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Raymarine Autohelm ST7000 Operation Manual

Other manuals for Autohelm ST7000: Service Manual, Installation Instructions Manual
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Summary of Autohelm ST7000

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    St7000 operation.

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    Contents 1 . Introduction - basic principles 2. Operator controls - auto - course changes - standby - track - response - illumination 3. Additional displays - display - auto mode - track mode - navigation displays - watch alarm - warning messages 4. Additional information for sailing vessels - auto ...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1. Introduction this handbook describes how to operate your st7000 and is intended for use after the autopilot has been set up. Full details of setting up and initial sea trials procedures are described in the installation handbook. Basic principles when switched on, the st7000 will be in standby mo...

  • Page 5: 2. Operator Controls

    2. Operator controls auto automatic heading push to engage automatic steering and maintain current heading or push and hold down for 1 second to return to previous automatic heading (display returns to auto after 10 seconds) previous automatic heading course changes (-1, +1, -10, +10) new automatic ...

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    Response response level adjustment (see operating hints) response level push to increase ( ▲ ) or decrease ( ▼ ) response level to display response level without changing it push both response keys together briefly. Rudder gain adjustment (see operating hints) rudder gain level push and hold down fo...

  • Page 7: 3. Additional Displays

    3. Additional displays display auto mode the display pushbutton is used to cycle through additional information menus. These menus depend on the autopilot mode and if navigation information is available. Standby mode • main display • main display • navigation displays • see section on navigation dis...

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    Track mode navigation displays • main display • navigation displays see section on navigation displays. With the navigation receiver operating in waypoint mode, the following information can be displayed (provided that the navigation receiver transmits the appropriate information - see installation ...

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    • waypoint number watch alarm (not available in standby) • engage the autopilot in auto/track/windvane mode. • to select watch alarm push display repeatedly until watch appears. The 4 minute timer is now running:- - after 3 minutes 'watch' flashes on all control units. - after 4 minutes the alarm so...

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    Warning messages • off course alarm - sounds if the vessel deviates from the automatic heading by more than the selected amount for over 20 seconds. - sounds if the cross track error exceeds 0.30nm - sounds when the target waypoint number changes.The displayed bearing is to the new waypoint. Port or...

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    4. Additional information for sailing vessels autotack the st7000 has a built in autotack function which will turn the vessel through 100 deg. This operates in both compass and vane modes as follows:- vane push +1 and +10 keys together to initiate a tack turning to starboard. Push -1 and -10 keys to...

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    Wind change alarm wind trim uses the fluxgate compass as the primary heading reference and automatically adjusts the compass heading to maintain the original apparent wind angle. If changes in apparent wind angle adjust the original automatic heading by more than 15 deg. The wind change alarm will s...

  • Page 13: 5. Operating Hints

    5. Operating hints response level adjustment the st7000 has three response levels which enable tighter course keeping to be achieved in certain cases:- level 1 - automatic sea state control level 2 - automatic sea state inhibit level 3 - automatic sea state inhibit and counter rudder. When the autop...

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    Magnetic field at higher latitudes which has the effect of amplifying rudder response on northerly (southerly) headings. Rudder gain adjustment (sail) it is not normally necessary to adjust the autopilot gain setting once the correct level has been established during initial sea trials. Depending on...

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    • if the autopilot fails to hold course check the rudder gain level. Has it been changed from the initial sea trials level (check in installation manual)? • if the vessel wanders check that the rudder reference transducer linkage is secure with no free play. Hydraulic drive units only:- • check that...

  • Page 16: 6. Maintenance

    6. Maintenance the autopilot is one of the most used and hardest working items of equipment on board, and therefore must receive its fair share of attention and routine maintenance. The working parts of the drive system are sealed and lubricated for life during manufacture and therefore do not requi...

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    8. Fault location procedure the st7000 has been designed to achieve very high standards of reliability combined with ease of servicing. If a fault should appear, please double check that all connections in the connector unit are sound and that the heavy duty power connections are tight and free from...

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    9. Warranty, after sales service limited warranty nautech or its appointed distributors or service centres will, subject to the conditions below, rectify any failures in this product due to faulty manufacture which become apparent within twelve months of its purchase date. Equipment used in the coun...

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