Calibrating The Compass - Raymarine ST1000 Plus Tiller Pilots Owner's Handbook Manual

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Before starting the sea trial
Before carrying out the sea trial, you should:
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Calibrating the compass

Automatic compass deviation correction
By completing the following compass correction procedure, the tiller
pilot can correct its own internal fluxgate compass for most deviating
magnetic fields. You should complete the Compass Deviation
Correction at the beginning of your sea trial.
To complete the compass correction:
1. Extend or retract the pushrod so you can place the pushrod end
2. Press and hold standby for 1 second – a series of dashes will
3. Keeping boat speed below 2 knots, use the -10 and +10 keys to
ST1000 Plus & ST2000 Plus Tiller Pilots - Owner's Handbook
check the calibration settings and, if necessary, reset them to the
default values (see page 63)
check the installation to make sure that it is not affected by radio
transmissions, engine starting, etc.
onto the tiller pin.
cycle around the display.
SECOND
turn the boat in slow circles. You should take at least 3 minutes to
complete each 360°.
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