Raymarine ST5000 Plus, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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ST5000 Plus SailPilot Owner’s Handbook
Chapter 3: Advanced Operation ......................................... 13
3.1 Operation in Track mode .......................................... 13
Initiating Track mode ................................................ 13
Automatic acquisition .......................................... 14
Manual acquisition .............................................. 15
Cross track error ........................................................ 16
Tidal stream compensation ........................................ 16
Waypoint arrival and advance ................................... 17
Arrival .................................................................. 17
Skipping a waypoint – SeaTalk navigators only .. 18
Advance ............................................................... 18
Dodges ....................................................................... 18
Initiating a dodge manoeuvre .............................. 18
Cancelling a dodge manoeuvre ............................ 18
Safety ......................................................................... 18
Position confirmation at the start of a passage .... 19
Verifying computed positions .............................. 19
Plot frequency ...................................................... 19
Setting waypoints ................................................. 19
General ................................................................ 19
3.2 Operation in Vane mode (WindTrim) ....................... 19
Selecting Vane mode ................................................. 20
Adjusting the locked wind angle ............................... 20
Returning to the previous apparent wind angle ......... 21
Dodges ....................................................................... 21
Wind shift alarm ........................................................ 21
Using AutoTack in Vane mode .................................. 22
Operating hints .......................................................... 23
3.3 Adjusting autopilot performance .............................. 23
Changing the response level (AutoSeastate) ............. 23
Changing the rudder gain .......................................... 24
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