Raymarine SmartPilot ST8001 Operating Manual - Contents
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Contents
Important Information ....................................................................................... iii
About the documentation provided .........................................................iii
Warranty ..................................................................................................iii
Safety notices ...........................................................................................iii
EMC Conformance ................................................................................. iv
Handbook information ............................................................................ iv
Chapter 1: SmartPilot Operation .......................................................................1
1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 1
1.2 Using the control unit ....................................................................... 3
Start-up mode ................................................................................... 3
Keypad functions ............................................................................. 3
What does the display tell me? ......................................................... 4
1.3 Using the SmartPilot to steer your boat ............................................ 5
How do I automatically steer to a heading? ...................................... 5
How do I return to hand steering? ..................................................... 5
How do I change course in Auto mode? ........................................... 6
Can I dodge an obstacle and then resume course? ............................ 6
Can I use the SmartPilot to power-steer my boat? ............................ 7
1.4 How do I adjust the performance of my SmartPilot? ....................... 8
Off Course warning ........................................................................ 10
1.5 Can I adjust the display lighting and contrast? ............................... 10
How do I adjust the lights? ............................................................. 10
How do I adjust the contrast? ......................................................... 11
Chapter 2: Advanced Operation .......................................................................13
2.1 How do I follow a route set on a Chartplotter? ............................... 13
How do I activate Track mode? ...................................................... 13
How do I leave Track mode? .......................................................... 14
What is Cross track error? .............................................................. 14
Tidal stream compensation ............................................................. 15
How do I dodge an obstacle in Track mode? .................................. 15
What happens when I arrive at a waypoint? ................................... 16
What happens when I get to the end of the route? ........................... 18
Safety in Track mode ...................................................................... 18
2.2 Using Wind Vane mode – sail boats ............................................... 18
What is Wind Vane mode? ............................................................. 18
How do I select Wind Vane mode? ................................................. 19
How do I leave Wind Vane mode? .................................................. 19
How do I adjust the locked wind angle ........................................... 20
How do I dodge an obstacle in Wind Vane mode? .......................... 20