Chapter 1: Operation | 1 |
Chapter 1: Operation
1.1 Introduction
Your ST40 Compass instrument:
•Provides true and magnetic bearing information.
•Enables a locked bearing to be defined either manually, or automatically by a course computer. In this mode, the instrument shows the deviations from the locked bearing and the direction to steer to achieve the locked bearing.
CAUTION
Your instrument is calibrated to factory (default) settings when first supplied and must therefore be calibrated before use, to ensure optimum performance on your vessel. Do NOT use the instrument until the calibration procedures have been satisfactorily completed, using the procedures in Chapter 4, Calibration.
Coloured bezel and Desktop Mounting Bracket options are available for your ST40 instrument. Contact your Raymarine dealer for further information.
1.2 Operating procedures
Operating information is presented in flow chart form. The flow charts show the various operating screens and key presses necessary to carry out the various instrument functions. Key presses are momentary unless otherwise stated.
Silencing alarms
To silence an alarm (see the Alarms section, later in this chapter), momentarily press any one of the instrument keys.