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ST6000 Plus
Autopilot
Control Unit

Owner’s
Handbook

Document number: 81133_3
Date: 1st June 1999

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14/06/99, 10:23

Summary of Contents for ST6000 Plus

Page 1: ...ST6000 Plus Autopilot Control Unit Owner s Handbook Document number 81133_3 Date 1stJune1999 133_3cov p65 14 06 99 10 23 1 ...

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Page 3: ...nformation contained within this handbook was correct as it went to press A great deal of care has been taken to ensure that this handbook is as accurate as possible However liability cannot be accepted for inaccuracies or omissions Autohelm and SeaTalk are registered trademarks of Raytheon Electronics WindTrim AutoTack AutoTrim AutoSeastate AutoAdapt AutoRelease and CodeLock are trademarks ofRayt...

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Page 5: ...o mode 5 Engaging the Autopilot Auto 5 Disengaging the autopilot Standby to return to hand steering 5 Changing course in Auto mode 5 Dodging obstacles in Auto mode 6 Returning to the previous locked heading 6 Automatic tack AutoTack 7 AutoTack to starboard 8 AutoTack to port 8 Off course alarm 8 Operating hints 9 Making major course changes 9 Course changes under autopilot control 9 Gusty conditio...

Page 6: ...pping 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 appar...

Page 7: ...not received 25 Waypoint advance 26 Low battery 26 Watch alarm 27 Man overboard MOB 27 Chapter 4 Customising the System 29 4 1 User setup 29 Compass deviation correction 31 Deviation display 31 Heading alignment 31 Heading mode 31 Bar selection 31 Data pages 32 4 2 Dealer setup Type 100 300 Course Computer 34 Recommended settings 34 Pilot type 35 Calibration lock 35 Rudder gain 35 Rate level 36 Ru...

Page 8: ...2 Tack angle 42 AutoRelease 42 Response 42 Recording calibration settings 43 Chapter 5 Installation 45 5 1 Planning the Installation 45 EMC installation guidelines 45 Connections to other equipment 46 Cabling 46 5 2 Control head 46 Siting 47 Mounting procedure 47 Surface mounting 47 Flush mounting 48 Connections to the SeaTalk bus 49 SeaTalk cables 49 Cable types 50 Typical SeaTalk cabling 50 133_...

Page 9: ... 54 Chapter 6 Post Installation Procedures 55 6 1 Initial test and calibration requirements 55 Operating sense 55 Wind transducer interface 56 6 2 Initial sea trial 57 EMC conformance 57 Overview 57 Automatic compass deviation correction 58 Further heading alignment adjustment 60 Checking autopilot operation 61 Checking the rudder gain 61 Chapter 7 Maintenance 63 General 63 Servicing and safety 63...

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Page 11: ...oyourparticularvessel Chapter 5 ExplainshowtoinstalltheST6000Plus Chapter 6 Coversfunctionaltestingandinitialcalibration proceduresafterinstallation andinitialseatrials Chapter 7 Provides general maintenance procedures Chapter 8 Provides information to help you resolve any problems you may encounter with your autopilot An index is included at the end of this handbook followed by a templateforthein...

Page 12: ...icant errors under some circumstances and the autopilot cannot detect thissituation Make surethat all membersofcrewarefamiliarwiththe procedures to disengage the autopilot Your Raytheon autopilot will add a new dimension to your boating enjoyment However it is the responsibility of the skipper to ensure the safety of the vessel at all times by careful observance of thesebasicrules EMC conformance ...

Page 13: ...entprovidesoptimumtrack keepingperformance TheST6000Plusautopilotcanalsobeusedwithanynavigator GPS Decca Loran transmittingNMEA0183data Therearefiveoperatingmodes Standby Autopilotdisengaged Auto Autopilotengagedandlockedontoaheading Track Autopilotmaintainsatrackbetweentwowaypointscreated usinganavigationsystem Vane Autopilotmaintainsacourserelativetoanapparentwind angle Manual Autopilotpowerstee...

Page 14: ...termediateanddealer 1 2 Specification PowerSupply 10to15 Vdc Currentconsumption Standby 60 mA lessthan200 mAwithfulllighting Operatingtemperature 0 Cto 70 C 32 Fto158 F Eightbuttonilluminateddigitalkeypad LCDdisplayofheading lockedcourseandnavigationaldata with threelevelsofillumination InputconnectionsforSeaTalkandNMEA OutputconnectionforSeaTalk 133_3c01 p65 14 06 99 10 23 2 ...

Page 15: ...by mode Course Change Keys Port 1 Starboard 1 Port 10 Starboard 10 STANDBY plus AUTO Press for Vane mode 1 plus 1 Press for Response level 1 plus 10 Press together for AutoTack to starboard 1 plus 10 Press together for AutoTack to port Press to accept waypoint advance Press for 1 second to skip waypoint Press for 1 second for Last Heading Press again to accept Last Heading Press for 1 second for l...

Page 16: ...Direction Indicator Thebargraphatthebottomofthedisplayisnormallyadirection to steerindicator thedisplaydependsonthecurrentmode asfollows Mode Bar Standby Rudder bar for systems with rudder reference transducer Auto Heading error bar Track Cross track error XTE bar in 0 02 nm increments Vane Wind angle error bar Ifneitherdistanceunits nmorSM isdisplayed thedistanceis inKm 133_3c02 p65 14 06 99 10 2...

Page 17: ...hand steering Press standby InStandbymode thedisplayshowsthevessel scurrentcompass heading Thepreviousautopilotheadingismemorisedandcanberecalled see Returning to the previous locked heading Changing course inAuto mode The 1and 10 starboard and 1and 10 port keysareusedto changethelockedheading inincrementsof1 and10 whenthe autopilothascontrol Example a30 coursechangetoport press 10threetimes 133_3...

Page 18: ...30 press 10 threetimes Whensafelyclearoftheobstacle youcanreversetheprevious coursechange forexample press 10threetimes orreturntothe previouslockedheading LASTHDG Returning to the previous locked heading LAST HDG Ifforanyreasonthevesselissteeredawayfromtheselectedlocked heading forexample executingadodgemanoeuvreorselecting Standby youcanreturntothepreviouslockedheading 133_3c02 p65 14 06 99 10 2...

Page 19: ...thevesselwillturn 2 Toacceptthisheading andresumetheoriginalcourse pressauto oncewithinthis10secondperiod Ifyoudonotpressauto whilethedisplayisflashing thecurrent headingwillbemaintained Automatic tack AutoTack TheST6000Plushasabuiltinautomatictackfacilitythatturnsthe vesselthroughapredeterminedangle thefactorydefaultis100 inthe requireddirection 133_3c02 p65 14 06 99 10 23 7 ...

Page 20: ...hertotacktostarboard AutoTack to port Pressthe 1and 10keystogethertotacktoport Off course alarm Theoffcoursealarmwillsoundifthelockedautopilotheadingandthe vessel scurrentheadingdifferformorethan20seconds bymorethan thealarmanglesetincalibration thefactorydefaultis20 133_3c02 p65 14 06 99 10 23 8 ...

Page 21: ...t Course changes under autopilot control Itisimportanttounderstandtheeffectofsuddentrimchangeson steeringperformance Whenasuddentrimchangeoccurs due for example toweatherhelmorsailimbalance therewillbeadelaybefore theautomatictrimappliesruddertorestorethelockedheading This correctioncantakeuptooneminute Largecoursechangeswhichchangetheapparentwinddirectioncan producelargetrimchanges Inthesesituati...

Page 22: ...ninverystrongwindsandlargeseas Ideally thewindshouldbebroughtatleast30 awayfromadeadrun and insevereconditions itmaybeadvisabletoremovethemainsail altogetherandsailunderheadsailonly Providedthesesimpleprecautionsaretaken theautopilotwillbeable tomaintaincompetentcontrolingaleforceconditions 2 4 Using Manual mode Ifyoursystemisfittedwithajoystick theST6000Pluswillenter Manualmodewhenthejoystickisus...

Page 23: ...mentstotheilluminationarelostwhentheunitis switchedoff Thekeysarestilllitatacourtesylevelwhenthedisplaylightingisoff 2 6 Data pages Thedispkeyisusedtocycle pages ofSeaTalkorNMEAdata Once aDataPageisselected thispagebecomestheprincipleautopilot display Theautopilotmodedisplays Standby Auto TrackVaneand Manual thenbecome pop ups andaredisplayedfor5secondswhen theautopilotmodeischangedoracoursechange...

Page 24: ...ionsmadeinUserSetup seesection5 1 ThefollowingillustrationshowsthedefaultsettingsfortheDataPages D3581 1 Iftherequireddataforapageisnotavailable dashesaredisplayed insteadofavalue Mostdisplaysarerepeateddata andcannotbeadjusted The exceptionsaretheResponseandRudderGainpages ifselectedfor display whichcanbeadjustedusingthe 1and 1keys Thecurrentautopilotmodeisshownattheleftofthedisplay and theautopi...

Page 25: ...edtrack from a ASeaTalknavigationinstrumentorchartplotter or b Anon SeaTalknavigationsystemtransmittingdatainthe NMEA0183format thiscanbeconnecteddirectlytotheST6000 PlusNMEAinput asdescribedintheInstallationChapter Trackmodeisselectedbypressingthetrackkey butcanonlybe selectedfromAutomode YoucanreturntoeitherAutoorStandby modefromTrackmode asfollows PressautotoleaveTrackmodeandreturntoAutomode Pr...

Page 26: ...ckedheading displayed Afterashortdelayfordataacquisition theWaypointAdvance alarmwillsound andthedisplaywillshowtheplannedbearingto waypointalternatingwiththedirectioninwhichtheboatwillturn Note Ifthevesselisfurtherthan0 3 nm fromthetrack theLarge CrossTrackErroralarmwillsound Press standbytocancelthe alarm hand steer closer to the track and pressauto andtrackagain 4 Checkthatitissafetoturnontothe...

Page 27: ...theeffectoftidalstreamsisfarmoresignificant thanitis athigherspeeds Providingthetidalflowislessthan35 of the vessel s speed no noticeable difference should occur in the performance of Track mode However extra care should be taken during manual acquisition as follows Ensure thatthevesselisascloseaspossibletotrack andthe direction made good over the ground is as close as possible to the direction of...

Page 28: ...rectionoftheerrorisidentifiedas Pt portor Stb starboard Tocancelthealarmandleavetrackmode press standbytoreturn tohandsteering orautotoreturntoAutomode Note If the Large XTE alarm sounds it is usually an indication that thecrosstideistoogreatforthevessel scurrentspeed Tidal stream compensation Undermostconditions Trackmodewillholdtheselectedtrackto within 0 05 nm 300 ft orbetter Theautopilottakesa...

Page 29: ...ionreceiver shouldselect manuallyorautomatically thenexttargetwaypoint TheST6000Plusdetectsthenewtargetwaypointnumber soundsthe WaypointAdvancealarmanddisplaystheWaypointAdvance information Thisdisplayshowsthenewbearingtowaypointandthe directiontheboatwillturntoacquirethenewtrack D3457 1 Toacceptthenewtargetwaypoint presstrack Note Whenyoureachthelastwaypointinthetrack theNODATA alarmwillsoundtoin...

Page 30: ...the alarm will continue to sound and the current heading will be maintained Dodges Fullcontrolisstillavailablefromthekeypadwhentheautopilotisin Trackmode Initiatingadodgemanoeuvre Intrackmode dodgemanoeuvresareaccomplishedbysimply selectingthedesiredcoursechangeusingthecoursechangekeys 1 1 10or 10 Cancellingadodgemanoeuvre Oncethehazardhasbeenavoided thecoursechangeselectedforthe dodgemanoeuvresho...

Page 31: ...ngwaypoints rememberthatdeviationswilloccur Thoroughlycheckalongeachtrack Checkupto0 5 nmeachsideofthetracktoensurethatthereareno hazardswithinthezone Note In order for the waypoint advance function to work successfully the last four characters of adjacent waypoint names must be different General Theuseoftrackmodewillenableaccuratetrackkeepingevenin complexnavigationalsituations However itcannotre...

Page 32: ...meitherStandbyorAutomodes as follows 1 Steadythevesselontotherequiredapparentwindangle 2 Pressstandby andautotogethertoselectVanemodeandlock thecurrentapparentwindangle Thelockedheadingisdisplayedalongwiththeapparentwindangle Theboatheadingisadjustedbythepilottomaintainthelocked apparentwindangle Adjusting the locked wind angle Thelockedwindanglecanbeadjustedbychangingcourseusingthe 1 1 10and 10ke...

Page 33: ...ndangle LASTWND 1 TheLASTWND textalternateswiththepreviouswindangleand direction Thepreviouslockedheadingisdisplayed withan indicatortoshowyouthedirectioninwhichthevesselwillturn 2 Checkthatitissafetoturnontothiscourse 3 Toacceptthisapparentwindangle pressstandbyandauto togetherwithin10seconds Ifyoudonotacceptthepreviouswindwithinthistime theautopilot willlockontothecurrentapparentwindangle Dodges...

Page 34: ...e Theautomatictackfunctiontacksthevesselthroughasetangle the factorydefaultis100 Thelockedheadingcanthenbeadjusteduntil therequiredapparentwindangleisachieved Totacktostarboard pressthe 1and 10keystogether Totacktoport pressthe 1and 10keystogether Note If you use the Autotack function in Vane mode it is important to ensurethatthewindvanewascentredaccuratelywhenitwas installed Apparent Wind Angle A...

Page 35: ...emispoweredon Changing the response level AutoSeastate Theresponselevelcontrolstherelationshipbetweentheautopilot s coursekeepingaccuracyandtheamountofhelm driveactivity ResponseLevel1 AutoSeastate AutomaticDeadband causesthe autopilottograduallyignorerepetitivemovementsofthevesseland onlyreacttotruevariationsincourse Thisprovidesthebest compromisebetweenpowerconsumptionandcoursekeeping accuracy a...

Page 36: ...portantthattheruddergainiscorrectlysetonplaning craft Incorrectadjustmentwillleadtopoorsteeringperformance andisdangerousathighspeeds 3 4Alarms Thissectionsummarisesthealarms inorderofpriority thatare reportedbytheST6000Plus Pressstandbytoclearanalarmandreturntohandsteering unless indicatedotherwise SeaTalkfailure STFAIL ThissilentalarmindicatesthatthereisawiringfaultintheSeaTalk connection Nolink...

Page 37: ...Vane mode Large cross track error LARGEXTE Thisalarmisactivatedwhenthecrosstrackerrorexceeds0 3 nm see section3 1 OperationinTrackmode Thealarmisclearediftheheadingrecoversorthecourseischanged or iftheoperatingmodeischanged Drive stopped DRIVESTOP Thisalarmisactivatedif therudderreferencetransducerfails theautopilotisunabletoturntherudder Thisoccursiftheweather loadonhelmistoohigh oriftherudderpos...

Page 38: ...anceisrequestedbypressing trackfor1secondin Trackmode SeaTalkNavigatorsonly WhentheManOverboard MOB functionisactivatedinTrack mode Whenthealarmsounds thepilotcontinuesonitscurrentheading but displaysthebearingtothenextwaypointandthedirectioninwhichthe boatwillturntotakeupthatbearing Checkthatitissafetoturnontothenewtrack andpresstrackto acceptthewaypointadvance Tocancelthealarmwithoutacceptingthe...

Page 39: ...atethelastminuteofWatchalarm Whenthetimerreaches4mins theaudibleWatchalarm activates 3 Pressautoatanytimetosilencethealarmandresetthetimerto 4minutes Pressinganyotherkeyresetsthetimerandperformthe key snormalfunction 4 ToclearWatchmode pressdisptodisplayadifferentpage or pressstandby Note You cannot engage Auto mode from Watch mode pressing autoonlyresetstheWatchtimer Man overboard MOB Ifamanoverb...

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Page 41: ...ronlyapplyifyou haveinstalledtheST6000PlusasthecontrolunitforaType100 300 coursecomputer IfyouhaveinstalledtheST6000Plusasarepeater unitonanautopilotsystem pleaserefertotheDealerSetupinstructions inthehandbookforthemaincontrolunit Note If the vessel type is changed you must then relinearise the fluxgate compass IfanST4000 5000controlunitisused pleaserefertothe appropriatemanualforsystemcalibration...

Page 42: ...30 ST6000PlusAutopilotControlUnitOwner sHandbook 1 1 OR Adjusting User Setup Values 133_3c04 p65 14 06 99 10 23 30 ...

Page 43: ...edtoaligntheautopilotcompass withtheship scompass Steeryourvesselontoaknownheading Adjustthedisplayedheadingusingthe 1 1 10and 10keys Checktheautopilotdisplayonvariousheadingsandadjustas necessary Heading mode HDG MAG TRUE Selecteithermagneticortrueheadingmode Whenheadingdatais displayedinnormaloperation thescreenindicateswhethertrueor magneticmodehasbeenselected Bar selection RUDD BAR STEER BAR N...

Page 44: ...normaloperation seesection2 5 EachsetuppageinitiallyshowsthetitleDATAPAGE After1 second thischangestothetitleofthedatacurrentlysetforthatpage Theavailablepagesareasfollows Data Displayedas Speed Knots SPEED KTS Log LOGXXXX X Trip TRIP XXX X Average Speed Knots AV SPD KTS Wind Direction E g WIND PORT Wind Speed WIND KTS Depth Metres DEPTH M Depth Feet DEPTH FT DepthFathoms DEPTH FA Heading HEADING ...

Page 45: ...esare DataPage Default Setting New setting 1 XTE Cross Track Error 2 BTW Bearing to Waypoint 3 DTW Distance to Waypoint 4 NOT USED 5 NOT USED 6 NOT USED 7 NOT USED Foreachsetuppage scrollforwardsorbackwardsthroughthe availabledatapages usingthe 1or 1keys Notes IfyousetapagetoNOTUSED itisomittedfromthedisplay cycle during normal operation For example with the default page settings only three pages ...

Page 46: ...ehandbookforthemaincontrolunit DealerSetupisusedtocustomisetheautopilottosuityourboat However oncethePilotTypeisset thefactorydefaultswillprovide safeperformanceforinitialseatrials andfinetuningisnotnormally required TheflowchartbelowshowsyouhowtoenterDealerSetup scrollthroughthesetupdisplays adjustthevaluesandexit 1 1 OR Recommended settings Thefollowingpageslistthedefaultcalibrationsettingsforsa...

Page 47: ... Pilot type Thisshouldbesetwhenthesystemisfirstswitchedon Thedefault settingsforotherDealerSetupoptionsdependonthepilottypeyou selecthere Setting Description DISPL MNT Displacement SEMI DIS Semi displacement PLANING Planing STERN DRV Sterndrive Default Displacement Calibration lock CalibrationlockcontrolswhetherUserSetupandIntermediateSetup areavailable andisintendedforcharterboatusers Setting Des...

Page 48: ... 7 Planing 5 Sterndrive Rudder offset Youonlyneedtosetthisoptionifyoursystemincludesarudder referenceunit Manuallyplacethehelminacentralposition Thereportedrudder angleisindicatedontherudderbargraphicatthebottomofthe screen Adjusttheoffsetvalue usingthe 1and 1keys untiltherudder positionisshownascentralontherudderbar Theoffsetmustbe withintherange 7 to 7 Range 7 to 7 Default 0 Rudder limit RudderL...

Page 49: ...second Default 20 Displacement 15 Semi displacement 08 Sterndrive Cruise speed Cruisespeedshouldbesettotheboatsnormalcruisingspeedifboat speedisnotavailableviaSeaTalkorNMEA SeaTalkboatspeedis usedinpreferencetoSOG Range 4to60knots Defaults 6 Displacement 8 Semi displacement 15 Planing 15 Sterndrive Off course alarm Thisfeaturecontrolsthealarmthatwarnsyouifthepilotisunableto maintainitssetcourse Th...

Page 50: ...dbyvarying windloadsonthesailsorsuperstructure Thesettingsare Setting Effect Recommendedfor Off Notrimcorrection 1 Slow trim correction Heavy displacement vessels with full keel or transom rudder 2 Medium trim correction Heavy displacement vessels 3 Fast trim correction Moderate to light displacement vessels 4 Super fast correction Planing power vessels Defaults Displacement 2 Semi displacement 3 ...

Page 51: ...ystemswithoutarudderreferenceunit thesesettingshaveno effectandtrimissettolevel3 Power steer PowersteerselectstheJoystickmodeofoperation Proportionalor Bang Bang ProportionalappliesrudderinproportiontoJoystickmovement the furthertheJoystickisheldoverthegreatertheappliedrudder Bang Bangappliescontinuousrudderdriveinthedirectionoflever movement Toimprovecontrolthespeedofruddermovementchanges withthe...

Page 52: ...whentryingtopositiontherudder Testforthiswhenyourvesselismooreddockside bypressing auto andthen 10 Ifthehelmovershootsandhastodriveback orstartsto huntbackandforth increasethedampinglevel Alternatively youcansetavaluebetween1and9 Adjustthedamping onelevelatatime andalwaysusethelowestacceptablevalue Range 1to9 Default 2 Variation Ifrequired setthisvaluetothelevelofmagneticvariationpresentat yourves...

Page 53: ...adingsinthesouthern hemisphere SetAutoAdapttonthinthenorthernhemisphere orsthinthesouthern hemisphere Youthenneedtoenteryourcurrentlatitudeinthenext setupscreen sothattheST6000Pluscanprovideaccuratecourse keepingbyautomaticallyadjustingtheruddergaindependingonthe heading Range 0ff Off nth North Sth South Default Off Latitude ThisscreenisonlyusedifAutoAdaptissettoNorthorSouth Usethe 1and 1keystoset...

Page 54: ...or 1and 10 Thesettingsavailableareasfollows Range 40 to 125 degrees Default 100 degrees AutoRelease AutoReleaseprovidesemergencymanualoverride shoulditbe necessary toavoidanobstacleatthelastmoment Thisoptiononly appliestocableoperatedsterndriveactuators forallothersystemsthis optionshouldbesettooff Range Off On Defaults 0 for Displacement Semi displacement Planing 1 for Sterndrives Response Thisis...

Page 55: ...ine tunedthecalibrationsettingsduringinitialseatrials recordthemforfuturereference inthetableonthefollowingpage Feature Setting Pilot Type Calibration Lock Rudder gain Rate level Rudder offset Rudder limit Turn limit Cruise speed Off course alarm AutoTrim Power steer Drive type Rudder damping Variation AutoAdapt Latitude WindTrim Tack angle AutoRelease Response 133_3c04 p65 14 06 99 10 24 43 ...

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Page 57: ...nt and cables connected to it should be Atleast1m 3feet fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcables carryingradiosignalse g VHFradios cablesandantennas In thecaseofSSBradios thedistanceshouldbeincreasedto2 m 7 ft Morethan2 m 7 ft fromthepathofaradarbeam Aradarbeam cannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesaboveandbelow theradiatingelement Theequipmentshouldbesuppliedfromadifferentbatterythanthe oneusedforengi...

Page 58: ...mentisgoingtobeconnectedtoother equipmentusingacablenotsuppliedbyRaytheon asuppression ferriteMUSTalwaysbefittedtothecableclosetotheRaytheonunit Cabling Avoidrunningcablesthroughbilgeswherepossible Securecoiledlengthsatregularintervals Avoidrunningcablesclosetofluorescentlights engines radio transmittingequipmentetc 5 2 Control head 110mm 4 33in 115mm 4 53in 91mm 3 6in 24mm 0 95in 17mm 0 67in D324...

Page 59: ...ehindtheselectedlocationto accommodate the rear of the control head and connectors Note Adjacent control heads or instruments must have a 6 mm 1 4 in gapbetweenthemtoallowsuncoverstobefitted Surfacemounting Tofitasurfacemountcontrolhead 1 Applythesurfacemounttemplate suppliedneartherearofthis handbook totheselectedbulkhead 2 Markthecentresofthetwofixingholesandthecableboss 3 Drilltwo4 mm 5 32 in d...

Page 60: ...d near the rear of this handbook to the selected location and mark out the aperture into whichthecontrolheadwillsit 3 Cut out the aperture 3 for the control head and remove the template 4 Peel off the protective sheet from the self adhesive gasket 4 then stick the gasket into position on the rear of the control head bezel 5 Screw the two fixing studs 1 into the threaded sockets on the rear of the ...

Page 61: ...k bus SeaTalkcables TheST6000Plusissuppliedwitha9 mSeaTalkcableasstandard Thefollowingtablelistsothercablesavailablefromyourdealer Part No Type Length D187 Flat to a male round connector 0 15 m 6 in long D188 Flat to a female round connector 0 3 m 12 in long D284 Flatmouldedplugsatbothends 1 m 3 ft3 in long D285 Flatmouldedplugsatbothends 3 m 9 ft9 in long D286 Flatmouldedplugsatbothends 6 m 19 ft...

Page 62: ...ble D3445 1 TypicalSeaTalkcabling D3446 1 SeaTalk Bus ST6000 Plus Control Head ST6000 Plus Repeater SeaTalk Instrument 100 300 Course Computer 5 3 NMEA interface ST6000PlusacceptsNMEAnavigationdatafordisplayandusein TrackandVanemodes TherequiredNMEAdataformatsareshown inthetableattheendofthissection 133_3c05 p65 14 06 99 10 24 50 ...

Page 63: ...vigator with NMEA output NMEA cable connectors NMEAconnectionsaremadeusingspadeconnectors Whenfittingthespadeconnectors makesuretheconnectorfits securelyoverthebladeandnotbetweentheconnectoranditsplastic insulatingboot incorrectfittingwillgiveintermittentcontact whichwillleadtofaultyautopilotoperation 133_3c05 p65 14 06 99 10 24 51 ...

Page 64: ...nd Speed VWR Apparent Wind Angle VWR MWV Speed Through Water VHW Depth DBT Water Temperature MTW Transmission of NMEA data on SeaTalk IfanyoftheaboveNMEAdataisreceivedandtheequivalentdatais notpresentonSeaTalk theautopilotwilltransmitthedataonto SeaTalktomakeitavailabletootherSeaTalkcompatibleinstruments Depthistransmittedintheunitsdefinedbythefirstpageinthedata pagerollover Watertemperatureisalwa...

Page 65: ...tthe equipmentfrombeingaffectedbyexternalinfluences Ingeneral thiswillnotdamagetheequipmentbutcanleadtoitresetting or momentarilymayresultinfaultyoperation Switch on HavinginstalledyourST6000Plus switchonthemainpowerbreaker Ifthecontrolheadisactiveandthesystemoperating thefollowingwill occur Thecontrolheadbeepsanddisplaysthepilottype ST6000 Afterthepilottypehasbeendisplayedfor2seconds theStandby m...

Page 66: ...hortcircuitorreversed wires Thenavigatorisnotconfiguredtotransmittherequireddataformat Thesignalsbeingreceivedbythenavigatoraretooweakforreliable navigation Refertothenavigatorhandbookforfurtheraction SeaTalk interface IftheST6000PlushasbeenlinkedtootherSeaTalkinstrumentsvia SeaTalk thelinkcanbecheckedasfollows 1 Press standby 2 Selectdisplayilluminationlevel3onanyotherSeaTalkinstrument orautopilo...

Page 67: ...ntheheading check theautopilot soperationandchecktheruddergain Furthercustomisationcanbeperformedaftertheseatrial asdescribed inChapter4 6 1 Initial test and calibration requirements Carryout 1 The Switchonandinitialtestprocedures detailedinChapter 5 Installation 2 Theproceduresfor Operatingsense and Windtransducer interfaceinthischapter 3 The Dealersetupprocedureasdetailedin Chapter4 Customising ...

Page 68: ...ingoptionin Dealersetup see Chapter4 Wind transducer interface IftheST6000PlusisconnectedtoawindinstrumentviaitsNMEA dataportorSeaTalk thenthelinkbetweenthetwoinstrumentsshould becheckedasfollows Pressstandbyand autotogether TheST6000PlusshoulddisplaytheVanemodescreen withthe lockedwindangleandlockedheadingasshown Alternatively ifthewinddataisnotreceived theST6000Pluswill displayaNODATAerrormessag...

Page 69: ...e The ST6000 Plus has a built in calibration capability which enablesittobefinetunedtosuittheindividualvessel itssteering systemanddynamicsteeringcharacteristics Assuppliedfromthe factory the unitiscalibratedtoprovidesafestableautopilotcontrol for themajorityofvessels Theinitialseatrialshouldbeperformedinthefollowing circumstances Afteralltheinstallation functionaltestandinitialcalibrationhave bee...

Page 70: ...tthedeviationcorrectionmayresultin impairedautopilotperformanceonsomecompassheadings Toallowthesystemtodeterminethedeviationandcalculateany correctionrequired youmustturnyourvesselinslowcircles This proceduremustbecarriedoutincalmconditionsandpreferablyinflat water Toperformthedeviationcorrection 1 MakesurethattheautopilotisinStandbymode 2 Pressandholdthestandbykeyfor2secondstodisplaytheUser Setup...

Page 71: ...shouldtakeatleast3minutestocomplete360 6 KeepturningyourboatuntiltheunitbeepsandtheDeviation screenisdisplayed Thisshowsthemaximumdeviationdetected andindicatesthat compasscorrectionhasbeencompletedsuccessfully Note If the deviation value exceeds 15 or a deviation value is not displayed at all you should consider moving the fluxgate compass to a betterlocation 133_3c06 p65 14 06 99 10 24 59 ...

Page 72: ...ignmentafterswingingthe compass However oncetheinitialdeviationcorrectionprocedurehas beenperformed youcanmakeadjustmentstothealignmentasoftenas youwish withoutswingingthecompassagain Althoughthecompassdeviationcorrectionprocedureremovesmostof thealignmenterror youwillprobablybeleftwithsmallerrors ofthe orderofafewdegrees thatwillvarydependingontheheading Ideally youshouldchecktheheadingreadingaga...

Page 73: ...ttotheruddergainmayimprovethe autopilot ssteeringcharacteristics Itisparticularlyimportantthattheruddergainissetcorrectlyonhigh speedcraft Incorrectadjustmentwillleadtopoorsteeringperformance andisadangerousconditionathighspeed Thefollowingtestwilldeterminewhethertheruddergainissettoohigh ortoolow 1 InclearwaterandwiththeautopilotinAuto altercourseto starboardby40 bypressingthe 10keyfourtimes Atcr...

Page 74: ...tionson howtoadjustthedefaultruddergainsetting Notethatyoucanalso maketemporaryadjustmentstoruddergainduringnormal operation seesection3 3 3 Repeatthetestuntilacrispcoursechangewithnomore5 of overshootisachieved Theruddercontrolsettingshouldbesettothelowestsettingconsistent withaccuratecoursekeeping Thiswillminimisehelmmovementsand hencereducepowerconsumptionandwearandtear 133_3c06 p65 14 06 99 10...

Page 75: ...iedtotheequipment AlwaysreportanyEMCrelatedproblemtoyournearestRaytheon dealer Wewilluseanysuchinformationtoimproveourquality standards Advice Shouldanydifficultiesarisewiththisproduct pleasecontactthe RaytheonProductSupportdepartmentintheUK oryourownnational distributorwhowillbeabletoprovideexpertassistance Theworkingpartsofthedrivesystemaresealedandlubricatedforlife duringmanufacture servicingis...

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Page 77: ...uddergaintoolow Vesselovershootswhenturningontoanewcourse Ruddergaintoohigh TheautopilotappearstobeunstableinTrackmode ortrack holding is slow Iftidespeedexceeds35 ofboatspeed andboatspeedisnot availableviaSeaTalk changetheCruiseSpeedsettinginDealer Setuptotheboat scruisingspeed The autopilot appears to be unstable on Northerly headings in the Northern hemisphere and Southerly headings in the Sout...

Page 78: ...e next waypoint Nobearingtowaypointinformationreceivedfromthenavigator Aseriesofrotatingdashesaredisplayedonscreen Compassdeviationcorrectionisrunning Thedisplayshowsaseriesofstationarydashes Dataisnotbeingreceived checkthecabling ThedisplayshowsNODATA Thesignalsreceivedfromthenavigatoraretooweak refertothe navigatorhandbookforfurtheraction 133_3c08 p65 14 06 99 10 24 66 ...

Page 79: ...ack acquisition 14 AutoRelease 42 AutoSeastate 23 AutoTack 7 To Port 8 To Starboard 8 Vane mode 22 AutoTrim 38 B Bar graph 4 Bar Selection 31 Basic Operation 3 C Cabling 46 63 Calibration Lock 35 Cancelling a Dodge Manoeuvre 18 changed or if the operating mode is changed Wind 25 Changing course 5 Changing Course in Auto Mode 5 Changing the Response Level 23 Changing the Rudder Gain 24 Checking Aut...

Page 80: ...d 37 Cruise speed 42 Customising the autopilot 29 43 D Data Not Received 25 Data Pages 11 32 Setting up 32 Deadband 23 Dealer Setup 34 34 43 Deviation 59 Deviation Display 31 Disengaging the autopilot 5 Display layout 4 djusting Autopilot Performance 23 Dodges 18 21 Dodging Obstacles 6 Dodging obstacles Auto mode 6 Track mode 18 Vane mode 21 Drive Stopped 25 Drive Stopped alarm 25 Drive type 39 E ...

Page 81: ...ignment 31 Heading alignment adjustment 60 Heading mode 31 I Illumination 10 Initiating a Dodge Manoeuvre 18 Initiating Track Mode 13 Installation 45 Interfaces 54 K Key functions 3 Keypad Illumination 10 L Large Cross Track Error 25 Large Cross Track Error alarm 16 LAST HDG 6 LAST WND 21 Latitude 41 Lighting 10 Locked Wind Angle 20 Low Battery 26 Low Battery alarm 26 133_3ind p65 14 06 99 10 24 6...

Page 82: ...nectors 51 NMEA Data Transmission 52 NMEA Interface 50 No Data alarm 25 No Link 24 O Off Course 25 Off Course Alarm 8 37 Off Course alarm 8 Default angle 37 Operating Hints 9 23 Operating modes 1 Operating sense 55 Operation in Vane Mode 19 Overview 1 P Performance 23 Pilot type 35 Planning the Installation 45 Plot Frequency 19 Position Confirmation at the Start of a Passage 19 Post Installation P...

Page 83: ... 18 Safety Information ix Sea trial 57 SeaTalk data displays 11 SeaTalk Failure 24 SeaTalk interface 54 Servicing 63 Servicing and Safety 63 Setting Waypoints 19 Skipping a Waypoint 18 Specification 2 Standby mode 5 Steering bar 31 Swinging the compass 58 T Testing autopilot operation 61 Testing the system 53 54 55 Tidal stream compensation 16 Track acquisition 13 Track Mode 13 Track mode 13 14 Ty...

Page 84: ...ode 20 Vane mode 19 20 Variation 40 Verifying Computed Positions 19 W Warranty x Watch alarm 27 Waypoint Advance 26 Waypoint arrival and advance 17 Wind Shift alarm 22 Wind transducer interface 56 Wind Trim 42 WindTrim 19 19 20 133_3ind p65 14 06 99 10 24 72 ...

Page 85: ...Machine hole 90mm 3 54in diameter Drill 5mm 3 16in Drill 5mm 3 16in Surface mount template D3441 2a 133_3tem p65 14 06 99 10 24 1 ...

Page 86: ...133_3tem p65 14 06 99 10 24 2 ...

Page 87: ...Shaded area to be removed TOP 109 mm Flush Mount Template 114 mm 4 holes 6 mm diameter D4437 2 133_3tem p65 14 06 99 10 24 3 ...

Page 88: ...133_3tem p65 14 06 99 10 24 4 ...

Page 89: ...ercrystals diodes snap inimpellercarriers impellers impellerbearings andimpellershaft arespecificallyexcludedfrom thisWarranty Magnetrons CathodeRayTubes CRT hailerhornsandtransducersarewarrantedfor1year 12monthsfrom dateofsale TheseitemsmustbereturnedtoaRaytheonMarineCompanyfacility Allcostsassociatedwithtransducerreplacement otherthanthecostofthetransduceritself arespecifically excludedfromthisW...

Page 90: ...ed States of America Raytheon Marine Company Tel 603 647 7530 Recreational Products Fax 603 634 4756 676 Island Pond Road Manchester NH 03109 5420 U S A UK Europe Middle East Far East Raytheon Marine Company Tel 44 1705 693611 Recreational Products Fax 44 1705 694642 Anchorage Park Portsmouth Fax Customer support 44 1705 661228 PO3 5TD England Commissioning date Stick barcode label here This porti...

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