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Quick start guide for Race Master
Backlighting
To adjust the display backlighting press and hold
and
Keylock
Keylock can be enabled in setup to protect from accidental key presses.
When keylock is enabled, pressing a key causes the unit to give the unlock
key prompt. Press
function for one minute, after which the keys will automatically relock).
Before the Race
Set the Mean Wind Direction (MWD) and Tack Angle (TAK)
Go to the Wind Shift (WND) page.
Steer your average close hauled course on either tack.
Press and hold
When the display shows the pop-up "TAC NOW", tack the boat and sail
close hauled on the other tack.
The rotating lines will reappear on the display, hold your close hauled
course until the tack angle pop-up appears.
The displayed tack angle can be adjusted using
Capture the Line Perpendicular and the Line Bias
Go to the Line Bias (LiNE) page.
Sail directly along the start line, then press
A pop-up is displayed showing the Line Bias angle and the favoured end of
the start line based on the captured Mean Wind Direction (MWD). When the
pop-up closes, the bottom pane shows the Line Perpendicular (the bearing
at right angles to windward of the start line).
To check the direction of the Line Bias
If the wind changes prior to the start, you can check the Line Bias at any
time as follows:
Go to the Line Bias (LiNE) page.
Steer the boat towards the eye of the wind until the Heading in the upper
pane matches the Line Perpendicular in the lower pane.
If the wind is coming from the starboard side, the line is starboard biased.
If the wind is coming from the port side, the line is port biased.
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to select from OFF, or levels 1,2,3.
followed by
. Rotating lines will appear on the display.
,. then use
to unlock the keys (the keys will
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