Manual track acquisition – Raymarine autopilot + ST4000+ User Manual

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Chapter 3: Advanced Operation

4. Wait for the Waypoint Advance alarm to sound. The display will

show the bearing to the next planned waypoint and the direction
the boat will turn to reach this waypoint.

Note: If the boat is more than 0.3 nm from the track, the Large Cross
Track Error alarm will sound (see page 22). Press standby to
cancel the alarm, hand steer closer to the track, press auto and then
press track.

5. Check that it is safe to turn the boat onto the new course.
6. Press the track key:

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the boat will turn onto the new course

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the display shows the new bearing to waypoint

Manual track acquisition

If your navigation system only provides cross track error information,
you must acquire the track manually:

1. Steer the boat to within 0.1 nm of track.
2. Bring the heading to within 5° of the bearing to the next waypoint.
3. Press auto.
4. Press track to enter Track mode. The display then shows the

locked pilot heading.

Automatic track acquisition

Current

heading

Waypoint

at 270˚

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Waypoint

at 270˚

From auto mode, press track to enter Track mode:

Then press track again to turn boat to waypoint: