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Wheel & Tiller Autopilots: Owner’s Handbook
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2.4 Autopilot alarms
Responding to alarms
The activates the alarms listed on the following pages:
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Unless otherwise stated, you should deal with alarms by pressing
standby
to clear the alarm and return to hand steering.
•
In some situations, the autopilot will raise more than one alarm.
When you have dealt with the first alarm, the autopilot will
display the next alarm.
SeaTalk Failure alarm
(STLK FAIL)
The displays the SeaTalk failure message if there is a wiring
fault in the SeaTalk connection.
Off Course alarm
(OFFCOURSE)
The activates this alarm when the boat has been off course
from the locked heading by more than the specified angle* for longer
than 20seconds. It shows whether the deviation is to port or starboard.
Note: * You can adjust this specified alarm angle in Dealer setup
(see page 109).
1. To cancel the off course alarm, press
standby
to return to hand
steering.
2. Check whether your boat is carrying too much sail, or whether the
sails are badly balanced. You can usually significantly improve
course keeping by improving the sail balance.
Note: The also clears the alarm if the heading recovers, if
you change the course, or if you change the operating mode.
D3315-2
= deviation to port
= deviation to starboard
Summary of Contents for autopilot ST4000+
Page 2: ...ST4000 Wheel Tiller Autopilots Owner s Handbook Document number 81131 6 Date August 2001 ...
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Page 14: ...Part 1 Using the ST4000 Part 1 Using the ST4000 ...
Page 15: ...Part 1 Using the ST4000 ...
Page 47: ...32 ST4000 Wheel Tiller Autopilots Owner s Handbook 3 Advanced Operation ...
Page 56: ...Part 2 Installing the ST4000 Part 2 Installing the ST4000 ...
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Page 79: ...64 ST4000 Wheel Tiller Autopilots Owner s Handbook 5 Installing the ST4000 D286 2 D E D287 2 ...
Page 115: ...100 ST4000 Wheel Tiller Autopilots Owner s Handbook 6 Setting up the ST4000 ...
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