Raymarine autopilot User Manual

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ST6001+ Autopilot Control Unit - Owner’s Handbook

Returning to the previous wind angle (LAST WND) ............. 25
Dodges in Wind Vane mode .................................................... 25
Wind Shift warning ................................................................. 26
Using AutoTack in Wind Vane mode ...................................... 26
Operating hints for Wind Vane mode ...................................... 27

3.3 Adjusting the rudder gain ........................................................ 27
3.4 Displaying data pages ............................................................. 29

Watch timer ............................................................................. 30
Warning messages .................................................................. 31

Chapter 4: Fault Finding & Maintenance ..............................33

4.1 Fault finding ............................................................................ 34

Common autopilot problems .................................................. 34
Autopilot alarm messages ....................................................... 35

4.2 General maintenance .............................................................. 37

Routine checks ........................................................................ 37
Cleaning the display ................................................................ 37
EMC advice ............................................................................ 37

4.3 Product support ....................................................................... 38

Chapter 5: Installing the ST6001+ ..........................................43

5.1 Select the location ................................................................... 44

Site requirements .................................................................... 44

5.2 Control unit installation .......................................................... 47

Surface mount control units .................................................... 47
Flush mount control units ....................................................... 48

5.3 SeaTalk connections ............................................................... 49
5.4 NMEA connections ................................................................ 50

Receiving NMEA data ............................................................ 50

5.5 Functional test – repeater units only ....................................... 53

Chapter 6: Commissioning the Autopilot ............................55

6.1 Dockside Checks .................................................................... 56

Step 1 - Switch on ................................................................... 56
Step 2 - Check the SeaTalk and NMEA connections .............. 57
Step 3 - Check the autopilot operating sense ........................... 58
Step 4 - Adjust basic autopilot settings ................................... 59

6.2 Seatrial Calibration ................................................................. 63

Calibrating the compass .......................................................... 64
Adjusting autopilot settings .................................................... 68

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