Nexus RACE BOX, Инструкция по установке и эксплуатации

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4.5 Set Steer Memory
You can use the Set Steer, or wind memory, feature of your Nexus server by pressing
the button connected to your Race Box. You won't need an additional button connected
directly to your server.
To set the steer memory, press the button once for about a half a second and release it.
If there is a buzzer connected to your server, you will her one short beep. The steer
memory will be updated and your steer pilot instrument will function as expected.
4.6 Man Overboard (MOB)
You can use the man overboard function of your server by pressing the button
connected to your race box. You won't need an additional button connected directly to
your server.
To trigger a man overboard (MOB) condition, do five (5) consecutive short presses of
the button. Each short press should be about half a second long. The MOB function will
be triggered and your Nexus system will behave exactly as it would if the button were
connected directly to the server.
Also, the Race Box will write a text file to the SD card. This file will contain the position
and time that the MOB function was triggered.
4.7 Start Line Tactical Assistance
The Race Box is able to provide assistance to the crew before and during the starting
sequence by providing data about the starting line and your position relative to it. Using
the Race box, you can find out:
• Starting line bias relative to the true wind direction (BIAS)
• Your distance from the starting line in boat lengths, meters or feet (BL, MTL or FTL)
• The time required to reach the line on your current course and speed (TTL)
• The time you will be late or early to the line (time to burn – TTB)
In order to get this information from the Race Box, you need to tell the Race Box where
each end of the start line is. In order to get time to burn, you'll also need to tell the Race
Box when the starting sequence began (discussed more under Timer).
Pinging the Line
In order to tell the Race Box where the start line begins and ends, we approach each
end of the line with the boat's bow and press the button. The ends can be pinged in
either order. Also, if the race committee moves either end after you have pinged the
line, you need only re-ping the end that they moved.
To ping the right hand end of the line, slowly bring your boat's bow as close to the end
mark as you can before the PRO begins screaming and throws his or her coffee at you.
When your bow is as close as it can get, do two quick presses on the button. If you do it
correctly, the server buzzer will emit two short beeps. Also, the green info light on the
Race Box will begin flashing slowly.