Chapter 1: ST70 General Information 5
Day-to-day setting up
Instructions for setting up many of the ST70 Instrument parameters are given in the
ST70 Instrument Operating Guide and are not repeated here. Other setup
procedures are carried out during Commissioning to set:
• Language.
•Vessel Type.
•Time format.
• Date format.
• Method used for ground wind calculation
• Magnetic variation
• Response rate
If you need to change any of these after the instrument has been commissioned, refer
to the appropriate procedure in Chapter 3: Setup Procedures.
1.2 System functionality
Your ST70 instrument is fitted with Raymarine SeaTalk
ng
connectors, but it can be
connected to any of the following Raymarine systems, using suitable adaptor cables
as necessary:
• SeaTalk
• SeaTalk
2
• SeaTalk
ng
SeaTalk
When connected to a SeaTalk system, each ST70 instrument repeats the SeaTalk
data. You can set the system variation only if it has not been set at another product.
You cannot set the data units or calibrate the system transducers.
SeaTalk
2
& SeaTalk
ng
When connected to a SeaTalk
2
& SeaTalk
ng
system, each ST70 instrument repeats
the data on the bus. You can set the instrument response as required. You can set the
system variation only if it has not been set at another product.
You can also calibrate the system transducers and set the data units you want to apply
to the system.
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