Raymarine ST290 Owner's Handbook Manual

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7-1-4 Section 7: System SetupST290 Instrument System Owner’s HandbookChoosing the best instrument profileAs part of User Setup, you can choose which operating profile to use. Anoperating profile is a set of chapters and pages selected to best suit aspecific purpose. Each digital instrument has three preset profiles,namely FULL, SAIL and POWER.As its name implies, the FULL profile offers the full functionality of theinstrument. The SAIL and POWER profiles provide groups of chapters andpages best suited to these types of boats.Details of the chapter and page structures for the preset profiles are givenin Section 2 of this handbook.In addition to the preset profiles, each digital instrument type has at leastone custom profile which you can edit, to best suit your methods ofoperation. For example, you could create dedicated custom profiles forracing and cruising.Display optionsThe display options setup feature enables you to:• Choose whether you display magnetic or true readings.• Set the chapter and page selection method.• Choose which page is displayed when a chapter is first selected.• Set the button beep on or off.• Set up the race timers.• Data resolution for speed, depth, wind and distance.• Set the local time offset.• Set the remote control configuration.Calibrating transducersWARNING:It is imperative that transducer calibration is completed before thesystem is first used after installation, to ensure safe navigation.Transducer calibration can be carried out from any Graphic Display, to:• Calibrate and align the compass, and set the variation.• Calibrate and align the wind vane.• Calibrate the speed.• Set the depth transducer offset.• Set the water temperature offset.• Calibrate the displayed battery voltage value.81183_2 S7.book Page 4 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 1:52 PM