Return to hand steering, Changing course – Raymarine autopilot control unit User Manual

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ST7000 Plus Autopilot Control Unit Owner’s Handbook

Return to Hand Steering

To disengage the Autopilot and return to Standby, press

standby.

• The ST7000 Plus returns to Standby mode with the display

showing the vessel’s current compass heading.

• The previous autopilot heading is memorised and can be recalled

(see Returning to Previous Locked Heading for details).

Changing Course

There are two methods for changing to a new course. You can either:

• Set a new course directly (in Auto Mode)

or

• Set up the course you want (in Auto or Standby Mode) and apply it

at a specific time (e.g. to make a course change at a predetermined
time or location), after confirming that you have set the correct
course and the direction of turn is correct.

In both cases, the

+1 and +10 (starboard) and –1 and –10 (port) keys

are used to change the locked heading, in increments of 1° and 10°.

To set a new course directly, in Auto Mode, use the

+1 and +10

(starboard) and

–1 and –10 (port) keys as appropriate, to set the

heading you want. The autopilot will turn on to the new course
immediately it is set.

Example: a 30° course change to port = press

–10 three times.

To set a new course and apply it at a predetermined time or location:

1.

Press

set crs. The SET COURSE screen is then displayed.

2.

Use the

+1 and +10 (starboard) keys or the –1 and –10 (port) keys

as appropriate to set the heading you want. The autopilot will not
accept the new heading at this stage.

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