AST SG2 and E127

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Welcome to the Raymarine Technical Forum Bill,

It is not possible to enter data (waypoints, GPS data, etc.) into the user interface of the an autopilot control head.

It is recommended that you verify the following:
- that the Heading (not COG) Databox data item is populated with heading data ... if so, the MFD and autopilot are communicating with one another

- that the SeaTalk to SeaTalkng Converter has been updated with v2.01 or later SeaTalk to SeaTalkng Converter software (HOME->SET-UP->MAINTENANCE->DIAGNOSTICS->SELECT DEVICE)

- that the SeaTalk bus is being exclusively powered via the SeaTalkng backbone. Specifically, verify that the red lead of the SeaTalk cable which has been connected to the autopilot course computer's SeaTalk port has not been connected to the port's red terminal ... instead, this lead should be insulated to prevent shorting. The final test would be to ensure that the SeaTalk bus remains unpowered after all marine electronics circuits have been switched ON and the SeaTalk to SeaTalkng Converter Cable has been unplugged from the SeaTalk to SeaTalkng Conveter

- that the MFD's Autopilot Control feature (HOME->SET-UP->SYSTEM SETTINGS->EXTERNAL DEVICES->PILOT CONTROL) and Pilot Bar have been configured to ON.