Responding to a waypoint advance alarm, Low battery alarm (low batt), Responding to a low battery alarm – Raymarine autopilot + ST4000+ User Manual

Page 31: Watch alarm (watch), Setting the watch timer

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ST4000+ Wheel & Tiller Autopilots: Owner’s Handbook

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the boat arrives at the target waypoint and the navigator accepts
the next waypoint

you activate the Man Overboard (MOB) function in Track mode

When the alarm sounds, the pilot continues on its current heading but
displays:

the bearing to the next waypoint

the direction the boat will turn to take up that bearing

Responding to a Waypoint Advance alarm

To respond to a Waypoint Advance alarm:

check that it is safe to turn onto the new track, then press track to
accept the waypoint advance

alternatively, you can cancel the alarm without accepting the
waypoint advance by pressing: standby to return to hand
steering, or auto to return to Auto mode.

Note: Waypoint advance only operates if the ST4000+ is receiving
valid bearing to waypoint and waypoint number information.

Low Battery alarm (LOW BATT)

The ST4000+ activates the Low Battery alarm when the supply
voltage drops below 10 V (±0.5 V).

Responding to a Low Battery alarm:

To respond to a Low Battery alarm:

press standby to clear the alarm and return to hand steering

start the engine to recharge the battery

Watch alarm (WATCH)

The ST4000+ activates the Watch alarm when the autopilot is in
Watch mode and the timer has reached 4 minutes.

Setting the Watch timer

To set the Watch timer:

1. First, you must configure the WATCH screen as one of the data

pages for display (see page 104).

2. When you have done this select Auto, Track or Wind Vane mode.

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