GPS Nav 2136-1 - Chicago Marine Electronics
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1. 7 6 OPTIONS Magnetic bearing Magnetic bearing is displayed for BTW HDC COG CTS and MAG e FRG SET The MAGNETIC flag is then displayed OFF 7 6 1 MAGNETIC VARIATION Max 99 9 degrees EAST WEST eh Note This setting will directly by affect the compass if it is m HG y H fd present ueg 9 7 6 2 Push button beep Push button beep ON OFF KEY HEEF Un 7 6 3 WP BANK a Select for use with Multi instruments 000 100 200 300 NP BANK Example if you select WP bank 200 then all waypoints HH accessed from a Multi instrument will be in this bank 200 299 This means that when you edit waypoint no 22 in a Multi you are actually changing waypoint no 222 This is a special function for transfer import of WP s FROM a T MP OR i NEXUS MASTER GPS Navigator instrument TO a NEXUS repeater instrument Important IMPORT can only be done from a NEXUS repeater instrument You must also select WP BANK since IMPORT will transfer in blocks of 100 WP s You can IMPORT another NEXUS GPS instrument 42 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS Example 1 Move all 99 WP s from the Server to this instrument s WP BANK 300 The Servers WP s from 1 to 99 will then be stored in memory position 301 to 399 Do as follows Set to NEXUS REPEATER in the CONFIG Switch POWER OFF then ON to activate this mode change Set the WP BANK to 300 Select IMPORT and press the SET Set to MASTER in the CONFIG mode and switch POWER2. Weight 113x113 x 23 mm 8 m Battery cable 3 m Mm 6 0 V max 16 5 V Without light 0 1 W With light 0 8 W Operation 20C to 70C Storage 30C to 80C Instrument 280 g 94 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS 12 MAINTENANCE Clean the instrument with mild soap solution only Do not use high pressure washing equipment Itis advisable to remove the instrument during long cold periods Put silicon grease on each contact Check terminals and use wire protection 13 WARRANTY SILVA SWEDEN AB gives a two year warranty against manufacturing faults or faulty components The supplied warranty card together with a purchasing receipt must be shown if a warranty claim is made The warranty does not apply to damage caused by careless handling or faulty installation The warranty does not apply to secondary damage caused by faults in instruments or transducers The right to change the specification is reserved by the manufacturer SILVA SWEDEN AB reserves the right to change product specifications without notice 99 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 14 ABBREVIATIONS 2D 3D ALT AQU BOD BRG BTW COG COR CTS DGPS DoD DTW EDIT ETA F GPS HDOP INIT PO5 MAG VAR MOB NAV NMEA POS RTCM SAT UG VMG WCV WP XTE 2 dimensional navigation 3 dimensional navigation Altitude Acquisition Bearing origin destination the FROM WP Bearing Bearing To Waypoint Course Over Ground Correction of LATILON from WG584 Course To S
3. 55 14 ABBREVIA MON Siurana ni id 56 15 SPECINCAUOIS ta 57 15 1 Technical specifications 57 15 2 Nexus Network introduction and user POLICY s ssssssesssssrsssrsrssssssssssrsrsrsrsrsr sr rr rr rr rr arr rr rn rn ran 57 16 Optional Accessories vic 58 17 ADD UIAON Sissi ii adidas 60 18 Warraniy s stornabe re Ea a unten ccnectwennsnnseusancswennoancecmnnasenssesanoantanencoostensnses 61 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS 1 Part specifications NX2 GPS Navigator is delivered with all parts for mounting Check prior to installation Wind Data instrument Qty Description Reference 1 Instrument NX2 GPS Navigator 1 Instrument front cover 1 Drill template 1 Installation and user manual 1 Warranty card 2 Pin bolts for instrument mounting 2 Nuts for instrument mounting 1 Tube of silicon grease 1 Connection cover 2 4 pol screw terminal 1 Instrument Cable 8m 1 Power cable red and black 3 m 9 ft 5 Extra wire protectors 0 25 mm 1 100 5 ODONDODNDANANOARWN Additional in GPS Navigator complete with GPS Antenna 1 GPS Antenna 10 3 Mounting screws for Antenna 11 Registering of this product Once you have checked that you have all the listed parts please take time to fill in the warranty document and return it to your national distributor By returning this document it will assist your distributor to give you prompt and expert attention in the event of your experiencing difficulties with this product Keep your proof of purc
4. 6 2 2 EDIT WP EDIT WP In latitude longitude EIT WP Use EDIT WP when creating a new WP or when editing an old WP no UCI 26 GPS NAVIGATOR Press SET and the text FREE is displayed with the WP number flashing Accept this free WP by pressing the SET Note When editing an old WP you may search for it by scrolling through the numbers with PLUS or MINUS button You may also use the GENERAL WAYPOINT SEARCH see ch 5 11 Give your WP a name optional and follow the same routine as described in chapter 6 2 1 then press SET Now the position is shown in latitude and longitude Enter the correct latitude with PLUS MINUS and PAGE cursor and press SET Enter correct longitude in the same way and press SET Note Make sure you set the correct hemisphere for lat N S and long E W DELETE a WP You may also delete a WP and make it a FREE position by CLEAR WARNING If you have created a ROUTE and then later change or delete a WP that is within that ROUTE the ROUTE will be affected Our recommendation is to decide early how to organise the waypoints You may use the first 1 GO WP for temporary waypoints and the rest as more permanent WP s for use in ROUTES Always check that the GPS datum and the chart datum ST26 I H 156 N0 match 6 2 3 COPY WP Copy one or a block of WP s to another position without erasing the original block of waypoints Press SET Press SET first digit flashing Select the FIRS
5. Drift chapter 6 3 5 Press MINUS XTE Cross track error 6 3 1 COMBI VIEW and X TRACK ERROR COURSE 445 245 The most used function in NAV is the COMBI VIEW where you will T en aa 234 239 SPEED and COURSE OVER GROUND DISTANCE and 30 BEARING TO WAYPOINT When a WP is active n 23 7 E A The X track error is the distance of 90 from your track The symbol snes Benning indicates that the error is to the left or right of your track 234 239 Note To make COG Course Over Ground stable use higher dampening at low speeds and lower dampening at high speeds Try to keep dampening as low as possible Row to set dampening see chapter 7 4 6 3 2 ETA and TTG Estimated Time of Arrival Note ETA is calculated on the assumption that both speed and direction will be constant during travel towards the waypoint Press MINUS TTG or Time To Go in hours and minutes to the WP with the same criteria as ETA 6 3 3 DRIFT When both Compass heading and log data are available the boats drift including tide speed and direction can be calculated In the 29 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR example the boat is drifting on a bearing 234 with the speed 0 8 knots Press SET to set the damping of SET DRIFT and CTS please see below Note The dampening setting will affect all instruments and is not local as with boat speed and compass The damping will correspond to the following DO 5s di 10s d2 20s D3 40s
6. OFF and ON again You are now able to use the Servers waypoints 1 99 as WP s 300 399 A a sd en gt Example 2 Move WP 100 to 200 from NEXUS GPS navigator A to NEXUS GPS navigator instrument B into memory position instrument the same Do as follows 1 Set to MASTER in the CONFIG for NEXUS GPS A 2s Set to NEXUS REPEATER in the CONFIG mode for NEXUS GPS B 3 Switch POWER OFF then ON to activate this mode change 4 Set the WP BANK to 300 in A or B 5 Select IMPORT in B and press the SET 7 6 4 Chart Page ae Reserved for future POP UP use set to OFF CHAR i PROE UFF RETURN from OPTION set up 43 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 30 7 7 CONFIG FVII MASTER NEXUS REPEATER or NMEA REPEATER WE KLIS rEPE REE NEXUS POS or NMEA POS NMEA input or RTCM input 30 RETURN RETURN from CONFIG setup Important Always switch POWER OFF then ON to activate a mode change MASTER Primary navigation is performed in the MASTER instrument Only one MASTER instrument is allowed NEXUS REPEATER The MASTER instrument can be remotely controlled from this instrument There is no difference in functions between a MASTER and a REPEATER NMEA REPEATER Navigation is processed by an external NMEA navigator and then repeated here The NMEA navigator is connected to THIS instrument you must therefore also select NMEA P05 as the position source see chapter 7 7 1 You can NOT use the GOTO W
7. RET SOG TRP Boat Speed Bearing To Waypoint Celsius Fahrenheit KiloMetre KnoTS Miles per Hour Liquid Crystal Display LOW MID MAX RETurn Speed Over Ground TRIP Minus Plus 60 GPS NAVIGATOR GPS NAVIGATOR WARRANTY GENERAL All our products are designed and built to comply to the highest class industry standards If the products are correctly installed maintained and operated as described in the installation and operation manual they will provide long and reliable service Our international Network of distributors can provide you with the information and assistance you may require virtually anywhere in the world Please read through and fill in this warranty card and send it to your national distributor for product registration LIMITED WARRANTY The warranty covers repair of defective parts due to faulty Manufacturing and includes labour when repaired in the country of purchase The warranty period is stated in the product manual and commences from the date of purchase The above warranty is the Manufacturer s only warranty and no other terms expressed or implied will apply The Manufacturer specifically excludes the implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose CONDITIONS The supplied warranty card and receipt with proof of purchase date must be shown to validate any warranty claim Claims are to be made in accordance with the claims procedure outlined below The warranty is non t
8. SHOWN POSITION and ALTITUDE ch 6 1 1 Press DOWN DATE and TIME local or UTC ch 6 1 2 Press DOWN BATTERY VOLTAGE inside the instrument ch 6 1 3 Press DOWN SATELLITE STATUS and SIGNAL to NOISE ch 6 1 4 Tip Use the PLUS button to get access to the last function 6 1 1 POSITION and ALTITUDE Latitude top and longitude bottom in selected geodetical datum Press MINUS to display the ALTITUDE above sea level 6 1 2 DATE and TIME Press SET to set Local time zone Add or subtract one or more hours to UTC GMT GPS time to make local time Find out your time zone with help of the time zone map on page 2 Note The unit will not accept 1 2 hour time differences Plus indication _ will flash use PLUS to change to minus sign Use plus indication when situated east of Greenwich and minus sign west of Greenwich Move cursor with PAGE button to set hour difference Increase decrease flashing value by pressing PLUS or MINUS Lock the required value by pressing SET 24 GPS NAVIGATOR 6 13 BATTERY VOLTAGE 30 Cu The battery voltage is measured inside the instrument and will differ BH If TERS from the NEXUS Multi Control instrument where the battery voltage is measured in the Server 33 6 1 4 SATELLITE STATUS and SIGNAL to NOISE ae 5 HDOP Horizontal Dilution Of Precision has normally a low value If JE HIDP higher than or equal to 1 0 the 2D or 3D will start to flash as a y SA
9. Server with one Multi Control instrument together with one NEXUS GPS navigator instrument This CONFIGuration will convert NMEA position to NEXUS Network and the NEXUS GPS Navigator instrument will do the Navigation Example A boat is equipped with a NMEA GPS Antenna or a NMEA 0183 navigator and a NEXUS Chartplotter see also page 43 44 Tip for the Chartplotter The active NMEA GPS Antenna is connected direct to the NEXUS Server s NMEA input port and the Chartplotter is connected to the NMEA input port and output port on the NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR instrument CONFIGuration in the NEXUS GPS instrument is MASTER and NEXUS POS The Server will then have one NMEA output port free for use with an Autopilot radar MAXI Repeater or any other NMEA application On the NEXUS Network additional transducers can be used for wind speed wind angle depth log and compass heading 49 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR NMEA INPUT The NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR input port normally used as the NMEA 0183 input can also be set to receive the RTCM 104 messages for the SILVA GPS COMPASS It is preferable to use 4800 baud on the RTCM data to utilise the NMEA 0183 standard output data specified at this baud rate 30 Alternative RTCM Then select baud rate see below dana bALd Select baud rate if RTCM is selected and then RETURN Note If possible always use 4800 baud for RTCM data it will NOT then affect the baud rate for the NMEA output 4800 is t
10. d4 1min20s d5 2 min 40s D6 5min d7 10min d8 20min D9 40min 6 3 4 WCVandCTS WCV Waypoint Closing Velocity is the soeed made good towards the waypoint CTS Course To Steer is the course selectable TRUE or MAGNETIC that the boat must keep to be able to reach that waypoint in a straight line CTS includes compensation for the boats drift See DRIFT chapter 6 3 4 Note CTS does not include the calculation for changes in tidal direction 30 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS 6 3 5 GOTO WP The GOTO WP function is the fastest way of selecting a WP to go to and it is normally accessed by pressing the SET button once wherever you are in the NAV page except in DRIFT where SET sets the dampening in the Nav function Press PLUS or MINUS to select the waypoint you want to go to Press the SET again to select your WP to GOTO in this example BOUY NE was the last edited WP Last edited WP is displayed Digits flashing you may select another WP Press the SET to accept this WP and the navigation will start WP 000 is defined as the present position and is used as the FROM waypoint and WP 134 BOUY NE is the TARGET waypoint 4 30 COURSE 305 235 How to use GOTO WP in combination with the SAIL PLAN DISTANCE BEARING 234 239 The GOTO WP function is actually a direct jump to the SAIL PLAN s first LEG the active WP then replacing that WP with a new GOTO WP waypoint Example You have set up a SAIL PLAN wi
11. sent 1 APB Autopilot B 2 BOD Bearing origin to destination 3 BWC Bearing amp Distance to Waypoint 4 GLI Geographic position 5 GGA Global Positioning System Fix Data 6 HDT Heading Coarse True 7 RMB Minimum Navigation data 8 RMC Minimum Specific GPSI TRANSIT data 9 VDR Set amp Drift 10 VHW Water speed and heading 11 VTG Track made good and ground speed 12 WCV Waypoint Closure Velocity 13 WPL Waypoint Location 14 XTE Cross Track Error 15 ZDA Time amp Date Examples of each sentence listed above TAPE Ay A 0002 Er Nae 48 7 00d 1 48 7 151 IBOD 1 48 T 145 M 004 000 24 TGLL 39262144 NOL 1361232 E 090302436 TAUDIT 027 T 39 1 FH H RMC 090503 A 5926 1 44 N 01 756 232 E 0 64 IVDR 226 T 224 M 1 21 N 2 24 K 58 IVHW 028 T 025 M 0 00 N 0 00 K 58 IVTG 253 T 250 M 0 94 N 1 74 K 55 IWCV 0 00 N 004 OA IWPL 591 2 888 N 01 81 2 577 E 004 60 IXTE A A 0 058 L N 44 17DA 090753 1 5 02 1 095 01 479 UY Y Y YN Y UY YY UY YY UY UN UY UY UN Ur KOH OW OW OWA OWA OWA OWA OWA COW WHA WA HA Ht 47 IBWC 090502 591 2 888 N 01 81 2 577 E 1 48 T ST AO 1 45 M 15 661 N 004 1 E Taca 090500 5020 1 dd NAO 1561232 E Lilia TM 27 RMB A 0 002 1L 000 004 59 1 2 888 N 01 81 2 577 E 15 660 148 0 55 173 1 50295 003 E 5F o NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR Note The WPL WayPoint Location sentence only contains the position of the destination Waypoint All other Waypoints will be sent o
12. software VERSION and its ID number Your instruments version number may differ from this example If the instruments are accessed in random order you may reset the ID numbers for all NEXUS instruments and then start again by pressing SET in preferred number remote access order Just press Clear during the time when VER ID is displayed Then press the SET in preferred number order always wait for the OK text before pressing the SET on the next instrument NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 4 1 DEFAULT SETTINGS FROM FACTORY UNITS are set to Nautical Mile for distance Knots for speed and Metres for altitude POSITION presentation is set to present position in degrees minutes and 1 1000 of a minute Alternative is degrees minutes and seconds TRUE bearing and course over ground MAGNETIC course can be set as an alternative Local magnetic variation must then be set CONFIGuration is set for this instrument and the NX2 GPS Antenna For repeaters or other combinations please see settings in chapter 7 7 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS 4 2 GPS STATUS and OPERATION Non of the 2D or 3D flag will be lit during satellite search before navigation can start When the GPS is tracking satellites the status B symbols 2D or 3D will be displayed at the top of the LCD as online 665 3000 information If a DGPS receiver is connected and working correctly the symbol text DGPS will also be displayed 0333 upg Ll Y When 3 satellites have been found and
13. tracked the 2D symbol is displayed 3D when more that 3 satellites are tracked No Symbol Acquisition of data from satellites 2D 2 dimensional position with locked altitude for marine navigation 3D 3 dimensional position for all land navigation DGPS differential GPS is active 30 The initial GPS receiver start is called a COLD START and willbe GOAR lds performed if the GPS has been moved a large distance or if used for the first time lt will take about 3 minutes and is indicated by neither of the 2D or 3D flag is on 156 i 30 DGPS Warm start takes from 35 seconds up to 2 minutes depending on C qa r Ldn the age of the emphemeris almanac and your position within 4 dh i 1 hours 156 N0 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 5 HOW TO USE THE 5 PUSH BUTTONS 5 1 PAGE BUTTON Is used for selecting main function Each press on this key will change to a new main function from left to right The selected main function will be indicated with the LCD arrow When editing any value this key will also move cursor key to edit numbers or text characters with the same functions as above 5 2 LIGHT CONTROL Is accessed with a long press gt 2 secs on the PAGE button Three light levels LOW MED MAX plus light OFF can be 2 sec selected 5 3 MINUS BUTTON Is used to pull down next function from the selected main menu When in edit mode this button is used to increase a digit value or a text charac
14. 23 Digits flashing press MINUS to scroll backwards to find the waypoints that you have stored earlier under WP function 21 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR The display shows ex BUOY no 022 This is the last stored waypoint Scroll MINUS for other waypoints to EDIT or PLUS to create a new waypoint from a FREE number Press SET and proceed with the editing See chapter 6 2 2 regarding editing of WP s 2 Search in ALPHABETICAL order by scrolling PLUS or DOWN This example is demonstrating alphabetical scrolling in the GOTO WP function DOTO WR Select GOTO WP and press SET The display shows ex NAME no 023 as last edited waypoint digits flashing Press the PAGE cursor button once and the NAME starts to flash Use PLUS or MINUS button to scroll through all waypoints in ALPHABETICAL order s Single character search starting with the left hand character Press the PAGE cursor button once more and the first character in the NAME will flash By pressing the PLUS character in alphabetic is found in the memory button you will display the next order and the FIRST waypoint that with that character is shown By pressing the MINUS button you will display the previous character in alphabetical order and the LAST waypoint that is found in the memory with that character is shown 22 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS 4 Finding a WP by entering the WP number If we use the same example as before there are
15. EPEAT it on to the NEXUS Network 45 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR when used as a navigator it will take the NMEA position data from a NMEA GPS Antenna or a navigator then use the internal waypoints and sail plans as if it was a sole GPS NAVIGATOR 8 NMEA DATA SILVA NMEA 0183 Input Output This document gives a description of the NMEA 0183 sentences sent and received by the GPS navigator instrument HDC Heading Comppass and BSP Boat speed is also sent out on NMEA when available from the NEXUS Network When used as a NMEA repeater all data will be retransmitted on to the NEXUS Network Note In the CONFIG SETUP there is a choice between NMEA 01i83 and RTCM Input If RTCM is selected the NMEA Input port is used for RTCM DGPS corrections only The NMEA 0183 output will only operate normal as long as the RTCM Input is set to 4800 baud bits sec Output The output from the GPS Navigator instrument is divided into 8 different time slots The required NMEA sentence can be selected or de activated individually for each slot The complete period for all slots is two seconds so the time between each slot is 1 4 sec Data that is not available will be sent with null fields Checksum is added on all sentences Talker ID address character 1 and 2 is always GP GPS source 46 GPS NAVIGATOR The following sentences can be selected in the SETUP in the sending NEXUS Instrument No Sentence Contents 0 No sentence
16. ET FISH HN WP 103 will be the FROM WP for the NEXT LEG LEG 2 no 007 33 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR Repeat until a maximum of 24 WP s LEG s have been included in r e r the SAIL PLAN HIE LIL 254 87 Also make it a habit to always VERIFY the Distance and Rearing for all LEG s in the SAIL PLAN especially if stored as a ROUTE AN Important You will affect the ROUTE if you change the lat long position for a waypoint that is used within that route CLEAR SAIL PLAN To clear the complete SAIL PLAN press CLEAR PLUS and MINUS buttons simultaneously when the text SAIL PLAN is displayed The display will then show CLEAR PLAN for a short moment INSERT A LEG INTO THE SAIL PLAN EXAMPLE Insert a new leg WP 1 27 between the present WP 04 101 103 and WP 107 This will move WP 107 one LEG minus in the SAIL PLAN queue list Use the PLUS and MINUS buttons for 253 81 scrolling through the different LEG s in the SAIL PLAN LEG 02 is first displayed then distance and bearing BEFORE WP 103 LEG 2 WP 107 INSERT of a new LEG by pressing both PLUS and SET buttons simultaneously at the preferred LEG INSERT location The text INSERT appears followed by the normal search window Cr i where you select WP 127 INSER AFTER THE INSERT WP 103 LEG 2 WP 127 ES LEG 3 WP 107 34 GPS NAVIGATOR DELETE A LEG Example Delete WP 1 27 in LEG 2 without any other effect in the SAIL PLA
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18. GPS Navigator Instrument Installation and Operation Manual English GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR Introduction Thank you for choosing NX2 GPS Navigator instrument We are convinced that you will appreciate all the valuable information either you are a cruiser or a racer It is important that you are following this instruction regarding installation and operation If the instrument are to be used in a Nexus Network there are some systems settings that are dependent on where the transducers are installed i e at the instrument or at the Server This manual is written for NX2 GPS Navigator instrument version 2 01 2 10 Edition March 2007 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS 1 ae A A 5 2 AINTRODUG TION a Sn SER 7 2 1 Basic Reales dps 8 2 1 1 POSIMOIN POO ie sagisete beacevtld E ies Jan E treor dd E 8 2 1 2 NAM ATION INAV airon T BRN SNS 8 2 1 3 WAY DOIN WE nuse rd dies 8 2 1 4 ROMS ACUTE e o 8 2 1 5 MAN OVER BOARD szeren sodio ontario letrada 8 2 1 6 MES A da e 8 2 2 EXTRA NEXUS FEATURES 30 ee A 9 Re AS 10 3 1 Mounting the instrument eseri a EEE a 11 3 2 Installation ANSI ALVES uso oi rica 13 3 3 GABLE CONNECTIONS erinran enee r a EA 16 A RNA A PEE E EE NO 17 4 1 DEFAUET SETTINGS FROM FACTORY its A e 18 4 2 GPS STATUS amd OPERATION o a a o 19 5 HOWTO USE THE 5 PUSH BUTTONS mussusssssssssssssnsnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ananas nn nn nn RR RR RR RR RR RR RAR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR 20 5 1 PAGE BUTTON ee ase senda at 20 5 2 HU
19. N Use PLUS and MINUS buttons for scrolling through the different LEG s LEG 2 is first displayed then distance and bearing DELETE WP 1 27 in this LEG by pressing both PLUS and MINUS buttons simultaneously at the preferred LEG location LEG 02 BEFORE WP 003 LEG 2 WP 127 WP024 AFTER WP 003 LEG 2 WP 024 6 4 2 ROUTE CALL At least one ROUTE must have been stored to be able to use this function This function will ADD a selected ROUTE to the SAIL PLAN in the same way as it was created lt is therefore possible to ADD ON or link a new ROUTE into the SAIL PLAN as long as the number of WP s are less then 25 Tip It is practical to ADD ON a new ROUTE when only 2 or 3 WP s are remaining in the SAIL PLAN thus creating a long seamless ROUJT WARNING If you have created a ROUTE and then later change or delete a WP within that ROUTE it will be affected 003 127 234 340 Press SET 012 flashing select your ROUTE and press SET The ROUTE is now ADDED to the SAIL PLAN and you will see the LEG number briefly then Distance and Bearing between FROM and TO will be displayed Note If you are ADDING the ROUTE to another ROUTE you will get into the SAIL PLAN s actual LEG number for this Route s first WP 35 HIG TUR no 0 12 AN NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 6 4 3 REVERSE CALL At least one ROUTE must have been stored to be able to use this F function FoR DE Fee The selected ROUTE will be copied t
20. OR NEXUS 2 2 EXTRA NEXUS FEATURES e For sailracing with a complete NEXUS System the built in race timer clock become extra valuable The exact GPS time is used to trigger the NEXUS instruments start timer up to 1 8h and down to the last second hh mm ss before the actual start e With the PC interface and software you may transmit receive waypoints log selected data to a file monitor NEXUS information in real time using a PC GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY SAILING NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 3 OF Si 0 SOS Installation You can install the NX2 GPS Navigator in two different ways The GPS antenna connected directly to the NX2 GPS Navigator instrument The installation may also include a NX2 Server where all transducers may be connected All data including power will pass along one cable The installation includes 6 major steps Read the installation and operation manual Plan where to install the transducers and instruments Run the cables Install the transducers and instruments Take a break and admire your installation Learn the functions and calibrate your system Before you begin drilling think about how you can make the installation as neat and simple as your boat will allow Plan where to position the transducers Server and instruments Think about leaving space for additional instruments in the future A few do nots you should consider Do not cut the cables too short Allow extra cable length at the Server s
21. OUTE can then consist of maximum function each sail 24 WP s NOTE A route is a stored Sail Plan The Sail Plan is the current list of waypoint to go to and when you pass a waypoint it will disappear from the Sail Plan list However the waypoint is still in memory How to make the first LEG Press SET in SAIL PLAN WP 000 is defined as present START position NXT Next non y T indicates that the next WP is ready to be selected to form the first H _ LEB Of Note You may choose any other waypoint as the START WP N Press the MINUS button To select another FROM WP press the SET and select your start WP The primary effect is that the X track error will be calculated by use of the new FROM WP and the TARGET WP see drawing 32 GPS NAVIGATOR FROM NP IS Normally WP 000 current position present position is accepted as the START WP Press the PLUS button LEG 01 and press SET ES g o HUY KE The last edited WP is displayed flashing Use the GENERAL WAYPOINT SEARCH chapter 5 11 for finding the first WP to go to no y and press SET As an Example we choose BOUY SW and then press SET PUDY SW Note Before distance and bearing to the target WP is displayed Y 03 the LEG number is shown PA 30 The distance to BOUY SW is 32 34 NM and the bearing is 2340 in non m this first LEG 3234 2J Press the PLUS button for NEXT LEG DA NKT LE6 Ue Press SET get next WP and press S
22. P or ROUTES as long as this instrument acts as a pure NMEA repeater The NMEA data is also converted and is sent out on the NEXUS Network 44 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS 7 7 1 CHOICE OF POSITION SOURCE This GPS navigator instrument can as an option use NMEA position data from a GPS receiver or from an active GPS Antenna If NMEA POS is selected you must connect the NMEA source to this instruments NMEA 0183 input port on the back of the instrument see chapter 3 3 Note A SILVA GPS Antenna or GPS COMPASS will automatically take over and transmit position data when connected The NMEA POS set up is therefore only important when a NMEA position source is to be used CONFIG NMEA POS Standard set up with NX2 GPS CONFIG NEXUS POS Optional set up when instrument used as a Repeater 7 7 2 STANDARD NX2 NAVIGATION SETUP CONF lGuration is MASTER and NMEA POS MASTER HMEA This is the default CONFIGuration for the sole GPS Navigator instrument connected to the SILVA GPS Antenna 7 7 3 NX2 REPEATER SETUP New CONFIG NEXUS REPEATER and NEXUS POS WE KUS HEKUS All additional GPS Navigator instruments for multiple Nav stations lrEPE REE POS must be set as NEXUS REPEATERS There can be only ONE MASTER in the system 7 7 4 NMEA REPEATER SETUP New CONFIG NMEA REPEATER and NMEA POS When used as a Navigation REPEATER This set up will enable NMEA NAVIGATION data from the external navigator or PC then convert and R
23. R warning of bad satellite geometry Note Not with NX2 GPS Antenna 4 SAt indicates the number of satellites used mm 3 and max 15 The GPS will internally track up to 12 satellites 25 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 6 2 WP Note This page is only accessible when the NX2 GPS Navigator is in MASTEH or SLAVE mode Not accessible when operating as a REPEATER See 7 7 Access levels and summary of the WP functions FIRST SHOWN MARK WP Marks a waypoint from pre sent position chapter 6 2 1 Press MINUS EDIT WP EDIT a WP in Lat Lon chapter 6 2 2 Press MINUS COPY WP Copy one or a block of WP s to another memory part chapter 6 2 3 Press MINUS MOVE WP As with COPY but clears the from memory when done chapter 6 2 4 Press MINUS DELETE DELETES one or a block of WP s chapter 6 2 5 Press MINUS ED B R EDIT a WP in Bearing and range chapter 6 2 6 Notel All waypoints are stored and identified with an unique number and with any 7 alphanumeric NAME 6 2 1 MARK WP Use MARK WP when passing a position to store for later use The position will be stored directly when the SET is pressed MARK NP no UDe The first free waypoint is shown in the example as no 002 Press SET and you are invited to optionally give the waypoint a name Enter the character with PLUS or MINUS buttons and move to the next character with the PAGE button cursor Press SET when ready Next free WP to MARK will now be ready
24. T WP 12 in the block and press SET Select the LAST WP 200 in the block and press SET 21 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR Select the TO WP number for the WP block 012 123 Set this WP for example address to 200 and press SET DONE 6 2 4 MOVE WP MOVE WP Is the same as COPY with the difference that it will first copy the selected WP s to the new block position before the original waypoints will be erased 6 2 5 DELETE Deletes a single or a block of WP s by use of the same procedure as in COPY and MOVE Warning There is no way back if DELETE is fully executed But if you accidentally press the SET you may ESCAPE without DELETING with a long press on the PAGE button 6 2 6 ED B R ED B R EDIT a WP in Bearing and range from present position Note BEARING and RANGE is ALWAYS in TRUE NORTH from PRESENT POSITION Press SET and FREE is displayed accept or select an other free wP number and press SET Enter the WP s NAME as described iii chapter 6 2 1 and press SET WP NAME example shows distance 1 2 24 NM and bearing 205 from 1 2 34 205 present position 28 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS 6 3 NAV Access levels and summary of the NAV functions FIRST SHOWN COMBI VIEW and X TRACK ERROR chapter 6 3 1 Press MINUS ETA and TTG Arrival time or time to go to WP chapter 6 3 2 Press MINUS DRIFT Tidal and boat drift chapter 6 3 4 Press MINUS WCV VMG to WP and CTS Course To Steer including
25. ation level that makes navigation simple precise and reliable NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 2 1 Basic Features 2 1 1 Position POS Position is given in latitude and longitude to 3 decimal places with selectable set up for minutes and seconds or minutes and 1 OOOths of minute Altitude in METRES or FEET can also be displayed 2 1 2 Navigation NAV Course and Speed Over Ground COG SOG in knots km h or miles h Select either magnetic or true for both course over ground and bearing to waypoints This will be clearly flagged with the reversed text MAGNETIC on the LCD to prevent confusion and uncertainty Distance to WP is selectable in nautical miles kilometres or miles Actual X track error is displayed to 3 decimal places which is perfect for high precision Differential GPS navigation 2 1 3 Waypoint WP Store up to maximum 399 WP in lat long each with a 7 character name You may Copy Move or Delete a single WP or in a block 2 1 4 Route ROUTE Up to 25 named routes can be stored with 24 WP in each route They can also be called and used reversed e g return to harbour 2 1 5 MAN OVER BOARD For your safety the M O B Man over board function can be activated very easily Please see chapter 5 8 2 1 6 TIME Month day and time is displayed local time can be set When navigating towards a waypoint both ETA estimated time of arrival and TTG estimated time in hours and minutes to go is displayed GPS NAVIGAT
26. disconnect 4 pole jack plug and cut 7 a 1 TT oT the cable Peel off about 35 mm 1 4 of the AA e cable insulation Remove about 6 mm 1 4 HAERA pe from the 3 isolated wires the 4th wire is an OOO 4 K earth screen Attach the 4 cable protectors 7 Tem to the wires using a pair of flat pliers IA L Aa Connect the 4 cable protectors to the 4 pole P j jack plug as shown Apply silicon paste on all Silicon paste 7 locations as shown Note Must be done to avoid corrosion GPS NAVIGATOR if YT Tey ae ree Y Bl ih e Apply silicon paste to the instrument connection pins at the back of the instrument Press the jack plug onto the instrument pins Press the cable in to the cable leads e Mount the connection back cover with the screw GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS 3 2 Installation alternatives A COMPLETE STANDALONE NX2 GPS NAVIGATOR INSTALLATION The NX2 GPS Navigator may be used stand alone without a Nexus Network Connect the NX2 GPS Antenna or other NMEA GPS direct to the instrument Power is also connected according to figure below White Yellow Green cs pot sik i 0090 9090 E 1234 In this configuration the instrument has to be set up as follows NMEA POS see 7 7 MASTER see 7 7 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR B IN A NEXUS NETWORK The NX2 GPS Navigator may be used in a Nexus Network Connect the NX2 GPS Antenna or other NMEA GPS direct to the Server Connect the Nexus Network cable to the instrument P
27. eee Tn eee Nee ents ened a eee eye ere 36 6 4 4 Ce ss a shiek o es o 36 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 6 4 5 ROUTE STORE ert en rae ent RB ese led 36 Te SEMINGS reisai aaa Ea E ea aaa neue bE RE RAON 38 7 1 A state eat E A E NEN 38 7 2 ALARMS a e a SSE o aa Sei 39 7 2 1 Amable ON OR a alte da id aadcns 39 7 2 2 AUNAR 39 7 2 3 AW ACK eOr lilas iia OTRE Na 39 7 2 4 A a T E R e 39 7 3 OPS SEWN S aian i a eee eas iad aie ATA a ghee ods oe aot AN 40 7 3 1 Dampening Of SOG CO aia lado 40 Tice latitude COME ON l snar sne O 40 13 3 ONQUUdS COME CU OM aia 40 7 3 4 Atitude conection ssl 40 7 3 5 SPENNE oeri E Pe re eee er nee eee eee 40 7 3 6 MIEPOSIHON saena aa 40 7 4 Cn A S e SNURRA ENE 41 ES A EM A ARENAN 41 7 5 1 Selec NMEA OU MOU Lai 41 7 6 OP HONS raon tee ena erates e e dla e ee eran 42 7 6 1 MAGNERIC VARIATION rinrin ain patel dd ce cnr aaah 42 7 6 2 PUSH DUO DEOD rs NS AISA SNES 42 7 6 3 WEBAN Sl NR 42 7 6 4 Chan Page iis teeta hike dr gle Va S Ns aia Cin da RR aut n rss testa bynes 43 LS CON e rl eo dd 44 7 7 1 CHOICE OF POSITION SOURCE nic in 45 7 7 2 STANDARD NX2 NAVIGATION SETUP c cocccccccccccononononononnnnnnnonccnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoos 45 113 NXZ REPEATER SETUP q de do 45 7 7 4 NMEA REPEATER SETUP caiano o Sorin 45 8 NMEA DATA lt a 46 9 SPECIAL NMEA AND NEXUS APPLICATIONS sssnssssssssssnsnnsnssnanannnnnnnnnnnns snaran nn annen nn nn nn nan 49 10 FAUET FINDING iuris 53 11 TECHNICAL DATA Soi ida 54 12 A O 55 13 WARRANTS
28. hase Also your details are added to our customer database so that you automatically receive new product catalogues as and when they are released GPS NAVIGATOR TEMPLATE SCHABLONE GABARIT DE PERCAGE MONTERINGSMALL 76 T OUTLINE COVER OUTUNE INSTRUMENT File at WARRANTY CARD TO BE RETURNED TO YOUR NATIONAL DE TMB TOR GPS Navigator Name instrument treet 000000 ODOODO ODOOOO 000000 ooo0000 000000 000000 O00000 O00000 oO00000 Installation and Operation Manual English Date d purchase Oste installed 14 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS 2 INTRODUCTION THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING THE NX2 GPS NAVIGATOR The GPS system is operated by the DOD Department Of Defence USA and the Systems accuracy and maintenance is totally within their responsibility Remember that a GPS navigator is a tool or a navaid to common navigation methods and should therefore be used as a complement to maps and compass and not as a replacement Please read about the GPS system in the NX2 GPS Antenna manual The NX2 GPS navigator system The NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR offers TRUE multiple nav station operation When operating ONLY ONE WP database is in use for the whole NEXUS system Therefore you may store or delete waypoints create or call up a route on any NEXUS GPS or Multi Center instruments By adding this GPS navigator into the NEXUS series of instruments you will benefit from the high integr
29. he standara 9 1 TOGETHER WITH NEXUS CHARTPLOTTER The link between paper charts and electronic navigation instruments It is used as the navigation tool that will make both WP navigation and position identification extremely simple fast and reliable When the Chart plotter is used with this navigator instrument and the SILVA GPS Antenna it is preferable to connect the Chart plotter direct to the instrument Connect battery POWER NMEA IN and NMEA OUT without further cabling See connection diagram 50 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS Navigation tips Select WP 001 in the GOTO WP function on the GPS navigator and then select WP 01 the WAYPOINT mode on the Chart plotter Now move the puck to the position you want to go to and press the top left button That position co ordinate will then be transferred as WP 01 The NEXUS NAVIGATOR immediately starts navigating towards that WP whenever a new WP to go to is preferred move the puck to it and click This unique feature makes WP navigation very easy as there is no need for storing and recalling waypoints If you prefer to use the Chart plotter as the tool for fast storing of a great number of waypoints over 100 you must first enter the Chart plotters set up and select WP block number according to this 0183 for WP s 00 and up to 099 0183 1 for WP s 00 and up to 099 0183 2 for WP s 00 and up to 099 When this set up is correct the WP s will be received and stored in the correspond
30. ing NEXUS NAVIGATOR s memory 9 2 SPECIAL USE TO GET EXTRA WP s When two or more navigator instruments are connected to the NEXUS Network and if more than one skipper or family are using the boat it is sometimes practical to utilise two completely separate WP bank s This can be done by changing the CONFIG in the two instruments giving two users 399 WP s each This can also be done with more than two instruments up to 32 navigator instruments Do as follows Dedicate the instruments between you personal navigators Enter the CONFIG set up on your partners navigator and set it to NEXUS REPEATER 91 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR Then enter the CONFIG set up on your instrument and set it to MASTER Turn the power OFF and then ON again to activate this change The waypoints are now used from the new MASTER instead Both or all instruments can now use the new waypoint bank 9 2 EXTRA FEATURES WITH SILVA NEXUS NETWORK Integrate the navigator with the NEXUS Multi Control and Server by adding compass and speed transducers You will then get compass heading boat speed drift and tidal data its speed and direction PC INTERFACE CABLE The interface RS 232 to RS 485 is built in in the 25 pole D SUB connector which connects to the PC use 25 9 pole adapter if necessary Connect the interface cable art no 20913 or 21122 between PC and GPS Select the function REMOTE then run the interface software see instructions Co
31. ket Remote Control instrument Connector 4 pole NEW model Allows cable cable connection 58 GPS NAVIGATOR 21680 1 21684 1 69995 22118 6 22117 6 21970 20992 2 21735 22117 7 21210 22115 09 21035 2 20860 21731 21036 69981 21134 21134 24 21341 21341 24 21136 69991 12 NEXUS Nexus Multi XL Multi XL instrument 4m cable RCI or Multi Center needed to control Multi XL Multi XL Set Multi XL instrument and Remote Control instrument Mast bracket XL in aluminium for Multi XL and Nexus Star 110x110mm instr NX2 GPS GPS Navigator with GPS Antenna 8 10m cable GPS Navigator instrument GPS Antenna with NMEA 0183 output Bracket GPS Antenna plastic with female thread 1 x 14 tpi Bracket for GPS Antenna and 35 Compass transducer for bulkhead mount Nexus Autopilot components Autopilot instrument Remote Control instrument with Autopilot control 5m cable bracket NX2 Analog Rudder angle Servo Unit A 1510 8m cable Compass transducer 45 8m cable Compass transducer 35 8m cable Rudder Angle Transmitter RFU 25 15m cable ball joint linkage 230mm x 2 Linear Rudder Angle Transmitter Pumpset PF 0 3 12V Pumpset PF 0 3 24V Pumpset PF 0 3S 12V with solenoid Pumpset PF 0 3S 24V with solenoid Linear Drive AN 23 stroke 229mm peak thrust 680kg Integrated Linear Drive HP 40 stroke 254mm peak thrust 500kg 99 NEXUS 17 Abbreviations BSP BTW C F KM KTS MH LCD LOW MID MAX
32. minute 0205 7 3 3 longitude correction Note This is only possible for older Nexus GPS Antennas that are Nexus network compatible Art no 21000 bi Manual longitude correction from WGS 84 in Nautical 0 023 Miles Note Only in 1 1000ths of a minute LLIN LOR 7 3 4 Altitude correction a Note This is only possible for older Nexus GPS Antennas that are HL H Hr Nexus network compatible Art no 21000 A Altitude correction in selected unit metres or 025feet from WGS 005 84 to selected geodetic datum 7 3 5 Set Time T ZONE YEAR DATE TIME SETTIME Note This is only possible for older Nexus GPS Antennas that are Nexus network compatible Art no 21000 7 3 6 Init position Note This is only possible for older Nexus GPS Antennas that are Nexus network compatible Art no 21000 Set initial estimated position within 100 km speeds up the time to first FIX INITPOS RETURN from GPS setup 40 GPS NAVIGATOR 7 4 DGPS This is a special POP UP feature for future differential receivers 7 5 NMEA Receive NMEA 0183 waypoints ON OFF Send out internal WP s once via the NMEA port Select an individual WP or a group of WP s 7 5 1 Select NMEA output Select NMEA output for the 8 channels Each one of the 8 channels can also be set to meaning no output See further information in NMEA 0183 DATA RETURN from NMEA setup 41 NEXUS REC WPT OFF SENI WP NO t 123 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR
33. natively if the equipment is being used away from the country of purchase it may be returned to the national distributor or one of its appointed dealers in the country where it is being used In this case valid claims will cover parts only Labour and return postage will be invoiced to the sender at an appropriate rate DISCLAIMER Common sense must be used at all times when navigating and the Manufacturer s navigation equipment should only be considered as aids to navigation The Manufacturers policy of continuous improvement may result in changes to product specification without prior notice 61 NEXUS NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR Fileid WARRANTY CARD TO BE RETURNED TO YOUR NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR OWNER Name Street City Zip Code Country Product name Serial number A B El El E El E L Ey L O L O Hudu udleo Hudud Hogdu d QOOOOde Hugue Hudu UL Hogue Date of purchase Date installed Dealers stamp L Tick here if you do not wish to receive news about future products 62 Copyright O Nexus Marine AB Kuskv gen 4 191 62 Sollentuna Sweden Tel 46 0 8 506 939 00 Fax 46 0 8 506 939 01 www nexusmarine se 22136 1 Edition 1
34. ntact your SILVA dealer for more information 92 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS 10 FAULT FINDING Check Sufficient battery voltage Cables for damage Faulty contact in connectors Connector corrosion caused by poor protection Short circuit on the NEXUS Network The following error messages can appear on the display Some errors are made by improper connections or when calling for unconnected functions missing transducers Stack error SILVA BUS missing Check databus colours and connections Watchdog Timout Check the connections EEPROM Read error EEPROM Write error RAM MEMORY Read error UART Queue Pointer error Break Point Reset EEPROM Initialization Range error caused by incorrect format e g 17070 minutes East Remote command that can not be performed calibration error No response or missing navigator unit WayPoint Not DEFined Oporation that can not be done with external NMEA navigator Operation that can not be done in AUTO Pilot Mode notused notused notused notused GPS gt CPU Communication Error GPS AQUISITION failure time out during indoor use CPU gt GPS Communication errori DGPS RTCM overrun Bad Fix 1 Fix timout not used not used Extended Object Server Error set the GPS to Master Route command error bank full 53 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 11 TECHNICAL DATA Dimensions Data cable Battery voltage Power consumption Temperature range
35. o it can be disconnected for inspection without having to disconnect all N attached cables Do not place sealant behind the display The instrument gasket eliminates the need for sealant Do not run cables in the bilge where water can appear Do not run cables close to fluorescent light sources engine or radio transmitting equipment to avoid electrical disturbances Do not rush take your time A neat installation is easy to do The following material is needed Wire cutters and strippers Small and large Philips and small flat head screw driver Hole saw for the instrument clearance hole 63 mm 212 5 mm 4 drill for the mounting holes Plastic cable ties If you are doubtful about the installation obtain the services of an experienced technician GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS 3 1 Mounting the instrument Place the adhesive drill template on the desired location for the instrument Drill the 2 holes using a 5 mm 4 drill for the two pin bolts Use a 63 mm 21 2 hole saw to machine the clearance hole for the instrument connection socket Remove the template Eo de Screw the two pinbolts to the instrument Put the instrument in place Screw the two nuts from the back Note The two nuts must just be tighten by hand Run the Nexus Network cable from the Server to the instrument If you want to cut the Nexus Network cable to length
36. o the SAIL PLAN in reverse FAL L order lt is ADDED to the SAIL PLAN as in the ROUTE CALL BFIGTURN no D 12 Press SET 012 flashing Select your ROUTE and press SET it will now be your REVERSE ROUTE See also ROUTE CALL regarding ADDING Route s 6 44 DELETE Delete a selected ROUTE in memory TELE TE Press SET Select the ROUTE which shall be deleted and press SET HIG TURK Warning There is no way back if DELETE is executed 6 4 5 ROUTE STORE Store the SAIL PLAN as a ROUTE in chapter 6 4 1 Press SET 001 flashing 36 GPS NAVIGATOR The first free ROUTE is no 001 press SET and give the route a name by using the PLUS MINUS and PAGE buttons Press SET and the number of stored WP s are displayed 3 NEXUS ICELAND no UU I lc WRITS Stor Ed NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 7 SETTINGS Enter the SETTINGS by pressing the SET button minimum 2 secs 2 sec There are seven groups of SETTINGS UNITS ALARMS GPS DGPS NMEA OPTIONS CONFIG RETURN Scroll between the main settings with PLUS or MINUS press the SET in any of the main settings to enter the submenu Then select from the submenu with PLUS or MINUS and press SET Press PAGE to return back to a higher level or back to normal operation mode 7 1 UNITS DST NM Select NM KM or MILES a SPD KTS Select KTS Km h or MPH ALT M Select M or FT TIST WM SECONDS OFF Select ON when using charts with degrees minutes and second
37. ower will be supplied via the Nexus Network Cable GPS GLi Di A aL a B Bai L eF al Bi e L CAT A 805050 MVA ML TT EN 1234 F MAA ih ela ala ul Green Yellow White Screen In this configuration the instrument has to be set up as follows NEXUS POS see 7 7 MASTER see 7 7 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS C AS A REPEATER IN A NEXUS NETWORK If you already have a NX2 GPS Navigator or another GPS in the Nexus Network that is Navigating storing the waypoints and calculates Bearing and Distance to WP etc you may use an other NX2 GPS Navigator as a repeater NIER 0 mr OUT Gi a gla J In this configuration the instrument has to be set up as follows NEXUS POS see 7 7 REPEATER see 7 7 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 3 3 CABLE CONNECTIONS The 3 m red and black power cables connect 12 V supply ALWAYS USE WITH 3A FUSE Cable wiring on the instruments backside NEXUS databus and power 12V GREEN DATA YELLOW DATA WHITE GROUND SCREEN NMEA 0183 output A TERMINAL 1 RS 422 output B TERMINAL 2 NMEA 0183 input TERMINAL 3 Opto return TERMINAL 4 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS 4 FIRST START After installation and before switching the power on make sure that the GPS Antenna is away from anything that may obscure the satellites The instrument will then ask you to press the button to be able to give the instrument an ID or a logical NEXUS number You will then see the
38. pth transducer 8m cable Speed log with log transducer 8m cable Wind Data with transducer 25m cable mast bracket Compass Data with transducer 35 8 m cable GPS Navigator with GPS Antenna 8 10m cable NX2 Nexus Transducers Server compl with 3m power cables Log Temp transducer 8 m cable for Nexus and Star Depth transducer 8m cable for NX2 only Compass transducer 35 8m cable Compass transducer 45 8m cable Wind transducer 25m cable mast bracket CF wind transducer Carbon Fibre 1260mm long 380g no mast cable incl Nexus mast cable 25m MTC Mast Twist Compensation box 8m cable for Wind Data instr MRC Mast Rotation Sensor Compensation box GPS Antenna with NMEA 0183 output Bracket for GPS Antenna and 35 Compass transducer for bulkhead mount NX2 Digital Instruments all supplied with 0 2m cable Speed log instrument Multi Control instrument Wind Data instrument Compass Data instrument GPS Navigator instrument Autopilot instrument NX2 Analog Instruments all supplied with 0 2m cable NX2 Analog Wind Angle NX2 Analog Steer Pilot NX2 Analog Speed Trim NX2 Analog Speed 0 16kts NX2 Analog Speed 0 50kts NX2 Analog Depth 0 200m NX2 Analog Depth 0 600ft NX2 Analog Rudder angle NX2 Analog Compass NX2 Analog GPS Speed 0 16kts NX2 Analog GPS Speed 0 50kts NX2 Analog GPS Course Nexus Remote Control Instrument Remote Control Instrument RCI with Autopilot control 5m cable bracket Brac
39. ransferrable and extends only to the original purchaser The warranty does not apply to Products from which serial numbers have been removed faulty installation or incorrect fusing to conditions resulting from improper use external causes including service or modifications not performed by the Manufacturer or by its national distributors or operation outside the environmental parameters specified for the Product The Manufacturer will not compensate for consequential damage caused directly or indirectly by the malfunction of its equipment The Manufacturer is not liable for any personal damage caused as a consequence of using its equipment The Manufacturer its national distributors or dealers are not liable for charges arising from sea trials installation surveys or visits to the boat to attend to the equipment whether under warranty or not The right is reserved to charge for such services at an appropriate rate The Manufacturer reserves the right to replace any products returned for repair within the warranty period with the nearest equivalent if repair within a reasonable time period should not be possible e The terms and conditions of the warranty as described do not affect your statutory rights CLAIMS PROCEDURE Equipment should be returned to the national distributor or one of its appointed dealers in the country where it was originally purchased Valid claims will then be serviced and returned to the sender free of charge Alter
40. s OFF minutes and 1 1000 ffm ik of a minute RETURN Return from UNIT set up 38 GPS NAVIGATOR 7 2 ALARMS 30 Arrival circle alarm within the set radius ETREL E Ex shows circle with 0 20 Nautical miles radius AEREA HHH Note The Circle Alarm MUST be in Nautical Mile 7 2 1 Arrival line ON OFF see drawing N North MN M gnetic North ARRIVALLINE ON OFF m a 2 di SET amp DRIFT HRR IVAL 5 West a0 LI NE GFF 3D ARRIVAL iS HRRIVHL OU NE Un 7 2 2 Auto change HE y T NP Auto change to next WP in the sail plan Can be important when used with autopilots j Auto Un 7 2 3 X track error limit 30 Ex shows alarm value entered 2 5 NM y TE Fe L IM Note The XTE Alarm MUST be in Nautical Mile 2500 7 2 4 start time Set actual start time within 18 hrs to be used to trig the NX2 Multi Control start timer RETURN from ALARM set up 39 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 7 3 GPS Settings 7 3 1 Dampening of SOG COG The damping will correspond to the following 1 88 d2 2s d3 10s d4 20s TAMPING 1720s d7 2 40s d8 5 d9 10 dj d0 0s di d5 40s d6 This dampening affects Speed Over Ground and Course Over Ground 7 3 2 latitude correction Note This is only possible for older Nexus GPS Antennas that are n Nexus network compatible Art no 21000 Manual latitude correction from WGS 84 in Nautical 0 205 Miles LH I Es E OR Note Only in 1 1000ths of a
41. teer Differential GPS Department of Defence Distance To Waypoint Programme enter or alter a value or aname Estimated Time of Arrival Figure of merit Global Positioning System Horizontal Dilution of Precision Initialisation of a known position in cold start Magnetic Variation Man Over Board Navigate National Marine Electronic Ass Position Differential Correction Standard Satellites used in navigation Time to go to next WP Velocity Made Good Waypoint Closure Velocity Waypoint X Track Error 96 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS 15 Specifications 15 1 Technical specifications Dimensions Wind Data instrument 110 x 110 mm 4 3x4 3 inch Instrument cable Power sPLUSply 12 V DC 10 16 V The instrument is polarity protected Power consumption Instrument 0 08 W 0 8 W at max illumination Log and temp sensor 12 mW Wind transducer 50 mW Temperature range Storage From 30 C to 80 C 22 F to 176 F Operation From 10 C to 70 C 14 F to 158 F Weight Instrument 283 g 9 98 oz Transducer 293 g 10 33 oz Enclosure Instrument Water proof CE approval The products conforms to the EMC requirements for immunity and emission according to EN 50 08 1 15 2 Nexus Network introduction and user policy Introduction The Nexus Network is a Multi talker Multi receiver data bus specially designed for marine navigation applications It utilises the RS485 standard with PLUS to 32 senders and or recei
42. ter 5 4 PLUS BUTTON Is used to pull up previous function from the selected main menu When in edit mode this button is used to decrease a digit value or a text character 5 5 SET BUTTON This is the SET KEY that will unlock a value text or function to be set or altered then lock when ready It is also used as a toggle page when a secondary function is available e g to toggle between the Combi function and X track error 20 GPS NAVIGATOR 5 6 ACCESS TO SETTINGS Press minimum 2 secs on the SET button 5 7 CLEAR or ERASE a WP or value 5 8 MAN OVER BOARD To engage Man Over Board press the two outer keys 5 9 ESCAPE or ABORT from edit mode Press the Cursor key PAGE for minimum 2 seconds 2 sec 5 10 BACK STEP Press the PAGE and MINUS simultaneously to back step to previous function or for moving the cursor to the left 5 11 GENERAL WAYPOINT SEARCH The SEARCH METHOD is the same for all searches You will use it when searching for NAMED waypoints to edit when activating a WP to navigate towards or calling up a NAMED route The same method is also used when selecting a NAMED geodetic datum 1 Search for a waypoint number by scrolling PLUS or MINUS increase or decrease the waypoint numbers As an example function EDIT WP is chosen EDIT WF To find e g WP BUOY select EDIT WP and press SET No 023 023 shows the next free waypoint no The display shows FREE no 0
43. th 1 2 WP s and on the first LEG you are navigating towards is WP134 BOUY NE then by some reason you decide to go to WP104 BOUY NW instead To make this easy start from the Combi Nav display and press SET to the GOTO WP function select WP1 04 BOUY NW then press SET again navigation starts Press MINUS to return to the Combi Nav display where you will see your new Distance and Bearing to BOUY NW to begin a new X N ack error calculation When the Arrival alarm Note The old PROM WP will be replaced with present position criteria appears next WP in the SAIL PLAN is activated as normal 31 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 6 4 ROUTE Note This page is only accessible when the NX2 GPS Navigator is in MASTER or SLAVE mode Not accessible when operating as a REPEATER See 7 7 Access levels and summary of the ROUTE functions FIRST SHOWN SAIL PLAN Create or edit the sail plan chapter 6 4 1 Press DOWN ROUTE CALL Call a route for use chapter 6 4 2 Press DOWN REVERSE CALL Call a route for use in the opposite direction chapter 6 4 3 Press DOWN DELETE Delete a route chapter 6 4 4 Press DOWN ROUTE STORE Store the complete sail plan as a route chapter 6 4 5 6 4 1 SAIL PLAN The SAIL PLAN is the tool where you can create delete or insert one or more WP s to form a number of LEG s The complete SAIL PLAN can then be stored and named in ROUTE STORE Up to 24 WP s can be used in plan Each R
44. two ways of moving the cursor to the three digit position no nnn A Repeated press on the PAGE button until the left hand digit is NAME _ flashing a 023 B Press both PAGE and MINUS buttons to backstop the cursor When the desired digit is flashing enter the number with the PLUS or MINUS button and then move the cursor to the next digit Press SET lock 6 NAVIGATION FUNCTIONS The definition of navigation is to know where you are where to go and how to get there You may simply utilise POSition data to navigate or fully utilise the waypoint features after the following steps Prepare for WAYPOINT NAVIGATION 1 LOCATE on your chart the LAT and LON position of your waypoint s 2 STORE the WP s in the WP bank 3 SELECT one of the WP s stored in the GOTO WP function Prepare for SAIL PLAN NAVIGATION 4 ADD ON additional WP s in the SAIL PLAN queue The first WP in that queue is already selected in the GOTO WP function point 3 above 5 SAVE the complete SAIL PLAN as a ROUTE for later use A SAIL PLAN is a list of pointers up to 24 to your pre programmed waypoints in the navigator memory The navigator will then navigate towards the waypoints in a sequence one by one You may also store the complete SAIL PLAN as a ROUTE up to 25 routes When a ROUTE is called up it will be added to the SAIL PLAN 23 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 6 1 POS Access levels and summary of the POS functions FIRST
45. ut when the SEND WP function is activated in the SETUP Waypoint ID s are equal to the true none banked WP number in the NEXUS Network with digits There is no Waypoint Base Number as in the Server Unit Input The NMEA input in the GPS navigator instrument is exclusively used for POSITION and NAVIGATION data including Waypoints The received data is divided into three categories 1 Basic POSITION related data POSITION SOG COG TIME DATE and a limited satellite status if the sender is a GPS This information is received and sent out on to the NEXUS Network but ONLY IF the NMEA POS is selected in the CONFiGuration SETUP 2 NAVIGATION data BTW DTW BOD XTE plus Set and Drift This information is received ONLY IF the NMEA REPEATER is selected in the CONFiGuration SETUP The GPS instrument will automatically calculate related data that is used in the NEXUS Network such as Set and Drift WCV TTG and CTS Coarse To Steer 3 WAYPOINTS Waypoints are received from WPL sentences if the REC WPT is ON in the NMEA SETUP If the receiving GPS instrument isn t the active navigator MASTER the Waypoint will automatically be sent to the active navigator through the NEXUS Network See further in the Multi Control manual for using NMEA with the Nexus Server 48 GPS NAVIGATOR NEXUS 9 SPECIAL NMEA AND NEXUS APPLICATIONS In some applications you might need an EXTRA NMEA input port This is possible by using the NEXUS
46. vers to form a Local Area Network Data is transmitted synchronously with 1 start bit 8 data bits 1 parity bit two stop bits in 9600 baud User policy The Nexus Network is open for new users and applications without the licence or a licence fee The data bus however is the property of the manufacturer which means the specification must be followed in order to protect the manufacturer s commitments to the Nexus Network performance and safety For most PC applications the full dPLUSlex interface Art No 21248 will be a very useful tool for monitoring real time data to edit and store Waypoints to PC file or to Server and or to the NX2 GPS The interface is sPLUSplied with a cable for connection from PC to the Server or NX2 instruments and or the NX2 GPS A 9 pole D sub connector is connected to the RS232 port on the PC 57 NEXUS GPS NAVIGATOR 16 Optional Accessories Below find a selection of optional accessories available Please contact your local NX2 dealer for more information 22118 3 22118 2 22118 1 22118 4 22118 5 22118 6 22120 1 20707 19915 8 21731 20860 20721 20721 1 20594 21721 69980 21970 21735 22117 1 22117 3 22117 4 22117 5 22117 6 22117 7 22115 01 22115 02 22115 03 22115 05 22115 06 22115 07 22115 08 22115 09 22115 10 22115 11 22115 12 22115 13 21210 21218 1 20966 NX2 Completes Multi Control instrument and Server 8m cable Multi Control and Server with Speed Log and de
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