vi ST4000 Plus Wheel & Tiller Autopilots Owner’s Handbook
2.4 Display and keypad illumination .............................. 11
2.5 Data pages ................................................................. 12
Chapter 3: Advanced Operation ......................................... 15
3.1 Operation in track mode ............................................ 15
Initiating track mode ................................................. 15
Automatic acquisition .......................................... 16
Manual acquisition .............................................. 17
Cross track error ........................................................ 18
Tidal stream compensation ........................................ 18
Waypoint arrival and advance ................................... 19
Arrival .................................................................. 19
Skipping a waypoint – SeaTalk navigators only .. 20
Advance ............................................................... 20
Dodges....................................................................... 20
Initiating a dodge manoeuvre .............................. 20
Cancelling a dodge manoeuvre ............................ 20
Safety ......................................................................... 21
Position confirmation at the start of a passage .... 21
Verifying computed positions .............................. 21
Plot frequency ...................................................... 21
Setting waypoints ................................................. 21
General ................................................................ 21
3.2 Operation in Vane mode (WindTrim) ....................... 21
Selecting Vane mode ................................................. 22
Adjusting the locked wind angle ............................... 22
Returning to the previous apparent wind angle ......... 23
Dodges....................................................................... 23
Wind shift alarm ........................................................ 24
Using AutoTack in Vane mode .................................. 24
Operating hints .......................................................... 25