Raymarine ST1000 Plus Tiller Pilots - Page 4

iv ST1000 Plus & ST2000 Plus Tiller Pilots - Owner’s Handbook
Basic installation ..................................................................... 37
Installation accessories ........................................................... 38
4.3 Cabling and socket installation ...............................................45
Mounting the socket ............................................................... 45
Power supply ..........................................................................46
SeaTalk cabling .......................................................................47
NMEA cabling ........................................................................49
Connecting NMEA and SeaTalk ............................................50
Chapter 5: Commissioning the Tiller Pilot ...........................51
5.1 Functional tests .......................................................................51
Switch on ................................................................................ 51
Operating sense ....................................................................... 51
Checking the navigation interface .......................................... 52
Checking the wind instrument interface .................................54
Checking the SeaTalk interface ..............................................54
5.2 Initial sea trial .......................................................................... 55
Calibrating the compass .......................................................... 56
Autopilot operation ................................................................. 58
5.3 Adjusting autopilot performance ............................................ 58
Chapter 6: Adjusting Tiller Pilot Settings ............................61
6.1 Introduction ............................................................................61
Adjusting calibration values ................................................... 61
Calibration features ................................................................. 63
Default calibration values ....................................................... 63
6.2 Calibrating the tiller pilot ........................................................ 64
Calibration Level 1: Rudder gain ............................................ 64
Calibration Level 5: cruise speed ............................................64
Calibration Level 6: off course alarm angle ............................ 64
Calibration Level 9: magnetic variation .................................65
Calibration Level 10: heading error correction ....................... 65
Calibration Level 11: boat’s current latitude ........................... 66
Calibration Level 13: rudder damping .................................... 66
Controlling access to calibration ............................................. 66
Index ..................................................................................... 69
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