Remote Operation; Autopilot Control; Backlighting; Contrast - Raymarine ST290 Owner's Handbook Manual

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Section 1: An Introduction to ST290

Remote operation

The ST290 system can be operated either from the individual instruments
or from Remote Keypads.

Autopilot control

A Pilot Keypad enables you to control, setup and calibrate, compatible
Raymarine Autopilots (see Section 8, Autopilots), connected to the
ST290 system. Autopilot information can be displayed on any Graphic
Display.

Backlighting

At each instrument, you can set the system backlighting to one of three
preset lighting levels, or switch it off. In User Setup, you can set the
brightness of each level for each individual instrument.

Contrast

You can adjust the contrast of the digital instrument displays. This is a
particularly useful function for the Data Display, as it enables you to vary
the viewing angle of the display.

Alarms

The ST290 system alarm functions provide warnings when certain data
values occur, for example Shallow Water, Off Course, Waypoint
Arrival etc. For details of the available alarms, refer to Section 2,
Chapter 2 and Section 2, Chapter 3.
When an alarm occurs, a beep sounds at each instrument and a flashing
bell symbol is displayed. For anchor alarms, an anchor symbol is also
displayed (see Figure 1-2 ).
TO SILENCE AN ALARM, PRESS ANY FRONT PANEL BUTTON.
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