Step 2 - Check The Seatalk And Nmea Connections; Nmea Navigator Connections; Wind Instrument Connections - Raymarine autopilot control unit Owner's Handbook Manual

Chapter 6: Commissioning the Autopilot

Step 2 - Check the SeaTalk and NMEA connections

SeaTalk connections
If you have connected the ST7001+ to other SeaTalk instruments or
control units, check the links as follows:
1. Select display lighting level 3 ( LAMP 3 ) on one of the SeaTalk
2. The ST7001+ should immediately switch on its display lighting:

NMEA navigator connections

If you have connected the ST7001+ to an NMEA navigator, check the
links by displaying the default navigation data pages ( XTE/BTW/DTW ):
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If the display shows dashes instead of data values, the cause could be
one or more of the following:
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Wind instrument connections

If you have connected the autopilot to an NMEA or SeaTalk wind
instrument, check the links by pressing standby and auto together:
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instruments or control units.
• if the lighting does not switch on, there is a fault in the SeaTalk
cabling between the ST7001+ and the other units
press disp to display the first data page, and check that this page
shows the expected data
press disp again to check each successive data page
navigator not switched on or not transmitting an active waypoint
cabling error: check for open circuit, short circuit, reversed wires
navigator is not configured to transmit the required data format
the ST7001+ should display the Wind Vane mode screen, with the
locked wind angle and locked heading:
if nothing happens when you press standby and auto together,
the ST7001+ is not receiving wind data: check the wind
instrument and connections
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