4 alarms, Changing the rudder gain, Seatalk failure – Raymarine autopilot control unit User Manual

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Chapter 3: Advanced Operation

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3.

Wait for 10 seconds, or press

disp, to return to the previous

display.

Changing the Rudder Gain

Press either the

resp key for 1 second or the +1 and -1 keys together

for 1 second to display the Rudder Gain screen, and adjust the setting
in the same way as for the response level. Refer to Chapter 6, Post
Installation Procedures
, for instructions on how to check that the
rudder gain is set correctly.

WARNING

It is important that the rudder gain is correctly set on planing
craft. Incorrect adjustment will lead to poor steering performance
and is dangerous at high speeds.

3.4 Alarms

This section summarises the alarms that are reported by the ST7000
Plus.

Unless otherwise stated, alarms can be cleared by pressing

standby,

to return to the Standby mode, i.e. hand steering.

SeaTalk Failure

SEATALK alternating with FAILURE

This silent alarm indicates that the SeaTalk bus is not operating
correctly. Can only be cleared by rectifying the fault.

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This silent alarm indicates either a faulty autopilot or a disconnection
between the ST7000 Plus and the course computer. Can only be
cleared by rectifying the fault.

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