore]

But the problem is, the manual says that when you turn the power on, the red light should flash meaning it is in standby mode. Then when you want to activate the autopilot, you turn the stalk and the red light stays on solid, and the pilot is now engaged.

What happens is, as soon as you turn the power on, it goes straight to autopilot. The red light is solid, and the pilot is engaged all the time.

Perhaps I'm being too simple here, but you don't suppose it's a stuck/shorted switch?

[Gazmn]

While I know time is important, I'd try installing it first - complete with the compass; That's the black pregnant hockey puck

And see if it doesn't resolve itself once it's through with it's orientation.

Hopefully, Duanne Dunn will chime in, as he has one of these too.

[Wind Chime]

Thank guys ... yes I hope Duanne does chime in, because his 2 cents always seems to be worth at least a nickle.

I think I will install it as you suggest and see what happends, I just hate drilling holes as I need to move the tach to put the bracket on.

The worst case is, if it does not go into standby mode I can install an AC switch at the pedistal and use that to engage the pilot.

[beene]

Well, I am not sure I get what the prob is.

There is no off switch. If you route the power wire to the batt, it is just on all the time.

When it is powered up, it goes into standby mode. If you want to steer, don't engage the handle. It is that simple.

If you want the pilot to take over, engage the handle. In stby mode, it will just hold the wheel, right where you left it when you engaged the handle.
If you want the pilot to steer somewhere, use the buttons to tell it to steer to a hdg or to a waypoint from gps incoming NMEA data.

G

[Wind Chime]

Thanks G,

The problem is:
When I turn the unit on (power it up by turning the breaker on) it goes directly into the autopilot mode not the standby mode. So the unit is always in autopilot. I can not get it to go into standby mode.

How do I get it to go to standby mode? (My understanding is that it should do this when it is first powered on, or when you turn the handle to standby. It does not do this.)

Darry

[Newell]

Hi,

Just guessing, but the staulk on the unit is somewhat fragile. I think it may have been turned from standby to on a little too vigorously. On mine I seem to remember this happening, just turned it backwards to correct.

I installed an on/off switch under the unit on the pedestal, since I don't want it on all the time and I don't have a Battery on/off switch but use a RV solonoid system.

Newell
Fast Sunday 96X Windancer 89D

[beene]

When you turn it on, it should say standby on the screen. But you have not installed it all yet. I would do that first and then see what it says on the screen.

As for the engage/disengage handle, it does nothing to the standby or auto modes. The electronic part of the system has no idea whether or not you have engaged the handle.

So by thinking you just push the standby button to be able to steer manually, that won't work. You will always need to disengage the handle to be able to manually steer.

G

[Wind Chime]

Thanks G,

This unit is the Raymarine Sportpilot, so there is no screen with it, or diss-engage handle. This unit is the kind that installs by removing the steering wheel, attaching the unit to the shaft, then attaching the steering wheel to the unit.

You may be thinking of the "wheel pilots" that attach to the steering wheel, and have a seperate square control panel and digital read out, like the ST4000 or S1.

This unit is only one piece, and has 2 LED lights on the unit. One red light says "auto" and one yellow light that says "Nav". When it is powered up, the "auto" is supposed to flash to show it is in standby mode. Then when you turn the stalk to engage the pilot, the light stays on steady to show it is in auto pilot mode.

This unit goes straight into autopilot mode when turned on, even when the stalk is turned to "standby".

[Seafarer]

I just got the answer from Raymarine Tech Support [(603) 881-5200] on how to to a "Master Reset".
Here goes:

1. Turn the unit off; (ie: power it off);
2. Turn the shaft one click to "LOW".
3. Hold the NAV button (on the end of the shaft) in;
4. Then turn the unit on (ie: power it on);

I haven't tried it yet, as I just got off the phone with Raymarine tech support.
Let me know if this works for you.

I have three of the Sport Pilot Plus units, one with the linear rudder feedback. Bought the first one years ago for my 26x. Then bought two additional ones recently as 'backup', when I thought my first one had problems, since they are hard to find. I might be selling one or two.