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1. GPS ANTENNA PORT 3 SMART GES PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc 2 GREEN OUTPUT 3 RE Zi VIDEO INPUT 5 INC PIN FUNCTION 6 BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND SIGNAL RETURN 1 GND COMMON 2 PWR 3_ SIGNAL VO PORT 4 5 PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON 2 RED PWR OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc L M 3 ware INPUT 4 L 4 GREEN GND L 5 Gray OUTPUT 5 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 4 7 BROWN INPUT 5 8 BLUE EXT ALARM OUTPUT 2 O POWER VO PORT 1 2 GROUND PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK PWR T BLACK GND COMMON 2 RED PWR 10 35Vdc 2 RED PWR OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc L3_ WHITE __ CASE Ground Screw 3 WHITE INPUT 1 VIDEO OUTPUT 4 GREEN GND PIN FUNCTION 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 1 GND 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 2 NC 7 BROWN INPUT 2 3 RED 8 BLUE EXT ALARM OUTPUT 1 4 GREEN 5 BLUE 6 HSYNC 7 VSYNC 8 5V OUT 9 BRIGHTNESS User Manual 105 TYPICAL CONNECTIONS GPS Connection GPS SENSOR CABLE SMART GPS L PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc 2 GREEN GPS RX L 3 BROWN GPS TX 6 BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND COMMON GPS on Port 3 UO PORT 1 2 CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON COMMON AUTOPILOT 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 REY 1 O PORT 1 2 7 BROWN INPUT 2 Autopilot on Port 1 2 Ex
2. Ge NS SMART GPS SENSOR 7 AUX IN UO CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON GPS ANTENNA 2 RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 3 WHITE INPUT 4 1 RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc 4 GREEN GND 2 GREEN OUTPUT 3 5 GRAY OUTPUT 5 3 BROWN INPUT 3 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 4 4 NC 7 BROWN INPUT 5 5 INC 8 BLUE EXTERNAL ALARM OUTPUT 2 6 BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND SIGNAL RETURN TYPICAL CONNECTIONS GPS Connection POWER amp I O H POWER SUPPLY H SMART GPS SENSOR GPS SENSOR CABLE WIRE COLOR FUNCTION RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc POWER amp I O CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc 3 WHITE INPUT 1 4 GREEN INPUT 1 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 GPS RX GPS TX gt GREEN BROWN BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND COMMON 1 GPS on Port 1 SMART GPS POWER SUPPLY SENSOR rere POWER amp I O if POWER amp I O CABLE GPS SENSOR CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc GREEN GPS RX 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 gt BROWN GPS TX 7
3. User Manual 109 TYPICAL CONNECTIONS GPS Connection dB a GC SS 9 POWER amp I O if m POWER amp UO CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION GPS SENSOR CABLE 1 BLACK GND COMMON WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc 3 WHITE INPUT 1 GREEN GPS RX 4 GREEN INPUT 1 lt lt BROWN GPS TX 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 gt BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND COMMON POWER amp I O L GPS on Port 1 B a POWER SUPPLY 1 L SMART GPS SENSOR E i POWER amp UO CABLE GPS SENSOR CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc 4 GREEN GPS RX 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 BROWN GPS TX 7 BROWN INPUT 2 lt BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND COMMON GPS on Port 2 SMART GPS 5 GPS SENSOR CABLE MARRS LL PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc C 2 GREEN GPS RX f 2 GPS ANTENNA 3 BROWN GPS TX 6 BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND COMMON GPS on Port 3 Autopilot Connection POWER SUPPLY a CI POWER amp 1 0 i POWER amp UO CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLA
4. SMART GPS IS H SENSOR POWER amp I O if e POWER amp I O CABLE GPS SENSOR CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON J RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc i GREEN GPS RX 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 gt BROWN GPS TX 7 BROWN INPUT 2 EI T BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND COMMON GPS on Port 2 100 User Manual GPS ANTENNA Autopilot Connection o wien als z GPS SENSOR CABLE SMART CPS E WIRE COLOR FUNCTION RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc GREEN GPS RX BROWN GPS TX BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND COMMON GPS on Port 3 POWER SUPPLY dB h POWER amp 1 0 T POWER amp I O CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON COMUNE 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc 1 3 WHITE INPUT 1 AUTOPILOT 4 GREEN INPUT 1 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 gt BEZ Autopilot on Port 1 POWER SUPPLY L POWER amp I O T POWER amp UO CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON COMUNE 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc AUTOPILOT 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 L E 7 BROWN INPUT 2 Autopilot on Port 2 External NMEA Connection POWER SUPPLY zm prs POWER amp I O ll POWER amp UO CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION EXTERNAL 1 BLACK GND COMMON COMMON 2 RED POWER INPU
5. 1j 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 gt External NMEA on Port 1 POWER SUPPLY 9 POWER amp I O if POWER amp UO CABLE EXTERNAL PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON COMMON NMEA 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc DEVICE 5 GRAY OUTPUT 24 a RK 7 BROWN INPUT 2 E Txt External NMEA on Port 2 External Alarm Connection POWER amp I O POWER amp I O CABLE POWER SUPPLY PIN CABLE COLOR T FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON 2 RED PWR 10 35 Vdc 8 BLUE OUTPUT EXTERNAL ALARM Open Collector Current MAX 300mA m External Alarm Connection C COM GSM PLUS Connection POWER amp 1 0 C COM Connection POWER amp I O CONNECTOR PIN CABLE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON 2 RED PWR 10 35 Vdc 3 WHITE Used by C COM 4 GREEN Used by C COM 5 GRAY OUTPUT24 6 YELLOW Used by C COM 7 BROWN INPUT2 8 BLUE OUTPUT EXTERNAL ALARM User Manual 95 OYSTER FEATURES amp FUNCTIONS 9 9 Direct sunlight viewable color 11 LCD display Worldwide Built in Cartography showing C MAP detail up to 2 0 NM Positional information from GPS GPS Signal Status page Navigation Data pages Wind Data pages 1000 Waypoints Marks and 50 Routes 50 Waypoints max per Route 5000 Track Points Create Move Insert Edit or Eras
6. Removing the front cover 86 User Manual INSERT IN THE SLOT Placing the front cover CHART PLOTTER DIMENSIONS 37 7mm 1 5 69 8mm 2 8 a 34 7mm 6 5mm 27 1 4 277 5mm 10 9 gt cc 2 Fa 152 4mm 6 185 5mm 7 3 190 5mm 7 5 f ef SA Sa BLA 192 5mm 7 6 gt PROTECTIVE COVER INSTALLATION AND REMOVING 232 8mm 9 27 59 5mm 2 3 154 8mm 6 1 14mm 0 6 MAX 272mm 10 7 amp 302mm 11 9 e n e EE ES i p Kla Ri 75mm 3 75mm 3 6 5mm 0 3 277 5mm 10 97 d Bracket Installation User Manual 87 EXTERNAL WIRING POWER amp UO CABLE VIDEO INPUT PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION PIN FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON CAM CONNECTORS 1 GND COMMON 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc PIN OUT ON UNIT 2 Pwr 10 35Vdc 3 WHITE INPUT 1 3 SIGNAL 4 GREEN GND 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 7 BROWN INPUT 27 UAM 8 BLUE EXTERNAL ALARM OUTPUT 1 Ii
7. NORMAL BEST MAP DATA OFF DECLUT DANGERS CAUTIONS Fig 3 2b Safety Status Bar Boxes definition is as follows Zoom Normal when the chart is displayed at normal scale U Zoom red when the chart is under zoomed out more than twice normal scale gray otherwise O Zoom red when the chart is over zoomed in more than twice nor mal scale gray otherwise C Lock red when the chart is zoomed in more than twice normal scale gray otherwise Best Map Red when a more detailed chart is available under the cursor position Data Off Red when at least one of the following objects or layers is turned off by the user Depths soundings Wrecks obstructions Tracks routes Attention ar eas Nav Aids User Manual 39 4 Declutter Displays red when clearing overlapping objects S Dangers Red when Guardian Technology detects one of the following objects Land Intertidal Depth Area Rocks Obstructions Shoreline Constructions Fishing Facility Wrecks Dragged area Diffusion area Mooring facilities Pingos and Production installations 6 Cautions Red when Guardian Technology detects cautionary or restricted area PALETTE gt MENU PALETTE ENTER It is possible to set the palette used to enhance the visibility of the screen de pending on the surrounding light condition The possible choices are listed in the table below Normal It is recommended when the chart plotte
8. 3 8 3 To set the chart plotter for receiving AIS Make sure that the AIS receiver is properly connected to the chart plotter The chart plotter reads the AIS NMEA message VMD type 1 2 3 and 5 Select the used serial port and transmission speed by following the procedure gt MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER INPUT OUTPUT ENTER Port n Input ENTER AIS 38400 ENTER Where n Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 also Port 4 Port 5 for BARRAMUNDI PLus MARLIN OYSTER EXPLORER 3 8 4 Quick Info on AIS Target By placing the cursor over a AIS Target icon the following information is displayed Vessel Name MMSI number User Manual 49 Radio Call Sign SOG COG CPA and TCPA values NOTE The selected AIS Target icon is surrounded by a square frame when user places the cursor over the icon 9 99 3 9 C WEATHER SERVICE C Weather Service is an innovative meteorological forecasting system with the ability to visualize the weather forecast overlaying it on cartography The weather data is held on C MAP s weather server which can be accessed via a C COM modem con nected to the chart plotter or by using the C MAP personal Suite or the DPS Dealer Programming System saving the weather data on a User C CARD The weather data are overlaid on a map page as layers The Weather format data available are Data Type Display WIND Speed amp Dir o gt WAVE Height amp Dir 1 TEMPERATURE C 18 HUMIDITY V
9. ADVANCED ENTER C LINK ENTER Secondary Station Primary Station ENTER 3 7 3 Fix amp Compass menu To handle the functions related to navigation and to set the reference heading information such as bearing angles True or Magnetic the Magnetic Variation source and to enter Compass Calibration values gt MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER FIX amp COMPASS ENTER Fix Correction Turns On Off the Correction from the positioning system If the new Correction is calculated but the Correction is not enabled the ship s position is not changed Compute Correction Corrects fixes from the positioning instrument By placing the cursor on the ship s real position and selecting this option the error is calculated and internally memorized for appropriate correction but not applied Correction Offset Manual correction of fix position Static Navigation Sets up a threshold for the speed When the speed received from the positioning device is under that threshold the chart plotter displays zero speed Position Filter Selects Low Medium High Off the Position Filter In case of a jittering fix this option makes the ship s position more stable and the track smoother Speed Filter Selects Low Medium High Off the Speed Filter When it is On you can filter the speed of the ship to optimize it Bearing Selects either degrees magnetic Auto Mag or True If magnetic readings are selected th
10. TCPA Limit This is the time remaining before the CPA is reached TCPA Alarm Occurs if TCPA is less or equal to TCPA Limit This test is done for active Targets only and if CPA value is less or equal to CPA Limit Radio Call Sign International call sign assigned to vessel often used on voice radio Name Name of ship 20 characters e MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity MMSI number A unique 9 digit number that is assigned to a DSC radio station It prima rily registers the boat information in the U S Coast Guard s national dis tress database for use in emergency situations Active Target Target located within the Activation Range Active Target is represented by ori ented triangle with COG and Heading vectors Rate of turn may also be displayed Dangerous Target Target detected by CPA or TCPA Alarm Dangerous Target is Active Target 48 User Manual by definition For better visibility Dangerous Target symbol is flashing Sleeping Target Target located outside the Activation Range Sleeping Target is represented by a small oriented triangle e Lost Target When the AIS info is not received from that vessel for 3 5 minutes The presentation will be a flashing black triangle with a cross through Activation Range Range around your boat where Targets become active AIS Target become active within this range Activation Range should be greater than CPA Limit by definition NOTE A Target is removed from the s
11. User Manual 29 Port Info kon 33 22 34 N uei d pum TN 168 7 Obs Hilton Head p S Kal A SQUE E EET EREA DISTANCE 39 00 Nm NNNM ESTE D Forest Beach Fig 2 7 Port Info icon The available information is shown in the Automatic Info window where icons of the available services are shown To expand information about that object press Expanp and to expand all available information and get the details on each ser vice of the Port Marina for that cartographic point press Exe ALL NOTE Port Info icon is visible only if the Ports Services option is On see Par 4 1 Getting Tide Info By placing the cursor over the Tide Station icon T ZA H Tide Info icon fe Fig 2 7a Tide Info icon the chart plotter pops up the relative automatic info window and allows displaying a graphical page with the tides prediction of the selected object Press Expanp to display the Tide Graph page otherwise press Exe Att to select all available information It shows the Tide height variations during the 24 hours at any given day 30 User Manual Values referred to the CECR VERTICAL cursor run VERTICAL cursor rsuntiS 27 Ft 02720702 5 H 32 02 010H Z peu s284 as EN lm HORIZONTAL cursor J Values r
12. User Manual 33 gt MENU MENU ALARMS ENTER ANCHOR ALARM ENTER NOTE By the time the Anchor Alarm is set the current ship s position is saved as origin position The alarm goes off when the ship moves away from the origin position more than the entered alarm range Depth Alarm To set an acoustic alarm to sound when the received depth value from the depth transducer is too shallow MENU MENU ALARMS ENTER DEPTH ALARM ENTER Heading Alarm To activate the Heading Alarm gt MENU MENU ALARMS ENTER HEADING ALARM ENTER Grounding Alarm To verify potential danger to navigation such as shallow water depth areas intertidal areas land rocks obstructions and shoreline constructions The maps are scanned every 10 seconds If any of the above objects are found the chart plotter notifies the danger on a dedicated warning message box The active Grounding Alarms are shown in the Grounding Alarm Report page To activate the Grounding Alarm MENU MENU ALARMS ENTER GROUNDING ALARM ENTER The chart plotter scans a sector in front of the boat The direction is determined by the current boat heading You can select the length and its angle is 30 degrees The Grounding Alarm is switched Off by default after a Master Reset Grounding Depth Limit To enter the minimum depth MENU MENU ALARMS ENTER GROUNDING DEPTH LIMIT ENTER Grounding
13. CABLE COLOR FUNCTION BLACK GND COMMON RED PWR 10 35 Vdc WHITE Used by C COM GREEN Used by C COM GRAY OUTPUT2 YELLOW Used by C COM BROWN INPUT2 BLUE OUTPUT EXTERNAL ALARM POWER amp I O v exo als foo n fs C COM Connection User Manual 111 Installing the Smart GPS External SEAHORSE E BARRACUDA STARFISH E BARRAMUNDI Pius OYSTER MARLIN EXPLORER Installing Choose a location for the antenna that has a clear view of the sky Ensure there are no major obstructions or fixtures in the immediate proximity to the antenna The antenna relies on direct line of sight satellite reception If you are unsure that the chosen location is suitable it may be advisable to mount the antenna ina temporary manner to verify correct operation The thread used on the antenna 1 inch 14 TPI is an industry standard thread used on a wide range of mounting brackets including the swivel joints commonly used for angled surfaces However due to the manufacturing process of these mounting brackets you may see that there is some slop when tightening down the antenna to the bracket This is of no concern however as the antenna must be tightened until the antenna stops rotat ing on the antenna mounting bracket The antenna design also allows an easy flush mounting 1 Apply the adhesive mounting template sheet in the area that was veri fied to receive satellite signal well 2 Then following te
14. CHART PLOTTER NAME DESCRIPTION SOFTWARE SEAHORSE E 5 6 Sunlight Readable Color Display S4egSW5vc External Smart GPS Receiver SEAHORSE 5 6 Sunlight Readable Color Display S4igSW5vc Internal GPS Receiver BARRACUDA 7 Sunlight Readable Color Display S4egSW7wc External Smart GPS Receiver BARRACUDA iGPS 7 Sunlight Readable Color Display S4igSW7wc Internal GPS Receiver STARFISH E 7 Sunlight Readable Color Display S4egSW8wc External Smart GPS Receiver amp Video Input STARFISH 7 Sunlight Readable Color Display S4igSW8wc Internal GPS Receiver amp Video Input BARRAMUNDI Plus 11 Sunlight Readable Color Display S3egSW11c External Smart GPS Receiver amp Video Input OYSTER 11 Sunlight Readable Color Display S5egSW11c External Smart GPS Receiver amp Video Input MARLIN 15 Color Display S5egSW15c External Smart GPS Receiver amp Video Input EXPLORER Controller for Color Display S5egSWctcj External Smart GPS Receiver Copyright 2007 Seiwa Hong Kong All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means or stored in a database or retrieval system without prior written permission of the publisher User Manual code i1123 2404076 Important Information WARNING Electronic charts displayed by the chart plotter are believed to be accurate and reliable but they are not intended to replace official charts which should remain your
15. Lat Lon Grid Latitude Light Sectors Loading File 16 74 80 92 98 104 Locating User Point Beck LOG sss 69 Log page 53 Longitude 69 Loran M Magnetic Deviation Magnetic Variation Man OverBoard Map Configurations Map Datum MAP Menu Map Orientation Marine Settings Mark 13 14 21 22 35 47 70 Memory 73 79 86 92 98 104 107 Menu AIS 2 49 Menu C LINK 47 Menu C Staff 49 Mixing Levels 39 MMSI Moving User Point N Name 41 48 Natural Features Nav Display Menu Nav Aids Navigate 13 70 navigation e 47 Navigation Page 44 Navigation to Waypoint 24 Nearest Obstructions Nearest Port Service Nearest Ports Nearest Tide Station T Nearest Wrecks 32 31 32 NMEA WPL amp RTE 24 NMEA 0183 70 North Up 19 Numeric Keys 13 0 Obstructions 32 Palette 116 User Manual Perspective View Pictures amp Diagrams Points Of Interest Port Marina 29 Port NMEA Output 46 Port Service Ports s Ports 4 Services Ports By Distance Ss Ports By Name 31 32 Position Filter Position Request Position Symbol we 43 Power consumption73 79 85 91 97 103 107 Q QUICK d Lt EE 28 49 R RADAR 2 53 eege ead reed Radio Call Sign RAM Clear RAM Test
16. Range Bearing Receive Receiving Route Receiving User Point Removing 75 8 Removing C CARD EN Resolution19 66 73 79 86 92 98 104 107 28 29 31 32 30 41 71 Reversing Route 123 Roads e 42 Route 21 22 26 35 47 71 Route Color x29 Route Report RTCM S Safety Status Bar Save File Save Marks Save Route Save Track Screen Amplifier Seabed Type Selecting Active Route Selecting Track Number SET a Ship Icon Mode Simulator Slot SNR SOA Software Keys Sorting User C CARD directory 36 SPD genee 71 Speed Filter 47 Speed Over Ground Speed Through Water x Zb Spot Sounding zd Static Navigation 47 Steering RE Stopping Navigation 24 D ei Structure 40 Surface Clutter 40 Switching Off 15 Switching On 15 Symbol Size 43 System Information 12 55 System Test System Update T Talker ID Target Target AIS TCPA TD dresses temperature Thermoclines Tide Tide Graph Tide Info Tide Station Tides Currents Time Difference Time Line Time To Go Timer Timer Alarm Timer Alarm Menu Timer Direction Timer Reset Timer Value 43 71 73 79 86 92 98 104 107 Track Color Track menu Track Ste
17. 3 8 3 To set the chart plotter for receiving AIS 0c ccceccscseerserecoeeeereeeeneneetens 49 3 8 4 Quick Info on AIS Target az wi C WEATHER SERVICE 1 2 rera ibo sto EAR cod se EE cue En SES EDS ERR D RDAPN LEA IE User Manual 7 SD C WEATHER SERVICE Menu 5 te reg Ze kein peer hein UR RIEN RE SPD UE ee INE RE 50 Download ge SCH ads Copy From User C CARD Eegenen vata rs EA Ya ug xag AR B MD REA RARE AER E FOPBCHSL eneessssbse EXER kd REA RENTEN HX a EENS ti da uc o reda iei dia Real Time View Type of Data S10DSG ERRER RSE 3 10 1 Distress Call and Position Request 3 10 2 DSC Menu os ananas xus gei HOG unsere T Directory EE 3 10 3 Quick Info on DSC Icons s n sag S LIFISHIEINDER iahsisiesnaiiejua circle na A EEE a apasinoige duse uiua lea e e EES SIZ RADAR EE 3 13 SYSTEM INFORMATION 3 14 WORLD BACKGROUND CHARTS BS Worldwide Background Update wi iscscens censors thua phun sth ht nnb KE AER ERR ERE A ADR 4 C LINK X2 teennnenernnnnnhnnnnnnnnnunnuna nuni ENEE RER RER uus ku ENER RER ENER Ennn nEaN 4 1 HOW C EINK SYSTEM WORNKS is cn 2258225 esovesactevk skr caa sad qud Ave dada Ra enid niiin 4 2 C LINK SERIAL CONNECTION 5 2 2 nain nnn emanatas mh tun nn REENEN di an aia 5 C LINK Navigation Data Transfer ssssssessssesessss essen esee ennenen nense enan ennes 5 1 OPERATIONS ep Introductive Elements Master Chart Plotter
18. BARRAMUNDI P ius EXPLORER MARLIN OYSTER MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input Output ENTER Port 1 2 3 4 5 Output Sentences ENTER NMEA 0183 Output Talker ID The Talker Id is the 2 characters following the char Start of sentence in a NMEA 0183 sentence that identifies the type of instrument that sends the string The chart plotter allows selecting one of the following Talker identifier II Inte grated Instrument GP GPS EC Electronic Chart System ECS RA Radar and or Radar Plotting SD Sounder Depth The selected Talker ID is applied to all sentences sent by the chart plotter from all Ports To select the Talker ID follow the procedure gt MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input Output ENTER NMEA 0183 Output Talker ID ENTER II GP EC RA SD ENTER BARRAMUNDI P ius BARRACUDA BARRACUDA 1GPS STARFISH STARFISH E EXPLORER MARLIN OYSTER External Signal Sets the External Output gt MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input Output ENTER External Signal ENTER Then choose your preferred setting among External Alarm when activated this pin goes to GND level It is used to command an external buzzer Radar Power On it is command switch for the Radar It must be used in conjunction with the Radar Junction box device and Off BARRACUDA BARRACUDAIGPS STARFISH STARFISH E Cable Wiring page Shows a window containing the cable wiring related to the quick di
19. Beaty teres iP e icon is shown if Fix to Destination DEST 9 ua em ime x NT eg Se 5 y ns icon is shown if Course Over Ground Ha fix is not received Le this icon is shown if Chart Scale fix a Differential GPS pi signal is received Velocity Made Good TN Heesthis icon is shown if WAAS correction is received Compass Heading Date Cross Track Error Horizontal velocity Direction of the water surface of the water surface Time Water Temperature Depth from Transducer Fig 1 8 Example of Charts and Text Area shown on the screen naa 01 14 p 012 33 23 910N DEST Ov 67 18 5598L 5 em 27 7 rui Vd LP ch Fig 1 8a Example of Depth Graph page U 00 48 ES 014 33 33 498N DEST e76 18 558Hh 18 1 Fig 1 8b Example of Depth Graph Full page User Manual 17 Fix Coordinates Date and 0 y Fix Good A rn non SE 4 UTC U or Local L Time Fix gas T To WPTQ0i lt 5 Alphanumeric identifier Speed Over Ground gt 08 34 0 ks os 210 d of the Target if set a Ld rs 824 ze TI Distance CS e wel 8 1 oR 1737 SE Cross Track Enar SCH Pe Nn R 2 Nm
20. Finding Cursor Finding Nearest Lakes By Name Finding Nearest Lakes Information Finding Nearest Obstructions Finding Nearest POIs Finding Nearest Port Service Finding Nearest Ports Finding Nearest Ports By Distance Finding Nearest Ports By Name Finding Nearest Tide Station Finding Nearest Wrecks Finding Port Services Finding User Points FISH FINDER Fix Fix amp Compass menu Fix Correction Fix Datum Fix Status Following a Route Fonts amp Symbols Formatting User C CARD Fuel Consumption Rate Full Info G General menu 37 Getting Port Info 29 Getting Tide Info 30 Global Positioning System 69 GNSS 69 Goto 69 Goto Cursor 24 EIS 69 GPS Connection GPS Setup Menu Grounding Alarm 34 Grounding Alarm Range 34 Grounding Alarm Report 34 Grounding Depth Limit 34 H HDG 69 HDOP 69 Heading 69 Heading Alarm 34 Hiding Showing Route Home 19 Home mode s 69 Horizontal Dilution Of Precision 69 I ipfe 80 86 Info on objects Ss Info Tree Input Output menu Input Output Setup menu Inserting C CARD Inserting MOB Inserting notes on Route Inserting R B Inserting Waypoin installation Interface K Keyboard L Lakes Lakes By Name Lakes Information Land Elevation Values Landmarks language LAT LON
21. MARK ENTER The new Event appears on your ship s position if in Home Mode MARLIN gt EVENT The new Event appears on your ship s position Editing User Point To allow to modify name symbol color and position not for Event of the User Point If in Chart page gt Place the cursor on the desired User Point Ep1t use the cursor key to modify Name Symbol Lat Lon not for Event Color Accept The User Point appears on the selected position with the new symbol and color NOTE To select the User Point presentation gt MENU MENU DISPLAY ENTER USER POINTS ENTER There are three possible choices by selecting OFF the User Point is not shown on the screen otherwise by selecting ON it is shown on the Chart page shown with symbol and name by selecting Icon only the User Point symbol is shown Deleting User Point If in Chart page gt Place the cursor on the desired User Point Derete Accept If in User Points List page gt MENU MENU USER POINTS ENTER LIST ENTER use the cursor to select the row with the desired User Point DeLete Accept The User Point is deleted It is also possible to delete all stored User Points If in User Points List page MENU MENU USER POINTS ENTER LIST ENTER DeL Au Accept User Manual 21 Moving User Point gt Place the cursor on the desired User Point Move move the cursor to the desired position
22. PIN CABLE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON ji COMMON 2 RED PWR 10 35 Vdc EXTERNAL Ts fera OUTPUT 2 gt FE NMEA 7 BROWN INPUT 2 4 Txt DEVICE External NMEA Connections on Port 2 76 User Manual External Alarm Connection POWER amp I O POWER SUPPLY max current e A 300mA POWER amp I O CONNECTOR PIN CABLE COLOR FUNCTION BLACK GND COMMON EXTERNAL C RED PWR 10 35 Vdc Laa BLUE OUTPUT EXTERNAL ALARM Open Collector External Alarm Connection C COM GSM PLUS Connection POWER amp I O d POWER amp I O CONNECTOR C COM Connection PIN CABLE COLOR FUNCTION 1_ BLACK GND COMMON 2 RED PWR 10 35 Vdc 3 WHITE Used by C COM 4 GREEN Used by C COM 5 GRAY OUTPUT2 6 YELLOW Used by C COM 7 BROWN INPUT2 8 BLUE OUTPUT EXTERNAL ALARM User Manual 77 BARRACUDA amp BARRACUDA iGPS S es NS oo G L C CY em H SN FEATURES amp FUNCTIONS 9 9999 o Direct sunlight viewable color LCD 16 9 display Worldwide Built in Cartography showing C MAP detail up to 2 0 NM Positional information from GPS GPS Signal Status page Navigation Data pages 500 Waypoints Marks and 2
23. reporting the information avail able in the System Information page 12 User Manual 1 Getting Started This chapter provides basic information to get you started using the chart plotter it will help you in becoming familiar with the chart display and the functions of the controls before you start using the chart plotter 1 1 THE KEYBOARD Joystick Cursor key Moves the cursor on the display screen quickly and accurately and in the menu page s scrolls the desired option If in Navigate Home mode it allows to exit from navigate mode Dedicated Keys POWER keep it pressed for one second to turn On the chart plotter keep it pressed for three seconds to turn Off the chart plotter press it to adjust the backlight and contrast of the display MOB inserts the MOB Man OverBoard on the ship s position CLEAR exits from menu or leaves a menu without making changes if you are not into a menu sets the Navigate Home mode the cursor is centered on ship s position ENTER e places Marks Waypoints destination and selects R B confirms selection MENU opens the Map menu if pressed twice selects the Functions menu when in chart and data page keep it pressed for three seconds to customize data fields of the text area ZOOM IN shows more details of a smaller area ZOOM OUT shows a wider less detailed area BARRAMUNDI Pius MARLIN OYSTER GOTO selects the Goto function ins
24. there is a malfunction reading it User Manual 65 7 1 4 Modem test Checks the Modem connections Press ENTER to select the desired Port related to the connections made to the Port to which the Modem C COM is connected 7 1 5 Serial Ports Change parameters Changes the parameters of the serial interface This menu allows to select the Port Signal Source the Baud Rate between 4800 or 9600 the Data Bits Word Length between 7 or 8 the Parity between even odd or none the Stop Bits between 1 or 2 Input Data Display Allows the chart plotter to act as a computer terminal and display the incoming data exactly as it is received If the data displayed on the screen is unrecognizable you may have selected the wrong input parameters for your particular receiver Check your receiver manual to be sure that you have selected the proper interface format If the screen is blank the connection may be interrupted and no data is being received Use PAGE to stop or continue after pause data displaying ENTER to show data in hex or ASCII mode normal or small and CLEAR to exit BARRAMUNDI Prius SEAHORSE SEAHORSE E MARLIN OYSTER 7 1 6 External Alarm To check the External Alarm signal EXPLORER 7 1 7 Display Settings To select the display resolution Resolution Sets the resolution among 1024x768 800x600 640x480 default Horizontal Size Allows entering the actual horizontal size of the screen The value can be entered either
25. use the cursor key to choose selection ENTER Once ENTER is pressed the data type is set The selection window is closed and the Text Area changes according to the selected data type Press CLEAR to exit the edit mode 2 6 INFO Placing the cursor on cartographic objects the information related to the object nearby is shown Setting Automatic Info Automatic Info allows you to get the information on any cartographic object just by pacing the cursor on it You can select the type of it MENU MENU DISPLAY ENTER Auto Info ENTER The possible settings are Off no automatic info shown at all On Points only on points e g Rocks Buoys Lights Tide Stations and On All on all objects points lines and areas NOTE Choosing On All the Automatic Info will be shown most of the times the cursor is moved Selecting Automatic Info gt Move the cursor on the object The pop up window with the basic info of the objects is displayed To get full details of the object press Expanp Displaying Expanded Info page Full Info To show the Expanded Info page gt Place the cursor on objects MENU INFO ENTER BARRAMUNDI P ius MARLIN OYSTER gt Place the cursor on objects INFO Info on objects with Pictures To the information on objects with pictures Move the cursor on the object On the Quick Info if at least one of the objects found has one or more pictures associated there will be a camera icon
26. 2atfull screen with the image from the video camera 1 on a rectangular window placed on the upper left corner of the screen 3 6 NAV DISPLAY MENU Allows selecting CDI Scale and Navigation Page fields It is possible to display this menu only if the Navigation Data page or the 3D Road page has been selected gt MENU NAV DISPLAY ENTER CDI scale Selects the CDI Course Deviation Indicator Scale among 0 2 0 5 1 0 2 0 4 0 10 0 Nm Navigation Page A new window appears with six items Select the item you want to change and press ENTER another window appears select the fields to display in the Navigation Data page or in 3D Road page among BRG Bearing COG Course Over Ground DST Distance to Destination SOG Speed Over Ground STR Steering VMG Velocity Made Good XTE Cross Track Error DRF Drift SET Direction of the Current DPT Depth TEMP Water Temperature TTG Time To Go 3 7 ADVANCED MENU gt MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER The Advanced options are arranged in sub menus 44 User Manual 3 7 1 Input Output Setup menu WARNING After every software upgrade the RAM is cleared and the chart plotter re starts with the usual default settings Please go to the Input output menu and set the proper input format once again BARRAMUNDI P ius OYSTER EXPLORER SEAHORSE E BARRACUDA STAR FISH E MARLIN GPS Connection Connect the GPS to the GPS Port serial Port 3 To
27. 7 E sent ENKER kun btt ER ERR ERE iena eea NERA AR TT AREE 22 Selecting User Points List page uices si deed MEIERS NEEE S EXER ERA DEE d Rd PES 22 User Manual 5 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 7 2 8 2 9 ROUTES Selecting Active Route Creating a Route Inserting notes on ROUTE sirsiran cuc ie qenobtes es esddbii i irelK aia Hiding or Showing Route Selecting Route Color Deleting Route sse senenn enen Following a Route Activate the Navigation Inserting Waypoint cs ee ses ssssses esse ss es sees t Reversing Route aluiunserchvtescedis pita iei aa A sca Sec iba E as I rtis simal itu side etia Selecting Route Report page s s xS EES esee EEN sae pian aka EAR vie RER aR RSR ENN NEE aaa aR A Sending Route s ne Receiving Route egtesebgbe seed Sue deelt Eet dee AS Sen de deene GOTOIUNGTION eegkerebeuge eege dee Ee Navigation to Waypoint Deleting destination USING TRACK sas Setting up a Track Step Selecting Track Color TN sd bes Displaying track A A pc Activating Deactivating Track Recording sss rss x raos crs tagn rg Hee Clearing Track gata 95T e vente Selecting Track Number TRACK TO ROUTE FUNCTION Track To Route Advanced MENU E DATA WINDOW CUSTOMIZATION ON CHART PAGE E ge INFO ln E D e Setting Automatic Info als Selecting Automatic Info ses sara Sira ZR c SR uk raa rr xU RE des disses REV EN E I FINA PNE UE des aa 27 Displaying Expanded Info page Full Info cs g
28. 98 104 107 Caution Notice 15 CDI scale we 44 Chain 43 67 Chart Boundaries 42 Chart Lock 442 chart scale Clearing All Tracks eorc Compass Calibration Compute Correction contrast Conventions Coordinates Correction Offset Course Line Course Over Ground 67 Course To Steer 68 CPA 48 Creating a Route 22 Creating Event 21 Creating Mark 21 Creating Waypoint Cross Track Error Currents Prediction cursor Cursor Window Customize Text Area D Data Window Mode 43 68 Datum TTT Deactivating Track Recording Dead Reckoning Dedicated Keys Default Deleting destination Deleting File Deleting MOB Deleting R B Deleting Route Deleting User Point Depth Depth Alarm Depth Areas Depth from Trasducer Depth Line Depth Lines amp Soundings destination DGPS Differential GPS Display Display Menu Display Mode display resolution Display Settings Displaying Track Distance Distress Call DSC Directory BST i Dynamic Nav Aids User Manual 115 E Editing R B Editing User Point Estimated Time of Arrival Event Handler Type Expanded Info External Alarm External NMEA Connection External Waypoint External Wiring F File Find Finding Coordinates
29. Alarm Range To set the length of the sector to be detected among 0 25 0 5 1 0 Nm gt MENU MENU ALARMS ENTER GROUNDING ALARM RANGE ENTER Grounding Alarm Report To display the report of the dangerous objects currently detected gt MENU MENU ALARMS ENTER GROUNDING ALARM REPORT ENTER When any of the searched objects is found in the scanned area a tick marker is printed on the relative box to identify which dangerous objects have been cur rently detected Once the alarm condition is no longer present the relative tick marker is removed NOTE Thealarm No data available is shown when no specific cartographic data are found on the C CARD or when no C CARD is inserted BARRAMUNDI Pius SEAHORSE SEAHORSE E MARLIN OYSTER External Alarm When any alarm condition occurs the pin is switched from High Impedance to ground This signal can be used by an external device as a hooter or buzzer MENU MENU ALARMS ENTER EXTERNAL ALARM ENTER 34 User Manual MARLIN Timer Alarm Menu The Timer Alarm is activated when the defined time is expired The Timer Value and the counter direction can be set by the user MENU MENU ALARMS ENTER TIMER ALARM ENTER The possible choices are listed in the table below Timer Alarm Starts On or Stops Off the Timer Alarm counter Timer Value Enter the Timer Value Hours Minutes Seconds Range 00 00 01
30. BRG is 75 TRN is 5 Left TTG Time To Go The estimated time needed to reach your destination based on your current speed and the distance to destination TWD True Wind Direction Direction of the Wind relative to a fixed point on the earth TWS True Wind Speed Velocity of the Wind relative to a fixed point on the earth Underwater Objects Objects like obstruction wreck cable User Point Object you place on the chart identified by its coordinates and displayed on the screen with a reference symbol see Mark Waypoint UTC Universal Time Coordinated A time scale based on the rotation of the earth that is used by most broadcast time services UTM Universal Transverse Mercator Metric Grid system used on most large and intermediate scale land topo graphic charts and maps Variation The angle between the magnetic and geographic meridians at any place ex pressed in degrees West or East to indicate the direction of magnetic North from true North It changes from point to point and at the same point with time VMG Velocity Made Good It is the destination closing Velocity The VMG is calculated using the current speed of the vessel SOG and the difference between the current vessel course and the bearing to the destination WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System The Federal Aviation Administration FAA in cooperation with other DOT or ganizations and DOD is augmenting the GPS SPS with a satellite based aug
31. BROWN INPUT 2 lt BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND COMMON GPS on Port 2 88 User Manual ANTENNA GPS SENSOR CABLE WIRE COLOR FUNCTION RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc GREEN GPS RX BROWN GPS TX BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND COMMON SMART GPS SENSOR Autopilot Connection GPS on Port 3 POWER SUPPLY Set Ges POWER amp 1 0 if POWER amp I O CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON COMUNE 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc 3 WHITE INPUT 1 AUTOPILOT 4 GREEN INPUT 1 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 b Ee Autopilot on Port 1 POWER SUPPLY zy POWER amp I O T POWER amp UO CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON COMUNE 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc 1 AUTOPILOT 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 gt x 7 BROWN INPUT 2 Autopilot on Port 2 External NMEA Connection POWER SUPPLY POWER amp 1 0 l POWER amp I O CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION EXTERNAL 1 BLACK GND COMMON COMMON 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 veg ______ x NMEA 3 WHITE INPUT 1 DEVICE 4 GREEN INPUT 1 g l 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 gt External NMEA on Port 1 POWER SUPPLY 7 POWER amp 1 0 if POWER amp I O CABLE EXTERNAL PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK
32. Backlight color saturation and Hue phase If Video 1 or Video 2 is selected their relative settings are set to the default values and the message OK is shown to the selected item If the option All is selected both the settings for Video 1 and Video 2 are restored to the default values and the message OK is shown next to Video 1 Video 2 and All STARFISH STARFISH E Allows the picture in picture functionality so the Video Input image can be shown on a window and placed over the chart display or other data pages gt MENU MENU DISPLAY ENTER VIDEO INPUT ENTER Full Screen Video Shows the image from the video camera at full screen Chart Video Showsthe chart display with the image from the video camera on a rectangular window placed on the upper left corner of the screen MARLIN OYSTER Allows the picture in picture functionality so a Video Input image can be shown on a window and placed over the other Video Input image at full screen DATA VIDEO INPUT ENTER Full Screen Video 1 Shows the image from the video camera 1 at full screen Full Screen Video 2 Shows the image from the video camera 2 at full screen Full Screen Video 1 Video 2 Showstheimage from the video camera 1 atfull screen with the image from the video camera 2 on a rectangular window placed on the upper left corner of the screen Full Screen Video 2 Video 1 Showsthe image from the video camera
33. Course To Steer CDI Course Deviation Indicator Steering Fig 1 8c Example of Navigation Data page Speed Over Ground fa m Course Over Ground ka 11 8 xs cos 006 af Distance or 32 2mm Course To Steer cts 133 na xt L11 2 ua sr R 127 Cross Track Error Steering Alphanumeric identifier of the Target if set i gt CDI Course Deviation Indicator Course Deviation Indicator Fig 1 8d Example of 3D Road page Fix Status Fix coordinates Date and UTC U or Local L time Used Satellite Course Over Ground Bars to indicate S N Ratio _ Tracked but not used Satellite Speed Over Ground S A 0 azimuth B Course Over Ground 120 azimuth 01 m 05 07 2S ga e4 o6 S06 54 0 Kts S EE er ES Lye HDOP 12 5 E 0 elevation C06 210 M 7 UDOPQ 33 2 p C 45 elevation Altitude D 90 elevation Horizontal dilution of precision Vertical dilution of precision Fig 1 8e Example of GPS Status page 18 User Manual Speed Over Ground N Fix Coordinates N 43 29 823 N 009 02 901 E Course Over Ground Fix Good 29 09 99 P NDR 1984 02 29 43 U ye Deng Date and Fix Status tse Cm ED UTC U or Local E Time Fig 1 8f Example of GPS Data page gu 11 1 um y T TS kts
34. ENTER Save select the file type to insert by using related soft key insert the file name and type ENTER When a certain type of data Mark Events Route Track is saved a new file is created on a User C CARD The file contains all points of the selected type cur rently stored in the internal memory User Manual 35 Save Marks to create a new file containing all Marks stored in the chart plotter e Save Events to create a new file containing all Events stored in the chart plotter e Save Routes to create a new file containing all Waypoints belonging to the selected Route Route number is required e Save Tracks to create a new file containing all Track points belonging to the selected Track Track number is required NOTE When naming a file you may have trouble finding a name that uniquely identifies the file s contents Dates for example are often used in filenames however they take up several characters leaving you with little flexibility The secret is to find a compromise a point where you can combine a date with a word creating a unique filename The maximum length of the filename is 8 characters The characters may be numbers 0 9 letters A Z and spaces for example legal identifiers are ABC AA 512121212 AB C 1A 1 and so on Loading File from User C CARD gt MENU MENU USER C CARD ENTER Select the file name in the list Loan The Load function copies the co
35. Lat Lon Grid Sets On Off the displaying of the grid of parallels of Latitude and meridians of Longitude drawn on the map Chart Boundaries Sets On Off the displaying of the Chart Boundaries which represents the boundaries of the charts available on the chart plotter Selecting Auto instead if we are in background charts only the first chart levels contained in the C CARD are displayed if we are in a charts level contained in the C CARD the next four charts level are displayed Value Added Data Sets On Off the displaying of the Value Added Data The Value Added Data VAD is a collection of additional cartographic objects which are not present on the original paper chart from which the electronic chart derives These objects have been obtained from other sources that C MAP believes to be reliable and then merged to the electronic charts in order to provide more information useful for the navigation VAD object can be any cartographic objects and it can be distinguished from the official chart objects from the Quick Info A dedicated icon is shown on the Quick Info window to indicate that the object queried is a VAD The same icon is also shown on the Full Info page and in addition the extended text Value Added Data is shown on the details of the VAD object Chart Lock Sets On Off the Chart Lock option When Chart Lock is On the available zoom scales are only the ones containing cartographic data Instead when Chart Lock is Off itis
36. Not all color chart plotters are connectable to the external video signal Please make sure that your chart plotter is equipped with a video input connection port User Manual 43 NOTE If the Video Input signals is not detected E g the video Camera is not connected to the Video Input connector the VIDEO INPUT menu item must be grayed out BARRAMUNDI Prius gt MENU MENU DISPLAY ENTER VIDEO INPUT ENTER Select Video Input Selects the Video Input among None Video 1 Video 2 or Auto Switch If Auto Switch is selected choose the switching time Activate Video Input Activates the Video Mode from menu At the activation of the Video Mode the following messages are shown on a dedicated window Connected Video Input Signal is XXXX The Video Mode will be activated XXXX can be PAL or NTSC the software automatically detects the type of Video Input source connected Once the Video Mode is active use the following keys to adjust video settings press and immediately release POWER use the Contr Contr and BRIGHT BRiGHT soft keys to adjust contrast and backlight move the cursor up down to adjust brightness and left right to adjust colors press ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT to adjust hue phase Pressing any other key exits from Video Mode Switching Timeout Selects the timeout for the Auto Switch option among 5 10 30 seconds 1 5 10 minutes Restore Defaults Restores default values of Contrast Brightness
37. Slave Chart Plotter C Link Navigation Data Acquisition and Display Graphical Representation on Map Display BS EN Route iDataiREporl lll cL 52 e e ie NEE Route Navigation Quick Info on the Destination ias T Quick into on Single DestihaLtlOTI Laus sensa spare nk timuit AER SE dE ESEE PX ME 6 GPS 6 1 HOW GPS WORKS vis 5 1 1 Position Fixing Accuracy DOP a iadenin sk era tack mc Qi koe o a dani 64 7 Maintenance 7 1 SYSTEM TEST 7 1 1 RAM Menu DIM Menu Cartridges Modem test Serial Ports External Alarm Display Settings NNNNNN a a a aaa NOURA LU K Terms SEAHORSE amp SEAHORSE E 73 FEATURES amp FUNCTIONS aks eg ZS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ad ira 23 INSERTING REMOVING PROCEDURE ET sis 74 Inserting the C CARD pe D 74 Removing the C CARD Ge 74 CHART PLOTTER DIMENSIONS eg agpig eege enc geesde 74 INSTALLATION AND REMOVING 2 2 pata boh n Pag T sic TIR N 9 SR e ca KE cos a deeg 75 EXTERNAL WIRING TYPICAL CONNECTIONS 8 User Manual GPS Connection For SEAHORSE T 76 Autopilot Connection External NMEA CORBFIecttOl 29750 059 ins guo geg geen NSS TR RR AK D M Vx S Ge 76 External Alarm Connection ser gea mettere niae ga Mee t eR E edad 77 LE GSM PLUS CODIOCEIORL as iiec ears a aeu gia ate ci oe KS a ea pK Mardi I DR 77 BARRACUDA amp BARRACUDA iGPS FEATURES amp FUNCTIONS _ TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Se js INSE
38. Vdc J 2 GREEN OUTPUT 3 a 3 BROWN INPUT 3 CH 4 nc 5 Nc Tm 6 BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND SIGNAL RETURN ne LI a M N 994 H T L1 L AUX IN I O CABLE o D POWER amp I O PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION e L3 FUNCTION 1_ BLACK GND COMMON T J GND COMMON 2 RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc 3 WHITE INPUT 4 WHITE INPUT 1 4 GREEN INPUT 4 GREEN INPUT 1 5 GRAY OUTPUT 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 4 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 7 BROWN INPUT 5 BROWN INPUT 2 8 BLUE EXTERNAL ALARM OUTPUT BLUE EXTERNAL ALARM OUTPUT TYPICAL CONNECTIONS GPS Connection US a M SE ee L POWER amp I O if e POWER amp UO CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION GPS SENSOR CABLE 1 BLACK GND COMMON WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc 3 WHITE INPUT 1 E GREEN GPS RX 4 GREEN INPUT 1 lt lt BROWN GPS TX 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 gt d BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND COMMON GPS on Port 1 User Manual 93 POWER amp I O IS a POWER SUPPLY 1 L SMART GPS SENSOR Eresch POWER amp UO CABLE GPS SENSO
39. WHITE INPUT 44 3 WHITE INPUT 1 4 GREEN INPUT 4 4 GREEN INPUT 1 5 GRAY OUTPUT 5 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 4 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 7 BROWN INPUT 5 7 BROWN INPUT 2 8 BLUE EXTERNAL ALARM OUTPUT 8 BLUE EXTERNAL ALARM OUTPUT GPS ANT AUX Vu PWR amp Vo VG DUT VIDEO IN 1 VIDEO IN 2 ERE SMART 34 GPS Ce USB Port F Mini B eh J VIDEO OUTPUT S PIN FUNCTION i GND ONLY for VIDEO INPUT version GPS ANTENNA 2 vcc CAM CONNECTORS 1 GND COMMON PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 3 R PIN OUT 2 POWER 10 35Vdc 1 RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc 4 G ON UNIT 3cSIGNA 2 GREEN OUTPUT 3 5 B NEN 3 BROWN INPUT 3 6 HSYNC 3 4 NC 7 VSYNC E gt EI 5 Nc 8 N C d I 6 BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND SIGNAL RETURN 9 BRIGHT CONTROL TYPICAL CONNECTIONS GPS Connection SMART GPS POWER SUPPLY SENSOR gt Se POWER amp I O if IS POWER amp I O CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION GPS SENSOR CABLE 1 BLACK GND COMMON WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc 4 RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc 3_ WHITE INPUT 1 ER 1 GREEN GPS RX 4 GREEN INPUT 1 E j BROWN GPS TX 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 gt BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND COMMON
40. When the chart plotter receives a valid position fix the Tide icons are shown on the charts on the basis of the current date and time the screen displays and changes arrows as date time changes Seabed Type Sets On Off the displaying of the Seabed Type Ports amp Services Sets On Off the displaying of the Ports and Services areas along shore with facilities for mooring downloading and uploading of ships generally sheltered from waves and winds Port installations are piers wharves pontoons dry docks cranes Tracks amp Routes Sets On Off the displaying of the Tracks and Routes recommended and established routes for ships at sea including traffic separation schemes deep water routes User Manual 41 DEPTH SETTINGS To control the display on the map of the depth informations Depth Range Min Sets a minimum reference for the Depth Areas The default setting is 0 Mt Depth Range Max Sets a maximum reference for the Depth Areas The default setting is 9 999 Mt LAND SETTINGS To control the display on the map of the terrestrial features Land Elevations Sets On Off the Land Elevation display Land Elevations Values Sets On Off the displaying of the Land Elevations Values Roads Sets On Off the displaying of the Roads POls Sets On Off the displaying of Points Of Interest CHART SETTINGS To control the display on the map of the chart features
41. an international standard that enables equipment from many different manufactures to be connected to gether and share information OSGB Ordinance Survey of Great Britain A coordinate system describing only Great Britain charts Generally used with GBR36 datum which also describes only Great Britain charts This coordinate system cannot be used in any other part of the world Pair The two selectable secondary stations of a Loran C chain which are used to calculate the TD Time Difference position of a point in the map area covered by the selected Loran C chain Pictures amp Diagrams The MAX data format allows assigning one or more image to any cartographic object These Pictures are typically used to facilitate the identification of carto graphic objects or places around the map they can be the landscape layout nearby a harbour the shape of a bridge or of a buoy etc On some objects such as bridges the image associated can represent the Diagram represent ing the shape of the objects and the various characteristics length height type of bridge etc 70 User Manual Port Info The Port Info function is a combination of a Port Info database containing all the relevant Safety and Navigational information normally found in good pilot books and a presentation software which displays special Port Facility Symbols Ports Services Areas along shore with fa
42. built up area buildings roads Data Window Mode To customize the Text Area layout among Full Screen Text Area with 3 boxes and Text Area with 6 boxes Datum The Latitude and Longitude lines printed on any map are based on certain models of the shape of the earth these models are called Datum or Coordi nate Systems There are many different Datum in use each one gives differ ent Lat Lon positions for an identical point on the surface of the earth see also Map Datum and Fix Datum Dead Reckoning It is the procedure to determine the current position of a vessel by applying to the last known position the way that has been made since the last known position was received This procedure is normally based on the last received GPS position Speed and Course or to the last received GPS position Log Speed and Heading Default It indicates the original factory setting for any menu selection The default values are set after a Master Reset RAM Clear Depth Area Depth Areas are the sea areas included in the user selectable range of mini mum and maximum depth limits The sea area that is beyond the selected range is filled by an uniform white color the sea area that is inside the se lected range is filled by ordinary multicolor shading The Spot Soundings and Depth Contours are displayed on the range only Depth Line Also called Bathymetric Line It is the imaginary line connecting points of equal water depth Destination In orde
43. can be the MMSI or the corresponding vessel s name If in the DSC Directory the MMSI has been associated to its relative vessel name the vessel s name is shown in the label instead of the MMSI 3 10 1 Distress Call and Position Request During a distress situation a vessel that is equipped with a DSC VHF radio and connected to a GPS has the capability to transmit a DSC Distress Call with GPS Position When the VHF radio receives a DSC Distress Call the position information of the vessel in distress is transferred to the chart plotter The chart plotter logs the Distress Call into the DSC Log and also marks the position of the vessel in distress on the Chart page A pop up screen advises the user that a Distress Call has been received Within the pop up screen it asks the user if he would like to view the call on the Chart page or exit the pop up screen By selecting the item VIEW ON CHART and press ENTER two options are shown GoTo Vessel Activates the navigation to the Distress Call or Position Request icon The chart plotter changes the map scale to allow showing the Distress Call or Position Request icon and the vessel s icon simultaneously on the screen The chart plotter then verifies if there are obstructions land or low water between the two positions If obstructions are found the chart plotter shows a pop up screen saying that the navigation to the Distress Call cannot be set automatically and the user must define a route to avo
44. choose your preferred setting follow the procedure MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input Output ENTER Port 3 Input ENTER NMEA 4800 N81 N ENTER GPS Setup Menu To set your preferred configuration for the connected GPS Internal GPS BARRACUDA iGPS STARFISH Enables or disables the Internal GPS Restart GPS Restarts all GPS processes Once executed the message Done is shown Diff Corr Source Sets what kind of Differential Correction will be used by the GPS between WAAS and RTCM beacon correction Navigation Speed Sets the Navigation Speed among Low Speed Medium Speed and High Speed Autopilot Connection Connect the Autopilot to the serial Port 1 2 or 3 gt MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input Output ENTER Port 1 2 3 Output ENTER Then choose your preferred setting among the NMEA available settings NMEA 0183 4800 N81 N NMEA 0180 NMEA 0180 CDX and press ENTER to confirm BARRAMUNDI P ius EXPLORER MARLIN OYSTER Connect the Autopilot to the serial Port 1 2 3 4 or 5 gt MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input Output ENTER Port 1 2 3 4 5 Output ENTER Then choose your preferred setting among the NMEA available settings NMEA 0183 4800 N81 N NMEA 0180 NMEA 0180 CDX and press ENTER to confirm External NMEA Connection Connect the External NMEA to the serial Port 1 2 or 3 gt MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input
45. in centimetres or inches the default is 30 5 cm The unit of measure is user selectable see Screen Size Unit option If the unit of measure is changed the value is converted Screen Size Unit Allows entering the screen size unit among cm and inch Centimetres is the default unit Apply settings Sets the values Resolution and Horizontal size When this func tion is executed the following message are shown The Display settings will be applied after power off Do you want to restart the unit now If the display will not be visible shut off the chart plotter again then power it up keeping pressed ZOOM IN to set default resolution 640x480 Choosing YES the chart plotter will be restarted and the new settings applied Choosing NO the new settings will be applied only next time the chart plotter is powered up Choosing ABORT will discarded all changes and nothing will be applied The original values of Reso lution and Horizontal Size are restored and displayed NOTE It is possible to restore the lowest screen resolution 640x480 by pressing and holding ZOOM IN while the chart plotter is switched to ON This is useful when the image is not shown on the screen for example as effect of changing the display or display not compatible with the set resolution 66 User Manual Terms ALT Altitude Altitude of GPS Antenna on the medium sea level Alter Alternate Solution TD Coordinates System Parameter selected by the u
46. it will be possible to display the information related to the External Route by entering the Route Data Report External Route ROUTE001 Cruising Speed 12 5 kn Fuel Consumption Rate 8 0 Un Total Route length 71 19 Nm Total Fuel Consumption 45 51 Waypoints in Route 4 Initial Fuel Load 2551 Remaining Waypoints 4 Remaining Fuel 2091 DST TTG ETA Cons nm hh mm hh mm Lit To Dest 11 54 AM To Next Wot 1 10 PM To Last Wpt E 6 54 PM Fig 5 1a External route on Route Data Report External Route Name of the External Route from PCMPN 0 Cruising Speed Planned Cruising Speed from PCMPN 1 Fuel Consumption Rate Planned Fuel Consumption Rate from PCMPN 1 Total Route length Length from First to Last Wpt from PCMPN 1 Initial Fuel Load Volume of Fuel available before the navigation was started Liters Total Fuel Consumption Calculated Fuel consumption to navigate the whole route Waypoints in Route No of Wpts in the Route from PCMPN 1 Remaining Waypoints No of Wpts from Dest to Last Wpt from PCMPN 1 Distance to Destination Distance from Ship to Destination Calculated Distance to Next Wpt Distance to travel from ship to the Wpt after the Destination calculated Distance to Dest Next User Manual 61 Distance to Last Wpt TTG To Destination TTG To Next Wpt TTG to Last Wpt ETA to Destination ETA to Next Waypoint ETA to Last Wpt
47. keys are shown in capital letters en closed in square brackets for example ENTER the software keys are shown in small capital letters enclosed in square brackets for example Eprr Menu operations are in bold characters listed by keys sequence with the menu names enclosed between inverted commas for example MENU MAP ENTER means press the MENU key using the cursor key select the Map menu and then press ENTER Any menu operation and function activation in this User Manual is related to all color chart plotter models Whenever needed a note has been added for other different models HOW THIS USER MANUAL IS ORGANIZED CHAPTER 1 Getting Started Overview of the controls and how to start using the chart plotter CHAPTER 2 Operations Description of the operation procedures of the chart plotter in detail CHAPTER 3 User Setting Up Set up of the chart plotter the charting preferences and the GPS options CHAPTER 4 C LINK C Link system is a feature needed to share the same cartographic data between two chart plotter units linked via serial I O port CHAPTER 5 C LINK NAVIGATION DATA TRANSFER This function allows transferring C LINK navigation data hereinafter C LINK navigation data between two chart plotters linked through the C LINK system CHAPTER 6 GPS GPS antenna and set up of the hardware configuration v CHAPTER 7 Maintenance User maintenance guidelines e Terms List of the terms and abbreviations us
48. main reference for all the matters related to the execution of a safe naviga tion For this reason we would like to remind you that you are required to carry on board and use the officially published and approved nautical charts CAUTION Please read through this manual before the first operation If you have any questions please contact the Company s customer service or your local dealer e The chart plotter is not built water proof Please give attention to avoid water intrusion into the chart plotter Water damage is not covered by the warranty Extensive exposure to heat may result in damage to the chart plotter Connection to the power source with reversed polarity will damage the chart plotter severely This damage is not covered by the warranty The chart plotter contains dangerous high voltage circuits which only expe rienced technicians MUST handle The C MAP C CARDs are available from your local dealer Exposure of the display to UV rays may shorten the life of the liquid crystals used in your plotter This limitation is due to the current technology of the LCD displays Avoid overheating which may cause loss of contrast and in extreme cases a darkening of the screen Problems which occur from overheating are re versible when temperature decreases CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR THE PLOTTER SCREEN Cleaning your chart plotter screen is a very important operation and must be done carefully as the window s surface i
49. me 777 y D r 77 7 Kts Rm Fig 1 8g Example of Wind Data page Moving around the Chart and Changing Chart Scale Use the cursor key to move around the chart Also use ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT to change the chart scale so that a smaller or larger area is shown on the chart Finding Your Boat Position The most common use of the chart plotter is to show your ship s current location You can lock the cursor to the ship s position using gt CLEAR The Home function locks the cursor to the ship and updates the display as the ship moves To release the cursor from the Home Mode use the cursor key to move the cursor away from the ship s current position Selecting Screen Amplifier In Home mode the Screen Amplifier function sets up the charts on the navigation direction course in order to display more map details in front of the ship s position gt CLEAR MENU MENU DISPLAY ENTER SCREEN AMPLIFIER ENTER ON ENTER Selecting Map Orientation To select the orientation of your chart according to gt MENU MAP ORIENTATION ENTER The available choices are North Up the map is shown with North upwards and Track Up the map is shown with the ship s current heading upwards The Resolu tion angle can be set MENU MENU DISPLAY ENTER MAP ORIENTATION ENTER TRACK UP ENTER use cursor to insert values ENTER User Manual 19 The Resolution a
50. mentation system the WAAS It will provide a signal in space to WAAS users to support en route through precision approach navigation After achieving initial operational capability the WAAS will then be incrementally improved over the next years to expand the area of coverage increase the availability of precision approaches increase signal redundancy and reduce operational restrictions Waypoint Any point to which one intends to navigate A sequence of Waypoints makes up a Route plan WGS 84 World Geodetic System 1984 Coordinates System or Datum developed by the Defence Mapping Agency DMA It is the default geodetic Datum used by the chart plotter and the GPS Zoom In Shows more detail in a smaller area Zoom Out Operates similarly to zoom in but in the reverse showing a wider but less detailed view XTE Cross Track Error The distance from the ship s present position to the closest point on a line between the origin and destinations Waypoints of the navigation User Manual SEAHORSE amp SEAHORSE E FEATURES amp FUNCTIONS 9 99 E 9 9 gt Direct sunlight viewable color LCD vertical display Worldwide Built in Cartography showing C MAP detail up to 2 0 NM Positional information from GPS GPS Signal Status page Navigation Data pages 500 Waypoints Marks and 25 Routes 50 Waypoints max per Route 1000 Track Points Create Move Insert Edit or Er
51. or object Simulation Mode with cursor control Video Input option TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Power consumption with internal GPS 1 1A max 10V Power consumption no external GPS connected 1 0A max 10V Interface NMEA0183 Autopilot Interface NMEA 0180 NMEA 0180 CDX NMEA 0183 Video Input color with Video Input PAL or NTSC video signals automatically selected Display Sun Light Viewable Color LCD active area 7 wide User Manual 85 Display Resolution 800 x 480 pixels Cartography C MAP C CARD Operating temperature range 0 455 degrees Celsius Memory Non volatile with battery backup Keyboard Silicon rubber backlight Weight 1 1 Kg When the package containing the chart plotter is opened for the first time after purchase please make sure that the following contents are present if any item is missing please contact your local dealer External bracket and I O cable 1 5 mt 5 9 Chart plotter s protective cover Fuse 2 Amp fuseholder User Manual Flush mounting kit STARFISH E Smart DGPS WAAS Receiver with cable 15 mt 45 feet STARFISH E INSERTING REMOVING PROCEDURE Remove the front cover as explained in the following pictures Hold the C CARD by the long inclined side so that you can see the C MAP label Gently push the C CARD into the slot push the C CARD in as far as it will go to hold fixed into the slot and place the front cover again
52. or out Zoom Type has two options STANDARD default or FLEXI ZOOM When in FLEXI ZOOM mode a short ZOOM push causes a change of chart whilst a long ZOOM push press and hold causes a pop up window to be displayed on a corner of the screen The window shows the current Zoom Factor By pressing ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT the map is expanded or compressed according to the zoom factor selected The Window is automatically closed if ZOOM is not pressed for 2 seconds and the selected zoom factor will be used at the next zoom in out FONTS amp SYMBOLS gt MENU FONTS amp SYMBOLS ENTER On MAX charts it is possible to set the size of all names and symbols drawn on the charts selecting between Normal size the regular characters size and Large size User Manual 37 NORMAL size LARGE size ad The Needle B E Fig 3 2 Example of Normal size font on the left side and Large size font on the right side settings PERSPECTIVE VIEW gt MENU PERSPECTIVE VIEW ENTER Chart data may be projected in perspective mode during navigation This function allows setting the panoramic View of the chart As the upper side of the map is more compressed than the lower side a wider map area is visible The perspec tive view allows showing more chart information immediately ahead and around the cursor 3 ure us a T b E YA 5 TES B E Fig 3 2a Perspective View LI
53. point and immediately start navigating to it Navigation to Waypoint gt Place the cursor on the desired Waypoint ENTER GOTO ENTER or simply Place the cursor on the desired Waypoint Goto BARRAMUNDI Prius MARLIN OYSTER gt Place the cursor on the desired Waypoint GOTO A circle surrounds the Waypoint symbol A dotted line is shown connecting the destination with the ship s position When the destination is placed all navigation data are referred to it Deleting destination If the destination has been placed to stop the navigation to the Waypoint Place the cursor on destination icon Stop NOTE Ifyou press Next Prev the destination icon is moved on the next previous Waypoint in the Route Otherwise when the cursor is placed on a generic position on the chart gt ENTER GOTO ENTER Stop NOTE Ifyou press Start the destination icon is moved on the new cursor position The symbol that identifies the destination disappears from the screen but the Waypoint remains 24 User Manual 2 4 USING TRACK A very useful feature of the chart plotter is the ability to store and display exactly where the boat has been This feature referred to as Tracking can provide in valuable information about the effect of tide and wind influence on the boat s progress as well as giving an indication of the helmsman s performance When full storing capacity has been reached the oldest points are delete
54. possible to zoom down into zoom scales not covered by cartographic data after the last available zoom scale covered by cartographic data The DSI window if present will show NO CHART when an empty level is entered in the location of map expansion mode NOTE When an empty level is entered the message No cartographic coverage is shown on a window in a corner of the map display The warning message is always displayed as long as the current zoom has no data coverage UNDERWATER OBJECTS SETTINGS To control the display on the Underwater Objects Underwater Objects Limit Selects the max depth value to display Underwater Objects If value is set to 0 Mt the Underwater Objects are not shown on the charts Menu options are grayed out If value is more than 0 Mt i e 10 Mt in the Range from 0 Mt to the selected value the Underwater Objects are displayed according to their setting below The default setting is 10 Mt Rocks Sets Off Icon Icon Depth the displaying of the Rocks The default setting is Icon Obstructions Sets Off Icon Icon Depth the displaying of the Obstructions The default setting is Icon Diffusers Sets Off lcon Icon Depth the displaying of Diffusers The default setting is Icon Wrecks Sets Off Icon Icon Depth the displaying of Wrecks The default setting is Icon NOTE Choose the options OFF the object is not visible independently of the selected Underwater Object Dep
55. screen gt MENU MENU ROUTE ENTER SELECT ENTER use the cursor key to highlight the Route Hipe SHow Selecting Route Color To select Route legs color among the eight available colors If in Route menu page gt MENU MENU ROUTE ENTER COLOR ENTER use the cursor key to select color Accept If in Select Route menu gt MENU MENU ROUTE ENTER SELECT ENTER use the cursor key to highlight the Route Coron use the cursor key to select color Accept The Route is drawn on the screen in the selected color It is possible to select a different color for any Route Deleting Route If in Route menu gt MENU MENU ROUTE ENTER DELETE ENTER Accept The Route legs and Waypoints are deleted The Marks linked to the Route are not deleted If the destination is placed on the Route that Route cannot be deleted Following a Route Activate the Navigation With the Route shown on the Chart page move the cursor to the starting Way point in the Route and press ENTER select GOTO and press ENTER again BARRAMUNDI P ius MARLIN OYSTER move the cursor to the starting Waypoint in the Route and press GOTO The destination is placed on the Waypoint of the selected Route and you are now navigating to it Inserting Waypoint To insert a new Waypoint between two existing ones gt Place the cursor on the desired Route leg Insert move the c
56. sonar performance of the Fish Finder is one of the most advanced marine navigation system available To select the Fish Finder menu first select one of the four page related to the Fish Finder MENU MENU PAGE ENTER FISH FINDER ENTER se lect the desired page ENTER BARRAMUNDI P ius MARLIN OYSTER gt DATA FISH FINDER ENTER select the desired page ENTER Once the Fish Finder page is selected access the Fish Finder menu by pressing MENU For more information see the specific User Manual NOTE The Fish Finder display page is available only if the Fish Finder is connected and powered On BARRAMUNDI Prtus BARRACUDA BARRACUDA 1GPS STARFISH STARFISH E EXPLORER MARLIN OYSTER 3 12 RADAR The Radar consists of a scanner unit which illuminates targets with microwave energy and then collects the echoes from those targets The scanner unit includes the Radar antenna transmitter receiver and necessary electronics The scanner unit is connected to a chart plotter equipped with software capable of displaying the Radar functions To select the Radar menu first select one of the four page related to the Radar MENU MENU PAGE ENTER RADAR ENTER select the desired page ENTER BARRAMUNDI P ius MARLIN OYSTER gt DATA RADAR ENTER select the desired page ENTER Once the Radar page is selected access the Radar menu by pressing gt MENU For more informatio
57. stored into the chart plotter if the GPS is NMEA 0183 protocol compatible and support the BWC sentence this symbol remains on the screen for 30 seconds You may save it by placing a Waypoint or a Mark onto that symbol As soon as the chart plotter receives another BWC sentence with the coordinates of a new Waypoint the symbol moves to the new point User Points Sets On icon label Off or Icon only icon the displaying of User Point Symbol Size Sets Normal or Small the icon of User Point Data Window Mode Customizes the Text Area layout it is possible to customize the Text Area layout among Full Screen Vertical Text Area with 5 boxes and Text Area with 8 boxes for Text Area with 5 boxes and Text Area with 8 boxes you can select between Small or Large boxes size Cursor Window Enables or disables the display of the cursor window on the screen MARLIN Event Handler Type Selects the type as Normal or By Key Selecting Normal allows placing the Event with a default name selecting By Key allows setting the desired number for the Event The default setting is Normal Position Symbol Selects the icon of the fix position displayed on the screen between Boat and Standard The default setting is Boat 3 5 VIDEO INPUT MENU By accessing this menu it is possible to see images on the chart plotter display captured from an external video signal source if connected to the chart plotter
58. the North True or Magnetic and a destination The horizontal direction of one terrestrial point from another referring to the North True or Magnetic It is often used to indicate the direction to follow to reach the destination v Chain Loran C GRI The Loran chains are groups of transmitting stations that use timed radio pulse transmissions In each of these chains there is a master station and two or more slave or secondary stations Stations belonging to a same chain transmit pulses in timing groups a different time base identifies each chain The time base of each chain is the Group Repetition Interval or GRI This GRI identifies the chain in unique mode For example the GRI 4990 identifies the chain of Central Pacific zone COG Course Over Ground Direction of the path over ground actually followed by a vessel User Manual 67 Course Line Time Line The Course Line is a graphical indication of the direction in which the Vessel is heading The Course Line origin is the vessel s position so the time line move ment is synchronized with the vessels Icon Course Line course is given by the value of COG Course Over Ground and its length is proportional to the SOG Speed Over Ground CTS Course To Steer The optimum direction the boat should be steered in order to efficiently make headway back to the courseline while also proceeding toward the destination Waypoint Cultural Features Any man made topographic feature as
59. the sky on the contrary accuracy is reduced when the satellites have gathered in a narrow space In the following figure in both cases it is possible to obtain the GPS fix but in the left case the accuracy will be higher than the right Fig 6 1 1 HDOP The index for position fixing accuracy is called HDOP Horizontal Dilution Of Pre cision The smaller the HDOP value the more accurately the position can be fixed 64 User Manual 7 Maintenance This chapter gives information on routine maintenance and problem solving asso ciated with the chart plotter 7 1 SYSTEM TEST If you have connected your position finding device according to the instructions and chosen the proper menu selection for your device and are still having prob lems with your chart plotter the extended auto test should help determine the problem Make sure the chart plotter is turned Off While pressing and holding any other key turn the chart plotter On A new menu will appear on the display Use the cursor key to select the desired test this will display in reverse video To choose the test press ENTER To exit from any submenu press CLEAR To exit from the System Test turn Off the chart plotter 7 1 1 RAM Menu RAM Test Verifies the integrity of the RAM chips If on the screen the message ERROR appears the RAM is physically damaged MARLIN The RAM Test is not available RAM Clear Clears internal memory If the chart plotter exhib
60. to download the Meteo forecast Ki s j Indicates the LAT LON E j Soft Keys to manage position of the cursor Les um EUN uw i the download procedure Fig 3 9 1 Download Area Press Loap to activate the C Weather Download the whole data package see the previous Weather data package table is downloaded Stop allows to interrupt the data download At the end of the operation press Exit to close the window Sopy From User C CARD MENU MENU C WEATHER SERVICE ENTER COPY FROM USER C CARD ENTER Allows the whole data package C Weather loading from the User C CARD Forecast gt MENU MENU C WEATHER SERVICE ENTER FORECAST ENTER Allows selecting the Layer of specific weather data to be displayed on the screen and to change date and time of the forecast preview The following functions are available Panning default usage of the cursor key is the normal panning function Zoom in out zoom in out functions are allowed as usual by using ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT Set of date and time Date to modify date and time values Layer selection Layer to cycle of the weather layers e Exit Exit or CLEAR to close the weather prediction page Real Time View gt MENU MENU C WEATHER SERVICE ENTER REAL TIME VIEW 4 ENTER The following selections are available v Real Time View On the data is shown the area of the download at
61. 2 10 30 Min 1 2 hours Infinite The Course Line is a graphical indication of the direction in which the Vessel is heading The Course Line origin is the vessel s position so the time line movement is synchronized with the vessels Icon Course Line course is given by the value of COG Course Over Ground and its length is proportional to the SOG Speed Over Ground Ship Icon Mode Sets the Ship Icon Mode between Steady or Blinking When Ship Icon Mode is Blinking the ship icon and the heading line blinks every 1 second otherwise when it is Steady the Ship Icon and the heading line does not blink Coordinates System If TD is selected as Coordinate System a new menu appears on the screen to set Chain Pair ASF 1 2 Alternate Solution Map Datum Allows selecting any Geodetic Datum reference from the over 100 available on the chart plotter Map Datum selection switches to the selected reference datum applying the datum offsets stored with the charts Fix Datum Sets the datum reference used by the GPS receiver connected to or integrated in the chart plotter so that the chart plotter converts the position received from the GPS to the Map Datum currently selected in the menu in order to match the position from the GPS with the position on the charts You must know what datum reference is used by the GPS and set it in the Fix Datum option External WPT The coordinates of a Waypoint received from a GPS connected to the chart plotter can be
62. 23 59 59 Timer Reset Reset the Timer Value Timer Direction Set the Timer Direction UP or DOWN when Timer Direction is set UP the timer start from zero and increases its value the alarm is activated when the timer reaches the Timer Value entered by the user When Timer Direction is set DOWN the count down starts from the value set by the user and decreases it s value The Alarm is activated when the Timer value goes to zero 2 10 USER C CARD The chart plotter allows to back up Marks Routes and Tracks to a User C CARD You can also restore the data to internal memory at a later time This allows virtually unlimited storage The User C CARD data storage is organized as a file system User C CARD page To display the content of a User C CARD inserted into the C CARD slot of your chart plotter gt MENU MENU USER C CARD ENTER File name 96 90 66 00 00 00 TRACKS N Type of data contained in the file Mark file Waypoint file Date and Time of file creation Fig 2 10 User C CARD Menu Formatting User C CARD In order to be able to use a new User C CARD you must format it first This operation prepares the User C CARD to receive and store information MENU MENU USER C CARD ENTER CartripGce Format NOTE When a User C CARD is formatted all data saved on it will be deleted Saving File on User C CARD gt MENU MENU USER C CARD
63. 3 180 180CDX C COM BROWN INPUT2 NMEA0183 C COM GPS POWER GRAY OUTPUT2 NMEA0183 180 180CDX C COM SWITCH ha ORANGE INPUT3 NMEA0183 C COM PINK OUTPUT3 NMEA0183 180 180CDXIC COM BLUE SIGNAL common return SIGNALS RETURN SMART GPS E SENSOR SMART GPS SENSOR CABLE DIFFERENTIAL WIRE COLOR FUNCTION BEACON 4 RER POWER 10 35 Vdc RECEIVER BROWN GPS NMEA0183 OUTPUT FUNCTION GREEN GPS NMEA0183 INPUT RTCM 104 OUTPUT WHITE RTCM 104 INPUT SIGNAL RETURN D BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND SIGNAL RETURN Autopilot Connection QUICK DISCONNECT BRACKET CABLE GPS Connections on Port 3 WIRE COLOR DESCRIPTION FUNCTION BLACK POWER GND POWER SUPPLY GND RED POWER 10 35Vde POWER SUPPLY WHITE INPUT1 NMEA0183 C COM GREEN INPUT1 NMEA0183 C COM YELLOW OUTPUTI NMEA0183 180 180CDXIC COM BROWN INPUT2 NMEA0183 C COM GRAY OUTPUT2 NMEA0183 180 180CDX C COM AUTOPILOT DEVICE ORANGE INPUT3 NMEA0183 C COM FUNCTION PINK OUTPUT3 NMEA0183 180 180CDXIC COM NMEA0183 180 180CDX INPUT BLUE SIGNAL common return SIGNALS RETURN aJ SIGNAL RETURN Autopilot Connections on Port 2 External NMEA Connection QUICK DISCONNECT BRACKET CABLE WIRE COLOR DESCRIPTION FUNCTION BLACK POWER GND POWER SUPPLY GND RED POWER 10 35Vde POWER SUPPLY NMEA0183 WHITE INPUT4 NMEA0183 C COM DEVICE GRE
64. 5 2 QUICK INFO Route Leg length Distance to travel from ship to the End of the Route Calculated Distance to Dest Distance From Dest to last Wpt received from PCMPN 1 Estimated Time to travel the Distance to Destina tion Calculated using Cruising Speed Estimated Time to travel the Distance to Next Way point Calculated using Cruising Speed Estimated Time to travel the Distance to Last Wpt Calculated using Cruising Speed Estimated Time of Arrival to the Destination Point Calculated Current Time TTG To Destination Estimated Time of Arrival to the Waypoint after the Destination Calculated Current Time TTG To Next Waypoint Estimated Time of Arrival to the End of the Route Calculated Current Time TTG To Last Wpt Route Navigation Quick Info on the Destination EXTERNAL Rte ROUTEDO1 DST TTG Cons nm hh mm Lit Dest 11 93 00 67 7 41 Last 83 12 05 41 544 Route Length 71 18 Nm Route Name DESTINATION ID Wpt1 4 Distance TTG and Consumption from Ship to Dest Distance TTG and Consumption from Ship to Last Wpt Fig 5 2 Quick Info on Destination Quick info on Single Destination EXTERNAL DESTINATION WPTO002 DST BRG 7 41Nm 0627 M Fig 5 2a Quick Info on Single Destination 62 User Manual 6 GPS For centuries sailors have been searching for a reliable and precise method of travelling the
65. 5 Routes 50 Waypoints max per Route 1000 Track Points Create Move Insert Edit or Erase Waypoint Create Move Edit or Erase Mark Navigation to Goto Create Save Name Edit or Follow a Route Route Data Report and User Points Marks Waypoints List pages Find Ports Services Ports By Name Ports By Distance Tide Stations Wrecks Obstructions Cursor POIs Lakes By Name Lakes Informa tions Coordinates or User Points Display Tide info and Tide Graph page Automatic Info on cartographic objects or User Points Display vessel s position direction and Track Alarms Handling Man OverBoard MOB to navigate back to a missing person or object Simulation Mode with cursor control TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 9 Power consumption 630mA max 10V Interface NMEA0183 Autopilot Interface NMEA 0180 NMEA 0180 CDX NMEA 0183 Display Sun Light Viewable Color LCD active area 7 Display Resolution 480 x 234 pixels Cartography C MAP C CARD Operating temperature range 0 55 degrees Celsius Memory Non volatile with battery backup Keyboard Silicon rubber backlight Weight 1 1 Kg User Manual 79 When the package containing the chart plotter is opened for the first time after purchase please make sure that the following contents are present if any item is missing please contact your local dealer External quick disconnect bracket and I O cable 1 5 mt 5 9 Chart plotter s protective cove
66. BROWN INPUT2 NMEA0183 C COM BEACON GRAY OUTPUT2 NMEA0183 180 180CDX C COM RECEIVER ORANGE INPUT3 RTCM 104 INPUT Lan FUNCTION PINK OUTPUT3 NMEA0183 180 180CDX C COM RTCM 104 OUTPUT BLUE SIGNAL common return SIGNALS RETURN SIGNAL RETURN NOTE For BARRACUDA To connect a Differential Beacon Receiver see previous figure GPS Connection BARRACUDA External Smart GPS Receiver User Manual 83 STARFISH amp STARFISH E FEATURES amp FUNCTIONS E o Direct sunlight viewable color LCD 16 9 display WCGA 800x480 resolution Worldwide Built in Cartography showing C MAP detail up to 2 0 NM Positional information from GPS GPS Signal Status page Navigation Data pages 500 Waypoints Marks and 25 Routes 50 Waypoints max per Route 1000 Track Points Create Move Insert Edit or Erase Waypoint Create Move Edit or Erase Mark Navigation to Goto Create Save Name Edit or Follow a Route Route Data Report and User Points Marks Waypoints List pages Find Ports Services Ports By Name Ports By Distance Tide Stations Wrecks Obstructions Cursor POIs Lakes By Name Lakes Informa tions Coordinates or User Points Display Tide info and Tide Graph page Automatic Info on cartographic objects or User Points Display vessel s position direction and Track Alarms Handling Man OverBoard MOB to navigate back to a missing person
67. CK GND COMMON COMUNE 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vde _ 1 3 WHITE INPUT 1 AUTOPILOT 4 GREEN INPUT 1 RX 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 gt Autopilot on Port 1 POWER SUPPLY POWER amp I O i POWER amp I O CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON COMUNE 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 vag AUTOPILOT 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 gt m 7 BROWN INPUT 2 Autopilot on Port 2 110 User Manual External NMEA Connection POWER SUPPLY POWER amp I O i POWER amp UO CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION EXTERNAL 1 BLACK GND COMMON o COMMON 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vee 34 D NMEA 3 WHITE INPUT 1 lt DEVICE 4 GREEN INPUT 1 Latz 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 Rx External NMEA on Port 1 POWER SUPPLY POWER amp I O l POWER amp I O CABLE EXTERNAL PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON NMEA 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc DEVICE 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 gt Bx 7 BROWN INPUT 2 4 i External NMEA on Port 2 External Alarm Connection POWER amp I O POWER SUPPLY POWER amp I O CABLE CABLE COLOR FUNCTION BLACK GND COMMON RED PWR 10 35 Vdc Current MAX 300mA BLUE OUTPUT EXTERNAL ALARN Open Collector External Alarm Connection C COM GSM PLUS Connection POWER amp I O CONNECTOR
68. EMOVING PROCEDURE Inserting the C CARD xm ges Ae Removing the e 5 Leuscesekecuksuctuc rot tasaa KU E FeREPANVENLEDEPO P E nE aN EEE CONTROLLER DIMENSIONS A n asad Zaan aca Z 922 a 0 n eaoaai adi INSTALLATION AND REMOVING EXTERNAL WIRING a TYPICAL CONNECTIONS GPS Connection EET Autopilot Connection External NMEA Connection External Alarm Connection C COM GSM PLUS CONNECCION uec ssako nae eet elek ER eg nad XS DD UR ARR 111 Installing the Smart GPS External SEAHORSE E BARRACUDA STARFISH BARRAMUNDIPlus OYSTER MARLIN EXPLORER Installing Dimensions Analytical Index Ci eupskueNEEKEEKNEENEEEKKKR NEESS EEEEEKNEENE ENEE NEKERKKNKENEKEEKEEENR ENNEN 115 10 User Manual About this User Manual INTRODUCTION The chart plotter is a state of the art computerized electronic chart system de signed as a sophisticated navigation aid User friendly operations make the chart plotter easy to operate All calculations and information necessary for the naviga tion are performed and displayed on the screen quickly and accurately providing all of the facilities of a conventional GPS but with the added benefit of a powerful electronic chart display The cartographic information is obtained from C MAP C CARD cartography data cards that are available through your local dealer For additional information on C MAP Cartography visit web site at www c map com CONVENTIONS USED Throughout this User Manual the labelled
69. EN INPUT1 NMEA0183 C COM FUNCTION YELLOW OUTPUT1 NMEA0183 180 180CDX C COM 5 NMEA0183 OUTPUT BROWN INPUT2 NMEA0183 C COM NMEA0183 INPUT GRAY OUTPUT2 NMEA0183 180 180CDX C COM SIGNAL RETURN ORANGE INPUT3 NMEA0183 C COM PINK OUTPUT3 NMEA0183 180 180CDX C COM BLUE SIGNAL common return SIGNALS RETURN External NMEA Connections on Port 1 82 User Manual C COM GSM Plus Connection To connect the modem C COM to the chart plotter with quick disconnect bracket follow the procedure 1 Cut the C COM cable about 1 96 5 cm from the T connector C COM Cable 2 Connect the wires to the quick disconnect bracket cable as follows QUICK DISCONNECT BRACKET CABLE WIRE COLOR DESCRIPTION FUNCTION C COM GSM Plus CABLE WIRE COLOR FUNCTION BLACK GND RED POWER SUPPLY BLACK POWER GND POWER SUPPLY GND RED POWER 10 35Vdc POWER SUPPLY WHITE INPUT1 C COM WHITE C COM TX GREEN INPUT1 C COM GREEN C COM TX YELLOW OUTPUT1 C COM YELLOW C COM RX Connection for the Port 1 Beacon Receiver Connection BARRACUDA iGPS Internal GPS Receiver QUICK DISCONNECT BRACKET CABLE WIRE COLOR DESCRIPTION FUNCTION BLACK POWER GND POWER SUPPLY GND RED POWER 10 35Vdc POWER SUPPLY WHITE INPUT1 NMEA0183 C COM GREEN INPUT1 NMEA0183 C COM YELLOW OUTPUT NMEA0183 180 180CDX C COM DIFFERENTIAL
70. ENTER enter val ues ENTER To select the Cursor Control in Chart page use the cursor up down to adjust the Speed and the cursor left right to adjust the Course MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER SIMULATION MODE ENTER CURSOR CONTROL ENTER ON ENTER 1 8 CONTROLLING THE DISPLAY This paragraph describes how to change the display mode and how to move around the chart by changing the chart scale Changing Display Mode gt MENU MENU PAGE ENTER select the desired page ENTER The selected page appears BARRAMUNDI P ius MARLIN OYSTER gt DATA select the desired page ENTER The selected page appears NOTE When the Fish Finder or Radar is connected other displaying pages are available too See the Fish Finder or Radar User Manual for more information ONLY FoR BARRAMUNDI P us OYSTER BARRACUDA BARRACUDA iGPS EXPLORER MARLIN STAR FISH STARFISH E SEAHORSE SEAHORSE E The page configuration may be different in the boxes position 16 User Manual MARLIN OYSTER If you have selected a Video Input see Par 3 4 1 in the Chart page a window with the picture captured from the video signal source is shown Fix Coordinates Destination ID Distance To Go Speed Over Ground icon Fix to Destination Charting X or Time To Go Navigation C Fix to Destination d 4 648 DEST WS 09 52 2 icon S s F 12 0a bee Fix Status
71. ENTER The User Point is placed on the screen at the new position Locating User Point on Map If in Chart page gt MENU FIND ENTER USER POINTS ENTER use the cursor to insert name of the User Point to show on map ENTER If in User Points List page gt MENU MENU USER POINTS ENTER LIST ENTER use the cursor to select the row with the desired User Point View The User Points List is closed and the map is centered on the selected User Point Sending Receiving User Point To send all User Points to an external device through the serial port MENU MENU USER POINTS ENTER SEND ENTER To read User Points from the NMEA input port gt MENU MENU USER POINTS ENTER RECEIVE ENTER Selecting User Points List page To give information and allow the editing of all stored User Points MENU MENU USER POINTS ENTER LIST ENTER In this page it is possible to find the User Point by entering its name MENU MENU USER POINTS ENTER LIST ENTER Finp ENTER use the cursor to insert name ENTER NOTE It is not possible to edit remove move a Waypoint if it belongs to the active Route 2 2 ROUTES A Route is made by placing a series of Waypoints or by linking existing Marks Among the available Routes only one can be the Active Route that is shown on the screen by straight lines and arrows to indicate the direction the firs
72. ENU DSC ENTER DIRECTORY ENTER Selects the DSC Directory page From this page the user can assign the Vessel Name Contact Name and Phone number to any MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity so that when a DSC Distress Call or Position Request is received the name of the vessel is displayed in place of the MMSI number a unique number that is assigned to a DSC radio station for use in emergency situations DSC DIRECTORY VESSEL NAME MMSI CONTACT PHONE SCORPION 0046712433 ERICH SMITH 12372133456 STRIKE 99 0036612458 JIMMY PAGE 22832178345 JUPITER 0036612459 ROBERTPIO 22114433001 SARA 0063412123 SUSANNE 1 44332211001 EDIT ADD DELETE DELETE ALL Fig 3 10 1a Example of Directory Log page User Manual 53 Edit Editthe fields of any existing entry in the Directory Vessel Name MMSI number contact and phone number Add Add a new entry to the Directory Delete Delete the selected entry Delete All Deletes all entries in the page 3 10 3 Quick Info on DSC Icons Placing the cursor on the Distress Call or Position Request icon the following information is displayed Vessel Name MMSI Number Position Date and Time Distance and Bearing from current vessel s position Pressing ENTER it is possible by selecting DELETE deletes the DSC icon from the DSC Log page otherwise by selecting DSC LOG the DSC Log page is shown 3 11 FISH FINDER The chart plotter combined with the
73. GND COMMON COMMON NMEA 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc bas DEVICE 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 Lk 7 BROWN INPUT 2 E ass External NMEA on Port 2 User Manual 89 External Alarm Connection POWER amp I O POWER SUPPLY POWER amp I O CABLE PIN CABLE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON 2 RED PWR 10 35 Vdc 8 BLUE OUTPUT EXTERNAL ALARM Open Collector External Alarm Connection C COM GSM PLUS Connection POWER amp I O C COM Connection IL Current MAX 300mA POWER amp I O CONNECTOR PIN CABLE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON 2 RED PWR 10 35 Vdc 3 WHITE Used by C COM 4 GREEN Used by C COM 5 GRAY OUTPUT24 6 YELLOW Used by C COM 7 BROWN INPUT2 8 BLUE OUTPUT EXTERNAL ALARM 4 90 User Manual BARRAMUNDI Plus DATA H 100 qj ES Gi A a L666 6 J FEATURES amp FUNCTIONS 999999999999 9 Direct sunlight viewable color 11 LCD display Worldwide Built in Cartography showing C MAP detail up to 2 0 NM Positional information from GPS GPS Signal Status page Navigation Data pages Wind Data pages 1000 Waypoints Marks and 50 Routes 50 Waypoints max per Route 5000 Track Point
74. HING ON OFF _ bn w 15 Switching On m geg 5 Switching Off igsssexsevetniesses sins sg L5 1 3 CHANGING BACKLIGHT AND CONTRAST 15 1 4 SELECTING THE LANGUAGE sss e eee ee 4 15 1 5 C MAP CARTOGRAPHY INFORMATION esen HH emere 15 1 6 USING CMAP C CARD S 3 5 gases ve reist eo emt ice deceive Sie meu ee ios v ves Er EEES eeu 16 1 7 SIMULATION MODE SR 2 1 8 CONTROEEING THE DISPDAY nae tanana Oa ein onn n eR a AD Pr eet av I Dir d ee Digest Changing E EE Moving around the Chart and Changing Chart Scale Finding Your Boat Position lt sace ass css red ax YS va Yas vex vay Selecting Screen Amplifier Selecting Map Orientation 1 9 NAVIGATION TO A SINGLE DESTINATION 1 10 RANGE BEARING FUNCTION Inserting RER eneensimeap uhr n HER Hn P e ER RR n Un QUE d Oa ka Kc n ue a eR EU qe SE ree Deleting R B eae Editing R B vii 1 11 MAN OVERBOARD MOB Inserting MOB Selecting Auto Info on MOB Deleting MOB gt 2 Operations sesseseeneinesanhnhhnuius uisu sank ak usada sake KEREN ERR RENE Sr YSS 21 2 1 USER POINTS MARKS EVENTS AND WAYPOINTS ss ee ee ee ee eee 21 Creating Waypoint Seictusesescectecsou EES dE EECHER Creating Mark ce Creating Event Editing User Point Deleting User Point Moving User Point SEN Sch Se Locating User Point on Mat as cont nennt ete eil 0 a debe ucc Uem EE edle e NEE 22 Sending Receiving User POInE 4 sea
75. IN gt TRACK TRACK TO ROUTE ENTER A new window appears on the screen with the following options Track To Route Executes the function that converts the given Track into a Route gt MENU MENU TRACK ENTER TRACK TO ROUTE ENTER TRACK TO ROUTE ENTER MARLIN gt TRACK TRACK TO ROUTE ENTER TRACK TO ROUTE ENTER Advanced menu Allows setting the parameters used by the function Track To Route MENU MENU TRACK ENTER TRACK TO ROUTE ENTER ADVANCED ENTER MARLIN gt TRACK TRACK TO ROUTE ENTER ADVANCED ENTER A new window appears on the screen The possible choices are listed in the table below Select Track No Selects the Track input number Select Route No Selects the Route output number Off Course Sets the conversion accuracy Dist Waypoints Sets the minimum distance between Waypoints 2 5 DATAWINDOW CUSTOMIZATION ON CHART PAGE It is possible to customize the Text Area layout among a Text Area with a variable 26 User Manual number of boxes the number depending on the chart plotter type MENU MENU DISPLAY ENTER DATA WINDOW MODE ENTER It is also possible to edit fields shown in every screen configuration Edit mode is activated directly from the chart display following the procedure MENU hold for 3 seconds use the cursor key to select data window to customize ENTER
76. ISIBILITY m WEATHER TYPE Sun WEATHER TYPE Rain WEATHER TYPE Fog WEATHER TYPE Snow WEATHER TYPE Clouds WEATHER TYPE Partly Cloudy WEATHER TYPE Thunderstorm Fig 3 9 Weather data package NOTE Please check with Local C MAP Office for the actual C WEATHER coverage of your area 3 9 1 C WEATHER SERVICE Menu To select the menu MENU MENU C WEATHER SERVICE ENTER It opens a sub menu with the following options Download Copy From User C CARD Forecast Real Time View Type of Data Download gt MENU MENU C WEATHER SERVICE ENTER DOWNLOAD ENTER Allows to connect the software to the C MAP weather server and to download C MAP weather data directly via C COM It activates the following sub menu Select Country to Call Allows the selection of the country to call The whole telephone number set is automatically updated after every download 50 User Manual SIM Pin Allows inserting of the PIN of the SIM Download Area Allows the weather download a squared grey area where the weather data will be downloaded is centered on cursor position See the following picture Area of coverage of _ downloaded data is es located by default with its centre on the cursor position Cursor is locked to the d gray area Moving the cursor also moves the gray area allowing locating it over the area where the user wants
77. LOR ENTER The same Track can be saved with any color Displaying Track To enable or disable the Track displaying on the map screen MENU MENU TRACK ENTER CONFIG ENTER DIS PLAY MODE ENTER VISIBLE HIDDEN ENTER MARLIN gt TRACK CONFIG ENTER DISPLAY MODE ENTER VIS IBLE HIDDEN ENTER Activating Deactivating Track Recording To activate or deactivate the Tracking of the vessel while the vessel is moving User Manual 25 gt MENU MENU TRACK ENTER ACTIVATE DEACTIVATE ENTER MARLIN gt TRACK ACTIVATE DEACTIVATE ENTER Clearing Track All the Track or part of it can be cleared from the screen MENU MENU TRACK ENTER DELETE ENTER MARLIN gt TRACK DELETE ENTER Becin Eno and Wuote allow to identify the start or the end point of the seg ment to delete Selecting Track Number The chart plotter has the capability to store up to 5 Tracks To select a Track MENU MENU TRACK ENTER CONFIG ENTER ACTIVE TRACK ENTER use the cursor key to select the number ENTER MARLIN gt TRACK CONFIG ENTER ACTIVE TRACK ENTER use the cursor key to select the number ENTER TRACK TO ROUTE FUNCTION This function creates a Route from a pre recorded Track To select this menu MENU MENU TRACK ENTER TRACK TO ROUTE ENTER MARL
78. Output ENTER Port 1 2 3 Input ENTER Then choose your preferred setting among the NMEA available settings NMEA 1200 N81 N NMEA 4800 N81 N NMEA 4800 N82 N NMEA 9600 N81 N NMEA 38400 N81 N and press ENTER to confirm BARRAMUNDI P ius EXPLORER MARLIN OYSTER Connect the External NMEA to the serial Port 1 2 3 4 or 5 gt MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input Output ENTER Port 1 2 3 4 5 Input ENTER Then choose your preferred setting among the NMEA available settings NMEA 1200 N81 N NMEA 4800 N81 N NMEA 4800 N82 N NMEA 9600 N81 N NMEA 38400 N81 N and press ENTER to confirm C COM GSM Plus Connection To connect the modem C COM to the chart plotter follow the procedure gt MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input Output ENTER Port 1 Input ENTER C COM ENTER The modem C COM can be connected also to the Port 2 3 BARRAMUNDI Prus User Manual 45 EXPLORER MARLIN OYSTER it is possible to select the Port 4 and 5 too in this case select the format on the used port NOTE The connection is valid for the C COM IR and C COM RS232 too Output Sentences The chart plotter allows customizing the NMEA 0183 sentence transmitted on each port Each port can transmit a different set of sentences among GLL VTG BOD XTE BWC RMA RMB RMC APB WCV GGA HSC HDG gt MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input Output ENTER Port 1 2 3 Output Sentences ENTER
79. R CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc GREEN GPS RX 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 BROWN GPS TX 7 BROWN INPUT 24 a BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND COMMON GPS on Port 2 SMART GPS GPS SENSOR CABLE SENSOR PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc C 2 cREEN GPS RX f GPS ANTENNA 3 BROWN GPS TX 6 BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND COMMON Autopilot Connection POWER amp I O GPS on Port 3 POWER SUPPLY POWER amp I O CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION COMUNE 1 BLACK GND COMMON 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 vag 4 3 WHITE INPUT 1 AUTOPILOT 4 GREEN INPUT 1 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 Exe Autopilot on Port 1 POWER SUPPLY 7 POWER amp I O if POWER amp I O CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON COMUNE 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc AUTOPILOT 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 Nx 7 BROWN INPUT 2 Autopilot on Port 2 94 User Manual External NMEA Connection POWER SUPPLY 8 2 POWER amp UO if POWER amp I O CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION EXTERNAL 1 BLACK GND COMMON COMMON 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 vc A NMEA 3 WHITE INPUT 1 1 DEVICE 4 GREEN INPUT 1 ge
80. RACKET CABLE WIRE COLOR DESCRIPTION FUNCTION BLACK GND COMMON POWER SUPPLY GND RED POWER 10 35Vde POWER SUPPLY WHITE INPUT1 NMEA0183 C COM GREEN INPUT1 NMEA0183 C COM YELLOW OQUTPUT1 NMEA0183 180 180CDX C COM BROWN INPUT2 NMEA0183 C COM GRAY OUTPUT2 NMEA0183 180 180CDX C COM ORANGE INPUT3 NMEA0183 C COM PINK OUTPUT3 NMEA0183 180 180CDX C COM BLUE SIGNAL common return SIGNALS RETURN External Wiring for BARRACUDA QUICK DISCONNECT BRACKET CABLE WIRE COLOR DESCRIPTION FUNCTION BLACK GND COMMON POWER SUPPLY GND RED POWER 10 35Vde POWER SUPPLY WHITE INPUT1 NMEA0183 C COM GREEN INPUT1 NMEA0183 C COM YELLOW OUTPUT1 NMEA0183 180 180CDX C COM BROWN INPUT2 NMEA0183 C COM GRAY OUTPUT2 NMEA0183 180 180CDX C COM ORANGE INPUT3 RTCM 104 INPUT PINK OUTPUT3 INT GPS OUTPUT NMEA0183 BLUE SIGNAL common return SIGNALS RETURN External Wiring for BARRACUDA iGPS User Manual 81 TYPICAL CONNECTIONS GPS Connection For BARRACUDA QUICK DISCONNECT BRACKET CABLE 8 L POWER WIRE COLOR DESCRIPTION FUNCTION SUPPLY BLACK GND COMMON POWER SUPPLY GND I RED POWER 10 35Vdc POWER SUPPLY 4 WHITE INPUT1 NMEA0183 C COM GREEN INPUT1 NMEA0183 C COM YELLOW OUTPUT1 NMEA018
81. RTING REMOVING PROCEDURE 3525 43 2 99 trei itia cfe RES a ER dar estemos ee euin n xu eal si 80 Inserting the C CARD Removing the C CARD sa CHART PLOTTER DIMENSIONS possessione seasea A aaea EEE EEE SRE INSTALLATION AND REMOVING ees epes Se RER EES EXTERNAL WIRING ie TYPICAL CONNECTIONS GPS Connection Fon BARRACUDA Autopilot Connection External NMEA Connection E m C COM GSM PIUS CONMECUON 25545555 ua stone btc tu kbmt ck kt hd FI IRR NR LR RO Ee ER Rd Rd Beacon Receiver Connection For BARRACUDA GPS INTERNAL GPS RECEIVER 83 STARFISH amp STARFISH E anxsaksnuaE RERRERERKMERERAKRRAXERRKEREREARERKRANENARRKERUAREARARERREEAERAAEAAN 85 FEATURES amp FUNCTIONS s TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS geg 185 INSERTING REMOVING PROCEDURE CHART PLOTTER DIMENSIONS INSTALLATION AND REMOVING EXTERNAL WIRING s pR G Le A ale UT E ent EE T e eT ane 62T TTT Autopilot Connection External NMEA Connection External Alarm Connection C COM GSM PLUS Connection BARRAMUNDI Plus FEATURES amp FUNCTIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ius oi INSERTING REMOVING PROCEDURE e d n icti Zeie ue an Cub desde 2324729784 nd e Dun o eda Gi 92 inserting the C CARD EH Removing the C CARD CHART PLOTTER DIMENSIONS INSTALLATION AND REMOVING EXTERNAL WIRING TYPICAL CONNECTIONS ges Sek s ET eT ne 66T eege ee ee ege Autopilot ece e VE NEE External NMEA Connec
82. S Receiver with cable 15 mt 45 feet SEAHORSE E o INSERTING REMOVING PROCEDURE Inserting the C CARD Remove the front cover as explained in the following picture Hold the C CARD by the long inclined side so that you can see the C MAP label Gently push the C CARD into the slot push the C CARD in as far as it will go to hold fixed into the slot and place the front cover again Removing the C CARD Remove the front cover and the C CARD remove out of the slot CHART PLOTTER DIMENSIONS 91 6mm 3 6 GRAY parts are present ONLY on Senin Hmm chart plotter WITH INTERNAL GPS 132 12 74mm 2 9 188 4 7 4 45mm 1 8 i 5 11 74 User Manual INSTALLATION AND REMOVING Flush mount installation for SEAHORSE E EXTERNAL WIRING GRAY part is ONLY for GPS EXTERNAL Version Ze eme ee pon SMART GPS gt GPS CONNECTOR sensor PIN CABLE COLOR FUNCTION 1 RED 10 35Vdc WW 2 GREEN OUTPUT3 3 BROWN INPUT3 i POWER amp I O CONNECTOR LAUN D PIN CABLE COLOR FUNCTION i 5 NC 1 BLACK GND COMMON 6 BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND COMMON 2 RED PWR 10 35 Vdc H 3 WHITE INPUT1 Cra GREEN INPUT1 5 GRAY OUTPUT2 6 YELLOW OUTPUT1 7_ BROWN INPUT2 8 BLUE EXT ALARM SIGNAL to GND when ON SEAHORSE SEAHORSE E External Wiring U
83. T 10 35 vdo Dx NMEA 3 WHITE INPUT 1 gt DEVICE 4 GREEN INPUT 1 e l 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 External NMEA on Port 1 User Manual 101 POWER SUPPLY 9 POWER amp I O i POWER amp I O CABLE EXTERNAL PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON COMMON NMEA 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc DEVICE 5 GRAY OUTPUT 24 RX 7 BROWN INPUT 2 4 T External NMEA on Port 2 External Alarm Connection POWER amp 1 0 POWER SUPPLY POWER amp I O CABLE PIN CABLE COLOR FUNCTION yy 1 BLACK GND COMMON 2 RED EWR 10 35 Vdc Current MAX 300mA 8 BLUE OUTPUT EXTERNAL ALARM Open Collector External Alarm Connection C COM GSM PLUS Connection POWER amp I O CONNECTOR POWER amp 1 0 PIN CABLE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON 2 RED PWR 10 35 Vdc W 3 WHITE Used by C COM 4 GREEN Used by C COM 5 GRAY OUTPUT2 6 YELLOW Used by C COM 7 BROWN INPUT2 8 BLUE OUTPUT EXTERNAL ALARM C COM Connection 102 User Manual MARLIN FEATURES amp FUNCTIONS 99 99 o o Direct sunlight viewable color 15 LCD display Worldwide Built in Cartography showing C MAP detail up to 2 0 NM Positional information from GPS GPS Signal Status
84. VE NAV AIDS gt MENU LIVE NAV AIDS ENTER This function allows settings blinking lights on Nav Aids The blinking period and color of each Nav aid is read from the Nav Aid attributes available on the data cartridge When the ship is inside the Nav Aid nominal range the light of the Nav Aid will start blinking NOTE When Live Nav Aids option is set to On when the flashing light is Off or when fix position is out of the sector the light color is displayed by using a faint light color MAP ORIENTATION gt MENU MAP ORIENTATION ENTER The possible choices are listed in the table below North Up The map is shown with North upwards Track Up The map is shown with the ship s current heading upwards If Track Up is selected insert the Map Orientation Resolution angle in the range 5 60 degrees 38 User Manual MIXING LEVELS gt MENU MIXING LEVELS ENTER When the map coverage at the current zoom level does not fill the entire screen the chart plotter draws the rest of the map expanding the cartographic informa tion read from at most two zoom levels above the current zoom level For this reason the map is drawn three times firstly it draws the two levels before the current level and then the current level The area covered by the cartographic data read from the previous levels is identified by a dotted pattern When the cursor is moved on an area not covered by data of the current level the c
85. acklight levels and or use Contr Contr to adjust contrast levels ENTER EXPLORER gt POWER use Kev Krv to adjust keys light levels ENTER Now you return to the chart screen with the new light levels retained 1 4 SELECTING THE LANGUAGE It is possible to select the language in which you wish information to be displayed for screen labels menus and options but it does not affect the map information gt MENU MENU GENERAL ENTER Language ENTER select the language you want ENTER 1 5 C MAP CARTOGRAPHY INFORMATION MAX is a major evolution of the NT NT product technology Key points are New Data Features Tides and Currents intuitive arrows show direction and strength World Background Charts with terrestrial data e Value Added Data Pictures and Diagrams Land Data e Enhanced Port Info New Presentation Features Clear View advanced legibility techniques providing more chart data on the screen Clear Info sophisticated Human Dictionary to translate Nav Aid ab breviations found on paper charts Dynamic Nav Aids an innovative and dynamic presentation mode Flexi Zoom increased Under and Over Zoom between chart levels re sulting in optimal scale display for any situation User Manual 15 Dynamic Elevation Data optimized palettes for chart plotters with 256 or more colors includes new NOAA palette for US market e Perspective View Real World perspe
86. ain information from the ship automatically requiring a minimum of involvement of ship s personnel and should have a high level of availability AIS transponders installed on IMO vessels use VHF frequencies to e Transmit details of their own vessel e Receive details from other vessels or navigation aids within VHF range Information being transmitted from vessels over 300 tons that due to recent worldwide legislation are required to fit Class A AIS transponders Connecting to the chart plotter an AIS receiver please contact your local dealer vessels with AIS transponder within VHF range are displayed on screen giving the skipper or navigator a visual interpretation of the data of nearby vessels This improves safety and specifically for collision avoidance reasons 3 8 1 AIS System Definitions Target It is a vessel equipped with AIS Information about the Targets is being received by AIS Receiver and displayed on the screen CPA Closest Point of Approach is the closest distance that will be achieved be tween your vessel and the tracked Target based on your vessel s speed and direction and the Target s speed and direction CPA Limit This is the distance from your vessel that a Target may reach before a Target is deemed a threat v CPA Alarm Occurs if CPA is less or equal to CPA Limit This test is done for active Targets only TCPA Time to closest Point of Approach is the time remaining until the CPA will occur
87. ase Waypoint Create Move Edit or Erase Mark Navigation to Goto Create Save Name Edit or Follow a Route Route Data Report and User Points Marks Waypoints List pages Find Ports Services Ports By Name Ports By Distance Tide Stations Wrecks Obstructions Cursor POIs Lakes By Name Lakes Informa tions Coordinates or User Points Display Tide info and Tide Graph page Automatic Info on cartographic objects or User Points Display vessel s position direction and Track Alarms Handling Man OverBoard MOB to navigate back to a missing person or object Simulation Mode with cursor control TESTAT AT SPECIFICATIONS Ki Power consumption 6 Watt max 10 35 Volt dc Interface NMEA 0183 Autopilot Interface NMEA 0180 NMEA 0180 CDX NMEA 0183 Display Sun Light Viewable Color LCD active area 5 6 Display Resolution 240 x 320 pixels Cartography C MAP C CARD Operating temperature range 0 55 degrees Celsius Memory Non volatile User Manual 73 Keyboard Silicon rubber backlight Weight 540 gr with external bracket 460 QF without external bracket When the package containing the chart plotter is opened for the first time after purchase please make sure that the following contents are present if any item is missing please contact your local dealer Bracket Chart plotter s protective cover Fuse 2 Amp fuseholder User Manual Flush mounting kit SEAHORSE E Smart DGPS WAA
88. cilities for mooring downloading and uploading of ships generally sheltered from waves and winds Port installations are piers wharves pontoons dry docks cranes Route Sequence of Waypoints connected by segments Route Legs Among the avail able Routes only one is the Active Route which is shown by a straight line and arrows to indicate the direction RTCM Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services The data format created by the Radio Technical Commission Maritime to trans mit Differential GPS corrections SCALE It allows the display of Map Scale magnitude of the reference scale expressed in the actual unit of measure and the current Map Datum SNR Signal to Noise Ratio It is the ratio between the magnitude of a radio signal and the magnitude of the noise that is the interferences The SRN is expressed in decibels and it is associated to the GPS satellites signal quality SOG Speed Over Ground The current velocity at which the vessel is travelling relative to a ground location The SOG is normally provided by the GPS sensor SPD Speed Through Water The speed of the vessel relative to the water Spot Sounding It is the depth of the water in a specific and charted position It is represented on the map by its own value expressed in the current depth unit STR Steering The difference between COG and CTS If COG is 25 and CTS is 30 then STR is 5 Right TD Time Difference Loran po
89. creen if data is not received for 10 minutes The maximum number of tracked Targets is 100 Depending on the scale the presentation of the Targets change to remove clutter on the screen This information is updated every 3 seconds to 6 minutes depending on speed and rate of turn enabling the track of the vessels in range to be plotted TARGET STATUS DESCRIPTION SYMBOL ACTIVE TARGET Target located within the Activation Range d Target detected by CPA or TCPA Alarm EAT EE Dangerous Target is Active Target by definition Flashing SLEEPING TARGET Target located outside the Activation Range A LOST TARGET Ais info is not received from that vessel for 3 5 minutes A Fig 3 8 1 AIS Symbols 3 8 2 AIS Menu To configure the chart plotter to receive AIS data follow the procedure MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER AIS ENTER Display Turns ON or OFF the display of AIS targets overlay on the cartography The default setting is ON Activation Range Defines the range from the fix within which the AIS Target becomes active The values allowed are from 0 1 to 20 Nm The default setting is 5 Nm CPA Alarm Turns ON or OFF the alarm The default setting is ON CPA Limit The values allowed are from 0 1 to 10 Nm The default setting is 0 5 Nm TCPA Alarm Turns ON or OFF the alarm The default setting is ON TCPA Limit The values allowed are from 1 to 30 min The default setting is 10 min
90. ctive view of the chart updated real time during navigation MAX and NT NT C CARD coexistence When NT data and MAX data cover different areas the chart plotter gets data from both charts depending on the current position When NT data and MAX data cover the same area the chart plotter gets data only from MAX chart 1 6 USING C MAP C CARDS The chart plotter has a built in world map that can be used for Route planning To use the chart plotter as a navigation aid charts with detailed information for the area you wish to navigate are required This chart cartridge is called C CARD See the Chapter related to your chart plotter for inserting removing C CARD procedure NOTE During normal operations the C CARD should not be removed since the chart plotter may lock up 1 7 SIMULATION MODE The built in Simulator function allows you to become proficient in the use of the chart plotter It simulates the reception of the navigation data Lat Lon Course Speed date time The simulated ship s position is placed at the current cursor position by the time the simulation is activated To start the Simulator gt Place the cursor at your desired position MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER SIMULATION MODE ENTER SIMULATION MODE ENTER ON ENTER You might insert the Speed Heading date and time values gt MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER SIMULATION MODE ENTER SPEED HEADING DATE TIME
91. d The information sent by the Master consists of the following values Navigation mode To Single Destination to a Route Route Name Destination ID Destination Position Next Waypoint ID Range from Destination to next Waypoint Bearing from Destination to next Waypoint Route Length Distance from Destination to Last Route Waypoint Remaining Route Legs Planned Cruising Speed Average Fuel Consumption Initial Fuel Load User Manual 59 C Link navigation data can refer to Single Destination navigation Route Following navigation Values identified by are sent only for Route Following navigation The Destination Icon Navigation leg Fix Position to Destination the Next Way point Icon and all other relevant C LINK navigation data will be shown on the Slave chart plotter Any variation of the C Link navigation data on the Master will be communicated to the Slave so to keep data aligned on both devices MASTER CHART PLOTTER Operating mode To select the Master mode follow the procedure MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER C LINK ENTER Primary Station ENTER Master mode is the default factory setting All regular chart plotters functions are allowed As soon as the Destination is placed the master chart plotter will start transmit ting all C LINK navigation data In Master mode the C Link navigation data received from the NMEA port is ig
92. d and overwritten by the newest ones Setting up a Track Step Before you use the Track function it is important to specify the Track step unit if you select Distance the Track point is placed when the distance from its last stored position is greater than the defined distance if Time the Track point is placed after the defined time MENU MENU TRACK ENTER CONFIG ENTER RE CORDING MODE ENTER MARLIN gt TRACK CONFIG ENTER RECORDING MODE ENTER You can select the Track step Time 1 5 10 30 sec 1 min or distance 0 01 0 05 0 1 0 5 1 0 2 0 5 0 10 0 Nm Setting a short time distance interval between Track points is best suited to navigate within a close or complex environ ment a greater time distance interval is best suited to a long voyage To select the interval at which the Track points are placed If you have selected Distance MENU MENU TRACK ENTER CONFIG ENTER DIS TANCE STEP ENTER MARLIN gt TRACK CONFIG ENTER DISTANCE STEP ENTER If you have selected Time MENU MENU TRACK ENTER CONFIG ENTER TIME STEP ENTER MARLIN gt TRACK CONFIG 4 ENTER TIME STEP ENTER Selecting Track Color You can select 8 different line colors that you choose for the Track MENU MENU TRACK ENTER CONFIG ENTER COLOR ENTER MARLIN gt TRACK CONFIG ENTER CO
93. e variation is computed automatically for every zone as soon as the chart is displayed Magnetic Variation Itis possible to calculate the Magnetic Variation in an Automatic or manual mode by inserting the step for calculation of Magnetic Variation Calibrate Compass The variation table is used to match magnetic value readout on the chart plotter comparable with the value given by the compass of the boat In other words since the compass of the boat must be compensated due to the iron masses we use the same values given by the chart plotter This means that for example if the BRG to the next Waypoint readout in the chart plotter display is X Mag degree if you steer the boat reading X Mag degree from the compass you are driving well toward the next Waypoint 3 7 4 C Staff menu The C Staff functions are based on STAFF Concept Satellite Tracking Aided Fleet Fishing The STAFF Concept is designed for professional fishing purpose to al low monitoring the position of the vessels of a fleet from each vessel the fleet may navt up to 20 vessels max MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER C STAFF ENTER For more information see the specific User Manual User Manual 47 3 8 AIS AIS is an Automatic Identification System It has been introduced to improve the safety of navigation by assisting in the efficient operation of ship to ship ship reporting and VTS applications The system should enable operators to obt
94. e MOB key is pressed on the Slave Chart Plotter the MOB is placed but the navigation to the MOB is not activated NOTE While navigating to the external destination the Operating Mode is switched to Master mode the navigation to the external destination will be terminated An appropriate warning message will be shown to notify that the Navigation to the external destination is active and to confirm whether Slave mode can be set Setting Slave mode the C Link navigation data will be deleted 60 User Manual The C Link navigation data are deleted at Power Off C LINK NAVIGATION DATA ACQUISITION AND DISPLAY As soon as the C Link navigation data is received the Slave passes the information received and executes the relative actions depending on its current working status When the Navigation to the external Destination is activated the Slave Chart Plotter will show all relevant C LINK navigation data exactly like when the desti nation is not the external one Destination Name DST and BRG to Destination calculate XTE calculate TTG etc These values will be displayed all places where required and they will be used to format NMEA 0183 output data GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION ON MAP DISPLAY DESCRIPTION SYMBOL External Destination RED Icon WPT002 Next Waypoint GREEN Icon WPT003 Navigation Leg RED Line Fig 5 1 Graphical Displaying ROUTE DATA REPORT When the Navigation to the External Route is received
95. e Waypoint Create Move Edit or Erase Mark Navigation to Goto Create Save Name Edit or Follow a Route Route Data Report and User Points Marks Waypoints List pages Find Ports Services Ports By Name Ports By Distance Tide Stations Wrecks Obstructions Cursor POIs Lakes By Name Lakes Informa tions Coordinates or User Points Display Tide info and Tide Graph page Automatic Info on cartographic objects or User Points Display vessel s position direction and Track Alarms Handling Man OverBoard MOB to navigate back to a missing person or object Simulation Mode with cursor control Video Input option Video Output option TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS fe Power consumption 1280mA max 12V Power consumption 1500mA max 12V with camera connected Interface NMEA0183 Autopilot Interface NMEA 0180 NMEA 0180 CDX NMEA 0183 User Manual 97 e Video Input PAL or NTSC video signals automati cally selected e Video Output VGA compatible optional adapter cable Display TFT transmissive LCD active area 10 4 e Display Resolution 800 x 600 pixels Cartography C MAP C CARD Operating temperature range 0 55 degrees Celsius Memory Non volatile Keyboard Silicon rubber backlight Weight 1 6 Kg When the package containing the chart plotter is opened for the first time after purchase please make sure that the following contents are present if any item is missing please contact y
96. ed in the User Manual SEAHORSE E SEAHORSE Introduction to the basic information on SEAHORSE E SEAHORSE chart plotter its features and use Installation of the chart plotter User Manual 11 BARRACUDA BARRACUDA iGPS Introduction to the basic information on BARRACUDA BARRACUDA iGPS chart plotter its features and use Installation of the chart plotter STARFISH STARFISH E Introduction to the basic information on STARFISH STARFISH E chart plotter its features and use Installation of the chart plotter BARRAMUNDI Plus Introduction to the basic information on BARRAMUNDI Plus chart plot ter its features and use Installation of the chart plotter OYSTER Introduction to the basic information on OYSTER chart plotter its fea tures and use Installation of the chart plotter MARLIN Introduction to the basic information on MARLIN chart plotter its fea tures and use Installation of the chart plotter EXPLORER Introduction to the basic information on EXPLORER controller its fea tures and use Installation of the controller INSTALLING THE EXTERNAL SMART GPS Introduction to the basic information on External Smart GPS Antenna and its installation Analytical Index is at the end of this User Manual IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE If your chart plotter does not operate properly please refer to Chapter 7 Most common operating difficulties can be diagnosed using these tests If you still need assistance call your local dealer
97. eferred to the HORIZONTAL cursor ernes 07 00 L sunset 18 14 L Fig 2 7b Tide Graph page This screen shows that day s Tide Height graph for the area where the Tidal symbol was located Using ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT it is possible to display future or past tides If you wish to quickly display the tide for a specific date press ENTER and enter the required date using the cursor key followed by ENTER once the date is set Using MENU it is possible to change time selecting between Standard and Daylight saving To simplify reading the graph the chart plotter displays a moveable Vertical and Horizontal slider which can be moved using the cursor key Using the up down cursor key move the horizontal slider to correspond with the draft of your boat Using the Vertical slider you can then read the times at which the graph dips below the horizontal line i e the times when you will be in danger of grounding NOTE Tide graph is an approximation of the tide and they should be used in conjunction with traditional tide tables and navigational methods The Tide height value represents the variation relative to the Mean Lower Water value 2 8 FIND FUNCTION The Find function allows searching for the nearest Ports Port Services Tide Sta tions Wrecks Obstructions POIs and Lakes loaded on the C CARD or it centers the screen over a selected User Point or at desired Coordinates When the Find function is
98. efines the destination point and activates the naviga tion to it The destination can be placed on any location of the map an existing Mark point or on a predefined Route GPS Global Positioning System It is a satellite based navigation system operated by the US Department of Defence It gives the navigator a position 24 hours a day 365 days a year under any weather conditions HDG Heading The horizontal direction in which a ship actually points or heads in any mo ment see also COG HDOP Horizontal Dilution Of Precision It is a parameter indicating the precision of the positioning system GPS The smaller HDOP value indicates higher position accurately Home mode All operations refer to the ship s position Landmarks Landmarks are any prominent object such as monument building silo tower mast on land which can be used in determining a location or a direction Latitude The angular distance North or South of the equator measured by lines encir cling the earth parallel to the equator in degrees from 0 to 90 LAT LON Coordinate system using Latitude and Longitude coordinates to define a posi tion on earth Lat Lon Grid It is the grid of parallels of Latitude and meridians of Longitude drawn on the map LOG Speed Speed of the vessel relative to the water provided by an instrument with a sub merged transducer for measuring the distance speed travelled by the vessel Longitude The angular distance Ea
99. executed a list of available objects to search is shown NOTE Activating the Find function a Warning message is shown if there is no C CARD inserted Finding Nearest Ports By Name To select the Ports By Name function gt MENU FIND ENTER PORTS BY NAME ENTER Shows the list of all ports stored on the C CARD in alphabetical order and allows to search ports by name to locate the ports on the map Finding Nearest Ports By Distance To select the Ports By Distance function MENU FIND ENTER PORTS BY DISTANCE ENTER Shows the list of all ports stored on the C CARD in closest distance order and allows to locate the ports on the map Finding Nearest Port Services To show the nearest port services of a particular type i e the nearest Hospital sailmaker bank etc User Manual 31 gt MENU FIND ENTER PORT SERVICES ENTER The icons list of the available services is shown Use the cursor key to select any facility and press ENTER or Fino By selecting one of the facilities the list of the nearest ports up to 10 in which this port facility is present will be shown Finding Nearest Tide Station To show the nearest Tide Stations to the boat position or to the cursor position if the position fix is not received MENU FIND ENTER TIDE STATIONS ENTER After a few seconds a window appears Choose the Tide Station you want and press ENTER or Fino to display the Tide Gra
100. fo MENU FIND ENTER LAKES INFO ENTER It founds the Outdoor Recreational Area objects See the following picture 32 User Manual FISHING e e ain als le Le E el Ka 0 i E bu Fig 2 8 Outdoor Recreational Area objects Use the cursor key to select any objects and press ENTER The list of the near est lakes containing the facility will be shown on the screen LAKE HOUSATONIC LAKE HOUSATONIC SAUGATUCK RESERVO SAUGATUCK RESERVO MAMANASCO LAKE MAMANASCO LAKE IH to find Fig 2 8a Nearest Lakes list Then choose the lake you want and press ENTER the Full Info page is shown 2 9 ALARMS The chart plotter provides alarms for various functions You can enter the desired alarm range for each function Auto Off To set the automatic shutdown of the alarms when the alarm condition disappears MENU MENU ALARMS ENTER AUTO OFF ENTER Arrival Alarm To set an acoustic alarm to sound when the vessel is approaching the destination MENU MENU ALARMS ENTER ARRIVAL ALARM ENTER XTE Alarm To set an acoustic alarm to sound when the vessel is deviating from a defined course gt MENU MENU ALARMS ENTER XTE ALARM ENTER Anchor Alarm To set an alarm to sound when the ship moves off the current ship s position location
101. ge video image NOTE When the Fish Finder or Radar is connected any soft key can be assigned any of the Fish Finder or Radar pages See the Fish Finder or Radar User Manual for more information ONLY For BARRAMUNDI P us OYSTER BARRACUDA BARRACUDA iGPS EXPLORER MARLIN STAR FISH STARFISH E 14 User Manual 1 2 SWITCHING ON OFF Before powering On the chart plotter check for the correct voltage 10 35 volt dc and the correct connections with the positioning instrument Switching On gt POWER for 1 second The chart plotter shows you the logo screen Caution Notice and then the chart screen in sequence The chart plotter will then perform a short self test procedure that checks all internal memory and the C CARD if installed and then displays any failure detected on the screen Switching Off gt POWER for 3 seconds A countdown timer appears on the screen if you release the key before the countdown timer reaches zero the chart plotter will remain On MARLIN NOTE The default resolution is 800x600 manufactory condition or after a CLEAR RAM operation If connected to a monitor without a different resolution it is possible that the image is not shown So you should set the proper resolution for the monitor in use see the monitor manual and the Par 7 1 7 1 38 CHANGING BACKLIGHT AND CONTRAST You can change the level of backlight and contrast for the screen POWER use Bricut BricHt to adjust b
102. hart plotter zooms out to the first level covered by cartographic data NOTE The Mixing Levels function works only with the new C CARDs It also affects the speed of the redraw of the screen If this function is not used it may be disabled SAFETY STATUS BAR DSI Data Sarety INDICATOR gt MENU SAFETY STATUS BAR ENTER The possible choices are listed in the table below On The Safety Status Bar is shown Off The Safety Status Bar is not shown Icon The Safety Status Bar is not shown but a Warning alarm Icon is shown in the bottom right corner of the display when an item controlled by the DSI Data Safety Indicator is under an alarm condition The Warning Icon remains displayed until the alarm condition persists By placing the cursor over this Icon a quick help message is shown next to the Icon allowing to show the Safety Status Bar In this case when the Safety Status Bar is opened via Warning alarm Icon it is possible to obtain information about each active Safety Status box the red ones it is possible to select them by cursor movement left right and a list of active alarms is shown underneath the selected box By pressing CLEAR the Safety Status Bar is removed from the screen When Safety Status Bar is On a status bar with six boxes showing the status of certain functions is displayed Any warning or alarm condition is identified by the red color to indicate possible risk
103. hase please make sure that the following contents are present if any item is missing please contact your local dealer External bracket and I O cable 1 5 mt 5 9 AUX IN I O cable 1 5 mt 5 9 Chart plotter s protective cover Fuse 2 Amp fuseholder User Manual Flush mounting kit Smart DGPS WAAS Receiver with cable 15 mt 45 feet 9999 9 INSERTING REMOVING PROCEDURE Inserting the C CARD Hold the C CARD by the short inclined side so that you can see the C MAP label Open the door gently push the C CARD into one of the two slots push the C CARD in as far as it will 9o then close the door to hold fixed into the slot Removing the C CARD Open the door and remove the C CARD out of the slot CHART PLOTTER DIMENSIONS 4 345 4 13 60 D J 121 4 76 4 386 2 15 20 99 3 90 386 2 15 20 4 378 14 86 4 389 15 30 104 User Manual INSTALLATION AND REMOVING EXTERNAL WIRING
104. he C LINK system The chart plotters can be set to operate in two modes MASTER mode Primary Chart Plotter SLAVE mode Secondary Chart Plotter When the navigation is activated on the Master chart plotter the C Link naviga tion data will be continuously sent to the Slave until the navigation is active If the Master is navigating to a Single Destination the Slave will show the Desti nation position and activate the navigation to it If the Master is navigating to a Route the Slave will show the Route Leg com posed by the Destination and the Waypoint after the Destination Next Waypoint and activate the navigation to it Any variation to the current C Link navigation data will be transferred from the Master to the Slave The Slave will be provided with a few dedicated pages to show the C Link naviga tion data received from the Master 5 1 OPERATIONS INTRODUCTIVE ELEMENTS It is important to remark once more that this function does not transfer the whole route but just the information relative to the navigation Such information will be removed from the Slave Chart Plotter as soon as the navigation is terminated C Link navigation data is exchanged by using two NMEA 0183 C MAP proprietary sentences PCMPN 1 and PCMPN 2 When the navigation is activated on the Master it starts outputting the C Link navigation data If the Slave is connected all C LINK navigation data received are stored in its memory and the navigation is starte
105. he same code and revision So the MIRROR C CARD can be utilized only on a chart plotter linked to another chart plotter provided with the equivalent REGULAR C CARD It is important to point out that the two chart plotters must have the update s w versions that allow C LINK function 4 1 HOW C LINK SYSTEM WORKS When the CP is powered up it switches into the Stand Alone Mode Whilst in this operation mode the CP unit periodically scans all the available C CARD slots searching for MIRROR C CARDs When one or more MIRROR C CARD is found in one or both CPs a special con nection is established between the CPs to enable the MIRROR C CARDs If a regular C CARD which has previously activated a MIRROR C CARD is re moved even the MIRROR card will be not read anymore on the other unit 4 2 C LINK SERIAL CONNECTION The two chart plotters should be connected via serial ports Any of the available ports can be used the software will recognize automatically the serial ports used A typical connection is as follows CP1 CP2 TN gt RX RX TX GND lt gt GND User Manual 57 5 C LINK Navigation Data Transfer This function allows transferring C LINK navigation data Route Name Destina tion ID amp Position Next Waypoint ID amp Position Total Route length Fuel Con sumption Rate ETA TTG etc Hereinafter C LINK navigation data between two chart plotters linked through t
106. id the obstacles e Stay on View Exits the pop up screen and remains on the selected map screen 3 10 2 DSC Menu To select the menu gt MENU MENU DSC ENTER It opens a sub menu with the following options e Log Directory 52 User Manual Log gt MENU MENU DSC ENTER LOG ENTER Selecting Log shows the Distress Call Log page or Position Request Log page it depends which of the two was selected 4 DISTRESS CALL LOG DATE LAT NAME E ENG MMSI SHOWN 03 1 33 30 505 N 08 31 PM 11818 528 W 0080457645 i NO 03 04 01 34 ROY 00 11 PM Eden D 0023244524 YES 03 04 01 33 31 211 N BOBI 09 31 PM 118 29 151 W 0056477743 NO CLR ONE CLR ALL HIDE POSITION REQUEST Fig 3 10 1 Example of DSC Log page To set the navigation on the selected DSC point follow the procedure Place the cursor on DSC point ENTER GOTO ENTER or simply Place the cursor on DSC point Goto BARRAMUNDI P ius MARLIN OYSTER Place the cursor on DSC point GOTO Other available functions are Locate Centers the map on the selected DSC position CIr One Deletes selected DSC position Clr All Deletes all entries Hide Show Allows hiding showing the selected DSC position on the chart display Position Request Distress Call Shows Position Request Distress Call page When Position Request page is active this message changes to Distress Call Directory gt MENU M
107. its unusual behaviour or appears to be malfunctioning it may be possible to correct the problem by clearing RAM This operation will erase all Marks Routes stored Track plots and destinations It will also return all selections Input Data Format Autopilot selec tion etc to original default values Before this step you have the option of saving user Marks Track history and Routes to a User C CARD this is an optional purchase from your dealer To confirm to clear RAM press ENTER again but if this time you do not wish to clear RAM press CLEAR 7 1 2 DIM Menu Contrast Each time you press the cursor key to right the screen will decrease brightness when you press the left key the brightness will increase Backlight Sets the backlight It operates in similar mode as Contrast 7 1 3 Cartridges Internal Database Test Tests the Worldwide Background C CARD Test Tests the C CARD There are four possible situations If there is a C CARD inserted in the slot and there is not a malfunction the name of the C CARD zone and the message OK are shown If there is a C CARD inserted in the slot but it is damaged C CARD the name of the C CARD zone and or the message Faulty are shown Ifthere is not any C CARD inserted in the slot the message not present is shown e If there is a User C CARD inserted in the slot the message USER C CARD is shown C CARD Connector While a C CARD is inserted in the slot if the counter in creases
108. mmed settings are user selectable from Full Medium Low Radar Tides Custom The table below shows the selections for each mode 40 User Manual Setting Full Medium Low Radar Tides Custom Default values Place Names On On On On On On Name Tags On Off Off Off Off Off Nav Aids amp Light Sectors On No Sector No Sector No Sector Off On Attention Areas On On Off Off Off On Tides amp Currents On Off Off Off On On Seabed Type On Off Off Off Off On Ports amp Services On On Off On Off On Tracks amp Routes On Off Off Off Off On Depth Range Min 0 Mt 0 Mt 0 Mt 0 Mt 0 Mt 0 Mt Depth Range Max 9999 Mt 9999 Mt 9999 Mt 9999 Mt 9999 Mt 9999 Mt Land Elevations On On Off Off Off On Land Elevation Values On Off Off Off Off On Roads On Off Off Off Off On POI On Off Off Off Off On Lat Lon Grid On Off Off Off Off On Chart Boundaries On Auto Off Off Off Auto Value Added Data On Off Off Off Off On Chart Lock On On On On On On Underwater Objects Limit 9999 Mt 10 Mt 10 Mt 10 Mt 10 Mt 10 Mt Rocks Icon Depth Icon Icon Icon Icon Icon Obstructions Icon Depth Icon Icon Icon Icon Icon Diffusers Icon Depth Icon Icon Icon Icon Icon Wrecks Icon Depth Icon Icon Icon Icon Icon MARINE SETTINGS To control the display on the map of the marine features Place Names Sets On Off the displaying of the Names local area names Name Tags Sets On Off the displaying of a tag for particular chart objects that either includes the Name
109. mplate instruction drill a 0 63 inch 16 mm hole and three 0 155 inch 4 mm holes CUTTING TEMPLATE 4 mm 0 155 4 mm 0 155 4 mm 0 155 gt GPS OVERALL SHAPE Remove the template and let the cable go through the central hole Apply a small coat of RTV to the underside of the antenna Place the antenna and then screw it with the three M3 screws aw User Manual 113 Dimensions 114 User Manual Analytical Index A A Scope Activating Track Recording Active Route Advanced Menu AIS AIS Menu AIS Target Alarm alphanumeric key BET sisse six sccot eeu Alternate Solution Altitude Anchor Alarm Antenna Apparent Wind Direction Apparent Wind Speed Arrival Alarm Arrival Time assistance lt Ia Attention Areas 41 Audible Alarm 34 Auto Info 43 Auto Off CIC Auto matic Info 20 27 Autopilot Connection seen 45 Autopilot Interface 98 103 107 AWD 67 AWS 67 Azimuth 67 B backlight Beacon Bearing bearing angles Boat Position Bottom Echo Profile BRG Buoy Buoys ID xd E a a REE AEE SA EERE OAAR 43 C C CARD C CARD Connector C CARD Test C COM GSM Plus Connection C Link C Staff C Weather Service Calibrate Compass Calibration Cartography 15 73 79 86 92
110. n see the specific User Manual NOTE TheRadar display page is available only if the Radar is connected and powered On 54 User Manual 3 13 SYSTEM INFORMATION To see details about the software and cartography data installed MENU MENU About ENTER Opens the System Information page 3 14 WORLD BACKGROUND CHARTS The internal background charts can be updated to include the MAX A and B level charts which provide improved marine data rivers lakes terrestrial data major streets highways railways etc Nav Aids depth areas territorial water ar eas etc by reading them from a special data C CARDs contact your local dealer All units must have the Worldwide Background upload function that is activated from the system Worldwide Background Update The System Update menu is entered from the About page To select this menu follow the procedure Plug the special data C CARD MENU MENU About ENTER MENU Update Worldwide Cartography ENTER User Manual 55 4 C LINK C Link system is a feature which allows to share the same cartographic data between two chart plotter units CP linked via serial I O port In order to activate C Link function a MAX data C CARD called REGULAR C CARD must be inserted into one of the two chart plotters and a special MAX data C CARD called MIRROR C CARD must be inserted on the other chart plotter The two MAX data C CARDs must have t
111. ne in any direction you choose in the same time the radius changes Press Accept to confirm Cancel otherwise 1 11 MAN OVERBOARD MOB If a person or object is lost overboard and you need to return to the location use the MOB Man OverBoard function To activate the MOB function a valid GPS fix must be available Inserting MOB gt MOB If MOB is already placed removes the existing MOB and places a new one Once inserted the system performs the following operations 1 places the MOB icon at ship s position 2 stops navigation to an existing destination if present 3 sets the MOB as destination Selecting Auto Info on MOB gt Place the cursor on MOB symbol An information window appears showing the bearing and distance to the MOB position Deleting MOB gt MOB Conrirm 20 User Manual 2 Operations 2 1 USER POINTS MARKS EVENTS AND WAYPOINTS A User Point is an object that you can place on the charts to mark a specific point The chart plotter features three types of User Points Marks Events and Way points A Waypoint is created entering a Route a Mark can be created on the cursor s position while an Event is created on ship s position Creating Waypoint See Creating a Route Creating Mark gt ENTER MARK ENTER The new Mark appears on your cursor s position if not in Home mode MARLIN gt MARK The new Mark appears on your cursor s position Creating Event gt ENTER
112. ngle which may be selected in the range 5 60 degrees defines the maximum variation of the reference angle after which the map changes its orientation 1 9 NAVIGATION TO A SINGLE DESTINATION To place the destination at cursor coordinates and activates navigation to it Place the cursor on location to navigate to ENTER GOTO ENTER BARRAMUNDI Pius MARLIN OYSTER gt Place the cursor on location to navigate to GOTO You are now navigating to the destination drawn as a Mark with a circle around it labelled DEST A straight line is shown on the screen connecting the destination with the ship s position All navigation data is referred to this destination 1 10 RANGE BEARING FUNCTION The Range Bearing function allows to measure the Lat Lon coordinates between two points on the Chart page Inserting R B gt ENTER R B ENTER A dotted line and a circle appears on the screen A window containing the distance and bearing values is shown The origin of the line and the circle s centre is the cursor position use the cursor key to move the dotted line in any direction you choose in the same time the radius changes Press Accept to confirm CanceL otherwise Deleting R B gt ENTER R B ENTER Accept Deere Deletes the line and the circle Editing R B gt ENTER R B ENTER Accept Eprr Modifies the line direction and the circle radius Use the cursor key to move the dotted li
113. nored So if the two chart plotters are both operating in Master mode the C Link navigation data sent by the other Chart Plotter never processed Under such condition if the navigation is activated on one of the two Chart Plot ters a warning message will be shown to notify that the C Link navigation data will be ignored by the other Chart Plotter SLAVE CHART PLOTTER Operating mode To select the Slave mode follow the procedure MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER C LINK ENTER Secondary Station ENTER When Slave mode is set the chart plotter cannot manipulate the C Link naviga tion data anymore Stop current navigation If the navigation was already active it will be disabled as soon as Slave mode is set An appropriate warning message will be shown to notify that the Navigation is already active and to confirm whether Slave mode can be set Inhibit Navigation operation As soon as Slave mode is set the destination cannot be set anymore either the C Link navigation data is received from the Master or not Also when the C Link navigation data is received from the Master it will not be possible to deactivate the Navigation Inhibit Route following While navigating to the route received from the Master the destination is reached either applying distance or perpendicular criteria the destination will not be moved to the next Waypoint on the route MOB handling If the Navigation to the external destination is active and th
114. ntent of the selected file from User C CARD to the internal memory of the chart plotter If the selected file contains Marks Events already present in the chart plotter memory they are non duplicated It is re quired to insert the number of the Route Track on which loading data if the Route Track is not empty it is overwritten Deleting File from User C CARD To remove files MENU MENU USER C CARD ENTER Derete Conrirm NOTE Remember that this option permanently erases the file BARRAMUNDI Prius OYSTER EXPLORER MARLIN STARFISH STARFISH E Selecting Slot To select the preferred slot where to insert the User C CARD If the User C CARD is not present in the selected slot a warning message appears MENU MENU USER C CARD ENTER Cartripce Stor Reading User C CARD directory To show the list of the files present on the User C CARD inserted into the slot gt MENU MENU USER C CARD ENTER Cartripce READ Sorting User C CARD directory To order the file directory MENU MENU USER C CARD ENTER Cartripce Sort Bv This is possible in three different modes Name to order by the filename press Name Time to order by the time of file creation press Time Type to order by the type of data press Type 36 User Manual 3 User Setting Up 3 1 GENERAL MENU To set the general settings gt MENU MENU GENERAL ENTER The possible selec
115. o the top 4 until you hear a click the C CARD will eject out of the slot 5 CONTROLLER DIMENSIONS E 172 5 6 8 33 3 1 3 l 51 1 2 4 140 5 5 gt AAAA Se 2 n un d S fus 0 5 DEE EE 108 User Manual INSTALLATION AND REMOVING EXTERNAL WIRING AUX IN UO CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON 2 RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc VIDEO OUTPUT 3 WHITE INPUT 4 PIN FUNCTION 4_ GREEN INPUT 4 i GND 5 GRAY OUTPUT 5 2 vcc 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 4 e 3 IR 7 BROWN INPUT 5 a Te 8 BLUE EXTERNAL ALARM OUTPUT s TB 6 HsYNC 7 vsvuc 8 Inc 9 BRIGHTNESS CONTROL IS3 SMART GPS S U SENSOR POWER amp I O H J PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON GPS ANTENNA 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 3 WHITE INPUT 1 1 RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc 4 GREEN GND 2 GREEN OUTPUT 3 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 3 BROWN INPUT 3 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 4 Nc 7 BROWN INPUT 2 5 NC 8 BLUE EXTERNAL ALARM OUTPUT 6 BLACK YELLOW SHIELD GND SIGNAL RETURN FUSE NOTE 1A Add in series to power cord POWER SUPPLY both Red and black wire TA 4 FUSE a 1A Fuse supplied
116. of the chart object or the Depth of an Underwater chart object Available for Buoys Towers Beacons and Port Marinas Nav Aids amp Light Sectors Sets On Off No Sector the graphical presentation of Lights Signals Buoys and Beacons If No Sector is selected Nav Aids are shown Light Sectors are hidden Attention Areas Sets On Off the displaying of Attention Areas areas in which special attention by the mariner is required because of natural or man made hazards or sailing regulations and restrictions Moreover a special symbol is placed inside the area selecting On option This is valid also for the categories FISHING FACILITY MARINE FARM CULTURE MILITARY PRACTICE AREA RESTRICTED AREA SEAPLANE LANDING AREA When the area is small it is identified only by the boundary Tides amp Currents Sets On Off the displaying of the Tides and Currents The new worldwide database with tidal stream information is now available with MAX C CARDs When data time is available Tidal stream arrows are shown on the charts indicating the direction and strength of the Tide If no data time is available from the GPS or the chart plotter is not in Simulation mode the icon on the map is generic one The color of the arrow denotes the strength of the current as follows 0 to 0 1 kn 0 2 to 1 0 kn Yellow Yellow Orange 1 1 to 2 0 kn 2 1 to 3 0 kn 3 1 to 9 9 kn Orange Red
117. on the top bar of the window OBJECT Building single GGG to expand Fig 2 6 Example of Quick Info on objects with picture On the Full Info there will be the small camera icon on a corner of the square containing the object icon or a big photo icon centered on the square for the object without icon User Manual 27 E Building Land Land elevation National territorial area Data source Building el Multimedia Information MultiMedia Object Fig 2 6a Example of Full Info on objects window with picture icon To see pictures Press Picture when the object with a picture is highlighted To change size Press ENTER when the picture is shown Info Tree and Expanded Info page The upper side of the page contains the Info Tree and the Lower side contains the expanded information While moving the cursor through the Info Tree all the relevant information of the selected object is shown on the lower part of the page By pressing CLEAR the page is closed If the information shown on the Lower part of the page exceeds the page size you may scroll the page using Pace Dn Use Home to get back to the first page When the selected object is a Tide Sta tion by pressing ENTER the Tide page is shown Quick Info on Lakes Upon viewing the chart of a lake you will click on to query the available informa tion immediately displayed with many details For example see
118. or User Points Display vessel s position direction and Track Alarms Handling Man OverBoard MOB to navigate back to a missing person or object Simulation Mode with cursor control ME SPECIFICATIONS Power consumption 2 5 Watt max 35 Volt dc Interface NMEA0183 Autopilot Interface NMEA 0180 NMEA 0180 CDX NMEA 0183 Display Resolution 640x480 or 800x600 or 1024x768 pixels user selectable Cartography C MAP C CARD Operating temperature range 0 55 degrees Celsius Memory Non volatile with battery backup Keyboard Silicon rubber backlight Weight 950 gr User Manual 107 When the package containing the controller is opened for the first time after purchase please make sure that the following contents are present if any item is missing please contact your local dealer External bracket Power supply and I O CBCOFS0804 I O cable CBCOFS0603 Fuse 1A 2 pcs cable fuse holder 2 pcs e User Manual INSERTING REMOVING PROCEDURE Inserting the C CARD Hold the C CARD by the short inclined side so that you can see the C MAP label Open the C CARD slot s door pressing 1 to the bottom 2 Gently push the C CARD into one of the two slots push the C CARD in as far as it will go 3 then move it to the bottom 4 to hold fixed into the slot Removing the C CARD Open the C CARD slot s door pressing 1 to the bottom 2 Press lightly 3 the C CARD you wish to remove and move it t
119. our local dealer External bracket and I O cable 1 5 mt 5 9 AUX IN I O cable 1 5 mt 5 9 Chart plotter s protective cover Fuse 2 Amp fuseholder User Manual Flush mounting kit Smart DGPS WAAS Receiver with cable 15 mt 45 feet o o INSERTING REMOVING PROCEDURE Inserting the C CARD Hold the C CARD by the short inclined side so that you can see the C MAP label Open the door gently push the C CARD into one of the two slots push the C CARD in as far as it will go then close the door to hold fixed into the slot Removing the C CARD Open the door and remove the C CARD out of one of the two slots as shown in the right side of the previous picture 98 User Manual CHART PLOTTER DIMENSIONS 128mm LST 53mm 2 1 m gt e 329mm 13 5 d i S E 261mm 10 3 m gt 211 2mm 8 3 amp 140mm 5 5 Ut 158 4mm 6 2 221mm 8 7 4 230 5mm 9 1 gt j User Manual 99 EXTERNAL WIRING AUX IN UO CABLE POWER amp I O PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON 1 BLACK GND COMMON 2 RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35 Vdc 2 RED POWER INPUT 10 35 Vdc 3
120. our local dealer External bracket and I O cable 1 5 mt 5 9 AUX IN I O cable 1 5 mt 5 9 Chart plotter s protective cover Fuse 2 Amp fuseholder User Manual Flush mounting kit Smart DGPS WAAS Receiver with cable 15 mt 45 feet 99999 INSERTING REMOVING PROCEDURE Inserting the C CARD Hold the C CARD by the short inclined side so that you can see the C MAP label Open the door gently push the C CARD into one of the two slots push the C CARD in as far as it will go then close the door to hold fixed into the slot Removing the C CARD Open the door and remove the C CARD out of one of the two slots as shown in the right side of the previous picture CHART PLOTTER DIMENSIONS 125 4 9 4 329 13 4 261 10 37 gt 212 8 4 4 140 5 5 e e e e 40 1 6 221 8 77 gt 4 230 5 9 17 Dr 1602 6 3 47 1 9 4 92 User Manual INSTALLATION AND REMOVING EXTERNAL WIRING ONLY for VIDEO INPUT version CAM CONNECTORS PIN OUT ON UNIT 1 GND COMMON 2 POWER 10 35Vdc 3 SIGNAL L E SMART GPS SENSOR GPS ANTENNA PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 RED POWER OUTPUT 10 35
121. p Track To Route Track Up Tracking Tracks Routes TRN True Wind Direction True Wind Speed TTG Turning Underwater Objects User C CARD ait User Point 21 32 43 72 User Points List 13 22 UTC a 72 UTM goute 72 v Value Added Data Variation Velocity Made Video Input Waypoint Weight WGS 84 World Background Charts Wrecks x 15 euer et deeg ege Ah E gtge eg a 13 14 21 22 72 74 79 86 92 98 104 107 Zoom In Zoom Out User Manual 117
122. page Navigation Data pages Wind Data pages 10000 Waypoints Events Marks and 10000 Routes 10000 Track Points Create Move Insert Edit or Erase Waypoint Create Move Edit or Erase Mark Event Navigation to Goto Create Save Name Edit or Follow a Route Route Data Report and User Points Marks Events Waypoints List pages Find Ports Services Ports By Name Ports By Distance Tide Stations Wrecks Obstructions Cursor POIs Lakes By Name Lakes Informa tions Coordinates or User Points Display Tide info and Tide Graph page Automatic Info on cartographic objects or User Points Display vessel s position direction and Track Alarms Handling Man OverBoard MOB to navigate back to a missing person or object Simulation Mode with cursor control Video Input option TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 999 Power supply 12 35 Volt DC Power consumption 2 5A 12V Interface NMEA0183 Autopilot Interface NMEA 0180 NMEA 0180 CDX NMEA 0183 Video Input color with video Input PAL or NTSC video signals automati cally selected User Manual 103 Display TFT transmissive LCD active area 15 e Display Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels Cartography C MAP C CARD Operating temperature range 32 to 131 F 0 to 55 C Memory Internal non volatile for user data backup Keyboard Silicon rubber backlight Weight 14 5 Kg When the package containing the chart plotter is opened for the first time after purc
123. ph page Press CLEAR to display the Tide Station chosen Finding Nearest Wrecks To show the Nearest Wrecks loaded in the C CARD gt MENU FIND ENTER WRECKS ENTER Choose the Wrecks you prefer and press ENTER or Fino to locate the selected Wreck on the map Finding Nearest Obstructions To show the Nearest Obstructions loaded in the C CARD gt MENU FIND ENTER OBSTRUCTIONS ENTER Choose the Obstructions you prefer and press ENTER or Fino to locate the selected Obstruction on the map Finding Cursor To center the cursor on the screen gt MENU FIND ENTER CURSOR ENTER Finding Coordinates To center the map at given coordinates gt MENU FIND ENTER COORDINATES ENTER use the cursor to insert coordinates CLEAR Finding User Points To search the User Point by name MENU FIND ENTER USER POINTS ENTER use the cursor to insert name of the Waypoint to show on map ENTER Finding Nearest POIs Searches for Nearest Points Of Interest gt MENU FIND ENTER POIs ENTER A sub menu is opened to find different categories of POIs Finding Nearest Lakes By Name To select the lakes By Name function MENU FIND ENTER LAKES BY NAME ENTER Shows the list of all lakes stored on the C CARD in alphabetic order Pressing MENU to insert the Lake name Finding Nearest Lakes Information Searches for Nearest Lakes In
124. r Fuse 2 Amp fuseholder User Manual Flush mounting kit BARRACUDA Smart DGPS WAAS Receiver with cable 15 mt 45 feet BARRACUDA INSERTING REMOVING PROCEDURE Inserting the C CARD Open the door hold the C CARD by the long side so that you can see the C MAP label and gently push the C CARD into the door slot 1 Close the door pushing the C CARD in as far as it will go to hold fixed into the chart plotter slot 2 When finished the door must be right closed as shown in the picture 3 SS J INCLINED d SIDE Removing the C CARD To remove the C CARD inserted in the chart plotter open the door 1 The C CARD will eject out of the chart plotter slot remaining fixed into the door 2 Then remove the C CARD from the slot 3 CHART PLOTTER DIMENSIONS 118 5 4 7 GRAY parts are present ONLY on chart plotter WITH GPS INTERNAL 94 5 3 7 gt 48 5 1 9 4 241 9 5 154 6 1 203 5 8 BS 4 151 5 9 _ 525 2 1 L e aa L EE d 80 User Manual INSTALLATION AND REMOVING GRAY parts are present ONLY on chart plotter WITH GPS INTERNAL 126 5 Flush mount installation for BARRACUDA and Bracket installation for BARRACUDA BARRACUDA iGPS EXTERNAL WIRING QUICK DISCONNECT B
125. r is not exposed to the direct sunlight When this mode is set the maps are displayed in order to use colors as similar as possible to the ones used in the original paper charts Sunlight It is designed to enhance the visibility of the screen when the chart plotter is exposed to the sunlight The maps are much brighter than in the other modes and the depth areas are filled with white color so different depth areas are not easily distinguishable Night Vision Itis recommended when the environment is dark in order to reduce the glare of the display The chart plotter displays maps and screen in darker colors NOAA Allows setting NOAA paper chart colors presentation CURRENTS PREDICTION gt MENU CURRENTS PREDICTION ENTER A window is shown on the low left side of the chart It is possible to see the variation of the Tidal arrows on the selected area at any given time Press the dedicated keys to set the date and time manually to decrease time and to in crease time 3 3 OTHER MAP CONFIGURATIONS gt MENU OTHER MAP CONFIGURATIONS ENTER Allows the user to customize the following selections and is divided into Marine Settings Depth Settings Land Settings Chart Settings and Underwater Settings DISPLAY MODE gt MENU OTHER MAP CONFIGURATIONS ENTER DISPLAY MODE ENTER Selects from a predefined table what cartographic objects are displayed and which display options are set Pre progra
126. r to tag on the chart the point towards which the ship is Heading you can use a special mark called destination When the destination is placed all navigation data referred to this point DGPS Differential GPS Provides even greater positioning accuracy than standard GPS DPT Depth from Transducer Water Depth below the Transducer The Distance from the Depth Transducer to the ground DST Distance The geographical distance between two points on the map It is possible to select the unit among Nm Sm and Km ETA Estimated Time of Arrival The predicted time of reaching a destination or Waypoint User Manual File Collection of information of the same type stored on a User C CARD Each file must have a unique name ideally one that describes its contents Filenames are kept in a directory on each User C CARD Fix It is the current position of the vessel provided by the GPS connected to the chart plotter or built in or other positioning systems Fix Status It indicates the quality of the position fix signal Fuel Consumption Rate It represents the estimated fuel consumption rate per hour of an engine boat referred to its relative estimated cruising speed GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System It is the name used to indicate any single or combined navigation system based on satellites The current available satellites systems are GPS GLONASS and the combined GPS and GLONASS Goto It is the function that d
127. rectory GENERAL MENU MAP Menu Zoom Type Fonts amp Symbols soy D Perspective VIEW usssxbsskecxeitvkdsa SEENEN kar bn UK bx bia uu KO rx esed E ang 38 LivedNav AidS feet eet dense sme EEN ENN See dh ele de euo 38 Map Orientation iii s Mixing bevels usse ront geg eg hn ne 39 Safety Status Bar DSI Data Safety Indicator CIE dE Currents Prediction OTHER MAP CONFIGURATIONS Display Mode Marine Settings Se ge Depth Settings usdcensexsicexeeketeduscisetkxsvuenE orFUURDOD EP NIE WRETUD HUE CERE SKK ERE Land Settings eege Ud qui auque qui qu d RO MD inven Chart Settings uaa Underwater Objects SE DISPLAY MENU S VIDEO INPUT MENU NAV DISPLAY MENU ADVANCED MENU a Geet Sege Ee E Ee eege E 3 7 5 Input O tput Die Da CEET GPS Connection i BS GPS Setup MENG c Pneus esu ia SIA dE External NMEA Connection C COM GSM Plus Connection Output Sentences NMEA 0183 Output Talker ID External Signal eeneg e dui srd x Cable Wing Dag sema suo qux Epp ee AEN Power I O Cable Wiring page GPS Cable Wiring page AUX In I O Cable Wiring page Send Receive Routes amp Marks T 47 3 7 2 C Linlcmern i niens ee 47 3 7 3 Fix amp Compass menu 47 3 7 4 C Staff menu 47 AIS twain tg 48 3 8 1 AIS System Definitions eg 48 3 8 2 AIS Menu genee Ee See Ee EE 49
128. s Create Move Insert Edit or Erase Waypoint Create Move Edit or Erase Mark Navigation to Goto Create Save Name Edit or Follow a Route Route Data Report and User Points Marks Waypoints List pages Find Ports Services Ports By Name Ports By Distance Tide Stations Wrecks Obstructions Cursor POIs Lakes By Name Lakes Informa tions Coordinates or User Points Display Tide info and Tide Graph page Automatic Info on cartographic objects or User Points Display vessel s position direction and Track Alarms Handling Man OverBoard MOB to navigate back to a missing person or object Simulation Mode with cursor control Video Input option TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS fe Power consumption 1280mA max 12V Power consumption 1500mA max 12V with camera connected Interface NMEA0183 Autopilot Interface NMEA 0180 NMEA 0180 CDX NMEA 0183 Video Input color with video Input PAL or NTSC video signals automati cally selected Display TFT transmissive LCD active area 10 4 User Manual 91 Display Resolution 640 x 480 pixels Cartography C MAP C CARD Operating temperature range 0 55 degrees Celsius Memory Non volatile with battery backup Keyboard Silicon rubber backlight Weight 1 6 Kg When the package containing the chart plotter is opened for the first time after purchase please make sure that the following contents are present if any item is missing please contact y
129. s covered with and antireflective coating The following is the cleaning procedure you use a tissue or lens tissue and a cleaning spray containing Isopropanol a normal spray cleaner sold for the PC screen for example PolaClear by Polaroid Fold the tissue or lens tissue into a triangular shape moisten the tip and use the index finger behind a corner to move the tissue across the surface in overlapping side to side strokes If the tissue is too wet a noticeable wet film will be left in its path and you will need to repeat the process If too dry the tissue won t glide easily and may damage the surface NOTE We will not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the performance or use of this material 4 User Manual Contents Important Information essssesssssssssessssss RENE EN KEREN EEN ER RE REENEN ennenen enen KEREN RENE A WARNING EH A CAUTION anaa RRR RR RETS T 4 CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR THE PLOTTER SCREEN xxe e ee eee 4 About this User Manual enee ERR ENEE ENER R KEEN EEN anui nana manua ENEE ennenen 11 INTRODUCTION Sep 11 CONVENTIONS USED ins d HOW THIS USER MANUAL IS ORGANIZED ve 11 IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE ed ee Eege ati dee SE 12 1 Getting Started 1 1 THE KEYBOARD Joystick Cursor key Dedicated Keys Software Keys CustomizaLtiOn iiusseus nas eaa aa rari Ix tannins wae sine cU MRNA FAEERE 14 1 2 SWITC
130. sconnect bracket MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input Output ENTER Cable Wiring ENTER BARRAMUNDI Pius EXPLORER SEAHORSE SEAHORSE E MARLIN OYSTER Power I O Cable Wiring page Shows a window containing the Power I O cable wiring MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input Output ENTER Cable Wiring ENTER Power I O Cable Wiring ENTER BARRAMUNDI Pu us EXPLORER SEAHORSE E BARRACUDA STARFISH E MARLIN OYSTER GPS Cable Wiring page Shows a window containing the GPS cable wiring MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input Output ENTER Cable Wiring ENTER GPS Cable Wiring ENTER 46 User Manual BARRAMUNDI Pius EXPLORER MARLIN OYSTER AUX In I O Cable Wiring page Shows a window containing the AUX IN I O cable wiring gt MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input Output ENTER Cable Wiring ENTER AUX In I O Cable Wiring ENTER Send Receive Routes amp Marks Sets the desired port used for transferring User Points and Routes functions MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input Output ENTER SEND ROUTES amp MARKS ENTER Port 1 2 3 ENTER BARRAMUNDI Prius EXPLORER MARLIN OYSTER MENU MENU ADVANCED ENTER Input Output ENTER SEND ROUTES amp MARKS ENTER Port 1 2 3 4 5 ENTER 3 7 2 C Link menu Select the Primary or Secondary Station see the dedicated Chapter MENU MENU
131. ser Manual 75 TYPICAL CONNECTIONS GPS Connection for SEAHORSE E GPS PORT Autopilot Connection POWER amp I O POWER amp I O External NMEA Connection POWER amp I O POWER amp I O SMART GPS SENSOR CABLE CABLE COLOR FUNCTION RED POWER 10 35 Vdc BROWN GPS NMEA0183 OUTPUT E geo GREEN GPS NMEA0183 INPUT C WHITE RTCM 104 INPUT BLACK SHIELD YELLOW GND SIGNAL RETURN GPS Connections on Port 3 POWER SUPPLY POWER amp I O CABLE PIN CABLE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON COMMON J 2 fren PWR 10 35 Vdc 4 L 3 WHITE INPUT 1 AUTOPILOT 4 GREEN INPUT 1 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 ES Autopilot Connections on Port 1 POWER SUPPLY POWER amp I O CABLE S P PIN CABLE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON l COMMON 2 RED PWR 10 35 Vdc AUTOPILOT T 5 GRAY OUTPUT 2 BE 7 BROWN INPUT 2 Autopilot Connections on Port 2 POWER SUPPLY POWER amp I O CABLE IN CABLE COLOR FUNCTION e 1 BLACK GND COMMON e COMMON 2 RED PWR 10 35 vao 3 WHITE INPUT 14 lt q D EXTERNAL 4 GREEN INPUT 1 a NMEA 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 gt RX DEVICE External NMEA Connections on Port 1 POWER SUPPLY POWER amp I O CABLE o 6
132. ser that is applied in the conversion of TD values to geographical coordinates Lat Lon It defines which of the two possible solu tions can be used Arrival Time The estimated time of day you will reach your destination based on your current Speed and Track from GPS ASF Additional Secondary phase Factor TD Coordinates System Correction to TD values which can be inserted by the user e Azimuth The angular measurement from the horizon to a satellite or another object AWD Apparent Wind Direction The Direction from which the Wind appears to blow relative to a moving point also called Relative Wind Direction AWS Apparent Wind Speed The Speed at which the Wind appears to blow relative to a moving point also called Relative Wind Speed Beacon A prominent specially constructed object forming a conspicuous vertical mark as a fixed aid to navigation Bearings To select either degrees magnetic or degrees true If magnetic readings are selected the variation is computed automatically for every zone as soon as the chart is displayed Buoy A floating object moored to the sea bottom in a particular charted place as an aid to navigation Buoys and Beacons Buoys and Beacons are used to indicate to mariners recommended or estab lished routes underwater dangers restrictions and regulations They can be lighted or not and are colored according to their international code BRG Bearing It is the angle between
133. ses cgo css xay vaza YR cE He 27 Info on objects with Pictures Info Tree and Expanded Info page Quick Info on Lakes Full Info on Lakes PORT amp TIDE INFO ee Dr G tting Port 1 EE Getting Tide hu EE FIND FUNCTION M i Finding Nearest Ports BY Name iuc rient d er Praese E rae adn osea Quasi Zeie ER geben Finding Nearest Ports By Distance ass ek stake nick nbn hd xd netu ERA E A Eu Bee Finding Nearest Port Services Finding Nearest Tide Station Finding Nearest Wrecks Finding Nearest Obstructions Finding Cursor set c STs TR ee Tees T TT Finding User PONES see aana on aada e ERR RR HR ROI e Dirk hu ONE EE EE EE gue Finding Nearest POIs Finding Nearest Lakes By Name Finding Nearest Lakes Information ALARMS eee Auto Off Arrival Alarm XTE Alarm Anchor Alarm Depth Alarm Heading Alarm Grounding Alarm Grounding Depth Limit User Manual 2 10 USER C CARD 3 User Setting Up 3 1 3 2 3 3 Kee Nou 3 8 d o Grounding Alarm Range Grounding Alarm Report External Alarm Timer Alarm Menu User C CARD page vg Formatting User C CARD Saving File on User C CARD serres as OD Loading File from User C CARD mee 36 Deleting File from User C CARD ei ccsieniiedensiedsosnetaansacaneneetstavcernossessedeersnesensetbed 36 e Ee GENEE Reading User C CARD directory Sorting User C CARD di
134. sitions are determined by precise timing of the intervals between reception of pulses transmitted by pairs of stations in the selected chain Be tween any two stations a ship must be located somewhere along a line of possible positions where the measured Time Difference TD between arrival of pulses from those stations would be observed The TD is measured from the time of reception of the master station signal to the time of reception of the slave station signal see also Pair e Tide The periodic rise and fall of the surface of oceans bays etc due principally to the gravitational interactions between the Moon and Earth Tide Info The Tide Info feature is the combination of a new tide heights database that will be included within new C CARDs and new features which calculate the tide graph for all primary and secondary ports worldwide This function can calcu late the tide heights for any past or future date and as a by product of this calculation will also display the Maximum and Minimum Tide height and time for the day selected plus the times of Sunrise and Sunset At some chart levels the chart plotter will display a new Tide Diamond Symbol for every Port or tide point in the database covered by that particular C CARD User Manual 71 Tracks Routes Recommended and established routes for ships at sea including traffic sepa ration schemes deep water routes TRN Turning The difference between COG and BRG If COG is 80 and
135. st or West of the prime meridian Greenwich meridian as measured by lines perpendicular to the parallels and converging at the poles from 0 to 180 Loran It is a positioning system which determines the current position of the vessel User Manual 69 by measuring the difference in the times of reception of synchronized radio pulse signals transmitted by two or more fixed stations Magnetic Deviation The value expressed in degrees East or West that indicates the direction in which the north indicator on the compass card is offset from the magnetic north the difference expressed in degrees East or West between the compass north and the magnetic north Magnetic Variation The angle between the magnetic and geographic meridians at any place ex pressed in degrees West or East to indicate the direction of magnetic North from true North It changes from point to point and at the same point with time Mark Reference point related to cursor position Typically it represents by an icon and label under Mark Natural Features Any topographic feature formed by the action of natural processes coastlines relief glaciers Navigate mode Operating mode called also Home mode all operations refer to the ship s position Navigate or Navigation mode is also used to indicate that the desti nation is placed NMEA 0183 The NMEA 0183 Data Interface Standard was developed by the National Ma rine Electronics Association of America It is
136. t Way point of this Route is surrounded by a circle The Active Route sometimes called current is the working Route it can be edited by adding removing or moving Waypoints Selecting Active Route gt MENU MENU ROUTE ENTER SELECT ENTER use the cursor key to highlight the Route Sevect The Route shown by straight segments is centered on the screen with the cur sor on the central Waypoint This will then allow you to quickly work out which Route you have selected When you want to create a new Route select an open Route position in the list using the above procedure Creating a Route To create a new Route gt Place the cursor ENTER WAYPOINT ENTER MARLIN gt Place the cursor ROUTE This places the first Waypoint of the new Route on your cursor position If a Mark is present under the cursor position the Mark is linked to the Route To place the next Waypoints of the Route repeat the above procedure 22 User Manual The following functions work on the Active Route Inserting notes on Route To insert a comment on the selected Route MENU MENU ROUTE ENTER SELECT ENTER use the cursor key to highlight the Route Notes Another window is shown use the cursor key to insert the notes this is possible only if you have already created a Route Press ENTER to confirm CanceL otherwise Hiding or Showing Route To hide or show the selected Route on the
137. t orbit the earth Signals are required from 3 satellites for two dimensional 2D position calculation whilst 4 satellites are required for three dimensional 3D position calculation As mentioned earlier GPS satellites are not geostationary but they are orbiting the earth as illustrated on the following figure Fig 6 1 The GPS constellation Note that position is repeatedly fixed through the following three steps while any 3 satellites are in line of sight The position calculation procedure is indicated in the following three steps 1 GPS satellites continuously transmit their own precise orbital data and the GPS receiver computes their locations by receiving this data 2 In this receiving process the GPS receiver measures very accurate distances to the satellites using the Spread Spectrum Modulation User Manual 63 method Excellence in GPS s position fixing accuracy is mainly due to this technology 3 When the satellite locations and their distances are known the GPS receiver fixes its own position by triangulation Fig 6 1a The GPS position calculation As illustrated in the previous figure the position is calculated as the meeting point of three spheres which are drawn around the three satellites with diameters d1 d2 and d3 6 1 1 Position Fixing Accuracy HDOP The GPS fix accuracy is due to the locations of 3 satellites in the sky High accu racy is obtainable when the satellites are widely scattered in
138. tead of ENTER INFO selects the Info function DATA selects the configuration among cartography and text area OYSTER Numeric Keys The numeric alphanumeric keys allow to make easy the numbers names insert ing Pressing the key the first time the first letter is inserted the second time the second letter the third time the third letter the fourth time the number is in serted After a few seconds from the number letter inserting the character is confirmed and the cursor is moved on the next position The numbers names inserting is possible using the cursor key too MARLIN EVENT places Event at vessel s position instead of ENTER User Manual 13 MARK places Mark at the cursor position instead of ENTER ROUTE places Waypoint at the cursor position instead of ENTER TRACK selects the Track menu Software Keys The software keys soft keys have different functions according to the modes of operation their labels for the current functions located on the front panel are shown on the screen right above the keys Also they are used from the chart screen or from the data pages to select one of the data pages available to allow faster access to the page selection executable from the Main Menu When the chart page is selected the soft key labels are not shown By pressing one of the four soft keys their labels for the current functions are shown on the screen immediately above the soft keys When
139. ternal NMEA Connection VO PORT 1 2 CABLE PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION COMMON EXTERNAL f 1 eack GND COMMON NMEA T 3 WHITE INPUT 1 1 O PORTA 1 2 4 GREEN INPUT 1 DEVICE 6 YELLOW OUTPUT 1 gt RX External NMEA on Port 1 External Alarm Connection VO PORT 1 2 PIN WIRE COLOR FUNCTION 1 BLACK GND COMMON 8 BLUE EXTERNAL ALARM OUTPUT OPEN COLLECTOR External Alarm Connection C COM GSM PLUS Connection I O PORT 1 2 C COM Connection 106 User Manual EXPLORER JD are gg U v d o o o FEATURES amp FUNCTIONS o 9 9 9 9 o Worldwide Built in Cartography showing C MAP detail up to 2 0 NM Positional information from GPS GPS Signal Status page Navigation Data pages Wind Data pages 1000 Waypoints Marks and 50 Routes 50 Waypoints max per Route 5000 Track Points Create Move Insert Edit or Erase Waypoint Create Move Edit or Erase Mark Navigation to Goto Create Save Name Edit or Follow a Route Route Data Report and User Points Marks Waypoints List pages Find Ports Services Ports By Name Ports By Distance Tide Stations Wrecks Obstructions Cursor POIs Lakes By Name Lakes Informa tions Coordinates or User Points Display Tide info and Tide Graph page Automatic Info on cartographic objects
140. th Value ICON the object icon is visible without tags in the range selected from Underwater Object Depth Value option ICON DEPTH the object icon and tag is visible in the range selected from Underwater Object Depth Value option 42 User Manual 3 4 DISPLAY MENU To allow you to change how the chart plotter displays information It is possible to select this menu only from the Chart Display page or the Depth Graph page in split mode gt MENU MENU DISPLAY ENTER Auto Info Allows displaying information on cartographic object when the cursor is placed on it The Automatic Info On Points shows information when the cursor is placed on points as Port Services Tides lights wrecks rocks buoys beacons obstructions land markers etc The Automatic Info On All shows information when the cursor is placed on points on lines as Depth contours Traffic Separation Territorial Sea Cartographic Lines etc on areas Depth Built up Sea Attention Restricted etc and on names on the beginning of the text hot spot or on any of the characters of the name name message box The details on Land Source of Data Cartographic Area and Spot Soundings are not shown Screen Amplifier In Home mode the Screen Amplifier Look Ahead function sets up the charts on the navigation direction course in order to display more map details in front of the vessel s position Course Line Selects the value among Off
141. the current date and time received from the GPS Real Time View Off the Weather data is not displayed The layer displayed is the one selected into the previous menu item Type of Data gt MENU MENU C WEATHER SERVICE ENTER TYPE OF DATA ENTER Allows selecting the type of data see the previous Fig 3 9 User Manual 51 3 10 DSC The DSC Digital Selective Calling is a method of establishing a VHF radio call it is used to announce urgent maritime safety information broadcasts This system allows mariners to instantly send Distress Call or and Position Request to the other vessels equipped with a DSC transceiver within range of the transmission The Distress Call that allows to receive a position of the vessel in distress and the Position Request a great feature for anyone wanting to know the location of another vessel for example you buddy that is catching fish or finding the loca tion of a person you are cruising with are performed by an external device the DSC VHF radio The chart plotter interfaced with a DSC VHF radio prompts the user to see the GPS position of the vessel in distress and also allows for easy navigation to the vessel The Distress Call and the Position Request icons that are displaying on the screen are shown in the following table DESCRIPTION SYMBOL Position Request icon D Distress Call icon Fig 3 10 Distress Call and Position Request icons NOTE The label
142. the following picture Lakes Info icon When the cursor is placed over the icon the icons of the available services are shown 28 User Manual OBJECT FRASH POND eje 4 to expand Fig 2 6c Quick Info available services If you press ENTER all available information about the cartographic point under the cursor will be shown See the next paragraph Full Info on Lakes The following is an example of Full Info on Lakes OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL AREA STATE ai FISHING SEASON AND BAG LIMITS RECORDS HUNTING SEASON AND BAG LIMITS FISHING WALLEYE TROUT RAINBOW TROUT LAKE TROUT BROWN TROUT BROOK SUNFISH PUMPKINSEED SUNFISH BLUEGILL SHAD AMERICAND SALMON KOKANEE PIKE NORTHERN PIGKEREL CHAIN PERCH YELLOW PERCH WHITE CATFISH WHITE CATFISH CHANNEL CARP COMMON BULLHEAD BROWN BASS SMALLMOUTH BASS ROCK BASS LARGEMOUTH AMERICAN EEL MENU to show Picture Fig 2 6d Example of Full Info page To see the Fishing object press MENU when the Fishing object is high lighted On the screen appears Walleye Fig 2 6e Example of picture associated to the Fishing object 2 7 PORT amp TIDE INFO Getting Port Info The object Port Marina contains the information about the services available on the selected Port Marina and the area around it To get info on Port Marinas move the cursor on the Port Info icon
143. the soft key labels are shown by pressing the associated soft key the relative function is executed By pressing CLEAR the four soft key labels disappear Software Keys Customization Note that when the soft keys labels are shown the user can customize them Pressing and holding down any of the four soft key shows a pop up window on the top of the soft key pressed that contains all possible data pages assignable to the soft key pressed Move the cursor key up down to place the selector on the desired item move the cursor key to the right or press ENTER to set the se lected item move the cursor key to the left or press CLEAR to close the pop up window The possible choices are CHART CharT Chart and data page NAVIGATION Nav Navigation data page 3D ROAD Roan 3D Road page GPS STATUS Status GPS Status page GPS DATA Gps GPS data page DEPTH DeptH 1 Depth page DEPTH FULL DEPTH 2 Depth Full page e WIND DATA WinpDta Wind Data page MARK Mank Mark place EVENT Event Event place WAYPOINT Waypoint Waypoint place TRACK Track Track storing activated deactivated BARRAMUNDI PLUS VIDEOCAMERA VipEo Full screen video image MARLIN OYSTER VIDEOCAMERA 1 VipEo 1 Full screen video image 1 VIDEOCAMERA 2 VIDEO 2 Full screen video image 2 STARFISH STARFISH E FULL SCREEN VIDEO Vipgo Full screen video image CHART VIDEO CHr Vip Chart pa
144. tion External Alarm Connection C COM GSM PLUS Connection Le VC RTE 97 FEATURES amp FUNCTIONS sind 3 97 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS es 97 INSERTING REMOVING PROCEDURE T saz m Inserting the ee Mr Removing the C CARD use ae C CERERI RRR RRR d PALME E PIPER aa a IURE CHART PLOTTER DIMENSIONS INSTALLATION AND REMOVING User Manual 9 EXTERNAL WIRING TYPICAL CONNECTIONS GPS Connection AutopllotCOonnecklOl cicenseaddanetasdnuinuanceiarinaenserantncncukeateninavaventin Eege ER External NMEA Connection External Alarm Connection C COM GSM PLUS Connection MARLIN eene RER KER EK EE RENE KREE KEE KEE EE KEREN KREE KKK E Ken FEATURES amp FUNCTIONS 5 Eed EE dee EE Ee TECHNICAESPECIFICATIONS 25 et Eege eseu Van ge ES Aie INSERTING REMOVING PROCEDURE sms DI Inserting the C CARD EE Removing the C CARD euscesexewueseccatootek PERRO E KU ER ANE BEEN AER aN Ea CHART PLOTTER DIMENSIONS INSTALLATION AND REMOVING EXTERNAL WIRING a TYPICAL CONNECTIONS GPS Connection de s m kis AULOPIOUCORMECHON aescesaceseese sink tint kr ke rrr etin ke th adotta uw kn KE ER CREER dpi dE External NMEA Connection External Alarm Connection 5 xs C COM GSM PLUS CONMOCHON eae sias decade nh eeh ous LE ER RR EXPLORER isessssesninrhnanhm nina aA AAE a ARAA u suse shake E RRE ENN 107 FEATURES amp FUNCTIONS m TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS INSERTING R
145. tions are listed in the table below Language Selects the language for screen labels menus and options the map information remain on the language as in the official paper charts Dist amp Speed Unit Selects the unit for Distance and Speed among Nm amp Kts Sm amp Mph Km amp Kph Depth unit Selects the unit among Ft FM and Mt Altitude Units Selects the unit among Ft FL and Mt Temperature Units Selects the unit among C and F Time Reference Allows switching between UTC or local time by entering the Local Time offset Time Format Selects the format for the time between 12 and 24 hours Date Format Selects the Date Format between MM DD YY month day year and DD MM YY day month year Nav Aids Presentation Allows to set the Nav Aids presentation as US Draw Nav Aids using NOAA symbology or INTERNATIONAL Draws Nav Aids using international symbology When selected it affects Lights Signals Buoys amp Beacons display Keypad Beep Enables or disables the single audio beeps emitted any time the chart plotter keypad is pressed If the incorrect key is pressed or the function required cannot be executed the chart plotter emits three beeps Cursor Speed Selects the Cursor Speed among Low Medium or High in Chart page or into menu 3 2 MAP MENU ZOOM TYPE gt MENU ZOOM TYPE ENTER Allows larger expansion or compression of the chart scale while zooming in
146. ursor to the new position ENTER The new Waypoint is placed To add a new Waypoint to the last Waypoint of the Route gt Place the cursor ENTER WAYPOINT ENTER MARLIN gt Place the cursor ROUTE Reversing Route To generate a new route reversing an existing one User Manual 23 If in Route Data Report page gt MENU MENU ROUTE ENTER REPORT ENTER Reverse The Route is then followed in reverse order with Waypoints renumbered accord ingly If the destination is placed on the Route that Route cannot be reversed Selecting Route Report page To Ee information on Waypoints belonging to the selected Route MENU MENU ROUTE ENTER REPORT ENTER In this page it is possible to modify the Speed and Fuel consumption values MENU MENU ROUTE ENTER REPORT ENTER Spreep Fur use the cursor to insert values ENTER Sending Route To transmit the Active Route information onto the NMEA output port gt MENU MENU ROUTE ENTER SEND ENTER The NMEA WPL amp RTE messages are sent to the output port Receiving Route To save Route information received from the NMEA input port gt MENU MENU ROUTE ENTER RECEIVE ENTER The received route is saved on the Active route overwriting it The NMEA WPL amp RTE messages are sent to the input port 2 3 GOTO FUNCTION This functions allows you to place the destination
147. world s waterways From celestial navigating to the modern naviga tion techniques as Loran Decca Navigator Omega or Transit Satnav each system has had its problems with weather range and reliability Without doubt the G o bal Positioning System or GPS for short is the most significant advance in navi gation it gives the navigator a position 24 hours a day 365 days a year in any weather condition GPS is a satellite based navigation system which provides suitably equipped users with accurate position velocity and time data Originally the GPS developed by the U S Department of Defence was conceived for military purposes but now it is used in a host of civilian applications GPS navigation uses satellite signals to determine your position in relation to a set of satellites orbiting the earth The GPS constellation of satellites continuously send radio signals containing the precise position for each satellite back to earth By knowing the position of 3 or 4 satellites and calculating various time differ ences between transmitted signals the GPS receiver can determine its present position anywhere on earth and thanks to continuous updates calculate speed and course information 6 1 HOW GPS WORKS Currently the GPS constellation consists of 26 orbiting satellites including 3 spares but this number will increase in the future The GPS receiver computes an accurate position by calculating the distance to the GPS satellites tha

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