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1. Datum ID Datum name ELLIPSOID delta x delta y delta z NAD27_BH North American 1927 Bahamas CL1866 4 154 178 NAD27_SS North American 1927 San Salvador Island CL1866 1 140 165 NAD27_CN North American 1927 Canada CL1866 10 158 187 NAD27_AB North American 1927 Alberta and B C CL1866 7 162 188 NAD27_EC North American 1927 East Canada CL1866 22 160 190 NAD27_MO North American 1927 Manitoba and Ontario CL1866 9 157 184 NAD27_NE North American 1927 N W Terrs amp Sask CL1866 4 159 188 NAD27_YK North American 1927 Yukon CL1866 7 139 181 NAD27_CZ North American 1927 Canal Zone CL1866 0 125 201 NAD27_CR North American 1927 Caribbean CL1866 7 152 178 NAD27_CA North American 1927 Central America CL1866 0 125 194 NAD27_CU North American 1927 Cuba CL1866 9 152 178 NAD27_GR North American 1927 Greenland CL1866 11 114 195 NAD27_MX North American 1927 Mexico CL1866 12 130 190 NAD83 North American 1983 GRS80 0 0 0 OB1966 Observatorio 1966 Atl Isl INTL 425 169 81 OEG Old Egyptian HELM 130 110 13 OHW_MN Old Hawaiian mean value CL1866 61 285 181 OHW_HW Old Hawaiian Hawaii CL1866 89 279 183 OHW_KA Old Hawaiian Kauai CL1866 45 290 172 OHW_MA Old Hawaiian Maui CL1866 65 290 190 OHW_OA Old Hawaiian Oahu CL1866 56 284 181 OMAN Oman CL1880 346 1 224 OSGB_MN Ordin Survey of Gr Britain 1936 mean value AIRY 375
2. How echo sounding works An echo sounder produces high voltage electrical pulses that the transducer converts into sound waves called pings When a sound wave hits and reflects off an object such as fish debris seaweed or the seabed the reflected sound wave an echo returns back to the transducer along an imaginary vertical line called a water column The transducer converts this echo into a tiny electrical pulse The 490 digitizes these pulses and sends them to the navigator so that echo sounding pictures of the water and seabed can be displayed and analyzed on the echo Reference section 6 Echo sounding sounder screen The echo sounding system lets you see a real time cross section of what s happening underneath your vessel The model 490 S is a 600 watt single channel echo sounder designed to be used with a transducer having a single ceramic element capable of 50 and 200 kHz The model 490 D is a 1000 watt dual channel echo sounder designed to be used with a transducer having dual ceramic elements one each for 50 and 200 kHz The 490 module automatically turns on and off as the 60001 is turned on and off Setting up the 490 Your 490 should be installed by a qualified marine technician Your satisfaction with the system s performance will be greatly influ enced by the practical knowledge and experience of the installer Unlike GPS or other marine electronics systems echo sounder inst
3. Press cursor pad up ond down or use the keypad to adjust the shift Range Bottom box Range is the depth covered by the display i 190 ee TN 25 47 139 n 1 192 133 ili An 080 06 472 w To coord SOG 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 Shift window 2 Press Shift The SET SHIFT window shows a picture of the current shift settings and range The large white number in the black box shows the current shift value A horizontal black arrow points to the value that the shift window adjusts the depth at which the echo sounder picture starts relative to the surface of the water 3 Press the cursor pad up or down to shift the starting depth or use the keypad to enter the digits of the desired depth If you type the number on the keypad wait a moment for the system to enter the num ber Reference section 6 Echo sounding 4 Press Return to go back to the SOUNDER screen Setting the picture s range The range setting adjusts the overall depth covered by the echo sounder picture from the top of its display to the bottom The range can be set automatically by pressing Auto or manually on the SET RANGE window To set the range 1 Press Depth 2 Press Range a 9 lal Shift sets how far below the surface the display starts 44 Shift Press cursor pad up ond down or use the keypad to adjust the range Range l Bottom box Range is the depth covered
4. Quickstart Guide Revision D To leave demo mode go back to the DEMO CONTROL screen as described above and press Exit Demo This key returns you directly to the active CHART screen Each additional press of the More Info key shows the following information e your vessel s present Speed Over Ground SOG Course Over Ground COG and optionally heading HDG e your vessel s distance Dist and bearing Brg to the current waypoint if any along with a cross track indicator e your vessel s position in lat lon or TDs if you ve enabled loran e the Speed Through Water STW water depth and temperature as measured by the optional echo sounder a a a Torta rt a Displaying numeric data on the chart screen Q UN G KS vad Ar titel Y Displaying numeric data on the position screen To display your position speed course and time with large easily read digits press GPS Position POSITION The GPS POSITION screen shows the following information 4 0 3 0 E 3 0 0 N 74 02 500 n e your vessel s position in lat lon or TDs if enabled e your vessel s present SOG and COG e current time day and date e geodetic datum for details see as O Choosing a geodetic datum starting on 0 0 ce 0 1 4 M 7 WEDNESDAY pace ba 8 58 AM JUN 5 2082 For details about using this screen see Position coordinates starting on page 43 GPS position screen Going immediately to a quick waypoint The North
5. Displaying VideO irese dit ea 136 Creating routes from a list of waypoints 74 Saving a route as you tavel oo oooo o 74 8 Alarms and TideTrack 137 Editing A TOUS o a a ae ees 76 ALAMOS otra dae 138 Transferring waypoints routes to other units 80 AA A ianei ia eae 146 Transferring waypoints to and from aPC 83 dd 9 N2NetworkiNg ooooooocmooo o 149 5 Rad feas ergst nerenin adaeceny teneeaas eee 85 General information ooooooococcococooo 150 How radar WOYKS oooocccccocoocccccccco oo 86 ROSHICUONS 5 5 44 boss pds e iia e 150 Turning the radar transmitter on and off 86 10 SD ooo 153 Displaying radar 0 02 eee 87 chanel Al il i54 Using the radar s main menu keys 88 A your ae ae ph ie A 156 Overlaying radar on the chart 89 Pt vee eves as eae 160 Changing radar scale and rotation 90 anging aida a E aa Changing your port settings 163 Setting user preferences oocooooccooooccooo 91 y Setting up the echosounder 163 Operating modes 0 0 cee eee eee eee 92 seine un raia 164 Using the radar adjustment keyS 94 fet i P ware r d al CI AN 164 Using the Radar Markers keyS 98 Me a mE nas P a was peg whe Pao ean Displaying system information 165 6 Echo SUMMIN
6. Return Bottom lock center zoom To simplify operation the sensor installed options can be set to No to remove all references to temperature and speed from all the screens Highlight the appropriate line and press Edit to change the option Speed calibration is entered as a percentage from 99 to 99 to make the speed Echo Sounder setup Northstar 6000i read lower or higher than the uncalibrated value NOTE You mustenable the speed setting under the Data menu on the ECHO SOUNDER screen Temperature is calibrated by entering the temperature error as a number of degrees from 99 to 99 This offset is added to the uncalibrated temperature before it is displayed or graphed _ A _ A d oao_ o e _ S The picture menu You can adjust the appearance of echoes in five different ways e gain for high intensity echoes e clutter for low intensity echoes e noise limiter for interference e hue to choose colors and white level e signal level to remove weak echoes Gain and clutter changes are applied only to new echoes as they appear on the right side of the screen earlier echoes are not affected NOTE When you override the gain s automatic settings the tabs on the Picture key and Auto key change from green to yellow indicating the system is no longer in auto matic mode When you turn the noise limiter on only the Picture key tab c
7. To turn on the video window a small window displayed on top of the other navi gation screens press the VIDEO key a Reference section 7 Video second time The video control screen appears To turn the video window on or off press the Video menu key Configure the video window as follows e set the window s position on the screen using the cursor pad e set the window s size with the keypad e set the video transparency using the IN and OUT keys If you make the video window trans parent you will be able to see through it to the screen underneath Video sources Northstar 6000i Reference section 8 Alarms and TideTrack AMAS sia ii its dae 138 TGC TAG 6 ics cscs ias 146 137 Reference Manual Revision D Alarms Alarms automatically alert you to certain situations for example when you re approaching a waypoint or entering an avoidance area or when you ve lost position fixes The 60001 displays an alarm in two ways e as an alarm icon flashing on the display screen For a detailed explanation of these alarm icons see Table 4 on page 139 e as an alarm message on the ALARMS screen Also whenever an alarm icon appears on any screen an audible alarm will sound if you ve turned on the alarm audio Each alarm has a distinctive beep that s based on Morse code If you re choosing whether to keep the alarm audio on or off remember that the audio beep may be a neces
8. If the signal that s received and monitored by Channel 1 degrades for any reason such as bad weather between your vessel and the transmitter the 6000i tries to select a better frequency from the direc tory it has compiled This function allows it to switch to the best differential signal before your GPS accuracy is affected Manual mode Although the need is rare you can manually override the beacon receiver s automatic mode at any time In manual mode the beacon receiver uses only the selected station To manually choose a differential station you must select the frequency of the desired station 1 On the RECEIVER OPTIONS screen highlight the Beacon Frequency option and press Edit 2 Change the settings from AUTO to MAN UAL A differential transmitter frequency appears to the right of the word MANUAL 3 Press the cursor pad to the right to high light the digits you want to change Enter Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 10 Setup 161 Changing your receiver settings the appropriate frequency any value between 283 5kHz and 325kHz and press ENTER NOTE You can also manually set the baud rate the transmitter s data transmission speed for the selected differential fre quency However Northstar strongly rec ommends leaving the beacon baud rate setting at Auto NOTE The 6000 can manually control a non Northstar external differential receiver as long as the receiver su
9. Northstar 6000i 3D Steer 126 45 onl 12 0 3D Steer screen The course predictor line The course predictor line see Using the The predictor line is also shown on the 3D course predictor line on page 40 provides steer screen Here it is often curved to another effective way to navigate a course represent the actual track on the 3D grid line or even to navigate directly to a point The center of the line is black when you on the chart On the chart or radar screen are not navigating to a waypoint and just keep the end of the predictor line near yellow when you are navigating to a the intended course line and your vessel waypoint If the line would extend beyond will steer towards and gently merge with the displayed horizon it is not shown the line Navigating along routes To follow a previously stored route press pad to select the route you want to follow WAYPTS ROUTES then press Routes to then press Go The 60001 displays a chart display the ROUTES list Press the cursor showing the chosen route Reference section 3 Navigating to Waypoints C57 Reference Manual Revision D The course predictor line F Pog p i lage we ree wota lo NG siseaciuserre on ts MASSACHUSETTS ALE PACEPT A ON eno ore owt 0001 Chart screen showing a route From here you can do the following e select a starting waypoint or leg e start following the route e reverse the rou
10. The ON setting displays depth contour lines for low mid and deep water areas Track line The ON setting displays your vessel s track points the course you ve already trav eled For more track display options see Changing the track control below Waypoints The ON setting displays your waypoints on the CHART screen and the OFF setting Setting up the chart screen Gold Charts If you have a Gold Chart cartridge installed the CHART SETUP STATUS screen e selects the details displayed on the CHART screen e customizes the way depths are displayed adjusts the 600015 track function controls Demo Mode to simulate navigation and radar Press the Chart Setup menu key on the CHART screen Make sure you re in VESSEL mode press the Vessel menu key if necessasary Setup options are displayed turns them off with the exception of waypoints on a displayed route Nav aids The ON setting displays nav aids from the Navionics chart cartridge and the OFF setting hides the nav aids Land masses The ON setting displays the coloring of land masses to contrast between water and land The OFF setting shows only coast line without the coloring along with the chart cartridge s name and date Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen Reference Manual Revision D Setting up the chart screen Gold Charts 33 Chart Setup Status Chart detail J Depths control Cartridge BOSTON NE
11. sounder to the 60001 AUX port and then set up the AUX port for fishfinding two NMEA ports labeled NMEA and one auxiliary port labeled AUX To see a summary of the wiring information for these ports press the STAR key to display the OPTIONS SERVICE INFO screen then Port setup options and Wiring info For details about interfacing the 60001 contact your local authorized Northstar dealer 1 Press the STAR key to display the OPTIONS SERVICE INFO screen 2 Press Port setup options 3 Press Edit Reference section 10 Setup 163 Reference Manual Revision D Changing your port settings 4 Set the AUX port option to 490 5 Press ENTER 6 To activate this setting turn the 60001 off and back on again _ K lt A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ae Setting up radar To use radar with the system you must connect the Northstar radar to the 600015 Port 2 and configure the port To set up Port 2 for radar 1 Press the STAR key to display the Options service info screen 2 Press Port setup options Installing software updates You can install current software updates by obtaining a software update cartridge from Northstar or your local authorized North star dealer CAUTION A Do not remove the card or turn the unit off while the update is in progress or your 6000i system will be corrupted 3 Press Port 2 Setup 4 P
12. A longer averaging time is useful at lower speeds when you require the Changing your receiver settings Northstar 6000i steadiest readings and highest accuracy such as when you want to trawl at a certain optimum speed Choosing beacon frequency and baud rate optional equipment Differential corrections are invaluable for navigating in narrow or congested areas such as ports and waterways or whenever you require extreme accuracy in order to locate a particular spot WAAS is one source of accurate correc tions received directly from satellites If you need an alternate source you can interface your 60001 with an optional external Northstar beacon receiver A beacon receiver takes corrections broad cast by shore based marine radiobeacons situated along most of the U S coastline and uses those corrections to further enhance the accuracy of GPS Beacon frequencies are automatically selected as you move from one differential coverage area to another or as weather conditions change The receiver constantly evaluates the quality of the radiobeacon signals and selects the best station Automatic mode Automatic differential mode can normally be used at all times One receiver channel tracks the best available differential signal and sends DGPS corrections to the 60001 s GPS receiver Another channel continu ously scans the entire differential frequency band 283 5 to 325kHz evalu ating available DGPS signals
13. In many situations it will be easiest to move the replacement unit to the location of the master and physically replace it Configuring the replacement as a master To function in an N2 network the replace ment unit must be designated as a master unit To do this 1 Turn the unit on while pressing the STAR key Hold the STAR key until the special service screen is displayed about a minute or so 2 Press the 9 key on the keypad to switch the master slave designation 3 Press ENTER The unit will turn on and operate as a master unit After the original master unit is restored the replacement unit should be set back to slave status Reference section 9 N2 Networking Reference Manual Revision D Restrictions 151 Reference section 9 N2 Networkin 152 E Restrictions Northstar 6000i Reference section 10 Setup Changing your display settings 154 Changing your navigation settings 156 Changing your receiver settingS 160 Changing your port settings 163 Setting up the echosounder 163 Setting up AAA 164 Installing software updates 164 Displaying system information 165 Changing the time ZON o oooomoooo o 166 Reference Manual Revision D 153 Changing your display settings To access the 60001
14. Reference section 6 Echo sounding Welcome to the Northstar 490 Echo Sounder 104 Displaying the echo sounder s picture 107 Using automatic mode cece eee ees 109 Changing the frequency of echoes 110 Zooming in and Out cece eee eee eee 112 Echo Sounder setup cceeee eee e eee eees 115 The picture menu o ssa se deste dectassaeedivecadces 117 Changing the depth settings 121 Using the MORE key ooooooococoomc o 123 Viewing past echoes using SoundTrac 127 Echo sounding alarms oooocooccconcn 128 The Northstar 490 Echo Sounder connects with a Northstar navigator and a transducer to add echo sounding capability to the Northstar 60001 See the Northstar 490 Installation Manual part number GM491 or the Airmar website www airmar com for recommended transducers Reference Manual Revision D 1 03 Welcome to the Northstar 490 Echo Sounder 104 CAUTION A Proper installation and configuration of your Northstar 490 is of utmost impor tance for accurate and effective perfor mance under a variety of conditions To get the best performance from your 490 Northstar strongly recommends installation and set up be performed by a qualified marine technician For installation procedures see the North star 490 Echo Sounder Installation Manual Part Number GM497
15. navigation sources e GPS choose this to use GPS position data Phantom Loran choose this to see your GPS position displayed as loran TDs any available GPS differential corrections will also be used in the calculation of the Phantom Loran TDs external loran choose this to use a loran receiver connected to the 60001 NOTE This option includes a setting for demo mode For instructions on demo mode see Using demo mode on page 16 Choosing magnetic variation A compass naturally points to the magnetic north pole several hundred miles from the Earth s geographic north pole The differ ence between the angles to the two poles is known as magnetic variation You can display bearings as true relative to north or magnetic to match your compass The 60001 can calculate the magnetic variation for your position auto matically or you can enter it manually Push the cursor pad up or down to choose e true no variation applied true bearings are usually required when using a gyrocompass e automatic the unit calculates variation automatically according to your location and the date The factory default setting is automatic Under most conditions you ll want the 6000 to calculate the variation automati cally for your position since the automat ically calculated variation is usually entirely adequate e manual setting press the cursor pad to the right enter three digits representing
16. or it can be programmed to control DC power for the radar or sounder module If the honk output is used elsewhere you can t use it for external alarms To turn on the honk output 1 On the ALARMS screen press the cursor pad to highlight Honk Output then press Edit alarm Northstar 6000i 2 Press the cursor pad to select ANCHOR ALM or ALL ALARMS as desired 3 Press ENTER Anchor alarm If the anchor alarm is set to honk a contin uous honking sequence begins when e your vessel moves outside the specified anchor alarm radius 0 e the navigation source for example GPS signals becomes unavailable cre ating an uncertainty in the 60001 as to whether it s inside the anchor watch radius or not If your vessel moves outside the anchor alarm radius then for the next 10 seconds the anchor drag icon begins flashing and the alarm automatically beeps you ll hear the beeping only if you ve set the Alarm Audio to On The honk sequence consists of a honk every 15 seconds The first honk is 1 second long the second is 2 seconds the third 3 seconds and so forth This honk cycle repeats until you manually clear the anchor alarm This honk does not automatically clear under any conditions To clear the alarm press the STAR key to display the ALARMS screen then press Clear alarm You may also want to set the anchor alarm back to the off setting Honking for all alarms If all alarms are set to
17. the screen and cause your fingerprints to appear as bright reflections Fingerprints will disappear when you clean the screen as described in the previous paragraph KA _ _ _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ 0 ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Technical support Northstar products are manufactured and serviced by BNT Marine Electronics If you need technical support or have any other questions after you ve followed the instructions in this manual you can contact the factory as follows by Telephone 978 897 6600 or 800 628 4487 by E mail Service service ONorthstarNav com Sales sales NorthstarNav com by Fax Service 978 897 1595 Sales 978 897 7241 by U S mail Northstar 30 Sudbury Road Acton MA 01720 USA Additional information is available at Northstar s website www NorthstarNav com Hearing from you Your feedback is important and helps ensure that this manual is a valuable resource for all 60001 users Send your questions comments or suggestions about this manual to manuals NorthstarNav com Service and repair In case of a 60001 operating problem you can contact your dealer or return the 60001 to the factory for diagnosis and repair When calling be sure to have your 60001 s serial number and software revision avail able In describing a problem be as Getting Started 5 Reference Manual Revision D Technical support complete an
18. 1 On the CHART screen move the cursor pad to choose an existing waypoint or nav aid or any unmarked chart position 2 Press Go to waypt If you didn t choose a waypoint the key will read Go to cur sor or Go to navaid 3 Press ENTER Introducing waypoints Northstar 60001 If you selected an existing waypoint the 6000 begins guiding you directly to it lf you chose a new cursor location the 6000i makes a new waypoint named QUIK and guides you directly to it Repeating this same procedure will create a new QUIK waypoint that overwrites the existing one therefore you may want to save the QUIK waypoint as a regular way point by renaming it See Editing way points starting on page 70 Entering a waypoint s position coordinates You can use the keypad to enter waypoint coordinates and then go to that waypoint 1 Press WAYPTS ROUTES then press Quick waypoint to display the QUICK WAYPOINT screen Quick Waypoint Name QU I K Desc QUICK WAYPOINT DEMO La 410 30 300 N Coord ton 74 02 500 W N S E W Cancel Quik waypoint screen 2 If necessary select the type of coordinates you want to enter by pressing the Coord type menu key e lat lon e distance and bearing from here your present position or from any waypoint stored in the 6000i e loran TDs make sure the GRI dis played is correct and change it if necessary 3 Use the keypad to enter the wayp
19. 111 431 OSGB_E Ordin Survey of Great Britain 1936 England AIRY 371 112 434 OSGB_IM Ordin Survey of G B 1936 Isle of Man Wales AIRY 371 111 434 OSGB_SSI Ord Surv of G B 1936 Scot amp Shetlnd Islands ATRY 384 111 425 OSGB_WL Ordinance Survey of Great Britain 1936 Wales AIRY 370 108 434 PDLN Pico De Las Nieves Canary Islands INTL 307 92 127 PA67 Pitcairn Astrological 1967 INTL 185 165 42 PSC63 Provisional S Chilean 1963 INTL 16 196 93 PSA56_MN Provisional S American 1956 mean value INTL 288 175 376 PSA56_BO Provisional S American 1956 Bolivia INTL 270 188 388 PSA56_NC Provisional S American 1956 N Chile INTL 270 183 390 PSA56_SC Provisional S American 1956 S Chile INTL 305 243 442 PSA56_CO Provisional S American 1956 Columbia INTL 282 169 371 PSA56_EC Provisional S American 1956 Ecuador INTL 278 171 367 PSA56_GY Provisional S American 1956 Guyana INTL 298 159 369 PSA56_PR Provisional S American 1956 Peru INTL 279 175 379 PSA56_VN Provisional S American 1956 Venezuela INTL 295 173 371 PRICO Puerto Rico CL1866 11 72 101 QUAT Qatar National INTL 128 283 22 QORN Qornoq Greenland INTL 164 138 189 REUN Reunion Indian Ocean INTL 94 948 1262 170 Reference section 10 Appendix A Datum list Changing the time zone Northstar 60001 Datum ID Datum name ELLIPSOID delta x
20. 60001 that you want to save a route as you travel then you press SAVE MOB as you pass each new waypoint then you tell it to stop Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes The SELECT WAYPT screen appears list ing all of your stored waypoints 7 lf you want to switch between the LOCAL and ALPHA lists press Next view 8 Move the cursor to select the desired way point then press ENTER to place the waypoint in your route Or press New to create a new waypoint then add it to the route 9 Repeat Steps 7 and 8 until your new route is complete To see or edit the route on the CHART screen at any time press Chart Press Return to go back to the NEW ROUTE entry screen CG Saving a route as you travel saving the route when you reach the end of the route To begin saving a route as you travel 1 Press WAYPTS ROUTES and then press Routes to display the ROUTES screen Creating routes from a list of waypoints Northstar 6000i L Full Routes screen 2 Press the Save menu key to set up saving a route automatically The SAVE ROUTE screen is displayed asking you to enter the name of the new route to be saved If you use the name of any existing route waypoints will be added to the end of that route Save Route Route Name DAYTRIB O Routes Stored O Full Cancel Save Route setup screen Enter the name of the route to be saved using the keypad and cu
21. CONEY ISLAND GR KILLS HBR NORTON POINT ATL HIGHLNDS FORT WADSWORT WAACKAACK CRK FORT HAMILTON Cancel Tide Station Selection screen Choosing a tide station from the chart You can also choose a tide station by moving the cursor to any location along the U S coastline 1 On the Tide track screen press Configure 2 Press Choose tide station from chart 3 Press the cursor pad to select the general coastline location for which you want tide information then press ENTER to display a list of the nine tide stations closest to this cursor location 4 Press the cursor pad to select the desired station then press ENTER twice to dis play the tides for that station on the TIDE TRACK screen Choosing a specific date The TIDE TRACK screen normally displays tide information for today s date To display these tides for a different date you can either press the cursor pad right or left to move the date forward or backwards by one day or select a new date as follows 1 Press Configure then press New date The first digit of the current date flashes 2 Press the cursor pad to move to the month or digit you want to change To change a digit press that key on the key Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 8 Alarms and TideTrack dap TideTrack pad To change the month press the cur sor pad up or down 3 When the date is correct press ENTER twice to display the tides for the new
22. E Ag X uo O ote gt Acte Y lowe ener y 4 El Vdr mma Sue Fs Soc any 2 e i 2 09 1a he oo Ad Y reseca Y 0 Pe E W Control z cesar En Se 7 Chart tes A earn ey Pe ta o S PRS AVA A cone dr o Rotate woso O e y eo Y a A AOE aag D North up LOWER BAY Ls ja ey S 0 20 soaa 4 2 Restart Chart setup More info Vessel mode Comparing vessel and browse modes Northstar 6000i Browse mode The word BROWSE in the upper right corner of the screen means you are currently using Browse mode LIMITS FISH TRAP PREPA 2 wee 2 z 3 SANDY HOOK BAY SUEN PILES ED Cc ontrol 1 PRCHORACE A ce Chart i p vame Rotate D piimas North up ogpemrits Y E lt SL 3 ne fs sf fast 7 ToT v 2 oe Mat qe Vessel 16 z pao 5 nemic 13 FRAK S BORTS GALOS 6 ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS YACHT CLUB 41 LEQWED BIRTE MEINI RE Chart jm setup 7 ATANTIC MIGAWO root nes UIC eve MO Goto From 12 0 nr vessel 29 N W Browse mode Rotating the chart Press the Rotate key to change the angle of the charts displayed on the CHART screen As long as you re in vessel mode you can rotate the chart to any of the following angles e North up No rotation e Course up As your vessel changes its direction of travel the chart rotates to keep your COG straight up on the screen Course up represents your true In browse mode you can use the cursor to look at other
23. ED Waypoints and Routes Quick waypoint Waypoints Routes Distance and Bearing Import Export Waypoints and routes screen 3 Press Import Export 4 Decide whether you want to import way points into the control unit or export them to the second unit Import Export Move Waypoints and Routes into this unit from another unit IMPORT CAUTION This operation overwrites the data in the receiving unit Move Waypoints and Routes from this unit to another unit EXPORT hod Cancel Import Export screen Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes Press Import or Export to display the IMPORT or EXPORT DATA screen The status bar in the center of the screen displays the message Ready to trans fer to show that the transfer is ready to Start Before transferring you can check the communication link between the two units by pressing Test comm The status bar should display the mes sage Remote link ok To move waypoints and routes in the direction you ve chosen press Start The status bar displays the message Transferring and shows the number of waypoints and routes already transmitted against the total number The progress bar located below the status bar graphi cally displays the percentage completed If there s a problem with the transfer pro cess the following messages may appear If the second unit is not ready the control unit disp
24. Each route takes up space that otherwise could be occupied by one or two waypoints 2 Press New to display the NEW ROUTE screen New Route Route Name A 2 Routes Stored O Full Use list ba Press the ENTER key to continue using chart Cancel New Route screen 3 Enter the name of the new route using the keypad and cursor pad D Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes Creating a route from the chart Northstar 6000i 4 Ifthe Use Chart menu key is displayed press it to change from list based entry to chart based entry 5 Press ENTER The NEW ROUTE chart screen is dis played you may now start selecting way points for the new route 6 To add waypoints to the route move the cursor to the first waypoint s location which can be a nav aid an existing way point or any unmarked point on the chart Press Add new WP If an existing way point is selected the menu key will read Add waypt Rotate North up Lani DEMO Lad ln r y Y COMAESET OF Pin A Ljgctruare FELICE Bree dd new WP ed A EOS Cancel lt a PY PT add gt I yroum Me ursor 42 27 026 N From 5 75 nm sum position 70 48 115 Y ff vessel 102 New Route chart screen Newly created waypoints are named 0001 0002 etc The parentheses indicate that the waypoint was automati cally named and the four digit number uniquely identifies each waypoint Also
25. SOUNDER screen Displaying the A scope The echo sounder s A scope lets you look closely at present or past echoes by hori zontally magnifying the echo from each ping To display the A scope 1 Press More 2 Press A scope to turn the A Scope on or off Using the MORE key Northstar 6000i Tii bl eer TE _ a 4 bda More SOG 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 A scope 25 46 909 n 0 8135 133 080 06 137 w To coord The A scope appears on the far right hand side of the screen magnifying one water column Setting the ECHO screen data Numeric and graphic information can be displayed on top of the echoes including bottom depth water temperature and speed through the water STW To access these functions press More and then Data Note that the temperature and speed menu keys don t appear if the sensors are not configured The A scope with dual frequencies If you re displaying both 50 and 200 kHz echoes the A scope magnifies echoes from the frequency shown on the right side of the screen The A scope with zoom mode If you re in zoom mode the A scope magnifies the unzoomed echoes on the right side of the screen The A Scope with SoundTrac If you have pressed the cursor pad to the left to show the position marker the A Scope magnifies the water column at the position marker location Reference section 6 Echo sounding Reference Manual Revision D Setting the ECHO scr
26. Split function comio 20 The STAR key alarms TideTrack and setup 21 SAVE and Man Overboard MOB 21 This section gives an overview of each of the 60001 s major functions and the basic infor mation you need to begin using them We suggest you read this section carefully as you first use the 60001 and then refer to the following Reference Sections as necessary to answer any questions you may have 7 j oe a Quickstart Guide Revision D QUICKSLUANU ude Ty Turning the 6000i on and off CAUTION A Use caution when navi gating with electronic charts Although every effort has been made to ensure that the data the 6000i uses is as close as possible to paper charts errors and omissions are inevitable The captain is responsible for cross checking the 6000i against other sources of navigation data Turning the 6000i on To turn the 60001 on gently and briefly press the PWR key See Figure 1 on page 10 for a picture of the controls The 60001 beeps and displays its start up screen and then performs a series of self tests to check its critical components and functions Next a message warns against relying on the 600015 chart cartography as the only means of safe navigation Acknowledge the warning message by pressing the CHART key Introducing the display screen Adjusting the brightness To adjust the screen s brightness briefly press the PWR key Then press the
27. W Pac Isl INTL 175 38 113 CHUA Chua Astro INTL 134 229 29 CORR Corrego Allegre INTL 206 172 6 DJAK Djakarta Batavia B1841 377 681 50 DOS68 DOS 1968 S W Pac Isl INTL 230 199 752 EI67 Easter Island 1967 INTL 211 147 111 EUR50_MN European 1950 mean value INTL 87 98 121 168 Reference section 10 Appendix A Datum list Changing the time zone Northstar 6000i Datum ID Datum name ELLIPSOID delta x delta y delta z EUR50_WE European 1950 Western Europe INTL 87 96 120 EUR50_CY European 1950 Cyprus INTL 104 101 140 EUR50_EG European 1950 Egypt INTL 130 117 151 EUR50_GB European 1950 England INTL 86 96 120 EUR50_GR European 1950 Greece INTL 84 95 130 EUR50_IR European 1950 Iran INTL 117 132 164 EUR50_SA European 1950 Sardinia INTL 97 103 120 EUR50_SI European 1950 Sicily INTL 97 88 135 EUR50_NF European 1950 Norway and Finland INTL 87 95 120 EUR50_PS European 1950 Portugal and Spain INTL 88 109 122 EUR79 European 1979 INTL 86 98 119 GAND Gandajika Base Indian Ocean INTL 133 321 50 GD49 Geodetic Datum 1949 INTL 84 22 209 GUAM63 Guam 1963 CL1866 100 248 259 GUX Gux 1 Astro INTL 252 209 751 HJOR Hjorsey 1955 Iceland INTL 73 46 86 HK Hong Kong 1963 INTL 156 271 189 IND_TV Indian Thailand Vietnam EVRST 214 836 303 IND_BIN Indian B
28. as well as on the chart screen Reference section 6 Echo sounding IA LLLI Position marker and indicator TA Mark 25 NM V Live data COG 133 STW 0 0 25 NM SOG 7 00 Steering indicator Speed course and speed through the water Figure 11 Illustrated Soundtrac screen Using demo mode The echo sounder can be operated in demo mode for training and familiariza tion Simulated echo data generated by the 490 will be displayed To enter demo mode Displaying the echo sounder s picture Northstar 6000i 1 Press the STAR key to display the OPTIONS SERVICE INFO screen and then press Sounder Options 2 Press the cursor pad down to select Demo mode then press Edit 3 Press the cursor pad up or down to high light On then press Enter While in demo mode the word Demo appears in the upper right corner of the SOUNDER screen To leave demo mode repeat this proce dure selecting Off instead of On mn m Using automatic mode To operate the echo sounder automati cally just press Auto All of the 490 s adjustments will be set to produce a useful picture under most conditions When you re too busy to optimize the settings manually the echo sounder can automati cally set the optimal gain clutter and range settings to show an excellent picture from the surface to the bottom When you select Auto the range setting may change from time to time to k
29. can now press any key to resume normal operations Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes Reference Manual Revision D Transferring waypoints to and from a PC C83 84 Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes Transferring waypoints to and from a PC Northstar 6000i Reference section 5 Radar How radar works o oooococcococcconccon 86 Northstar radar models oooooooooo 86 Turning the radar transmitter on and off 86 Displaying radar ooooococccoccconccon 87 Using the radar s main menu keys 88 Overlaying radar on the chart 89 Changing radar scale and rotation 90 Setting user preferences ccc eee eee eee 91 Operating Modes cece cece ee eee ee eee 92 Using the radar adjustment keys 94 Using the Radar Markers keys 98 This chapter first describes radar briefly and then explains how to display control and adjust the 600015 radar Reference Manual Revision D ED How radar works The word radar is an acronym for Radio Detecting and Ranging A radio trans mitter sends out a very short microwave pulse and then a receiver listens for that signal s echo when it s bounced back from a target in its path Targets which may be other boats or ships navigational m
30. chart The direction of the route is indicated by a series of small arrows in each leg and the cursor is in the middle of the screen Editing from the chart is described below editing from a list of waypoints is described in Editing a route using a waypoints list starting on page 79 Editing a route using the chart After you have accessed a route as described above you can add or remove waypoints using the chart as follows Adding waypoints to a route You can add waypoints to the end of a route or to the beginning or the middle Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes depending on the choice you make in step one below 1 Press the cursor pad to move the cursor onto the route s last waypoint or first waypoint or a leg v Rotate North up Waypoint 0001 selected in the route 2 Press Add to end or Add to front or Split leg 3 Move the cursor to the location that you want to add to the route either an existing waypoint or any other spot As you move the cursor the 6000i dis plays the new route leg as a dotted line to the cursor position 4 Press a menu key once to add the way point e If you selected an existing waypoint the key is marked Add waypt Editing a route Northstar 6000 e otherwise the key will read Add new WP e Ifyou re adding to the middle of a route the key is marked Insert new WP 5 Repeat for each new waypoint or cursor location you
31. controls in manual mode 1 From the main radar page press Page 2 Using the radar adjustment keys Press Page 2 to display the y Page 2 first of several pages of radar adjustments adjustments Most of these adjustments correspond to conventional radar adjustments and are used in the same way All settings are retained while the system is turned off Using the keys Settings that have only a very few values are adjusted by repeatedly pressing the menu key to cycle through the available choices Reference section 5 Radar 2 Press Mode if necessary until it reads Range Rider or Manual 3 Use the keypad or cursor pad to enter a new value to change the appearance 4 If necessary continue adjusting the image until it looks the way you want it The modes of rain clutter and sea clutter are always locked together if the user sets one to manual the other automatically switches to manual and vice versa More information on using these settings is given Radar adjustments on Page 2 starting on page 95 Settings with a large adjustment range are entered with the keypad or cursor pad The menu key for these adjustments must be activated by pressing once changing the key from blue to red Any key that is red is active and will respond immediately A blue key must first be pressed to activate it To make an adjustment to the radar such as rain clutter or gain etc use the following procedure 1 Press t
32. cursor pad upward to brighten the screen or downward to darken it After reaching maximum brightness you can release and press the cursor pad again to increase the contrast making the screen even more readable under full sunlight conditions re ul el Turning the 6000i on and off Now you re ready to get underway with your 60001 If this 6000i was recently used at or near its present location it will usually be ready to navigate within one minute after it is turned on Turning the 6000i off To turn the 60001 off press and hold the PWR key for a few seconds until the screen goes dark If the 60001 becomes too hot due to high ambient temperature and strong sunlight the display screen may automatically dim to prevent overheating You can tempo rarily override the auto dim function at any time just by increasing the brightness The 60001 may dim again to avoid exceeding the maximum internal temperature Northstar 6000 Special display windows Occasionally the 60001 needs to tell you something or ask permission to do some thing When this happens an information or question window appears on the screen This window may contain an alarm icon or an INFO icon or a large question mark along with a message for you to read Introducing the controls Feel free to try any of the 60001 s controls You can t hurt anything and you ll only learn more about how to use the 60001 more efficiently The 60001 a
33. date 148 Reference section 8 Alarms and TideTrack TideTrack Northstar 6000i Reference section 9 N2 Networking General information oooooocmooo 150 Restrictions ccc cee cee cee cee eect e eens 150 Reference Manual Revision D 149 150 General information Northstar s N2 Networking is a major step forward in integrating the major sensors and displays on your vessel Waypoints and routes are shared among all networked displays without any work on the user s part Any changes made to a route or waypoint instantly appear in all connected units If a unit is turned off while changes are being made those changes are auto matically copied into that unit when it is turned back on Navigation can be started from any unit and your progress and steering screens are displayed on any unit In addition radar and sounder images are sent in real time to all 6000i displays on the network and the radar and the sounder can be controlled from any of the connected units A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A AAA OA O O SD Restrictions In an N2 network one unit is designated as the master and all others as slaves The GPS antenna is connected to the master unit The only restrictions on N2 networking are the following e there must be one and only one master unit operating in a network e all units must have the same software version If for example a slave un
34. display options press the STAR key several times until you see the Options Service Info screen Options Service Info serial number ATOO660D Display options software version La 6 00 Navigation options beacon revr software version Receiver options i Port setup options i beacon rcvr self test GPS revr software version 060 GPS revr self test Passed more Options and Service Info screen Press Display options to access the Display Options screen Press EDIT to change Display Options RHUMB LINE Distance amp Bearing as Dist S NM KNOTS Time Display Lat Lon Display Max saved waypt 100 Owners MESSAGE SET IN Message DISPLAY OPTIONS 12 HOUR XX OXX XXX Return Display Options screen Reference section 10 Setup Changing the settings To change any of the options explained in detail on the following pages select the option by pressing the cursor pad to move the arrow at the left of the screen then press Edit The selected option flashes waiting for you to change it using the cursor pad or the keypad Once you ve made the change press ENTER Rhumb line or great circle calculations You can set the 60007 to calculate the distance and initial bearing to your intended destination along either a Great Circle route or a rhumb line The shortest distance between any two points on the surface of a sphere is called a Great Circle r
35. done If the waypoint is in an active navplan you must stop navigating before editing it NOTE If you move the waypoint any routes containing this waypoint will be changed to reflect the waypoint s new position Editing waypoints Northstar 6000 A warning is displayed before any routes are changed Erasing waypoints To permanently erase the waypoint press Erase on the EDIT WAYPT screen then ENTER You can t erase a waypoint if it s used in a route you must first remove it from the route For details about editing routes see Editing a route starting on page 76 Updating waypoint coordinates You can fine tune a waypoint s position by actually sailing to the exact desired position and setting the waypoint s stored coordinates to your present position You can do this on the WAYPOINTS CHART screen or any of the waypoint list screens To update the waypoint s coordinates to your exact position display the EDIT WAYPOINT screen for the waypoint as described above When your position is correct press Update coord and ENTER As Introducing routes A route is a sequence of waypoints that you designate Routes can be used to perform the following functions e as guidance through a channel or harbor e as a quick and efficient path to good fishing spots e as the best way around a permanent obstacle such as an island e as guidance on a single long voyage with various legs to foo
36. honk any alarm will cause the external alarm to sound for half a second followed by silence for half a second This honking sequence stops when the alarms are cleared To set all alarms to honk 1 Press the cursor pad to highlight Honk Output then press Edit alarm 2 Press the cursor pad to select ALL ALARMS then press ENTER 3 Set the Alarm Audio to ON if it s currently off Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 8 Alarms and TideTrack 145 gt Alarms E TideTrack The 60001 calculates tide information for any of over 3 540 NOS NOAA tide stations To display this information press the STAR key until you see the tide track screen Tide Track For KENT IS NRWS JUN 11 2002 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME TODAY 6 8 Hea 12 52 4 6778 1812 HI 6 28 AM HI LO 1 39 PM HEIGHT NOW 1 5 FT Tide Track screen 6 26 PM Configure The entire U S coastline including Alaska and Hawaii is covered plus many Carib bean islands and eastern and western Canada Tides can be displayed for any date up to the year 2010 Data is from the official tide table predictions and should be about as accurate as the printed tables For more information about tides see Tide Tables published by the NOS NOAA Rock ville Maryland 20852 Reference section 8 Alarms and TideTrack The TideTrack screen The name of the selected NOAA tide station and the selected day are shown at the top of
37. manual settings are required The user can freely make any needed gain and clutter adjustments and these settings are remembered for each range When the range is selected again the last used gain and clutter settings for that range is reapplied e Manual is a fully manual function in which the user usually needs to adjust Operating modes Northstar 60001 the settings each time the range is changed While in Range Rider mode the Sea State control can be used to adjust the sea clutter for all ranges see Sea State starting on page 96 Automatic modes This section does not apply to the 2kW radar In automatic mode the unit continuously evaluates its settings and adjusts them as necessary to obtain the best image Gain and clutter are evaluated separately in various areas of the screen and the settings are optimized for each area Breaking waves often cause stronger clutter echoes on one side of the vessel than on the other and automatic mode can optimize the image for each area Use the automatic settings to adjust the desired appearance of the radar image to your preference The will radar attempt to maintain this appearance over a variety of conditions by monitoring the signals and making adjustments as conditions change You can store two sets of image appear ance settings one called Auto 1 and one called Auto 2 Automatic settings are stored individually for each range Fine tuning autom
38. near the bottom of the window represent various echo strengths and the expanding and contract ing color bar above shows the colors that will be used to display echoes of these strengths As you adjust the gain to obtain the best looking picture also watch the real echoes on the right side of the screen 4 Press Return to go back to the SOUNDER screen Reference section 6 Echo sounding When you adjust the gain the color of the Auto and Picture key tabs changes from green to yellow since the echo sounder is no longer in automatic mode Also a yellow tab appears under the Depth key indicating that the range set ting is no longer automatically controlled and that the 490 may not always identify the bottom reliably Adjusting the clutter weak echoes The clutter setting selects the echo strength that will be displayed using the bottom colors of the color bar the weaker echoes Any echoes weaker than this selection are displayed If you select a clutter value of 5 for example all weak and moderate echoes are suppressed You might choose this setting to eliminate high levels of back ground noise and echoes from turbulence or plankton A setting of 0 allows all echoes to be displayed To adjust the clutter 1 At the SOUNDER screen press Picture 2 Press Clutter 8 Press the cursor pad left or right to adjust the clutter or use the keypad to manually enter the desired clutter value The avail able se
39. next time you display the LORAN POSITION screen Viewing loran status To check the quality of signals being received by your loran press Loran info on the LORAN POSITION screen The Signal to Noise ratio SNR for each loran transmitting station is displayed graphi cally on the LORAN INFO screen Viewing loran warning indicators Table 2 shows the loran warning indica tors obtained from any Northstar 800 loran Reference section 2 Position coordinates receiver They are displayed to the right of each TD These indicators are available only from Northstar 800 series lorans Table 2 Northstar 800 series loran warning indicators Indicator SNR Meaning Signal to Noise Ratio is low use caution BLNK The Coast Guard is transmitting a blink signal indicating a prob able transmitter problem CYC The receiver has detected a possible cycle slip The loran has locked onto the loran track point this isn t a warning indicator but an indica tion of normal performance LOCK The L L indicators to the left of the TDs designate the two TDs that the loran receiver has chosen for calculating latitude and longitude The F L indicator to the left of a TD indi cates that the user has forced that TD to be used for calculating latitude and longitude Northstar 6000i Returning to GPS navigation To return to using GPS signals for naviga tion repeat the steps
40. of two methods e after passing the obstacle you can steer your vessel back to the original track line by using the cross track error display and simply continue to the waypoint Track 1 in Figure 3 after passing the obstacle if you don t need to return to your original track line you can go directly to the next waypoint by using the 60007s restart function Track 2 in Figure 3 The NAV LOG screen The NAV LOG screen displays the waypoints in your current trip and lets you easily make changes to them To access the screen press the Navlog key on the STEER screen Reference section 3 Navigating to Waypoints TRACK 1 TRACK 2 NEW TRACK LINE OBSTACLE ORIGINAL TRACK LINE Figure 3 Restarting the course line To restart your track line from your present position press Restart and ENTER Restart is found on the CHART screen in vessel mode only on the STEER screen and on the NAVLOG screen The 60001 calculates a new track line from your present position directly to the next waypoint and resets your cross track error to zero The navlog helps you plan and log your trip using three main functions e displaying your progress along your trip Reference Manual Revision D Restarting the track line GD e allowing you to easily change the rest of your trip add waypoints to a route or reverse the entire trip e allowing you to sequence to the next leg if you ve chosen manual waypoint
41. press OUT red cursor and designate waypoints E or move the chart to a different area Press Vessel to recenter the chart on your vessel Use the cursor pad to display the Info bar Menu keys Chart screen The WAAS or DGPS indicator on the right side of the screen means the 60001 is currently receiving WAAS or optional radiobeacon signals Chart plotter functions The menu keys at the right of the chart screen perform the following navigation functions not all keys are shown all the time Quickstart Guide Revision D display any available overlays such as radar rotate the chart to north up course up leg up or heading up heading up requires an optional heading sensor restart the desired track line to run directly from your position to the waypoint zeroing the cross track error display e return from Browse mode cursor on screen to Vessel mode vessel centered e change the options available for the Chart screen display additional position information in the NFO BAR at the bottom of the screen e go to a waypoint nav aid or unmarked point you select on the chart screen by pressing the cursor pad Displaying other information On the CHART screen you can display your current route track history waypoints and avoidance points a lat lon grid a radar overlay or other chart details For Classic charts see Setting up the chart screen Classic charts on page 31
42. re viewing a rotated chart the text from the Navionics cartridge is tilted to match the rotation angle in order to avoid text overlap Using chart rotation in browse mode Chart rotation is most useful in vessel mode In browse mode rotation is stabi Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen lized to keep the chart and cursor from jumping while you re browsing around on the chart e Course up or Heading up Suppose you re displaying the charts as course up or heading up and you press the cursor pad to use browse mode While in browse mode the chart rotation freezes If your vessel changes course you won t see the chart rotate to the new direction until you return to vessel mode by pressing the Vessel key Only in vessel mode will the chart rotate to follow your course angle Leg up If you re displaying charts in browse mode as leg up and the 60001 switches to a new leg the chart will immediately rotate to the direction of that new leg unless you re actively pressing the cursor pad NOTES If you re displaying a rotated chart you may occasionally see the edges of the chart at an angle displayed as a black line with white space on the other side When the vessel or cursor crosses the line the display will switch to a new chart if available The edges of other charts in the 6000i s built in world atlas are shown in addition to those in your local cartridge These Rotating the chart North
43. running so you can try out the various functions and see the results 2 Getting Started Welcome to the Northstar 6000i Northstar 60001 Conventions This manual uses certain conventions to provide a consistent means of recognizing specific information as follows A is the universal caution symbol for caution and warning information related to your personal safety or possible damage to the system The CAUTION and WARNING notes contain critical information please read them e The phrase Press a key means push briefly and release unless otherwise specified Networking the 6000i Northstar s N2 networking technology lets you connect two or more 60001 units in order to share navigation data including radar and sounder data and all waypoints and routes between the units The system can be operated from any connected unit and all changes to routes and waypoints are reflected on all the networked units Networking is fully automatic on the 60001 no special steps are necessary In an N2 network one display unit is desig nated as the master and all others as slaves The only restrictions on N2 networking are the following e Text written like CHART generally refers to named keys on the 600015 front panel Text written like More info generally refers to the 6000i s menu keys at the right side of the screen e Whenever this manual tells you to press ENTER to perform a function you can
44. shown for selecting Using Phantom Loran If you have lists of fishing spots and other waypoints that you recorded as loran time differences TDs but you no longer have a loran receiver the 60001 can automatically convert its GPS coordinates into TDs in real time as you travel You can display your current position as TDs or navigate to waypoints using TDs The accuracy from this conversion is generally 500 to 1500 feet This feature called Phantom Loran can help your transition from loran to GPS You can use the 60001 to simulate the full oper ation of a loran receiver using all of the 60007s navigation functions as if it were actually receiving loran signals These calculated TDs won t exactly match the positions of previously recorded TDs obtained directly from actual loran signals In most areas TD errors shouldn t exceed one microsecond However larger errors are possible in areas with poor station geometry or for which the 60001 doesn t have accurate factory programmed ASF correction points loran in Selecting and displaying loran on page 47 but choose GPS instead of loran Selecting Phantom Loran To display position coordinates as Phantom Loran TDs 1 Press the STAR key to display the OPTIONS SERVICE INFO screen 2 Press Navigation Options then high light the NAVIGATION SOURCE option 3 Press Edit then press the cursor pad to select PHANTOM LRN 4 Press ENTER then press Return 5 Pres
45. the CHART screen You can also use this function to make new waypoints that you define by their distance and bearing from another point 1 Press WAYPTS ROUTES Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen Press Return twice to return to the CHART screen 1 Press STAR several times to display the OPTIONS SERVICE INFO screen 2 Press Navigation options 3 Select the Predictor Line using the cur sor pad 4 Press Edit 5 Use the cursor pad to display the desired line length 6 Press ENTER Then just watch the predictor line on the chart 3D steer or radar screen to deter mine where your current course will take you 2 Press Distance and Bearing The 6000i displays your present position at the center of the CHART screen with the cursor directly over it 3 Press the cursor pad to move the cursor to the first location Using the course predictor line Northstar 6000i The distance and bearing from your posi tion to the cursor is displayed in the info bar 4 To measure the distance and bearing from the cursor to another point press Set new X A new X or starting point is displayed at that location AS you move the cursor the distance and bearing from the X point to the cursor s position are displayed in the info bar p IA AN i la DD Sos ca Vr PAIN f Y x Parte hous W SS ate 9 Rotate North up es ye sra i cl DEMO y pe HAVERST
46. the screen A graph of the water height for the selected tide station during any 24 hour period is displayed Press the cursor pad up or down to move a horizontal measurement line to any spot on the tide graph The line is labelled with the exact height that it represents Maximum and minimum heights are shown as dashed horizontal lines labeled with the height in feet Mean Lower Low Water MLLW is shown as a solid line near the bottom of the graph A solid vertical line and arrow points to the tide level at the current time Just below the tide graph is the time scale showing the vessel s local time LCL for each point and if the station is in a different time zone the time at the tide station TID At the bottom of the screen the times of the day s high and low tides are listed for that location along with the tide height at the present time TideTrack Northstar 6000i Choosing a nearby tide station You can choose from any of the nine tide stations closest to your present position 1 On the TIDE TRACK screen press CONFIGURE 2 Press Choose closest tide station The 6000i searches for the nine stations closest to your present position and dis plays this list with the closest station at the top 3 Press the cursor pad to select the desired station then press ENTER twice to dis play the tides for that station on the TIDE TRACK screen Select Tide Station SANDY HOOK NEW DORP BEAC
47. these are the only waypoints you may be interested in at the moment Waypoints on the alpha list The WAYPOINTS ALPHA screen displays all stored waypoints in alphabetical order Waypoints with a digit as the first char acter appear at the beginning of the list Those starting with a dash or parenthesis are at the end Waypoints on the avoidance list The WAYPOINTS AVOIDANCE screen displays up to 30 of the closest avoidance waypoints within 100 nm in order of distance from your present position Using the waypoint lists After you ve stored a few waypoints in the 60001 you can press the cursor pad to Displaying waypoints Northstar 6000i move up or down within a waypoint list to select individual waypoints When you display a waypoint list you can see their coordinates in any of the following ways by pressing the Coord option menu key e as lat lon coordinates e as distance and bearing from your position often the most useful way to display coordinates since it may be easier to visualize 3 miles north than lat lon digits e as loran time differences The small letter S to the right of the waypoint name tells you that the displayed coordinates either lat lon or TDs were the ones used to originally store the waypoint Creating new waypoints There are two easy ways to create a new waypoint e numerically by entering position coordinates as lat lon loran TDs or distanc
48. this position Ar El 2 Alarms wn e care me 3 J3 a el A lage CAPE codeine 5 ue A ra mes EE Exit yl e a A t a k he pie ws AS i Weeiricret sour q Soren aia a7 Rotate pe Rs mo Y North up w hina o J DEMO Fires nda EN a Po al No bl Demo a nr A A Position 3 j AREA TORE AOLOCO ee H a Demo Cog Sog ge el a anrod 4 3 Cursor 41021 461 N From 0 07mi Pisa position 70 07 060 4 vessel 228 Demo control screen To simulate motion from this point to another location press the cursor pad to move the cursor to the destination then press the Demo COG SOG key To change the vessel s speed from the standard 12 Northstar 6000 knots use the keypad to enter the new speed Finally press ENTER to start moving to the demo cursor location To view the CHART screen while in demo mode press Return twice The word Demo always appears on the right side of the CHART screen when you re in demo mode Displaying numeric data on the chart screen To display numeric information directly on the chart screen press the More Info menu key to display an info bar at the bottom of the screen If the More Info key is not visible press Vessel to restore it VESSEL Split Chart Control Chart Rotate North up DEMO Restart Chart setup A More 42 26 600 N info 70 54 850 4 Vessel lat lon displayed on chart screen Vessel position
49. to Noise Ratio SNR for each satellite the higher the SNR the better the quality of the satellite signals and a map indicating where the satellites are currently located in the sky The satel lites are identified by their PRN number a one or two digit number assigned by the U S government GPS satellites are repre Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 2 Position coordinates C45 Using GPS sented by circles WAAS satellites are represented by hexagons GPS Satellites Satellite status screen Using DGPS or WAAS When using the 60001 with standard WAAS or an external radiobeacon DGPS receiver you ll usually see position measurements accurate to about one to three meters speed measurements accurate to about 0 1 knot and COG measurements accurate to about 0 5 degree WAAS or DGPS corrections remove most of the errors caused by atmospheric variations When the WAAS or DGPS indicator is displayed at the right edge of the screen the 60001 is using this higher level of accu Reference section 2 Position coordinates The center of the satellite map represents the center of the sky and the outermost ring is the horizon The view is looking down from above with east to your right and west to your left HDOP Horizontal Dilution of Precision is a technical measure of the quality of your position fix It is calculated from the satel lites current positions You ll usually see an inval
50. to show or Visibility hide the EBL selected above EET When an EBL is hidden its Edit key is also unavailable Press Edit repeatedly to FT select what part of the EBL is controlled by the cursor pad For the fixed EBL select e Point B to move the point at the far end of the fixed EBL e VRM A to control the size of the VRM circle at the vessel e VRM B to control the size of the VRM circle at point B For the floating EBL select e Point C to move the point at one end of the EBL e Point D to move the point at the other end of the EBL Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 5 Radar 99 gt Using the Radar Markers keys e VRM C to control the size ofthe VRM You can turn each zone on or off change circle at point C its boundaries and set the echo strength f that will cause an alarm e VRM D to control the size of the VRM circle at point D ES Guard Zone Shortcut for moving the fixed EBL Point A On page 1 of the radar screen you can use the cursor pad to change the position of F the fixed EBL and read the measurements e Point B displayed Figure 7 Guard zone Guard zones Press the following keys to adjust each Press the Guard Zone menu key to control guard zone this feature Press Guard Zone repeat You can designate up to edly to select zone 1 2 or 3 Guard Zone three guard zones that the for adjustment 60001 monitors for radar Press Visibility to
51. unknown Very light blue Deep Press the cursor pad to the right to select the AREAS column and press it up or down to choose the minimum depth you want to be notified of Areas surveyed deeper than this depth are displayed in very light blue The most important is that you can not use Gold and Classic charts at the same time The 60001 configures itself for one or the Using Gold charts Northstar 60001 other type when it is turned on based on the type of cartridge currently inserted To change cartridge types turn the unit off insert the new cartridge and turn the unit back on If multiple 60007 s are connected with the N2 network all units must use the same type of chart The chart in the master unit at the time it is turned on determines whether the system configures itself for Classic or Gold charts Also if you have several 60001 s networked together using Gold Charts a very large amount of information must be shared between units As a result there may be occasional short times when radar and sounder data is suspended during chart data transmission A status message is displayed on the radar and sounder screens at these times First use of a cartridge The first time a new Gold Chart cartridge is used the 60001 reads the cartridge data and indexes it for faster access We strongly recommend performing the following pro cedure once for each new Gold Chart car tridge 1 Insert the c
52. w To coord SOG 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 Marker zoom Leaving zoom mode To return to the normal unzoomed display just press Zoom repeatedly until you have cycled through all the zoom modes Zooming in and out Northstar 6000 ee Echo Sounder setup Several setup functions are available to configure the echo sounder CAUTION Be careful not to change any of the func tions that are not described here unless you first read about them and understand their functions in the Northstar 490 Instal lation Manual Accessing the setup screen To display the echo sounder setup screen press the STAR key to display the OPTIONS SERVICE INFO screen and then press Sounder Options EchoSounder Setup Press EDIT to change Transducer depth Depth units Temperature units scale 50 kHz calibration 200 kHz calibration Demo Mode RETURN Echo Sounder Setup screen Transducer depth This option specifies how far below the surface of the water the transducer is mounted The number is added to all depths measured by the 490 so they will refer to depth from the surface not from the transducer This value should have been set correctly during installation and should not be changed Depth units You can change the depth units to feet meters or fathoms 1 Press the cursor pad up or down to highlight the Depth Units option 2 Press Edit 3 Press the cursor pad up or down to dis play the de
53. waypoint e select a leg of a route to follow or edit e view a new area of the chart by moving the cursor to the edge of the screen Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen Reference Manual Revision D Using the cursor on the chart screen D Additional functions are available with Gold Charts You can also select various Comparing vessel and browse modes When your vessel s position moves to the edge of a chart its icon may move from the center of the screen The 60001 offers two display modes e vessel your vessel is centered on the screen e browse a cursor is displayed which you can move to designate points or explore other areas of the chart To switch from vessel mode to browse mode press the cursor pad To switch back to vessel mode press the Vessel menu key Vessel mode The word VESSEL in the upper right corner of the screen means you are currently using Vessel mode Vessel mode is the primary screen for navi gating the chart moves automatically under your vessel which remains centered on the screen It provide a continuous view of your surroundings Press More info to display your position coordinates in the info bar at the bottom of the screen You can also display your SOG COG or distance and bearing to the current waypoint if any Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen obstructions and display additional infor mation about them LO EAN A TRE
54. waypoints from a route 1 Press the cursor pad to move the left hand pointer directly onto the waypoint you want to remove 2 Press Remove 3 Press ENTER Reference Manual Revision D Editing a route a gt Erasing an entire route To erase a route 1 On the ROUTES screen press the cursor pad to select the route you want to erase 2 Press Erase 3 Press ENTER Editing a route you re navigating along When you follow a route the route s waypoints are copied to the navplan for safekeeping The navplan is displayed on Transferring waypoints routes to other units 80 Networked 6000 s automatically share data This section only applies to trans ferring data to or from the older Northstar units The 60001 import export function lets you transfer all waypoints and routes between a 60001 and a Northstar 941 951 952 957 or 958 NOTE To import or export waypoints and routes to and from older 900 series Northstar units these older units must contain soft ware version 3 12 or higher To obtain any Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes most chart screens and on the NAVLOG screen If you change a route you re navigating along the 6000i stores the changes but they won t appear in the navplan you re following To activate these changes in your current navigation you must start following the route again If you edit the coordinates of a waypoint directly in the navplan you
55. weather where you may need to tolerate a minor loss of accuracy you can increase the value up to a maximum of four minutes which lets the 60001 ignore occasional brief outages of differential reception Changing your receiver settings Northstar 6000i Adjusting satellite elevation The owest sat elevation option is used mainly for technical applications in which the 60001 must track all visible satellites regardless of how low they are on the horizon In other instances where high precision fixes are necessary you can increase this setting to hide any low satel lites thereby preventing their use as sources of GPS position information and avoiding potential errors This option is adjustable from 0 to 25 in 5 increments but Northstar recommends leaving this option at the factory setting of Des SS r e KA Changing your port settings You can interface the 60001 directly to a variety of external equipment such as the Northstar 490 black box for fishfinding autopilots depth sounders PC s and so on The 60007 s ports meet the specifications of most navigation devices providing you with a customized setup for interfacing with practically any NMEA 0183 compat ible equipment The 60001 is interfaced with other equip ment through its data transmission ports Setting up the echosounder For the echosounder to work with the 60001 you must configure the echo
56. your variation from 0 to 180 and press E W to select the direction Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 10 Setup C57 Changing your navigation settings The manual setting 1 to 180 is avail able when the display must match an older or less accurate chart or in remote areas such as above 70 north latitude where the variation calculations can be significantly off Switching waypoints manually or automatically You can set waypoint switching to e automatic the 60001 automatically switches to the next waypoint upon arrival at each waypoint e manual you manually switch to the next waypoint When set to automatic the 60001 displays the new distance and bearing information for the next waypoint when you arrive at the previous one It immediately stops navigating when you pass a lone waypoint or the last waypoint in a route NOTE For instructions on changing the way point arrival distance see Arrive radius on page 143 You may want to switch waypoints manually if you re maneuvering around a waypoint in search of a lobster trap or trying to find a buoy in a thick fog Manual switching lets you keep a continuous Reference section 10 Setup display of distance and bearing informa tion for the current waypoint With manual switching you must manually change to the next waypoint every time you arrive at the current waypoint 1 Press STEER and then Nav log 2 Selec
57. AYPT NAME YOU RE CLOSE TO Vessel is within 900 feet of entering the arrive No YES YES WAYPT NAME radius of the current waypoint 10 seconds CROSS TRACK Vessel has exceeded the off course limit set in YES No YES LIMITS EXCEEDED the cross track alarm DEMO DEMO MODE IS You ve powered up the unit while already in No No YES MODE ON demo mode or a networked unit has selected demo mode DGPS NO WAAS DGPS DGPS or WAAS corrections have become YES No YES GONE unusable GPS BIG JUMP IN GPS Your GPS position suddenly jumps an unrea No YES No JUMP POSITION sonable amount based on the vessel s speed 30 seconds ST NO NO GPS POSITION GPS position fix is unavailable and GPS or No No YES GPS FIX Phantom loran is the chosen position source This alarm is delayed for three minutes at power up 140 Reference section 8 Alarms and TideTrack Alarms Northstar 6000i Table 4 6000i alarms continued CONTROLLED CLEARS CLEARS ALARM ALARM MESSAGE ACTIVATED WHEN ON ALARM AFTER WHEN ICON SCREEN TIME OUT OK NO GPS GPS The GPS receiver may have failed No No No DATA COMMUNICATION a FAILURE D y J NO NO LORAN Position fix from an external loran receiver is No No YES OR AN POSITION FIX unavailable and external loran is the chosen position source This alarm is delayed for three minutes at power up NO LORAN LORAN The 6000 hasn t received any messages from No No No DATA C
58. EA 0183 and is an ideal choice to use with the 6000i Selecting and displaying loran To display loran time differences TDs from a connected loran receiver 1 Press the STAR key several times to display the OPTIONS SERVICE INFO screen 2 Press Navigation Options then select the Navigation Source field 3 Press Edit then press the cursor pad to display EXTERNAL LRN as the position source 4 Press Enter and then Return 5 Press POSITION to display the LORAN POSITION screen Loran Position 14019 99 25577 04 cer 9960 nortHerst usa soc 21 D coc 3920 Loran e info 7 22 AM Tesom om JUN 11 2002 GRI Press L L TDS several times to display either the particular pair of TDs you want to use or the loran derived latitude longitude Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 2 Position coordinates UD Using loran Setting the loran GRI The 60001 can convert the loran s TDs to latitude longitude position fixes if you set the four digit loran Group Repetition Interval GRI shown on the screen to match the GRI being used by your loran receiver To change the GRI press Set GRI on the LORAN POSITION screen and press the cursor pad to display the available GRIs one at a time When the displayed GRI is correct press ENTER Checking GPS status To display GPS coordinates and signal status press Check GPS The 60001 continues to navigate using loran and will display loran data the
59. For Gold charts see Setting up the chart screen Gold Charts on page 33 a A rzctart Teale Displaying the chart screen Q UN GKStald titel E C15 o 5 Alarms The Northstar 6000i alerts you to condi tions that may require attention Some alerts are strictly informative such as nearing a waypoint and some warn of conditions such as loss of navigation signals The unit alerts you with a beeping sound and a flashing symbol in the lower right corner of the screen Many alarms automatically clear themselves after a few seconds Others remain flashing until you press a key on the ALARM screen or until the condition clears See Alarms starting on page 138 for a listing of all alarms and the meaning of each Using demo mode Simulated radar and echo sounding signals can also be displayed when in demo mode You can use demo mode to simulate a stationary position or simulate navigating to a location you select on the CHART screen Demo mode is useful for training and could be used for dead reckoning in the event that GPS signals should ever fail To access the demo control screen display the CHART screen and press Chart setup then press Demo control To place your vessel at a simulated position and enter demo mode press the cursor pad to move the cursor to the desired position on the chart Zoom out if you need to see more area Press Demo Position and ENTER Your vessel symbol will now be stationary at
60. G oi ccccscecseasiteersrawasecas 103 Changing the time zone 0 0005 166 Welcome to the Northstar 490 Echo Sounder 104 A dix A Dat list 67 Displaying the echo sounder s picture 107 os OE UE ares os Using automatic mode 00005 109 Changing the frequency of echoes 110 Zooming in and Out 0 eee ee eee 112 Echo Sounder SCD scort sia 115 The picture menu os seri so niatie kea e eee 117 Changing the depth settings 121 Getting Started Welcome to the Northstar 60001 2 Using this manual ccc cece eee ee eee eee 2 Networking the 6000 oooooooommoo o 3 Maintaining the 60001 o ooooooomo 4 Interfacing the 60001 ooooooooommmoo o 4 Technical support oooooooccoccccccccccn oo 5 This chapter introduces this manual and explains a few things you should know to keep your Northstar 60001 in top operating condition Reference Manual Revision D Welcome to the Northstar 60001 The 6000i has several requirements that must be met to ensure safe and proper operation Installation and interfac ing of the 6000i should be handled by a marine technician using the guidelines found in the Northstar 60001 Installa tion Manual Congratulations on your purchase of the Northstar 60001 Integrated Navigation System The 60001 is a full featur
61. No YE OLDATA AVAILABLE seconds NO HEADING DATA The 6000i is not receiving data from the heading No No No sensor Alarm audio You can turn the alarm audio on so that the 6000i will beep when any alarm goes off or you can turn the audio off completely so that you ll only see alarm icons and messages displayed on the screen Reference section 8 Alarms and TideTrack 142 Alarms Northstar 6000i 1 On the alarm screen press the cursor pad to select Alarm Audio then press Edit alarm 2 Press the cursor pad to display OFF or ON then press ENTER Anchor alarm The anchor alarm will signal when your vessel moves a certain distance from the position of your vessel when you pressed the Drop anchor key You can turn the anchor alarm on or off and set the distance that you can drift without trig gering the alarm The default setting is 0 20 nautical miles about 1200 feet You can set the anchor alarm to as little as 0 01 nm but be sure to allow for drifting the length of the anchor chain plus a safety factor to allow for any GPS or loran inaccuracy NOTE Remember to turn off the anchor alarm before you intentionally move away from the anchor drop point To set the anchor alarm 1 Press Drop anchor where you ve dropped the anchor A waypoint named ANCR is created at this location 2 Press ENTER 8 Press the cursor pad to highlight Anchor Alarm then press Edit alarm 4 P
62. Northstar 60001 Quickstart Guide Reference Manual Contents Getting Started canoa ooo 1 Welcome to the Northstar 6000 2 Using thismanual aee e a E cries 2 Networking the 6000 item E E 3 IntenfacinegtheiGO0 OA errant earn 4 Naintaininedh i600 0lRneenr rennet errr rt 4 TEM rs eee werner terseer eeces 5 Quickstart Guide Northstar 6000i Quickstart Guide 7 TUMMINE Wars SOOO OM BME Di oo cccavnvvseccacoone 8 IntroducingstheldisplayssGhechipe ern er ra 8 Introducinestheicontiolsieenee rte eee 9 Navionicsicharicarthid A 11 Displayinesie chlalites Ghee laa tnt ten ents 13 AIIMS e E a Io epee 16 UEM demo mode E 16 Displaying numeric data on the chart screen 17 Displaying numeric data on the position screen 18 Going immediately to a quick waypoint 18 O a E le oca 19 MECANO SMC aa a 20 Split function m a a 20 The STAR key alarms TideTrack and setup 21 SAVE and Man Overboard MOB 21 Reference Sections 1 Using the Chart Screen 23 Using electronic charts nnne annoa 24 Zooming in and Out 2 0 eee eee eee 25 Using the cursor on the chart screen 27 Comparing vessel and browse modes 28 Rotating the Chali cca corner ea eel 29 Setting up the chart screen Classic charts 31 Setting up the chart screen Gold Charts 33 Using Gold charts 0 0 cee eee eee eee 36 Cha
63. OMMUNICATION the external loran receiver for over 30 seconds FAILURE YOU VE PASSED Vessel has passed abeam of the active way No YES YES WAYPT NAME point without entering the arrive radius This 10 seconds alarm only appears if there are NO future way points or if waypoint switching is manual POOR LORAN BLINK CYCLE or LOW SNR detected by the No No YES SIGNALS external loran used as the position source NO NETWORK A 6000i designated as a slave and requiring a No No YES master to be present on the network is not receiving networking signals Sounder alarms Shown only if the sounder is enabled Reference section 8 Alarms and TideTrack Gan Reference Manual Revision D Alarms Table 4 6000i alarms continued CONTROLLED CLEARS CLEARS ALARM ALARM MESSAGE ACTIVATED WHEN ON ALARM AFTER WHEN ICON SCREEN TIME OUT OK BOTTOM Echo sounder detects that the seabed is higher No Within 20 YES COLLISION than the specific limit you ve set seconds after the seabed falls below the alarm zone TEMPERATURE Water temperature reaches the condition speci Temp ALARM fied A a FISH ALARM Echoes are detected within the specified depth SH range Radar alarms shown only if radar is enabled RADAR RADAR GUARD VIO Radar echoes are received within the guard No No No bd LATION zone GUARD NO RADAR RADAR DATA NOT The 60001 hasn t received radar data for several No
64. R SETUP screen for a reading that doesn t need to be corrected Turning the bottom alarm on and off To turn the alarm on at the BOTTOM ALARM window press Turn alarm on To turn the alarm off press Turn alarm off Setting the temperature alarm When the temperature alarm is set an alarm sounds if the echo sounder detects that the water temperature has either risen above or dropped below the limit you ve set This alarm isn t present unless a temper ature sensor is installed and configured When the temperature alarm sounds the flashing alarm icon THERM is displayed This message clears automatically after 20 seconds and the alarm is reset To set the temperature alarm 1 At the SOUNDER screen press More 2 Press Alarm 3 Press Temp alarm When alarm ls turned on alarm activates when temperature is inside crosshotched rango PI ti iy Press cursor pad up down or use keypad to set temperature limits 25 46 562 n 0 2396 134 080 05 630 w To coord SOG 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 Temperature alarm window Setting the upper and lower temperature limits You can set the upper and lower tempera ture limits When the water temperature is either inside or outside these limits the temperature alarm will sound To set the upper temperature limit 1 At the TEMPERATURE ALARM window press Set upper limit The upper limit window is highlighted in black 2 Press the cursor pad up or
65. RAM BAY 3 a 2 x s s O A Set nyn J new X Add Return Cursor 41 12 194 N jf From 1 20 nm position 73 55 328 4 M x 334 Distance and Bearing screen If you want to make a waypoint at the cursor location press Add waypt then enter its name symbol and any descrip tion on the NEW WAYPOINT screen Press ENTER to save it Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen C41 Reference Manual Revision D Using the distance and bearing calculator 42 Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen Using the distance and bearing calculator Northstar 6000i Reference section 2 Position coordinates Displaying position COG and speed 44 USING GPS PP o A 44 Using DGPS or WAAS oooooocccoccconcc 46 Using loran cos ios 47 Using Phantom Loran 0 cece eee eee eee 49 The POSITION key displays your position coordinates from GPS loran or Phantom Loran and lets you check out GPS or loran signal status COG SOG and time of day are also displayed Reference Manual Revision D C43 Displaying position COG and speed The 60001 uses a high performance GPS receiver as its primary source of position data with accuracy enhanced by either the WAAS satellite system or an optional radiobeacon differential receiver or both Depending on the additional optional receivers that are connected the 60001 can determine and displa
66. Status Chart detail Cartridge US674T12 1 2NOVO1 Track control LJ Demo control Return Chart Setup Status screen Choosing the chart details To set up the chart details press the Chart detail menu key to display the CHART DETAIL screen To change any option press the cursor pad to move the cursor triangle to the desired item then press the On Off menu key to change the item An item that is turned off is shown with two dashes Lat lon grid The ON setting displays lat lon lines on the CHART screen Turn lat lon lines off when these lines add excessive clutter to your screen Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen Chart Detail Lat Lon grid Text info Waypt names Chart edges Depth low Depth mid Depth deep Track line Waypoints Nav Aids Land mass Return Chart Detail screen Text info The ON setting displays the names of local cities towns harbors channels bodies of water etc Waypoint names The ON setting displays the name of each waypoint below its symbol The OFF setting displays just the symbol itself Chart edges The ON setting displays the outlines of the Charts that are on the installed Navionics chart cartridge or the built in maps Chart edges are shown as dotted lines If the chart currently in use is rotated ts edges are shown as Solid lines 32 Setting up the chart screen Classic charts Northstar 6000 Depth low mid and deep
67. W YORK 9 JAN 2004 Track control Demo control Return Chart Setup Status screen Choosing the chart details To set up the chart details for Gold charts press the Chart detail menu key A few samples of the data that might be displayed are shown for each option To change any option press the cursor pad to move the cursor triangle to the desired item then press the On Off menu key to change the item An item that is turned off is shown with two dashes Administrative areas Anchorage areas Fish areas Military areas On Off Anchorage areas Fish areas Military areas Waste areas Restricted areas Chart text Cables pipelines Navaids Obstr rocks wrecks Ports and services Traffic lanes Vegetation seabed none Chart Detail screen Waste areas Restricted areas The areas listed above can be individually turned on or off The areas may be filled with color patterns or symbols indicatng their usage Descriptive text identifies the area in many cases Chart text The ON setting displays the names of local cities towns harbors channels bodies of water and other text items Cables pipelines The ON setting displays above the surface and underwater cables and pipes Northstar 6000 GA Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen Setting up the chart screen Gold Charts Navaids The ON setting displays navaids from the Navionics chart cartridge and th
68. adar you can determine where other boats or ships navi gational markers land masses flocks of birds and other objects are located in relation to your vessel and you can track their movements The radar won t be operational until you turn on the radar transmitter See Displaying radar starting on page 87 If a Northstar radar unit is interfaced to the 60001 press RADAR to see the radar image If a radar unit is not operating or not connected you can simulate radar signals Quickstart Guide Revision D for your area by using Demo Mode as described on page 16 Press Adjust Radar to make operating adjustments to the radar system as described in Using the radar adjustment keys starting on page 94 Press Radar Markers to set the radar s Electronic Bearing Lines Range Rings etc as described in Using the Radar Markers keys starting on page 98 On the CHART screen you can press Radar overlay to superimpose the radar image on Radar Oli ite Ceiae Cuitels the chart screen More information on radar starts on page 85 For information on installing radar and making it operational see the Northstar Radar Installation Manual part number GMRadIM For the 2 kW Northstar radar see P N GMKRad2KIM The echo sounder If your 60001 is equipped with Northstar s optional echo sounder press SOUNDER to display the full ECHO SOUNDER screen For the simplest operation press Auto matic and select the desired
69. allation is as much an art as it s a science The installation procedure includes setting the 60001 AUX port to the 490 option and then setting the following options e the transducer s depth e the speed and temperature Welcome to the Northstar 490 Echo Sounder Northstar 60001 e the calibration for the speed sensor e the calibration for the temperature sensor e the gain calibration for the transducer You may wish to change the following options from time to time to match your personal preferences e depth units feet meters or fathoms on the screen e temperature units Celsius or Fahrenheit on the screen e temperature scale lowest and highest on the screen e automatic saving of fish or therm waypoints when the 490 detects the presence of fish or a certain water temperature that you ve set Reference section 6 Echo sounding Reference Manual Revision D Welcome to the Northstar 490 Echo Sounder 105 106 Reference section 6 Echo sounding More settings Alarms Advance Speed A Scope Data Return SOUNDER Auto Picture Frequency Zoom Depth More ECHO SCREEN Depth settings Shift Range Bottom box Return Data on screen Temp box Temp graph Bottom box Speed Return SOUNDER key Picture settings Gain Clutter Noise Limiter Hue Signal level Return Alarm settings Fish alarm Bottom alarm Temp alarm Retu
70. an use Demo Mode as described on page 16 A ii BEDFORD LIMITE VUL i Ww ga e FPR Y gt 37 33 de FALMOUTH 46 Y 44 momo e pl NAUSH N Y BUZZARDS BAY 36 VINEYARD 65 6 SOUND THREE NAUTICAL por g dal Botha MILE LINE Fa 106 sq 32 NOMANS es RIN ro E LAND Aa ree e SN IN y 28 A e i Lo gee PROHIBITED lt PO FISHERMEN MAY SUFFER 2 has Sia H2 E RE B 92 gt DAMAGE TO THEIR NETS 8 18 ee Cursor 41 38 699 N From 67 Inn position 70 22 206 4 vessel 151 Chart erraan nlaccin chart echaum A Va b rt a Quickstart Guide Revision D E SN el tile OLE U GUIde C13 By the vay If you re not receiving GPS signals you can use Demo Mode to simulate real life condi tions including motion See Using demo mode on page 16 D NO 2 GPS The 60001 s CHART screen displays your vessel s present position or any position you designate with the cursor pad in relation to land masses nav aids and any waypoints and routes you have entered As you navigate your vessel remains in the center of the CHART screen and the chart moves underneath your vessel Clearing a GPS or WAAS alarm If the 60001 isn t able to obtain a position from GPS within three minutes you ll see a flashing NO GPS alarm icon on the right side of the screen This means the 60001 has an alarm message that needs your acknowledgement Pres
71. angladesh India Nepal EVRST 289 734 257 IRE65 Ireland 1965 AIRYM 506 122 611 ISTS ISTS 073 Astro 1969 INTL 208 435 229 JI61 Johnston Island 1961 INTL 191 WA 204 JAND Kandawala Sri Lanka EVRST 97 787 86 KERG Kerguelen Island Indian Ocean INTL 145 187 103 KERT Kertau 1948 Malaysia EVRSTM 11 851 5 KKJ KKJ Finnish FINN 78 231 97 LC5A L C 5 Astro Caribbean CL1866 42 124 147 LIB64 Liberia 1964 CL1880 90 40 88 LUZ_P Luzon Phillipines CL1866 133 77 51 LUZ_M Luzon Mindanao Island CL1866 133 79 72 MAHE Mahe 1971 Indian Ocean CL1880 41 220 134 MASI Marco Astro Salvage Islands INTL 289 124 60 MASS Massawa Africa B1841 639 405 60 MERCH Merchich Africa CL1880 31 146 47 MA61 Midway Astro 1961 INTL 912 58 1227 MINA Minna Africa CL1880 92 93 122 NAH_O Nahrwan Masirah Island Oman CL1880 247 148 369 NAH_UA Nahrwan United Arab Emirates CL1880 249 156 381 NAH_SA Nahrwan Saudi Arabia CL1880 231 196 482 NAP Naparima BWI Trinidad and Tobago INTL 2 374 172 NAD27_MN North American 1927 CONUS mean value CL1866 8 160 176 NAD27_WU North American 1927 Western U S CL1866 8 159 175 NAD27_EU North American 1927 Eastern U S CL1866 9 161 179 NAD27_AK North American 1927 Alaska CL1866 5 135 172 Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 10 Appendix A Datum list 169 Changing the time zone
72. areas of the chart and desig nate points you want to navigate to The info bar at the bottom of the screen displays the position coordinates of the cursor and the distance and bearing from your vessel to the cursor COG as determined by the GPS receiver The 6000i ignores any course changes if your speed is under half a knot The chart reacts very slowly to turns of less than 5 to avoid annoying small rota tions Your COG is often different from your vessel s heading so what you see Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen Reference Manual Revision D a gt Rotating the chart 30 straight ahead on the horizon may be dif ferent from what s displayed on the screen e Heading up This rotation is available only if you have a heading sensor installed and enabled The chart rotates as you travel to keep your heading straight up on the screen When you select heading up the heading line on the radar image points straight upwards The heading line allows you to compare the radar image or the chart with the view in front of the vessel e Leg up The direction of the current leg to a waypoint points straight upwards on the screen The 60001 rotates the chart whenever you start navigating on a new leg even if you haven t turned the vessel yet Exception If you select leg up when you aren t currently following a leg the 6000i uses course up until you start navigating along a leg When you
73. arker line is a small black box which displays the marker s exact depth The depth marker also affects the Marker Zoom display see Marker zoom on page 114 e advance speed e A scope Reference section 6 Echo sounding Reference Manual Revision D Using the MORE key 123 e data numeric and graphic information on the SOUNDER screen When the menu function is in use the SOUNDER screen only moves twice per second giving the picture a less smooth appearance Press Return to go back to the main screen for a normal smooth appearance Changing the advance speed Advance speed refers to the speed at which the vertical scan lines move from right to left across the SOUNDER screen There are five advance speeds plus the Stop setting which freezes the advance of all data e 2 1 two identical lines of data are displayed for every ping e 1 1 one line of data is displayed for every ping e 1 2 one line of data is displayed for every two pings e 1 4 one line of data is displayed for every four pings e 1 8 one line of data is displayed for every eight pings For speeds 1 2 1 4 and 1 8 each dis played line of data is the average of 2 4 or 8 pings respectively To set the advance speed Reference section 6 Echo sounding 1 At the SOUNDER screen press More then press Advance spd 2 Keep pressing Advance spd to select the desired advance speed 3 Press Return to go back to the
74. arkers flocks of birds or land masses are displayed on the 60001 s screen By Northstar radar models There are two types of radar units from Northstar The 4kW 6kW 12 kW and 25kW units all are operated in the same way The new 2kW Northstar radar works slightly differently and these differences are clearly indicated in this manual The major differences are Turning the radar transmitter on and off 86 Each time you turn on the Northstar 60001 the radar transmitter must be turned on separately as a safety feature When you first press the RADAR key after turning the system on the unit displays The Radar TX is off Do you want to turn it on Reference section 5 Radar knowing how long it takes for a signal to return the distance to a target can be determined As the radar antenna scans through a 360 degree rotation it shows the target s location relative to your position By watching repeated scans of a target such as another vessel you can see how that target is moving e in the 2kW radar auto modes do not continuously adjust themselves e ranges of manual settings are different between the two types of units e the 2kW unit does not have a STC curve adjustment Press ENTER to turn it on or CLEAR to access the radar adjustment pages without turning the transmitter on How radar works Northstar 6000i NOTE The radar remains in standby mode for a minute and a half after
75. artridge 2 Press the CHART key twice if neces sary to display the Chart Region screen 3 Press a menu key to select the first chart region 4 Wait until the flashing CHART LOAD alert turns off about 20 or 30 seconds 5 Repeat steps 2 3 and 4 for all remain ing regions The Northstar 60001 will now be able to access the cartridge data rapidly Additional information Large scale charts typically do not contain spot soundings depth contours and shaded depth areas In smaller scale charts the data source may omit contours and shaded areas deeper than 10 meters 33 feet Areas not present in the data source are shown as very light blue Gold Charts contain much additional infor mation about navaids and various types of obstructions When a navaid or obstruc tion is selected by placing the cursor on top if it this information may be displayed by pressing the More info menu key An additional info bar is displayed below the Chart showing the text associated with the object In some cases there is more text than can be displayed in a single info bar Press More info additional times to display any remaining text and then turn the info bar off Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen Reference Manual Revision D Using Gold charts ED 1y0 198 204 HERRING COVE i ao Ma 53 More GY M i oa i info Ei O eae tears Al GN M 197 RED FLASHING MEAN HIGH WATER _ B Got
76. atic settings This section does not apply to the 2kW radar The appearance settings should have been adjusted during installation but you may wish to fine tune them as follows To set the appearance of the sea clutter or gain controls for Autol Auto2 and Harbor modes 1 From the main radar page press Page 2 2 Press Mode if necessary until it reads Auto 1 Auto 2 or Harbor 3 Set the Sea clutter or Gain to automatic if necessary by pressing the key so that it reads Auto 4 Use the keypad or cursor pad to enter a new value to change the appearance 5 If necessary continue adjusting the image until it looks the way you want it 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each range set ting Manual settings Even if the mode is set to automatic any gain or clutter setting can be overridden and set to manual Each adjustment key is labeled Manual or Auto Simply press each key to change its mode Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 5 Radar 93 Operating modes Manual settings directly control Rain Clutter Sea Clutter and Gain They may be applied in either of two ways depending on the setting of the Mode control on this screen e Mode Manual settings are applied directly as entered e Mode Range Rider settings are saved separately for each range and the last used settings for each range are reapplied when that range is selected To set the appearance of the sea clutter or gain
77. by the display 139 25 47 127 n 1 173 133 25NM 25NM SOG 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 Range window Changing the depth settings Northstar 6000i The vertical black arrow in the SET RANGE window indicates the values that this window adjusts the range of the echo sounder picture The white number in the black box indi cates the current range setting 3 Press the cursor pad up or down to adjust the range or use the keypad to manually enter the desired range 4 Press Return to go back to the SOUNDER screen Viewing the seabed depth The seabed depth the bottom is displayed numerically in a black box at the left edge of the echo screen You can change the size and location of the depth box 1 Press Depth Using the MORE key Pressing the MORE key accesses the following functions e alarms described in Chapter 7 2 To cycle through the size choices repeat edly press Bottom box To move the box up and down press the cursor pad 3 Press Return to go back to the SOUNDER screen The depth box can also be adjusted by pressing More then pressing Data You cannot change the size of the depth box on the Sound Trac screen Using the depth marker You can use the depth markerto accu rately measure the depth of an echo To display the depth marker a dashed hori zontal line and move this marker up or down press the cursor pad down on the main echo screen Attached to the depth m
78. ca INTL 265 120 358 Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 10 Appendix A Datum list 7D Changing the time zone 172 Notes Northstar 60001 Notes 173 Operator s Manual Revision D 174 Notes Northstar 60001 Notes 175 Operator s Manual Revision D 176 Notes Northstar 60001 Notes 177 Operator s Manual Revision D 178 Notes Northstar 60001 Notes 179 Operator s Manual Revision D Notes 1 80 Northstar 60001
79. ccess code number and repeating the above procedure The 1 From the Display Options menu select the 6000i gives you three attempts at enter Owner s Message option and press Edit ing the correct access code after that all 2 Enter the access code from your Northstar operations freeze requiring you to turn owner s card then press ENTER The first power off then turn it back on again to resume functioning Changing your navigation settings To access the 958 s navigation options e k press the STAR key until you see the Navigation Options Soio iom with cursor OPTIONS SERVICE INFO screen A E Navigation DEMO Press Navigation options to access the Source NAVIGATION OPTIONS screen res ch AUTO 16208 Soyeon MANUAL ching Geodeti O LIGS84 Fusa 1 2 MI Steer Di Precision HIGH Predict ieee 2 MINUTES Return Navigation Options screen Reference section 10 Setu 156 Changing your navigation settings Northstar 6000i Changing the settings To change any of the options fully described in the following pages select it by pressing the cursor pad to move the arrow at the left of the screen then press Edit The selected option flashes waiting for you to change it using the cursor pad or the keypad Press ENTER to finalize your changes Choosing a navigation source The 6000 s position screens and waypoint navigation are based on position informa tion obtained from one of the following
80. d pressing the CHART key a second time A list of available regions is displayed Press the menu key corresponding to the desired region Under some conditions this selec tion screen is shown automatically when you insert the XL3 cartridge Using XL3 charts on multiple networked displays A master 60001 unit displays the regions from the cartridge plugged into it A slave unit displays all the regions from the master s cartridge plus those from its own cartridge if any Cartridges plugged into a slave unit can only be used on that one unit Note that selecting a region on one unit does not cause other units to switch to the same region Each unit is independent with regard to region selection e If you have two or more units installed side by side you can navigate with one unit while using another unit for trip planning in another region Chart Regions Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Zooming in and out To get a closer look at the chart area around your vessel or around the cursor press the IN key to zoom in To see a wider area press OUT to zoom out Each press of IN or OUT approximately halves or doubles the chart scale Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen Each chart has a maximum usable level of magnification When you zoom in one step past that level a portion of the chart screen and much of its text and symbols are doubled in size to fill the screen for easier viewin
81. d accurate as possible Before returning the 60001 for repair you may want to save your waypoints and routes If the unit is properly networked to another 60001 display a copy of your waypoints and routes is already saved in the other unit You can also transfer data to a North star 900 series navigator or to a PC as described on pages 80 and 83 NOTE To prevent delays it s critical that you first obtain a Return Materials Authoriza tion RMA number from our Service Department before returning your 60001 Shipments to Northstar should be made to the following address Northstar Service Department 30 Sudbury Road Acton MA 01720 If you have special overnight or second day shipping requirements please call for turnaround time and freight costs before you ship your 60001 6 Getting Started Technical support Northstar 6000i Northstar 60001 Quickstart Guide Turning the 6000i on and off 8 Introducing the display screen 8 Introducing the controls oooooooooo o 9 Navionics chart cartridges o o oo oo 11 Displaying the chart screen ooooooo oo 13 E 16 Using demo Mode oooocooooccoccnoccno o 16 Displaying numeric data on the chart screen 17 Displaying numeric data on the position screen 18 Going immediately to a quick waypoint 18 Radat conca 19 The echo sounder coi 20
82. d and fuel stops along the way or to other temporary destinations Waypoints in a route are connected by straight lines called legs The 60001 can Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes follow route legs in a forward or backward direction You can start following a route in either of two ways e go directly to any waypoint in the route then automatically continue on the next leg cross track distance starts at zero because you re on the course line from your present position to the waypoint e start along any leg of the route cross track distance starts at your distance from the leg See Navigating along routes beginning on page 57 Reference Manual Revision D Introducing routes D You can create a route in three different ways e use the CHART screen to choose a sequence of waypoints e use a waypoint list to choose a sequence of waypoints e save a route s waypoints as you travel Creating a route from the chart To create a route graphically from the CHART screen 1 Press WAYPTS ROUTES and then press Routes The names of any previously stored routes are shown on the routes list 2 Routes 1 Full 2 WAYPTS Routes DAYTRIP 40 07 PORTLAND 70 4 3 WAYPTS Routes list screen Route and waypoint capacity A route can have up to 35 waypoints You can store as many as 500 routes in the 60001 but the maximum number depends on the number of stored waypoints
83. d restarting navigation Stopping navigation Whenever you press the nav log s Stop menu key the 6000i stops navigating and won t display distance and bearing to waypoints or ETA or ETE Restarting navigation You can restart navigation along any leg or to any waypoint of the trip On the NAVLOG screen move the cursor arrow to highlight the waypoint or leg When you select a waypoint a triangle points to the waypoint Reference section 3 Navigating to Waypoints Reference Manual Revision D The NAV LOG screen ED 62 When you select a leg an arrow points from the first waypoint to the second Press the Restart menu key Reference section 3 Navigating to Waypoints The NAV LOG screen Northstar 6000i Reference section 4 gt Creating waypoints and routes Displaying waypoints oooocococcconco 64 Creating new waypoints cee cece ee eee 65 Creating avoidance area waypoints 68 Editing waypoints cece cece eee eee eee 70 Introducing routes o cccccvercersennseneeereseneans 71 Creating a route from the chart 72 Creating routes from a list of waypoints 74 Saving a route as you traVel ooo oo 74 Editing ATONE cosa 76 Transferring waypoints routes to other units 80 Transferring waypoints to and from aPC 83 This chapter explains how to create new wayp
84. delta y delta z ROME Rome 1940 INTL 225 65 9 SDOS Santo DOS S W Pacific Isl INTL 170 42 84 SBRAZ Sao Braz Atl Isl INTL 203 141 53 SHILL Sapper Hill 1943 INTL 355 16 74 SCHW Schwarzeck Namibia B1841N 616 97 251 SA69_ MN South American 1969 mean value SA1969 57 1 41 SA69_AG South American 196 9 Argentina SA1969 62 1 37 SA69_BO South American 1969 Bolivia SA1969 61 2 48 SA69_BR South American 1969 Brazil SA1969 60 2 41 SA69_CH South American 1969 Chile SA1969 75 1 44 SA69_CO South American 1969 Colombia SA1969 44 6 36 SA69_EC South American 1969 Ecuador SA1969 48 3 44 SA69_GY South American 1969 Guyana SA1969 53 3 47 SA69_PA South American 196 9 Paraguay SA1969 61 2 33 SA69 PR South American 1969 Peru SA1969 58 0 44 SA69_TT South American 1969 Trinidad and Tobago SA1969 45 12 33 SA69_VZ South American 1969 Venezuela SA1969 45 8 33 SASIA South Asia FS1960M 7 10 26 SEBAS Southeast Base INTL 499 249 314 SWBAS Southwest Base INTL 104 167 38 TIMB Timbalai 1948 Malaysia EVRST 689 691 46 TOK_MN Tokyo mean value B1841 128 481 664 TOK_JP Tokyo Japan B1841 123 483 662 TOK_KR Tokyo Korea B1841 128 481 665 TOK_OK Tokyo Okinawa B1841 135 478 661 TA68 Tristan Astrological 1968 S Atl INTL 632 438 609 VL16 Viti Levu 1916 S W Pac Isl CL1880 51 391 36 WE60 Wake Eniwetok 1960 HOUGH 101 52 39 WGS72 WGS 1972 WGS 72 0 0 4 5 WGS84 WGS 1984 WGS 0 0 0 ZAND Zanderij S Ameri
85. down to set the temperature or use the keypad to manually enter the desired temperature The temperature is displayed in the tab just below the Set upper limit key Reference section 6 Echo sounding Reference Manual Revision D Echo sounding alarms 131 132 Set the lower temperature limit in the same way after pressing Set lower limit Setting inside or outside temperature limits If you set the upper and lower tempera ture limits as inside limits the temperature alarm sounds when the measured tempera ture is within these limits If you set these limits as outside limits the temperature alarm sounds when the measured tempera ture is outside of these limits Press Inside outside limits on the TEMPER ATURE ALARM window to switch between the inside and outside settings The current setting is displayed in the tab just below the key Turning the temperature alarm on and off To turn the alarm on at the TEMPERATURE ALARM window press Turn alarm on To turn the alarm off press Turn alarm off Reference section 6 Echo sounding Echo sounding alarms Northstar 6000i Troubleshooting the echo sounder No echoes displayed when the SOUNDER key is pressed Is the Advance Speed set to zero Change the Advance Speed setting Configure the AUX Port for the 490 See Setting up the Echosounder in Section 10 of this manual or the 490 Op
86. dy entered don t change them unless you mean to waypoint You can use the international slashed circle no entry symbol as the avoidance point s symbol to help you quickly see it on the chart The waypoint is treated as an avoidance point only if you specify a warning radius larger than zero In other words just assigning the slashed circle symbol to a waypoint doesn t cause the 6000i to treat that waypoint as an avoidance point Creating avoidance area waypoints Northstar 6000i to respond by turning or stopping after you hear the alarm and to allow for the typical e q 4 A 2 i accuracy of the navigation source in use A ae i O a MASSACH SETTS BAY tao Y wee Setting the avoidance area alarm otate Roh up The 60001 will sound an audio alarm when pee you enter an avoidance area provided Eon you ve turned on the audio alarm See Alarm audio on page 142 waypt Go to waypt Next From 38 6 nm RC z ost A Waypt eL SANDBR vessel 154 CAUTION A The avoidance alarm is only an extra safety feature to help alert you to possible hazards It doesn t replace local knowledge proper use of charts the person on watch or any other aspects of good seamanship that are required to safely navigate To make any waypoint act as an avoidance point enter a number in the WARN RADIUS box at the bottom of the NEW WAYPOINT OR EDIT WAYPOINT screen The warn
87. e OFF setting hides the nav aids Obstructions rocks wrecks Charted objects are shown Ports and services Locations of ports their names and many available services are shown Traffic lanes Lanes where special rules may be in effect are shown Vegetation seabed Surface vegetation and seabed composi tion descriptions are shown Displaying depths Press Depths control on the CHART DETAIL screen to choose how water depths are displayed You can control the display of spot soundings depth contour lines and shaded areas Press the cursor pad left or right to choose the soundings contours or areas column Then press the cursor pad up or down to move the slider as described below 11 5 Shallow A soundings 10 Shallower 20 50 L Deep 100 soundings 200 On 500 1000 2000 5000 Depths control screen Spot soundings Spot soundings in shallow areas can be displayed in black or red digits or not displayed at all Spot soundings in deep water can be displayed or hidden Press the cursor pad up or down to set the depth you wish to be considered as shallow Press the Shallow soundings key to choose whether shallow digits are red black or not displayed Press the Deep soundings key to choose whether or not deep soundings are displayed Note that the absence of soundings in a particular area does not guarantee deep water it s possible that soundings are simply missing from that ar
88. e adjusts sea clutter for all ranges a Marte ane Trails up or down slightly to correspond with the of 4 hae g targets Press imin expected echoes from whitecaps and Trails repeatedly to select o ves es The normal or 0 setting how often trail points are recorded every applies no changes and is used when the 15 seconds 30 seconds every minute 3 sea state is the same as when the gainand nut es 6 minutes always points are pue A jaca OSIHVE recorded continuously or off points are umbers used when the sea is not recorded rougher and negative numbers when the sea state is calmer If trails are left on continuously the recorded points may eventually fill up a large part of the screen Zooming in or out 1 From the main radar screen press Page 2 will erase all recorded trail points Trails To set the Sea State and Page 3 2 Press Sea State Expand 3 Use the cursor pad to enter a new num Press Expand to turn echo Expand ber expansion off or on Select Con On to make small echoes Press Done to go back to the main radar appear larger and easier to screen see Reference section 5 Radar Using the radar adjustment keys Northstar 6000i Radar adjustments on Page 4 Press Radar TX to turn the Radar TX radar transmitter On or Off 9 The radar transmitter is automatically turned off every time you shut down the 60001 Turning the transmitter off when it is not in use saves electrical pow
89. e and bearing on the NEW WAYPOINT screen e from the chart by pointing to the waypoint s location on the CHART screen Assigning a name and description To permanently store a waypoint you must give it a name The name can be from one to six characters long and must be different from all the other waypoint names stored in the 60001 You can also Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes enter a description of up to 16 characters on the line below the name Assigning a symbol You can give the waypoint a symbol so you can easily identify it on the CHART screen When creating or editing waypoints you can choose from any one of Reference Manual Revision D Creating new waypoints C65 16 symbols eight of which are shown below ANCHOR FISH FLAG x ARCO FUEL WRECK DANGER DOT Figure 4 Waypoint symbols Entering waypoints numerically To enter waypoints numerically 1 Press WAYPTS ROUTES 2 Press Waypoints Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes Waypoints local QUIK 5 QUICK WAYPOINT 0 73m 029 PEIS Coord option 2 SANDBR 5 70m 1 03 A Next Local Waypoints screen 3 Press Add to display the NEW WAYPOINT screen New Waypoint 41 58 460 N poon 70 19 046 W N S E W Warn radius m Cancel New Waypoint screen Creating new waypoints Northstar 6000i 4 Enter a waypoint name and optional description Press several ti
90. e source of the failure you may have to return the unit to the factory for service GPS receiver self test If the GPS receiver s self test message is failed you may have to return the unit to the factory for service Testing the 60001 s keypad A built in keypad test lets you check the integrity of all the unit s keys except the PWR and SAVE MOB keys pressing SAVE MOB during the keypad test saves a waypoint instead of testing the keys 1 On the OPTIONS SERVICE INFO screen press More to display the MORE OPTIONS SERVICE INFO screen 2 Press Diagnostics then Keypad Pressing each key identifies it on the screen 3 When you re done press and hold the cursor pad up or down until the unit dis plays the MORE OPTIONS SERVICE INFO screen again Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 10 Setup 165 Displaying system information N2 status screen The N2 status screen lists all operating units connected to the N2 network for troubleshooting 1 On the OPTIONS SERVICE INFO screen press More to display the MORE OPTIONS SERVICE INFO screen 2 Press N2 status All units are listed with their model number and serial number The unit you are currently operating is identified with the text me Using the LCD test key From the DIAGNOSTICS screen press LCD test This function is used for factory testing of the unit s screen and it simply displays a blank screen Press any fu
91. ea Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen C35 Reference Manual Revision D Setting up the chart screen Gold Charts Depth contour lines Depth contour lines can be displayed in shallow areas only or not at all Press the cursor pad up or down to set the depth you wish to be considered as shallow Press Contour lines to choose whether or not contour lines are displayed Shaded areas Navionics Gold Charts contain additional depth information that can be used to color shallow areas of water You can choose the depth where the coloring starts This feature can be useful when you want to remain in water that is deeper than for example 20 feet The 60001 can color water deeper than 20 feet in a very light blue nearly white and water shallower than 20 feet in dark blue Between these two areas there will often be another area of water shaded with a Using Gold charts 36 Restrictions There are a few important restrictions on using Gold Charts Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen brighter medium blue Very often the special contour lines stored in your cartridge for this purpose will not match exactly the depth you chose to indicate Areas that straddle your chosen depth are displayed this way In some locations these areas may be quite large Drying areas are displayed in a medium brown Color Meaning Brown Drying area Dark blue Shallow Medium Blue Overlap or
92. each new waypoint is automatically given a description showing the time and date you stored the waypoint Continue creating the route by moving the cursor to each desired waypoint location and pressing either Add waypt or Add new WP A line is drawn on the new route screen connecting the waypoints with small arrows indicating the direction of the route At any time you can press Cancel add to stop appending waypoints and then select a route leg or waypoint to continue editing a different part of the route When you re done press Return to switch to the NEW ROUTE screen to see all of the route s waypoints Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes Reference Manual Revision D Creating a route from the chart C73 Creating routes from a list of waypoints To create a route from a list of existing waypoints 1 Press WAYPTS ROUTES then press Routes 2 Press New to display the NEW ROUTE screen 3 Enter the name of the route using the key pad and cursor pad 4 If the Use list menu key is displayed press it to change from chart based edit ing to list based editing 5 Press ENTER 6 Press Insert To make a record of a trip that you may want to repeat later you can save waypoints into a route as you travel by pressing the SAVE MOB key every time you pass a point you want to store in the route The save route function makes this a very simple process First you tell the
93. ed color GPS vector charting system easy to use but meeting your marine navigation needs in a comprehensive logical manner Optional Northstar radar and fish finding modules round out the 6000 s capabilities The 60001 enhances GPS with the Wide Area Augmentation System WAAS or optional radiobeacon differential position navigation for superb accuracy and offers a high resolution full color screen with Navionics cartography and video overlay Major functions are accessed with a single keypress By reducing the attention required to navigate you can devote more time to simply enjoying your trip For information on installing interfacing and troubleshooting the 60003 please see the Northstar 60001 Installation Manual part number GM6KIM or contact your local authorized Northstar dealer LY Using this manual This manual is divided into two main sections e The Quickstart Guide begins on page 7 and has all the basic information you need to operate the 60001 Be sure to read this section as you start using the unit e A Reference Section starts on page 23 Use this when you need more information about any of the unit s functions you ll find answers here to any questions about getting the most from your 60001 Check the mini table of contents at the beginning of each chapter to quickly locate a topic you need help with It s best to read this manual with the 60001 set up and
94. een data 125 Press the Bottom box menu key to set digit size Use cursor pad to move box up and down Small A Temp grap 4 ON FRAN i A El g EEn TE 25 46 7834 0 605 1334 zhu PA Y Reun 080 05 953 w To coord SOG 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 Echo screen data selections Bottom depth box Press BOTTOM BOX to set the size and location of the box displaying the bottom depth white numbers on a black background Press this key again to cycle through the available sizes small medium large and huge Press the cursor pad up and down to set the position of the box along the left edge of the screen Reference section 6 Echo sounding Temperature box Press the Temp box key to set the size and location of the box displaying the water temperature white numbers on a black background Press this key again to cycle through the available sizes off small medium large and huge Press the cursor pad up and down to set the position of the box along the left edge of the screen Temperature graph Press Temp graph to turn the temperature graph on or off The temperature graph displays an orange temperature scale at the left of the screen and an orange line tracing out the varying water temperature measurements super imposed on the echoes Speed through the water Press Speed to turn the Speed Through the Water display on or off STW is displayed on the bottom right corner of the sc
95. een for the red cur sor pointers They line up with the cursor When you press the cursor pad the 60001 switches to browse mode described on page 28 selected as indicated by a e diamond shaped box around the point Information about the selected point appears in the info bar at the bottom of the screen If you move the cursor onto a waypoint or navaid that point is After pressing the cursor pad to move the cursor to a point on the chart you can press Go to cursor and ENTER to start navigating to the designated cursor location If you placed the cursor on a waypoint or nav aid this menu key would read Go to waypt or Go to nav aid Bi a d ag Bi a mL y o ae Sy cael Y EA s CAPE COD 49 VENTO ng a 17 in A JON Control q ma NO E seurwast mu Macia A H000S HOLE ore 4 E Mjn Rotate North up x Di S mcns fom net Soe a woe poi A at e gt vi e oo mrad q aw ry a Sy a TUCKER 1 SS 2 me al ee Vessel a SELECTED ommo aia NAVAID Chart VESSEL ra Goto cursor Navaid info FL 6S aM From vessel in Selecting a navaid with the cursor You can use the cursor to e select a nav aid or waypoint to gt show its name lat lon and distance and bearing gt navigate to it gt add it to a route e designate a point on the chart to gt show its lat lon gt navigate to it gt add it to a route gt store as a
96. eep the seabed in view as the water depth changes It is recommended that the 490 be operated automatically whenever possible The 490 can reliably detect the seabed depth only when it controls the gain and clutter settings Cruising or fishing Automatic mode has two variations autocruising and autofishing autocruising optimizes the gain and clutter for tracking the bottom with less emphasis on any fish in the water e autofishing optimizes the gain and clutter for searching for fish Press Auto to switch between autocruising and autofishing The setting is shown by the colored tab below the menu key The status tabs Colored status tabs just below the Auto and Picture keys are green when the echo sounder is operating fully automatically They turn yellow to show one or more settings has been set manually Reference section 6 Echo sounding Reference Manual Revision D Using automatic mode 109 Manually overriding automatic mode You can always manually change any of the echo sounder s settings the gain clutter noise limiter shift and range Manually setting the gain causes the range to be controlled manually Changing the frequency of echoes The 490 uses two transducer frequencies 50 kHz and 200 kHz The advantages and disadvantages of each frequency are shown below Table 3 50 kHz vs 200 kHz 50 kHz 200 kHz Longer wavelength goes deeper but with some what lower re
97. er and allows you to work safely in the vicinity of the rotating antenna Prefs Press to display the user preferences menu keys see Setting user preferences on page 91 Install Press to display the installation settings menu keys These keys are described in the Northstar radar installation manual P N GMKRadIM and settings should not be changed unless their functions are fully understood Restore Press to display the restore menu keys see Restore factory settings on page 97 Installation settings These keys are described in the Northstar radar installation manual P N GMKRadIM GMKRad2KIM for the 2kW unit and set tings should not be changed unless their functions are fully understood Tuning page These keys are described in the Northstar radar installation manual P N GMKRadIM GMKRad2KIM for the 2kW unit and settings should not be changed unless their functions are fully understood Restore factory settings The Restore functions can be used to set many adjustments back to their factory set values Press the Restore key to access these keys Restore Auto Restore Harbor Restore Range Rider and Restore Manual each set the Clutter and Gain adjustments back to the factory settings for the specified oper ating modes Restore Factory Settings sets the following values Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 5 Radar C97 Using the radar adjustment keys mode Aut
98. erations Manual GM490 for instructions Has AUX Port been configured for the 490 1 Check fuses and circuit breakers 2 Check power to 490 with a voltmeter 3 Verify that the data cable between the 6000i and the 490 is properly wired and connected 1 Check transducer connector for the proper wiring 2 If wiring is correct check transducer impedance with an ohmmeter 3 If the transducer is open or shorted replace it STEADY Check ON the 490 s STAT indicator FLASHING FOUR TIMES 2 The 490 and the 60001 What PER aren t communicating properly SECOND is the flash SECOND A Check the wiring of the data rate of the STAT There s a hardware problem with the 490 cable between the 6000 indicator and the 490 Figure 12 Troubleshooting the echo sounder Reference section 6 Echo sounding Reference Manual Revision D Troubleshooting the echo sounder MEE Maintaining the transducer Do not expose a transducer to gasoline or clean it with strong solvents as either of these can penetrate and degrade the housing If a transducer will be exposed to salt water coat it with anti fouling paint to prevent sea growth To clean a transducer of sand debris or sea growth use a stiff brush or putty knife If necessary wet sand with finer grade wet or dry paper Use sanding sparingly as repeated sanding may affect a t
99. es or e FREEZE TRACK stops the storage of additional points keeping the track unchanged To clear the entire track history press Erase Track and ENTER To remove the track display from the CHART screen while the 60001 continues to record the track in its memory set the Track line option on the CHART DETAIL screen to OFF To resume viewing your track change this option to ON To change any of these options use the cursor pad to move the arrow to the field you want to change then press Edit Press Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen Reference Manual Revision D Changing the track control GD the cursor pad to display the option you want Press ENTER to lock in the selection Using the course predictor line The chart 3D steer and radar screens also display a course predictor line that indi cates where your vessel will be in a few minutes if you maintain your current course and speed The predictor line extends out from your vessel in the direc tion of your Course Over Ground Its length is determined by your speed and the number of minutes you specify on the Navigation Setup Options screen You can also turn the line off The line never extends beyond 100 nm To use the predictor line simply select the number of minutes you prefer the line to represent as follows Using the distance and bearing calculator 40 You can quickly check the distance and bearing between any two points on
100. etects that the bottom is shallower than the limit you ve set When a shallow bottom is detected the alert tone sounds and the flashing alarm icon BOTTOM is displayed This message clears automatically after 20 seconds and the alarm is reset To access the bottom alarm 1 Atthe SOUNDER screen press More 2 Press Alarm 3 Press Bottom alarm SU Bottom Alarm When alarm Is turned on alarm activates it bottom ls above ELH Press cursor pad up down or use keypad to sct depth f Abila nf ay a ee TEN 25 46 570 n 0 2532 134 AN A J Return 080 05 642 w To coord SOG 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 Bottom alarm window Now you may set the depth at which you want to be notified about a shallow bottom Setting the bottom level When the bottom is shallower than the depth you have set the bottom alarm will sound To set the bottom level at the BOTTOM ALARM window press the cursor pad up or down to set the depth or use the keypad to manually enter the desired depth NOTE The 490 s depth indicator reflects the depth below your vessel s transducer not below the keel Ask your installer for the exact distance between your transducer Reference section 6 Echo sounding 130 Echo sounding alarms Northstar 6000i and your keel This value must then always be manually added to the 490 s depth indicator or entered into the trans ducer s depth setting on the ECHO SOUNDE
101. f one unit s database are moved into the other They will be added to the waypoints and routes already in the receiving unit If any exact waypoint or route name matches exist the waypoints or routes from one unit will overwrite the waypoints or routes already in the other NOTE If you press any function key on the con trol unit during the transfer the message Transfer aborted by key hit will be dis played and the process will be aborted Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes The control unit will then display the requested function You can press any key on the second unit however without interrupting the transfer process To intentionally stop the transfer at any time press the Stop key The control unit will display the message Transfer aborted by key hit Waypoints and routes transferred up to that point are in the receiving unit be aware that routes may not contain all of their waypoints due to the transfer interruption Press the Start key again to restart the entire transfer process from the beginning 1 Choose the unit you d like to use as the control unit The instructions below are for a 6000 Remember You can use either of the two units because both units are capable of importing or exporting waypoints and routes Make sure the second unit is on 2 At the control unit press WAYPTS ROUTES Reference Manual Revision D Transferring waypoints routes to other units
102. fo Steering DEMO DEWCH QUIK S QUICK WAYPOINT is 42 10 525 N Kug 70 39 172 4 2D Steer screen vessel on track The distance and bearing to the waypoint and your Speed Over Ground SOG and Course Over Ground COG are displayed at in the upper half of the screen Your 60001 may show an arrow to the right of the SOG display pointing upwards when the trend of your speed is increasing and down when it s decreasing When you re less than a mile away from a destination waypoint you can show the distance to the waypoint in feet or meters by setting the 600015 steering precision option to high For details see Changing the steering precision on page 159 You can display additional information in the center of the 2D STEERING screen by Reference section 3 Navigating to Waypoints pressing More info to cycle through the three choices e Estimated Time Enroute ETE to the waypoint and Estimated Time and Date of Arrival ETA e Speed of Advance SOA and graphical heading correction e Waypoint name description and position coordinates The 3D steering screen The 3D STEERING screen is similar to the 2D STEERING screen It displays a three dimen sional view of your vessel with the current waypoint the course line to the waypoint and the locations of any other nearby waypoints ahead of your vessel You can use the ZOOM keys to zoom in and out on this screen Steering to a waypoint
103. g from a distance Reference Manual Revision D Zooming in and out D o BASCULE BRIDGE HOR CL 7SFT VERT CL 20FT AT ABOUT 15FT Control Chart Rotate North up ursor 40 21 852 N position 73 58 525 W Chart data doubled in size If you zoom in still further the 60001 removes all chart detail from the screen for safety reasons leaving only your vessel its track user entered waypoints and the lat lon grid Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen Control Chart Rotate North up 40 42 223 N From 12 0 mm 74 00 058 4 li vessel 23 Chart data removed from screen position As a reminder that no land charted hazards or nav aids are shown the 60001 faintly displays the words No Chart multiple times across the screen Even without any chart data displayed you can still use the 60001 as a precision plotter NOTE Whenever the radar overlay is turned on the scales of the chart and the radar are locked together so that the images will line up If you change the scale of one the scale of the other changes automati cally Zooming in and out Northstar 6000 Using the cursor on the chart screen Press the cursor pad to display the red cursor symbol on the CHART E screen Continue pressing the cursor pad to move the cursor across the screen Ifyou have trouble finding the cursor in a busy part of the CHART screen just look at the edges of the scr
104. gal CL1880 128 18 224 ADI_SU ADINDAN Sudan CL1880 161 14 205 AFG AFGOOYE Somalia KRASS 43 163 45 AIN AIN EL ABD 1970 Bahrain Island INTL 150 251 2 ANA ANNA 1 ASTRO 1965 Cocos Islands AUSTR 491 22 435 ARC50_MN ARC 1950 mean value CL1880 143 90 294 ARC50_B ARC 1950 Botswana CL1880 138 105 289 ARC50_L ARC 1950 Lesotho CL1880 125 108 295 ARC50_M ARC 1950 Malawi CL1880 161 73 317 ARC50_S ARC 1950 Swaziland CL1880 134 105 295 ARC50_ZR ARC 1950 Zaire CL1880 169 s19 278 ARC50_ZM ARC 1950 Zambia CL1880 147 74 283 ARC50_ZB ARC 1950 Zimbabwe CL1880 142 96 293 ARC60_MN ARC 1960 mean value CL1880 160 8 300 ARC60_K ARC 1960 Kenya CL1880 161 7 300 ARC60_T ARC 1960 Tanzania CL1880 158 12 299 ASC Ascension Island 1958 INTL 207 107 52 ABE Astro Beacon E Pacific Isl INTL 145 75 272 AB4 Astro B4 Sorol Atoll Hawaiian Islands INTL 114 116 333 AD714 Astro Dos 71 4 Atlantic Isl INTL 320 550 494 AS52 Astronomic Station 1952 INTL 124 234 25 AG66 Australian Geodetic 1966 AUSTR 133 48 148 AG84 Australian Geodetic 1984 AUSTR 134 48 149 BEL Bellevue IGN INTL 127 769 472 BER Bermuda 1957 CL1866 73 213 296 BOG Bogota Observatory Colombia INTL 307 304 318 CMI Campo Inchauspe INTL 148 136 90 CA66 Canton Astro 1966 INTL 298 304 375 CAPE Cape South Africa CL1880 136 108 292 CC_MN Cape Canaveral mean value CL1866 2 150 181 CARTH Carthage CL1880 263 6 431 CHAT Chatham 1971 S
105. ge markers VRMs and guard zones For more information about using these keys see Using the Radar Markers keys starting on page 98 Transmitter control When the radar image is displayed full screen by pressing the RADAR key a menu key allows you to turn the radar transmitter on or off Radar TX Viewing more info Press More info to display an info bar at the bottom of the screen Each additional Overlaying radar on the chart To overlay radar onto the chart press CHART to switch to the chart screen then press Overlay to display Radar in the key s blue box Radar can be displayed on the main radar screen or as an overlay on the chart screen or as part of a split screen All radar functions are controlled in the same way regardless of how radar is displayed Just press the Control key so that it displays Control Radar press of More info shows the following information e your vessel s present Speed Over Ground SOG Course Over Ground COG and heading e your vessel s distance dist and bearing brg to the current waypoint if any along with a steering indicator e your vessel s position in lat lon or TDs if enabled the water depth water temperature and Speed Through Water STW reading from the sounder if interfaced Setting radar transparency When you overlay a radar image on a chart you can choose whether the radar should be opaque the chart doesn t show through or tra
106. ge the cartridge while the 60001 is exposed to water spray rain or moisture of any kind e keep spare cartridges in a safe watertight place where they won t be misplaced e keep fingerprints off the display screen remove any prints with a lens cleaning cloth e remove dirt and grime using a soft cloth and Windex or soap and water nician should perform these installations For details contact your local authorized Northstar dealer e don t scratch the display by wiping a sandy or salty cloth across it e use the 600015 protective plastic sunshield when not in use excessive heat from the sun can cause damage e don t open the 600015 case there aren t any user serviceable parts inside e always keep the rear connectors plastic caps on when they are not in use the connectors are not waterproof unless covered Cleaning the display screen Be careful when cleaning the glass window covering the display screen Although the window is scratch resistant you may damage the anti reflective coating if you use a dry cloth to wipe dirt off Always use a damp cloth with plenty of water to remove salt or dirt To remove any oil or CAD Interfacing the 6000i Northstar 6000i grease on the screen use a clean dry microfiber type lens cleaning cloth or a small amount of window cleaner Avoid touching the window with your fingers The natural oils from your hand will temporarily affect the characteristics of
107. hanges from green to yellow Changing the hue or adjusting the signal level has no effect on the operating mode the tabs remain green Adjusting the gain strong echoes The ga n setting selects the echo strengths that will be displayed using the topmost color in the color bar at the left edge of the screen the strongest echoes Any echoes stronger than this selection will use the same color and no detail can be distin guished The gain is usually set so that strong seabed echoes are displayed in brown the strongest level The gain can be also be set automatically by pressing Auto This provides an excel lent picture under most conditions and allows the 490 to reliably detect the seabed depth Gain is normally adjusted together with clutter as described on the next page To adjust the gain Reference section 6 Echo sounding Reference Manual Revision D The picture menu 117 118 1 Press Picture 2 Press Gain 3 Press the cursor pad left or right to adjust the gain or use the keypad to manually enter the desired gain value The available settings range from zero minimum to 75 maximum lt a e o PTE Press cursor pad left right to set the gain Gain sets the strongest echoes that appear on the sereen 25 47 228 n 1 340 133 080 06 603 w_ To coord S0G 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 Gain window The window shows the effect of adjusting the gain The fish symbols
108. he 60001 s Tide Track screen a 24 hour tide SAVE and Man Overboard MOB Pressing SAVE MOB always saves your present position as a waypoint Saving waypoints Press SAVE briefly to save a waypoint The new waypoint is given a name such as S002 where the letter S indicates a saved Quickstart Guide Revision D graph for any of over 3 000 NOAA tide stations covering the entire U S coastline including Alaska and Hawaii plus much of the eastern and western Canadian coast line You can display tides for today or any other date For details about TideTrack see TideTrack starting on page 146 Setup functions Additional presses of the STAR key access the 60007 s various setup and customiza tion functions These functions are described beginning on page 156 waypoint and the three digit number increases by one every time you save a waypoint You can limit the number of saved waypoints that will be stored Use the MAX SAVED WAYPT function in the DISPLAY OPTIONS menu see The number of saved waypoints on page 155 The STAR key alarms TideTrack and setup el UN cksta ft UN el a E When the three digit number reaches the specified maximum it wraps back to 001 and overwrites the older waypoint that has the same number Any saved waypoints that you want to keep or use in a route should be renamed before they are overwritten see Editing waypoints starting on page 70 Saving routes You can
109. he key such as Gain to activate it the key changes from blue to red Using the radar adjustment keys Northstar 6000i 2 Ifa numerical value appears you can change it by e pressing the cursor pad up and down changes affect the display immediately after the cursor pad is released or e using the numeric keys on the keypad to enter the value or e in some cases pressing the menu key again Radar adjustments on Page 2 Press the keys to adjust the mode rain clutter sea clutter or gain Press the Mode key to select the operating mode as described on page 92 tx Mode O men Rain Clutter controls the strength of the clutter echoes returned from rainfall or snow Higher values suppress more clutter Rain Clutter can be set to automatic or manual mode Press the activated Rain clutter key to switch modes The rain clutter setting can be entered on the keypad or by using the cursor pad Manual settings range from 0 to 99 0 to 8 on the 2kW unit Higher settings suppress more rain echoes Sea Clutter controls the strength of the clutter echoes returned from the ocean surface Higher values suppress more clutter Sea Clutter can be set to automatic or manual mode Press the activated Sea clutter key to switch modes The sea clutter setting can be entered on the keypad or by using the cursor pad Manual settings range from 0 to 214 0 to 255 on the 2kW unit Auto matic settings range from 0 t
110. id HDOP value displayed immedi ately after the 60007 is turned on before it s ready to navigate HDOP can range from an ideal value of slightly less than one up to poor values of 10 or more Any value less than two indicates an excellent satellite configuration racy When you require this additional accuracy be sure to check often to verify that either the WAAS or DGPS indicator is present For most applications the built in WAAS receiver automatically supplies highly accurate navigation data DGPS correc tions are available only from a user sup plied external DGPS receiver using the SC 104 data format No DGPS signal sta tus is displayed Using DGPS or WAAS Northstar 6000i Using loran Many users have lists of fishing spots and other waypoints that were recorded using loran time differences TDs The 60001 lets you continue using this invaluable data By interfacing your loran receiver to the 6000i you can use the 60001 s chart plotting and advanced navigating features with actual loran coordinates If you don t have a loran receiver you can still use the Phantom Loran feature described on page 49 With it the 60001 calculates Phantom loran coordinates from GPS position information If you don t plan to use loran you can skip these sections NOTE The loran you use must support the standard NMEA 0183 RMA output data sentence struc ture The Northstar 800 loran supports NM
111. id water penetration G Q5 Figure 2 Inserting the chart cartridge Showing the cartridge name and date Press the CHART key and then the Chart setup menu key at the right of the CHART screen The cartridge name and date are ld El ite Navionics chart cartridges shown at the left of the CHART STATUS screen The cartridge name displayed on the left of the screen is its Navionics catalog number Chart Setup Status r Chart detail Cartridge US674T12 Track control Lal Demo control lzi Return 12NOVO1 Chart Setup status screen Some older cartridges may not have this information in this case the word PRESENT is shown in place of the name and date If no chart cartridge is installed the words NONE INSERTED are shown It usually takes 15 seconds or so to load chart data after the 60007 is turned on or after a new cartridge is inserted Accessing the regions contained in Navi onics XL3 series cartridges is described on page 25 Using the additional data on Gold charts is described in Setting up the chart screen Gold Charts starting on page 33 Northstar 6000 Displaying the chart screen After the 60001 completes its start up You ll soon see your present position repre sequence press the CHART function key to sented by a black triangular vessel symbol acknowledge the warning message and in the center of the chart If you re not display the CHART screen receiving GPS signals you c
112. ing radius can be from 0 1nm to 4 99 nm Be sure to allow a little extra distance around the hazard area so you ll have time Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes C69 Reference Manual Revision D Creating avoidance area waypoints Editing waypoints You can change any information about an existing waypoint except for the type of coordinates used to save it or erase it entirely by using the 60001 s waypoint editing function Changing waypoints To change a waypoint s name description position coordinates or warning radius 1 Press WAYPTS ROUTES then Waypoints If necessary press Next view to display the waypoint screen you want 2 Select the waypoint by highlighting it with the cursor pad de a y 4 A mA 8 2 a MASSACH SETTS BAY P a q o His We oe I 1 ee k o Rotate ae North up DUXBURY y J ee DEMO Edit waypt Go to waypt i i Next From 38 6 nm RE vessel 154 Waypoint SANDBAR selected Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes 3 To edit the waypoint press Edit On the WAYPOINTS CHART screen the key is labelled Edit waypt Edit Waypoint Name SANDBR Desc o Symbol Update coord DEMO La 41 58 460 N Erase Lon 70 19 046 W N S E W Warn radius Cancel Edit Waypoint screen The EDIT WAYPOINT screen appears allowing you to make changes just as if you were entering a new waypoint Press ENTER when
113. it is turned on before the master a message is displayed reminding the user to turn on the master unit before using the slave In case the master unit is not available in for service for example brief instructions show how to temporarily convert a slave into a master unit Reference section 9 N2 Networking In normal use this means that as long as the master is turned on everything works automatically Radar overlays The 60001 s radar overlay function matches the radar scale to the chart scale so that the radar image can be superimposed on the chart Only one display unit at a time can display the radar overlay since multiple units may show charts at different scales or may even be using different chart cartridges Whenever you turn on radar overlay any other unit that is displaying the radar overlay will switch it off and display Suspend in that unit s Overlay menu key General information Northstar 60001 Pressing the Overlay key on any unit will restore the radar overlay function on that unit and switch it off on other units The remainder of this section tells what to do if you experience one of the rare occur rences where networking stops working Master unit unavailable If your master unit becomes unavailable due to a failure or other reason you can replace it with any other 60001 on the vessel The GPS antenna and any necessary NMEA devices must be connected to the replace ment unit
114. l UN e KS Ar titel C9 NORTHSTAR gt lt 6000 Figure 1 6000i controls Split screen feature displayed See page 20 for more information If you have the radar echo sounder or video options installed press the SPLIT key to split the screen into two or more sections each with a different function LAI E ul e Y Introducing the controls Northstar 60001 Menu keys The six round keys at the right of the screen take on different functions depending on the screen displayed Each active key is labeled on the screen You can press CLEAR to hide the labels and display more data on the CHART STEER Navionics chart cartridges The 60001 contains a built in low resolu tion map that covers the entire world but without much detail This map can give you an approximate idea of your location with respect to land areas but nav aids are not included For more detailed charting data you can to purchase one or more Navionics chart cartridges e Classic cartridges include several charts covering a specific geographic region e Gold chart cartridges add nearly all of the additional data from printed charts including shaded areas indicating depths Cartridges with the XL3 designation contain charts for more than one region Only one region can be used at a time The user selects the desired region as described in Navionics XL3 charts on page 25 Quickstart Guide Revision D SPLIT and SOUNDER screen
115. lays Couldn t get remote waypt route count or Transfer aborted by communication timeout and the status bar message Commu nication error Transferring waypoints routes to other units Northstar 6000 If the sending unit doesn t have any way points and routes the control unit dis plays the dialog box message No waypts or routes to transfer and the 8 status bar message No transfer done If the receiving unit is completely full of waypoints and routes with no more room available the master unit displays the Transferring waypoints to and from a PC If you ve stored many waypoints or routes in the 60001 or if these waypoints are the only record you have of these important locations you may want to keep a separate copy on your Personal Computer You can transfer waypoints and routes to your PC using Northstar s loader cable part number 1100 LC and the included PC software Using available third party software you can copy edit or plot your waypoints and routes Most importantly you can reload them from your PC into your 60001 if they re accidentally erased or lost due to equipment failure For transfer software and instructions and cable ordering information contact your autho rized Northstar dealer dialog box message Status error 002 database full If the transfer is successful the contro unit s status bar displays the message Transfer complete You
116. le option to suit your particular needs whether you re navigating out in open water or trying to maneuver in a tight channel Cross track scale is the total left to right distance shown on the 2D STEER screen For example a cross track full scale setting of 1 000 feet displays 500 feet on either side of your track line Table 5 shows the choices for the cross track full scale depending on the distance and speed units that you ve set on the DISPLAY OPTIONS screen Table 5 Cross track scale options Dist speed units Cross track full scale setting setting MI MPH you can choose 1000 FT 2000 FT or 1 2 MI NM KNOTS you can choose 1000 FT 2000 FT or 1 2 NM KM KPH you can choose 200 M 1KM or 2KM To change the crosstrack full scale setting 1 On the NAVIGATION OPTIONS screen choose the cross track full scale option and press Edit 2 Press the cursor pad to make your choice 3 Press ENTER Changing the steering precision The Steer Dist Precision option adds preci sion to the distance to waypoint and cross track error displays on the STEERING and 3 D STEER screens The normal setting displays these distances in hundredths of miles or kilometers If you change the setting to high these distances change to feet or meters whenever they re under one mile or kilometer Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 10 Setup C159 Changing your navigation setting
117. learing alarms automatically clear after the alarm condition disappears or in some cases after a short time out period typically about 10 seconds Most alarms are auto clearing however they can also be manually cleared if desired e Alarms that require manual clearing stay on screen until you clear them on the alarms screen Some serious alarms such as loss of position fixes will repeat at intervals All of the 60007 s alarms are described in Table 4 below Table 4 6000i alarms CONTROLLED CLEARS CLEARS ALARM MESSAGE ACTIVATED WHEN ON ALARM AFTER WHEN SCREEN TIME OUT OK YOUR ANCHOR MAY Vessel has moved outside the radius limit set in YES No No BE DRAGGING the anchor alarm YOU VE ARRIVED AT Vessel has entered the arrive radius of an active No 10 seconds YES WAYPT NAME waypoint This alarm is shown only if you re nav igating to a single waypoint or if you ve chosen manual waypoint switching YOU VE ENTERED Vessel has entered the warning radius of an No No No AV ID avoiw ZONE avoidance waypoint Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 8 Alarms and TideTrack 139 Alarms Table 4 6000i alarms continued CONTROLLED CLEARS CLEARS ALARM ALARM MESSAGE ACTIVATED WHEN ON ALARM AFTER WHEN ICON SCREEN TIME OUT OK NOW NAVIGATING Vessel has switched to the next leg of the route No 10 seconds YES TO W
118. left and 200 kHz to the right Depth a MAA A mr 25 47 159 n 1 787 n 136 25 NM 251m More 080 06 502 w To coord SOG 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 Echo screen with both frequencies displayed To choose the transducer frequency press A dual frequency screen is split into two Frequency until the desired combination halves separated by a gray vertical line in is shown the center When you change the frequency echoes When using the zoom feature which also already on the screen don t change they splits the screen into halves both sides of just move off the screen as they are the screen always display the same replaced by echoes at the new frequency frequency Reference section 6 Echo sounding 111 Reference Manual Revision D Changing the frequency of echoes The echo sounder s zoom feature expands a portion of the echoes You can examine closely any part of the water column to determine the composition of the bottom or look at the echoes of fish rocks or wrecks When fishing the zoom function is useful for showing a detailed view of any echoes below the vessel Choosing a zoom mode Press the Zoom menu key on the ECHO screen to select one of the four zoom modes or turn the zoom feature off e bottom zoom e bottom lock e bottom lock center e marker zoom The current zoom mode is displayed below the Zoom key The original unzoomed echoes are on the right side and the magnified area is shown o
119. ll receive a warning as this might result in an unsafe path You cannot erase a waypoint that is in a route or the navplan it must be removed from the route first necessary upgrades please see your authorized Northstar dealer You can perform the transfer from either unit The other unit can remain in normal operation including the displaying of different screens as long as you do not edit any of its waypoints or routes during the transfer It is preferable to stop navigating on the receiving unit by pressing STEER Navlog and then Stop The unit you operate to perform the transfer is called the control unit The instructions here apply to operating the Transferring waypoints routes to other units Northstar 60001 6000i if you choose to operate the controls on an older unit to perform the transfer the instructions may be slightly different Be sure to choose the right function for what you want to do import waypoints and routes from the second unit or export waypoints and routes to the second unit Connecting the two units The two units must be properly connected with the correct cabling and port settings For interfacing information contact your authorized Northstar dealer To enable transfers on the 6000i go to the PORT SETUP screen change the AUX PORT to D B XFER and turn the unit off and then on Transferring waypoints and routes When you transfer waypoints the entire contents o
120. lways asks you to verify what you re doing before it changes or deletes information You ll be asked to confirm your action before anything happens that may affect the 60001 operation You can always press CLEAR to cancel a function if you change your mind 4 T START NAVIGATING TO CURSOR POSITION Control Chart YES PRESS ENT NO PRESS CLR Rotate North up DEMO citas hrame Eg A E Mba Using ENTER and CLEAR Quickstart Guide Revision D Question windows A question window appears when the 60001 needs a response from you Respond to a question window by pressing the ENTER key to answer yes or the CLEAR key to answer no Most of the other keys including the function keys are tempo rarily inactive while the 60001 displays a question window Function keys Figure 1 on page 10 illustrates the loca tions of the 60001 controls The six keys below the screen access the unit s major functions These are CHART POSITION and STEER and the optional functions RADAR SOUNDER and VIDEO Press one at any time to instantly display that function on the full screen then use the menu keys at the right edge of the screen to control the function The WAYPTS ROUTES key accesses the 60001 s database of stored position information The STAR key accesses the alarm screen and miscellaneous functions including TideTrack and setup commands j ei 4 5 a Introducing the controls e
121. mes if necessary the key on the 6000i keypad that contains the letter or digit you wish to enter Press the cursor pad when necessary to move the cursor to the next character 5 Choose a symbol for the waypoint by repeatedly pressing Symbol 6 Enter the waypoint s coordinates To switch between displaying coordinates as lat lon as loran TDs or as distance and bearing coordinates press Coord type For lat lon the N S E W key lets you manually change the hemisphere if necessary For loran TDs enter any valid pair of TDs and the GRI for the pair After entering the GRI check the name of the GRI that s automatically displayed to ensure it s correct For distance and bearing from your present position leave the From point set to HERE and enter the bearing and the distance to the desired waypoint For distance and bearing from a waypoint press the From menu key to display a chart screen Press the cursor pad to select the desired waypoint and press Select waypt or create a new waypoint at the cursor location by pressing Add waypt followed by Select waypt Enter the bearing and the distance from the designated waypoint to your new waypoint If you change your mind and want to return to specifying distance and bearing from your present position instead of from another waypoint press From vessel on the chart screen 7 Press ENTER to permanently store the new waypoint NOTE Don t enter a number int
122. n the left side of the screen Choosing the zoom scale Press IN to zoom in and increase the magnification of the echoes you see below Reference section 6 Echo sounding rT Zooming in and out the top edge of the marker Press OUT to zoom out and increase the amount of water seen Six depth ranges are available for the magnified echoes 15 30 60 120 240 and 480 Similar scales are available for the other depth units When zoom is in use only a single fre quency is displayed Unzoomed echoes are on the right and the same frequency is shown magnified on the left You cannot zoom out to a scale that shows more water than the original pic ture For example if the original picture is set to a scale of 50 feet the only zoom scales available will be 15 feet and 30 feet Zooming in and out Northstar 6000i Bottom zoom When you select bottom zoom the contour of the bottom is magnified clearly displaying canyon edges and echoes near the seabed The 490 automatically locates the seabed and displays it on the lower left side of the screen normal echoes are displayed on the right side If the seabed moves out of the lower half of the screen for example if you travel into deeper water the 490 automatically repositions the bottom back into the lower half You ll see the zoomed image jump up or down from time to time as the 490 keeps the seabed displayed on the screen TG A
123. nction key to return to another screen Changing the time zone Press the STAR key until you see the TIME OF DAY screen The time date local time zone and time of today s sunrise and sunset are shown Time of Day 5 38 18 A MON JAN 17 2004 EASTERN DAYLIGHT GMT 09 38 MON JAN 17 2004 Sunrise Sunset 5 25 AM 8 28 PM The current time is displayed in the center of the screen When shipped from the Reference section 10 Setup factory the time zone is set to GMT Greenwich Mean Time Note that the day of the week in Green wich England may be different from the day in your local time zone To change the time zone used for all of the 60001 s time displays press Time zone and use the cursor pad to select the desired zone and standard or daylight time Press ENTER to use the new time zone Changing the time zone Northstar 6000i Appendix A Datum list The following pages list all of the datums available in the 6000 together with the mathe matical parameters for each Reference Manual Revision D 167 Datum ID Datum name ELLIPSOID delta x delta y delta z ADI_MN ADINDAN Mean Africa CL1880 166 15 204 ADLE ADINDAN Ethiopia CL1880 165 11 206 ADI MA ADINDAN Mali CL1880 123 20 220 ADI SE ADINDAN Sene
124. nging the track control 0 39 Using the course predictor line 40 Using the distance and bearing calculator 40 2 Position coordinates 43 Displaying position COG and speed 44 USING GPS civic dsd eae dats 44 Using DGPS or WAAS 0 0 0 eee eee eee 46 Using Misc rd wae a a 47 Using Phantom Loran 000s eee oo 49 3 Navigating to Waypoints 51 Introducing waypoints 0 00 52 Designating a waypoint 0 2 00 ee 52 Steering to a waypoint 0 0 e eee 54 The course predictor line o o 57 Navigating along rOUteS ooooooccooo ooo 57 Restarting the track line o o o oooo o o 59 The NAV LOG screen 0 0 0c cece eee ee eee 59 4 Creating waypoints and routes 63 Using the MORE key 00 cee eee eee 123 Displaying waypoints 00005 64 Setting the ECHO screen data 125 Creating new waypoints oooccccccccccc 65 Viewing past echoes using SoundTrac 127 Creating avoidance area waypoints 68 Echo sounding alarms 000 128 Editing waypoints 000 000 70 hi ha vayp i a 7 VICO siria rra 135 ies one signa ante VIdEO SOUTCES sirenerne ai n 136 Creating a route from the chart 72
125. nsparent the chart shows through faintly 1 Press Page 2 then Page 3 Page 4 and Prefs 2 Press Fade to select Off no transpar ency Medium or High maximum transparency Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 5 Radar C89 Overlaying radar on the chart To remove the radar overlay press the Overlay key on the radar s Page 1 so that it displays Off Changing radar scale and rotation Changing the scale To change the radar s scale press the IN key to zoom in smaller area more detail or the OUT key to zoom out wider area less detail Using zoom on a split screen If there s no radar overlay on the chart the chart and radar are scaled separately Zooming in on the chart for example has no effect on the radar s scale If the Control key indicates Radar you re zooming the radar if it indicates Chart you re zooming the chart However if the radar overlay is turned on the chart and radar scales are locked together When you zoom in on the chart radar scale changes to match the chart Rotating the radar image To rotate the radar image press the ROTATE key repeatedly until it indicates the rotation you want you have the same options as for a CHART screen The rotation of the chart and the rotation of the radar interact under certain circum stances as described in the table below If the Control key indicates Radar you re rotating the radar if it indicates Char
126. o pace info 4 FL R 2 5S 6M Navaid From vessel 60 3 nm 1293 Gold chart display with a light selected 38 gt Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen Using Gold charts Northstar 6000i Changing the track control The 60001 displays your track history as a series of dots indicating the path you ve recently traveled You can choose how often to store a position fix as a point in your track history The 60001 stores up to 4 096 position fixes When it reaches this limit the 60001 starts erasing the oldest points to make room for your new points The more often you mark your track the faster you fill up the track memory The maximum track length depends on how often points are stored Track Control Select item with Cursor Press EDIT to change Save Track Point every 2 MINS for 120 HRS total length Track display ON Track Status O OF 4096 POINTS USED 0 FULL Return Track Control screen To display the TRACK CONTROL screen press Track control on the CHART SETUP STATUS screen You can choose among the following options for point storage and the corre sponding track length e every 1 second for 60 minutes total e every 2 seconds for 120 minutes total e every 4 seconds for 4 hours total for 8 hours total for 20 hours total for 40 hours total for 60 hours total for 120 hours total e every 8 seconds e every 20 seconds e every 40 seconds e every 1 minute e every 2 minut
127. o 1 rain clutter sea clutter and gain are set to useful values for each range interference rejection Off trails Off expansion Off range rings on off On Using the Radar Markers keys Press Radar Markers to display controls for the 60001 electronic bearing lines EBLs variable range markers VRMs and guard zones The two upper menu keys select whether you control the EBL VRMs or the Guard Zones for adjustments When finished press Done to return to the main radar menu keys All settings are retained while the system is turned off Guard Zone Electronic Bearing Lines EBLs Electronic bearing lines EBLs are markers that you can place on top of the radar image to aid in navigation and to keep track of your surroundings The 60001 uses two types of EBLs fixed and floating The fixed EBL is a blue line from your present position Point A to Point B Reference section 5 Radar bearings True mag echo colors The first set green sweep Analog fade Off STC curve 4 not present on 2kW model tune mode Auto tune preset 79 not on 2kW model Variable Range Marker Point B B Variable Range Marker A Point A Electronic Bearing Line Your Vessel Figure 5 Fixed EBL You can move Point B to a point of interest using the cursor pad At the end of the line a blue circle called a variable range marker VRM B surrounds Point B Another VRM ci
128. o 50 0 to 255 on the 2kW unit and are unrelated to the manual setting numbers Gain Ot Gain controls the strength of all echoes and should be adjusted for a pleasing and useful image Higher values display brighter echoes Gain can be set to automatic or manual mode Press the acti vated Gain key to switch modes The gain setting can be entered on the keypad or by using the cursor pad Manual settings range from 0 to 299 Automatic settings range from 0 to 50 and are unrelated to the manual setting numbers Settings for the 2kW unit range from O to 255 Manual gain adjustments will be different for each range scale Longer ranges generally require more gain If speckling appears on the screen you may wish to decrease the gain a bit or increase the sea clutter setting Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 5 Radar C95 Using the radar adjustment keys Radar adjustments on Page 3 Interference rejection Press the following keys to adjust the radar Certain types of interfer aaa transmitter the transparency fade of the ence for example from 9 Rejection radar overlay on a chart the radar trails radars on other vessels can COn and the visibility of echoes be lessened by using the interference rejection filter Press Interfer Sea State ence Rejection repeatedly to select Off 1 The Sea State control is available only a ore ey when the Mode control is set to Range Rider Sea Stat
129. o the Warn radius box unless you want to make this waypoint an avoidance point as described in the next section Entering waypoints on a chart screen To enter waypoints on a CHART screen 1 Press WAYPTS ROUTES 2 Press Waypoints If necessary press Next view to display the WAYPOINTS CHART screen Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes Reference Manual Revision D Creating new waypoints C67 ae A gt MASSACH SETTS BAY a Rotate North up DEMO Add waypt From 38 6 nm 41 58 inn 70 19 046 4 fivessel 154 Waypoints chart screen 3 Press the cursor pad to move the cursor to the position of the new waypoint You can zoom in or out as necessary to pre cisely place your waypoint Creating avoidance area waypoints You can make avoidance areas from new or existing waypoints Then if you travel into a designated avoidance area the 60001 will sound a beep and flash an alarm on the screen The 60001 displays an avoidance area on the CHART screen as a waypoint surrounded by a circle The circle is the avoidance area s warning radius which you set when you create or edit the Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes 4 Press Add waypt to capture the cursor coordinates and display the NEW WAY POINT screen 5 Now follow the instructions above for entering a waypoint numerically start ing with Step 4 The coordinates of the cursor Step 6 will be alrea
130. of that range will trigger the alarm When fish are detected the alert tone sounds and the flashing FISH alarm icon is displayed This message clears automati cally after 20 seconds and the alarm is rearmed To access the fish alarm settings 1 At the SOUNDER screen press More 2 Press Alarm Echo sounding alarms Northstar 60001 3 Press Fish alarm When alarm ls turned on 6 Turn alarm On alarm will activate It echo Is 2 F inside markers and as strong asthe crosshotched ares Upper marker Level a UN Hi Lower marker j 6 hae a Press cursor pad up down i or use keypad to set depths 1 mng 25 46 578 n 0 2668 n 134 080 05 654 w To coord SOG 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 Fish alarm window Setting the alarm s echo strength level To set the fish alarm s minimum echo strength level 1 At the FISH ALARM window press Set alarm level 2 Press the cursor pad up or down to set the echo strength level from 1 to 15 as represented on the vertical color bar Echoes that are strong enough to be within the crosshatched area on the vertical bar will cause an alarm weaker echoes will be ignored Setting the upper and lower marker depths The fish alarm will sound only when there are echoes inside or optionally outside the upper and lower markers These markers are displayed on the SOUNDER screen To set the markers 1 Pres
131. oint s coordinates The initial position shown is your latest fix If you wish you can now give the QUIK waypoint a unique name after you ve entered its coordinates since the next QUIK waypoint you make will overwrite this one Just move the cursor to the name field and change the name from QUIK to a unique permanent name before continu ing 4 Press ENTER twice The 6000i begins guiding you directly to the waypoint Using previously stored waypoints If you have already stored waypoints as described starting on page 65 you can select one of these and navigate to it 1 Press WAYPTS ROUTES then press Waypoints Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 3 Navigating to Waypoints C53 Designating a waypoint 2 Press Next view to display the most con venient view You can select a waypoint from the chart view or from one of the waypoint lists often the local list since the waypoints you navigate to are usually nearby See Displaying waypoints start ing on page 64 3 Press the cursor pad to select the way point you want to navigate to 4 Press Go to then press ENTER The 6000i begins guiding you directly to the waypoint 8 Waypts Full 0 73m 029 Waypoints local QUIK QUICK WAYPOINT Edit Fist inan ooa ASANDBR 570 103 Local waypoints list Coord option Next view Steering to a waypoint 1 On track 2 Off track come left
132. oints and modify existing ones how to make a route from stored waypoints and how to create a route by saving it as you travel You ll also learn how to change a route by inserting removing or changing the order of its waypoints Reference Manual Revision D 63 Displaying waypoints To display waypoints press the WAYPTS ROUTES key then Waypoints You can press Next view to step through the four available waypoint screens listed below e waypoints displayed on the chart e alist of up to 30 local waypoints sorted by distance nearest first e a list of all waypoints sorted alphabetically e alist of up to 30 local avoidance waypoints sorted by distance nearest first The waypoint screen type is shown in the upper right corner Waypoints on the chart screen The WAYPOINTS CHART screen displays your waypoints graphically You can press the cursor pad to display other areas of the chart and press the OUT or IN zoom keys to see more or less chart area NOTE If you ve turned off the display of way points on the CHART screen you ll only see waypoints that are currently in use for navigation Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes Waypoints on the local list The WAYPOINTS LOCAL screen displays up to 30 of the closest waypoints within 100 nm in order of their distance from your present position This list is particularly useful for working with the waypoints in your area Often
133. on 6 Echo sounding Selecting the color bar hue To select the color bar 1 On the SOUNDER screen press Picture 2 Press Hue 8 Press the cursor pad left or right to select the color bar desired or use the keypad to manually enter the number of the color bar The selected color bar is outlined with a flashing rectangle Hue and White Level To Pega yon ted 10 9 Press als ony yes to E pe E m Auto Noise limiter L m e n E LL Return COG 017 Hue and white level window 42 26 306 y 4 71 25 815 y To 4 Press Return to go back to the SOUNDER screen Setting the white level You can replace any single color in the color bar with white On the HUE AND WHITE The picture menu Northstar 6000 LEVEL window press the cursor pad up or down to select that color Changing the depth settings Range displayed echoes You can adjust the shallowest and deepest echoes to be shown on the ECHO screen In automatic mode the echo sounder sets these values based on its current environ ment However you can manually override these auto values for your specific needs at any time There are two depth settings e shift how far below the surface the echo sounder picture starts e range the depth covered by the echo sounder picture from the top of the screen to the bottom of the screen The shift and range settings are controlled by a screen that graphically shows the exact effect of
134. onal two dimensional display that shows your cross track distance how far your vessel is from your intended track line the center line of the display The vessel symbol on the display rotates as your vessel turns showing whether you are moving closer to the line or further from the line Ideally you ll keep the vessel symbol close to the track line and parallel to it The scale of the cross track display is shown in the lower corners of the screen To adjust the cross track scale see Choosing the cross track scale on page 159 Note that the heading correction display on the 2D screen showing Come 30 Right below indicates the heading change needed to sail parallel to the desired track line This is the correction to make after you are on the line Reference section 3 Navigating to Waypoints 3723 13 8 mn ZI 13 8 mn F Come 30 h Right 4 2D Steer screen approaching the track line The direction in which your vessel symbol is pointing tells you the direction you re actually travelling your COG The direc tion may not be the same as your heading if any current or wind is present When the 6000i sequences to a new leg of a route your vessel symbol will imme diately show your COG relative to the Reference Manual Revision D Steering to a waypoint 55 new leg It points straight ahead once you ve finished the turn to waypoint METAS 19081 1 13 8m Destination In
135. ou travel The NAV LOG screen Northstar 6000i NOTE Estimated times are just estimates which may be inaccurate if your SOG changes either intentionally or by passing through varying currents Your ETA at the last waypoint your desti nation is shown at the top of the screen A darkened arrow connecting the right ends of two waypoint boxes indicates you ve completed that leg of the trip Changing your trip Adding waypoints to your trip You can add waypoints to your trip at any time 1 On the NAV LOG screen press the Append waypt menu key to display a chart view of the trip waypoints on the APPEND WAYPT screen 2 Press the cursor pad to select the desired waypoint 3 Press the Select waypt menu key then press the ENTER key to add the waypoint to the nav log NOTE Any waypoints added in this manner aren t permanently added to the original route stored in the 6000i To permanently change a route you must use the edit route function For details see Editing a route starting on page 100 4 Repeat these steps for any more way points you want to add NOTE If you go to a waypoint or along a route by using the 6000i s GO TO function the unit automatically enters and organizes the waypoints in the nav log Reversing your trip You can reverse your trip at any time Pressing the Reverse menu key on the NAV LOG screen lets you travel the trip in the opposite direction Stopping an
136. oute It appears as a straight line on a globe but as a curved line on a Mercator chart Rhumb line navigation maintains a constant true direction to your destination seen as a straight line on a Mercator chart but makes a longer route to travel over great distances than the Great Circle calculation Great Circle and rhumb line navigation are virtually the same if the start and end Changing your display settings Northstar 6000 points are closer than 100 nm You can approximate a longer great circle using a series of shorter rhumb lines All legs are drawn as straight lines on the chart screens Distance and speed units Distances and speeds can be displayed in any of the following units of measurement e nautical miles feet and knots e kilometers meters and kilometers per hour e statute miles feet and miles per hour 12 or 24 hour clock Time of day can be displayed in either a 12 or 24 hour format This option affects all of the time related displays including high and low tides sunrise sunset and ETA Lat lon precision Latitude and longitude can be displayed as either degrees minutes and seconds XX XX XX or as degrees minutes and thou sandths of minutes XX XX XXxX The number of saved waypoints When you save a waypoint by pressing the SAVE key the 60001 automatically assigns a sequential waypoint number such as S001 to each point stored When this number pa
137. power is applied You can also turn the transmitter on or off using the menu keys 1 Press RADAR to display the radar screen 2 Press Radar TX so it indicates On or Off as desired NOTE Even though the transmitter has been turned off the radar is still in standby mode and draws power _ _ _ Displaying radar The radar image includes Note It s important that you do not use Demo Mode when a radar is inter faced to the Northstar 60001 e A north indicator to show the direction of true or magnetic north The current radar scale shown by the numbers in the upper left corner of the radar image Rng is the distance from the center to the largest range ring and RR is the spacing between the range rings A dashed white heading line This line indicates your heading not Course Over Ground and can be used to compare the radar presentation with the view in front of the vessel e A gray course predictor line For information about rotating and scaling the radar see Changing radar scale and rotation starting on page 90 A special demo mode for simulating radar echoes based on the chart information is available Radar demo mode is activated whenever the chart demo is turned on Radar TX On 4501 A Rotate 1 i Course up 7 pa i markers 5501 I Page 2 adjustments 7 Li More info A00 0 84035 Reference Manual Revi
138. pports the MX50R control protocol Check the manufacturer s instructions to see if they support this control protocol before con necting to a 6000i Setting differential operation The 6000 1 differential operation setting has four options for differential information e auto the 60001 evaluates available WAAS and radiobeacon corrections and uses whichever provides the higher accuracy e WAAS the 60001 uses only WAAS differential corrections e disabled the 60001 doesn t use any differential corrections Reference section 10 Setup e radiobeacon the 60001 uses radiobeacon corrections only Choosing a DGPS corrections time out The DGPS data time out setting deter mines how long the 60001 will continue to use old DGPS corrections if no new correc tions are received due to bad weather extreme distance from beacon etc If the time out period ends without any new corrections the 60001 reverts to standard GPS navigation displays the old corrections status message on the DGPS STATUS screen and displays the DGPS lost alarm DGPS will automatically resume when the 60001 receives valid corrections Under normal operating conditions you should set the time out to one minute the factory default to guarantee the best accu racy A time out of 30 seconds or less is often too short and can cause false alarms Generally one minute provides good navi gation accuracy and is best left unchanged In bad
139. press Routes 2 Press Stop save and ENTER twice Editing a route You can make changes to a route graphi cally using the CHART screen or you can change it using a list of its waypoints You can make any of the following changes e change the route name C76 Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes Editing a route Northstar 6000 e add new or existing waypoints to the beginning middle or end of the route e remove waypoints from the route e erase the entire route To edit a route 1 Press WAYPTS ROUTES then press ROUTES to display the ROUTES screen Routes Be DAYTRIP 40 01 2 WAYPTS PORTLAND 70 4 1 3 WAYPTS Routes screen 2 Press the cursor pad to select the route you want to change then press Edit The name of the route is displayed on the EDIT ROUTE screen Edit Route Route Name DAYTRIP 2 Routes Stored 1 Full Use chart had Press the ENTER key to continue using list Cancel Edit Route screen 3 If you want to change the route s name do so now 4 Press Use chart or Use list to change the edit method if desired 5 Press ENTER You can alternate between list and chart editing at any time Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes GD Reference Manual Revision D Editing a route Rotate North up DEMO Cursor 43506 706 N From 69 9 nn position 70923 373 W vesse 55 Editing a route on the
140. press CLEAR instead if you decide not to perform that function These keys are abbreviated ENT and CLR on the 60001 e there must be one and only one master unit operating in a network e all units must have the same software version If for example a slave unit is turned on before the master a message is displayed reminding you to turn on the master unit before using the slave In case the master unit is not available removed for service for example brief instructions show how to temporarily convert a slave into a master unit For details on networking see N2 Networking starting on page 149 Getting Started Reference Manual Revision D Networking the 6000i Interfacing the 60001 The 60001 can be connected to a wide variety of compatible marine devices including Northstar s echo sounder and radar A qualified marine electronics tech Maintaining the 60001 Pre packaged moist towellettes especially those containing a small amount of alcohol are excellent for cleaning the 6000i s display win dow You might want to keep a supply on hand to wipe off fingerprints and other smudges Getting Started Basic maintenance To help retain the 60001 s best possible performance Northstar recommends the following e be sure to keep the cartridge access door closed at all times except when you re changing the chart cartridge to prevent moisture and dirt from entering the 60001 e don t chan
141. ransducer s performance at high speeds Check the transducer periodically 134 Reference section 6 Echo sounding Troubleshooting the echo sounder Northstar 6000i Video sources Displaying video VIDEO Reference section 7 Video 135 Reference Manual Revision D Video sources The Northstar 60001 can display video signals from a variety of sources TV cameras videotape and DVD players all can display their images on the 60001 screen as long as the signals conform to NTSC or PAL standards Just connect the video source s cable to the BNC connector on the back of the 60001 and the signals are available for display If you have more than one signal you d like to see you can use a video switch avail able at many electronics stores Video signals are not carried over the N2 network A separate video cable must be run to each 60001 display Video can be displayed full screen or as a video window superimposed on the primary navigation screens CHART POSI TION STEER RADAR and SOUNDER You can set the size of the video window as well as its transparency er T Displaying video 136 To display a video signal from a connected source press the VIDEO key The full screen video image works just like any other function press VIDEO to display it and press any other function key to switch to another screen If no video signal is present color bars are displayed Video window
142. rcle called VRM A surrounds your vessel s position You can change the size of each VRM to measure distances from Point A or Point B to any point of interest on the screen Using the Radar Markers keys Northstar 6000i Variable Range Marker D Variable Range Marker Point C c Electronic Bearing Line Your Vessel Figure 6 Floating EBL The floating EBL is a pink line connecting Point C and Point D It s similar to the fixed EBL except that both points can be moved to allow measuring distances between any two points on the screen Again there s a variable range marker at each end of the line The following information about the EBLs and VRMs appears on your screen e In the upper right hand corner you ll see gt The coordinates of Point A B C or D whichever point you selected gt The ETE and ETA to the selected point e In the bottom right hand corner you ll see the radius of the VRM s These numbers are color coded blue for the fixed EBL and pink for the floating EBL e In the bottom left hand corner you ll see the length of the electronic bearing line s These numbers are also color coded blue for the fixed EBL and pink for the floating EBL Press the following keys to adjust the elec tronic bearing lines Press EBL to select either EBL the fixed or the floating EBL Fixed The selected EBL can be Fred adjusted with the following two controls Press Visibility
143. reen Setting the ECHO screen data Northstar 6000i Viewing past echoes using SoundTrac On the SOUNDTRAC screen you can use Northstar s exclusive SoundTrac feature to look back and examine past echo data 4 o p To enable SoundTrac E p Picture 1 At the main SOUNDER screen press the cursor pad to the left e Y Snapshot The position marker a dashed vertical A alo i i line is now displayed A si F si Widens ee A Scope OFF 2 To move back to echoes that were dis played within the past few minutes con di S Mark t tinue pressing and holding the cursor pad TT ry TA ly 5 to the left 25 46 644 n 0 0369 313 25M 25m Live data d 080 05 751 w To Coord S0G 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 he The 6000i recalls echoes from the last SoundTrac screen Ice 3000 pings As you move the position marker with the cursor pad the marker speed accelerates The lat lon of the position marker is to quickly scroll to the desired location displayed at the bottom of the picture along with the time elapsed since the ping and the distance and bearing from your present position to the marker assuming the navigator is providing position data As you move the position marker left and right these coordinates change accordingly NOTE When you use the position marker on a split screen showing either two frequen cies or Zoom mode each half of the Reference section 6 Echo sounding 127 Refe
144. rence Manual Revision D Viewing past echoes using SoundTrac screen has a position marker Both mark ers designate the same physical location The number of minutes of past echo data available depends on two factors e the depth of the water e the advance speed The echo sounder s alarms work just like all other alarms they are displayed as a flashing alarm icon on the screen with details shown on the ALARM screen accessed with the STAR key See Alarms starting on page 138 To alert you automatically in situations related to echo sounding you can set three types of alarms e fish alarm e seabed bottom alarm e temperature alarm Setting the fish alarm When the fish alarm is on an alarm sounds if an echo returns from either inside or outside specific upper and lower limits you ve set Reference section 6 Echo sounding In deeper water the 490 pings at a slower rate so the echo sounder saves data over a longer period of time A slower advance speed will have the same effect ROG Echo sounding alarms You can selectively limit the size of the fish you want to be notified about by adjusting the alarm s echo strength level Using this feature you ll only be alerted to the presence of fish that meet your minimum size requirements You may further narrow your fish alarms to notify you of the presence of fish within or outside a certain depth range Only those fish that are detected inside or outside
145. rences e north either true or magnetic north as selected in the Navigation Setup screen Echo colors Echo colors Press Echo Colors to choose the color scheme that will be used to display radar echoes Sweep type Press Sweep type to choose between digital quadrant update displays data as it is received from the radar and Sweep analog sweep displays data in a way that simulates the appearance of a traditional radar sweep line Fade When you overlay a radar Fade image on a chart you can choose whether the radar Cr should be opaque the chart doesn t show through or transparent the chart shows through faintly Press Fade repeatedly to select Off opaque Medium or High maximum transparency Operating modes 92 The Northstar radar can be set to any of several operating modes These modes control the gain and clutter settings For most situations one of the automatic modes will provides a good picture and the radar will normally adjust itself for an excellent image Range Rider mode can be used to further improve the picture if necessary The available modes are listed below e Auto 1 and Auto 2 are for normal open water use The two automatic modes can be optimized for two different conditions Reference section 5 Radar e Harbor automatically optimizes the radar settings for use in a harbor e Range Rider is a Northstar exclusive feature recommended when
146. ress Edit 5 Set the output format to Radar by using the cursor pad up or down 6 Press ENTER If an optional heading sensor is used it must be connected to the same 60001 as the radar Update all slave units before updating the master unit 1 Press the STAR key to display the Options service info screen 2 Press More 3 On the MORE OPTIONS SERVICE INFO screen press Software update 4 On the SOFTWARE UPDATE screen press Start Update and follow any instructions on your screen Reference section 10 Setup 164 Setting up radar Northstar 6000i Displaying system information To see your unit s serial number software versions and receiver self test results press the STAR key until you see the Options Service info screen Options Service Info serial number ATOO660D Display options software version TA 6 00 Navigation options beacon revr software version Receiver options 1 Port setup options dust beacon rcvr self test GPS revr software version 060 GPS revr self test Passed more Beacon receiver self test If your 60007 is connected to an optional Northstar radiobeacon receiver the receiver is automatically tested each time the unit is turned on The message PASSED or FAILED is displayed in the beacon revr self test field In many cases a failure is caused by an open or shorted antenna cable which can be repaired in the field If this isn t th
147. ress the cursor pad to turn the alarm to on 5 Set the distance your vessel can normally be expected to move on its anchor chain by pressing the cursor pad to the right and using the keypad to enter the dis tance Remember to add a safety factor to allow for GPS or loran inaccuracy 6 Press ENTER Cross track alarm The cross track alarm will signal if your vessel moves beyond a certain distance from the desired track line The default setting is 0 10 nautical miles about 600 feet You can set the cross track to as little as 0 01 nm about 60 feet To set the cross track alarm 1 Onthe alarm screen press the cursor pad to highlight Cross Track then press Edit alarm 2 Press the cursor pad to turn the alarm to on 3 To set the cross track distance limit press the cursor pad right and use the keypad to enter the distance then press ENTER Arrive radius The arrive radius defines a circle around your current active waypoint The default setting for the radius is 0 20 nautical miles Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 8 Alarms and TideTrack 43 gt Alarms or about 1200 feet You can set the radius to as little as 0 01 nm approximately 60 feet Either of two alarms may be triggered when the vessel enters the arrive radius e If you re following a route and have chosen automatic waypoint switching the 60001 displays the CHANGING alarm icon and switches to the next leg A
148. rious chart symbols and their meanings and how to set up both Classic Charts and Gold Charts to display the data you need Reference Manual Revision D ED 24 Using electronic charts ye ease aret W Don t become over con fident when using elec tronic charts Always be cautious CAUTION A Nav aids have been converted from official paper charts into the electronic format on your screen and there fore aren t necessarily as accurate as the paper charts In some areas only the most important nav aids may be shown Each Navionics chart cartridge contains electronic chart data from several paper charts Classic charts have basic informa tion from the original paper charts although spot depth soundings some nav aids and other data may be missing Gold charts provide much additional data such as obstructions traffic areas and shaded depth areas When used with appropriate caution electronic charts open up a world of navigational accuracy and simplicity Chart boundaries The 60001 displays the boundary line of each chart on the CHART screen You can turn these lines off if you prefer see Choosing the chart details starting on page 32 If you move from a highly detailed chart to a less detailed one you may see a sudden change in the detail shown on the screen just as if you had changed from one detailed paper chart to a less detailed one The displayed boundary lines may help indica
149. rn Figure 8 Echo sounder menu structure Welcome to the Northstar 490 Echo Sounder Northstar 60001 Displaying the echo sounder s picture To see the echo sounding screen at any time press SOUNDER You ll see live echoes moving across the screen Depth marker and indicator Echo data Depth Scale Water temperature Water temperature scale Depth box 25 47 303 N 2 026 n 080 06 713 w To coord Navigation information 136 Lat lon of vessel Dist brg to waypoint You can also review old echoes using Northstar s exclusive SoundTrac feature Frequency selection and indicator SOG 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 Steering indicator Speed course and speed through the water Figure 9 Illustrated SOUNDER screen For details see Viewing past echoes using SoundTrac on page 127 Reference section 6 Echo sounding Reference Manual Revision D Displaying the echo sounder s picture 107 Depth marker and indicator Echo data Depth Scale Water temperature box Color bar a Water temperature scale Depth box 25 47 350 n 0 1536 313 080 06 782 w To Coord Lat lon of Dist brg to position position marker marker The SAVE and MOB functions always work normally Moreover whenever you press either of these keys the corre sponding SAVE or MOB way points will be displayed automatically on the echo sounder s picture
150. rse effects of interference caused by other nearby echo sounders or electronic devices However the noise limiter may cause some very weak echoes to be made smaller or be entirely eliminated since it removes any echoes that aren t sustained for at least two pings To turn on the noise limiter 1 At the SOUNDER screen press Picture 2 Press Noise limiter Reference section 6 Echo sounding Reference Manual Revision D The picture menu 119 3 Press the cursor pad up to turn the noise limiter on or press Noise limiter again 4 Press the Return key to go back to the SOUNDER screen Turning the noise limiter on changes a por tion of the Picture key tab from green to yellow as a reminder Selecting the color bar hue and white level The color bar displayed at the extreme left of the ECHO screen shows the range of colors used to display various echo strengths Weaker echoes are displayed with colors near the bottom of the scale and stronger echoes are displayed with colors near the top You can choose any one of nine palettes of colors to represent the echo strengths from weakest to strongest e Color bar 1 is the one most often used e Color bar 2 is similar but with fewer colors to aid visibility under some conditions e Color bars 3 8 are additional variations with different background colors e Color bar 9 uses a monochrome scale ranging from dark to bright Reference secti
151. rsor pad then press ENTER twice The unit displays the message saving to route at the bottom of the ROUTES screen confirming the name of the route being saved Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes Reference Manual Revision D Saving a route as you travel C75 Routes 1 Routes b DAYTRIP 0 O nm O WAYPTS saving to route DAYTRIP Routes screen saving a route 3 As you pass the location of each desired waypoint press SAVE MOB The vessel s location will be saved as a waypoint and the waypoint will automati cally be added to the route being saved The waypoint is stored with a name simi lar to 0001 The parentheses indicate that the waypoint was automatically named and the four digit number uniquely identifies each waypoint Each waypoint is also given a description with the time and date you stored the way point NOTE While you re automatically saving a route you can also access all of the unit s navi gation functions except you can t edit the route you re presently saving To check whether you re still saving a route press WAYPTS ROUTES then Routes to display the ROUTES screen If you re still saving a route the message saving to route is displayed at the bot tom of the screen If the route becomes full 35 waypoints you may want to stop saving to this route and start a second one To stop saving a route Press WAYPTS ROUTES then
152. s Course Predictor Line This setting controls the length of the predictor line described in Using the course predictor line on page 40 Changing your receiver settings To access the 60001 receiver options press the STAR key until you see the OPTIONS SERVICE INFO screen Press Receiver options to access the RECEIVER OPTIONS screen Receiver Options Select item with cursor Press EDIT to change GPS Speed Averaging 2 SECONDS Beacon Frequency Beacon Baud Rate Differential Operation DGPS Data Timeout Lowest Sat Elevation 10 Degrees Return Receiver Options screen Reference section 10 Setup Changing the settings To change any of the options fully described in the following pages select it by pressing the cursor pad to move the arrow at the left of the screen then press Edit The selected option flashes waiting for you to change it using the cursor pad or the keypad Press ENTER when done Choosing the speed averaging time When you re using uncorrected GPS you may see that your Speed Over Ground readings are slightly erratic varying by up to several knots The 60001 s GPS speed averaging function can help steady these readings by lengthening the time over which your speed is averaged from two to ten seconds Averaging can also be turned off for the quickest possible reaction time Shorter averaging times provide a faster display of speed changes but with less accuracy
153. s To show the labels again press any menu key On the CHART screen you can also hide the info bar see Displaying numeric data on the chart screen on page 17 by pressing CLEAR a second time while the menu keys are hidden Navionics is a major producer of high quality high resolution seamless digital charts Virtually every major port and most popular boating areas are avail able on these cartridges and new charts are constantly being added To obtain Navionics charts contact your authorized Northstar dealer It s important to realize that you can use either Classic or Gold charts at any given time To switch cartridge types turn the unit off change the cartridge and turn it back on If you have two or more 6000is networked it s the master s cartridge that configures the network for Classic or Gold You cannot use different cartridge types simultaneously ae A retar ino Navionics chart cartridges Q UN e KS Lal FU Ul el a d Inserting a chart cartridge The cartridge slot is located behind the 60001 s keypad which opens as shown in Figure 2 The latch is at the left edge of the door Push it to the right to open the door The cartridge only fits correctly one way If it doesn t slide in smoothly try the other way Insert the cartridge gently but firmly with one straight smooth motion A cartridge can be safely inserted or removed while the 60001 is turned on Be sure to close the door securely to avo
154. s POSITION to display the LORAN POSITION screen Setting the Phantom Loran GRI Press Set GRI to change the GRI to be used in calculating the displayed TDs Press the cursor pad to display the avail able GRIs one at a time When the GRI is correct press ENTER Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 2 Position coordinates C49 gt Using Phantom Loran Phantom Loran 14019 99 25577 04 soc 1 1 Gn coc 325 12 00 AM jai is 2006 Phantom Loran screen Press L L TDS several times to display either the particular pair of TDs you want to use or the GPS derived latitude longitude Reference section 2 Position coordinates Using Phantom Loran Northstar 6000i Reference section 3 Navigating to Waypoints Introducing waypoints cece eee ee eee 52 Designating a waypoint cece eee eee 52 Steering to a waypoint cece eee ee eee 54 The course predictor line o 57 Navigating along routes ooooocoooco 57 Restarting the track line oooooooo 59 The NAV LOG screen cece cece cece cree eens 59 A waypoint is a specific point you designate either by entering its coordinates or by pointing to it on the chart using the cursor Hundreds of waypoints can be stored in the 60007s memory and can be strung together to form a variety of routes Reference Manual Revision D ED Introd
155. s Set upper mkr The upper marker window is highlighted in black ready to be set 2 Press the cursor pad up or down to set the depth or use the keypad to manually enter the desired depth The depth setting is displayed in the tab below the Set upper mkr key 3 Press Set lower mkr and set the depth of the lower marker in the same way Now you must tell the 60007 whether you wish to be notified of fish detected inside the depth range you ve set or outside that range Setting inside or outside fish markers If you designate the markers as inside markers the fish alarm sounds when fish are detected within these markers If you set these markers as outside markers the fish alarm sounds when fish are detected outside of these markers Reference section 6 Echo sounding Reference Manual Revision D Echo sounding alarms 129 To set the markers to inside or outside at the FISH ALARM window press Inside outside mkrs to switch between the inside and outside settings The setting is displayed in the tab below the key Turning the fish alarm on and off To turn the alarm on at the FISH ALARM window press Turn alarm on Generally you ll want to turn the alarm on after making all the other settings The setting that is in effect is displayed in the tab below the key To turn the alarm off press Turn alarm off Setting the bottom alarm When the bottom alarm is set an alarm sounds if the echo sounder d
156. s the STAR function key to display the Alarms screen The alarm message NO GPS POSITION FIX is shown in the Recent Alarms box This message advises you that the 6000 is in the process of acquiring satellite information necessary for displaying a position fix The word NEW in the upper right corner of the screen tells you this message hasn t yet been acknowledged To acknowledge this or any message alarm press the Clear alarm menu key As soon as the 60001 acquires its signals you ll be ready to go i ede Displaying the chart screen Alarms Recent Alarms NEW NO GPS POSITION FIX 11 53 AM TODAY anchor Edit Alarm Audio Anchor Alarm Cross Track Arrive Radius DGPS Alarm Honk Output Alarms screen For details about alarms see Alarms starting on page 138 Using the chart Your vessel is normally shown in the center of the chart screen If your vessel is moving the symbol will point in the direc tion of your Course Over Ground COG If your vessel isn t moving the 60001 can t determine your COG so the direction of the vessel symbol won t mean anything White areas represent water and brown areas are land Avoidance areas and a lat lon grid may be displayed If you re using a chart cartridge nav aids and depth contours are shown as well as landmark names Northstar 6000 To zoom in and see more details about your position press the IN key To zoom out more area and less detail
157. sequencing The nav log contains the series of waypoints that you follow along your route and displays them in sequential order When you navigate to these waypoints or along an already stored route the series of waypoints is copied into the nav log which acts as a kind of scratch pad to monitor your progress You can change the nav log s route in any way you want without affecting the original route which remains safely stored in the 60001 Reference section 3 Navigating to Waypoints To see the waypoints you re currently navi gating along press the Navlog key on the STEER screen NAV LOG Trip ETA 10 59 AM TODAY i Restart Trip DTG 30 1 nm i ETIN nisi 02 88 B6 B6NOVE3 0 53m 194 l 0001 2 E Reverse 07 14 50 23MAY93 1 54nm 105 Append 0002 waypt did 07 16 11 23MAY03 1 24 mm 017 anaw 0003 sof 07 161 15 23MAY83 Return Navlog screen The NAV LOG screen shows the list of waypoints the length and bearing of each leg and the direction of your next trip leg Press the cursor pad to scan the waypoints in the list To display either a waypoint s description or its estimated time of arrival ETA press the Show waypt desc or Show waypt ETA menu key For waypoints you haven t passed yet the times of arrival shown are estimates based on your current speed For waypoints you ve already passed actual times of arrival are shown The 60001 updates this information as y
158. set the 60001 to automatically save a sequence of waypoints as a route Each time you press SAVE your position will be recorded as an additional waypoint in the route See Saving a route as you travel starting on page 74 for details Man Overboard Press and hold the SAVE MOB for at least four seconds until you see the Man Over board window to save your position as a waypoint named MOB and immediately start navigating to it The 60001 switches to a zoomed in chart screen showing your vessel and the MOB waypoint You can use any of the unit s functions to return to the location of the waypoint Press any key to go back to normal operation fA l ul el E SAVE and Man Overboard MOB ONPE 00 Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen Using electronic charts oooooooocom m 24 Zooming in and out cece eee eee eee ee 25 Using the cursor on the chart screen 27 Comparing vessel and browse modes 28 Rotating the chart oconnnincica ica 29 Setting up the chart screen Classic charts 31 Setting up the chart screen Gold Charts 33 Using Gold charts ia 36 Changing the track control 39 Using the course predictor line 40 Using the distance and bearing calculator 40 This section explains the electronic chart the two chart modes Vessel and Browse the va
159. show or Sarat echoes Any echoes inside a Guard Zone hide th 1 Visibility d des trotimas u de the zone selected above O a O tE When a zone is hidden it or stronger than the desig en doesn t alarm and its Edit nated trigger level are a displaye fe red aan caca Fach and Trigger Level keys aren t available zone is bounded by red lines an inner You can set the boundary aa and an outer arc centered on the vessel and size of each guard zone and two straight lines extending outward by moving Point A and Point from the vessel as shown in Figure 7 B Press Edit to select Point A or Point B Then press the CURSOR PAD to move the selected point and create an arc shaped zone 100 Reference section 5 Radar Using the Radar Markers keys Northstar 6000i As you change Point A or B the coordi nates of that point are updated in the upper right hand corner of the screen Press Trigger Level repeat Trigger Level edly to set the signal strength ay that causes an alarm low AE medium high or off no alarm The alarm is temporarily turned off while you are displaying the radar markers menu keys It automatically turns back on after a minute passes with no further adjust ments or when you press Done Reference section 5 Radar Reference Manual Revision D Using the Radar Markers keys UD 102 Reference section 5 Radar Using the Radar Markers keys Northstar 6000i
160. sion D Reference section 5 Radar 87 gt Displaying radar Using the radar s main menu keys The radar s main menu keys allow you to overlay the radar image on the chart if the chart is also displayed switch control between the radar and Chart if the chart is also displayed rotate the radar image access the radar markers access the radar adjustment pages show more navigation information on the info bar at the bottom of the screen e is Bay S Page 2 Pp adjustments More o E i info 4 E Radar screen split Controlling radar In order to control the radar the Control key if present must indicate Radar Control If necessary press the Control key repeat edly until it indicates Radar Rotating the radar image Press Rotate repeatedly to choose the screen rotation You can choose north up Rotate course up heading up or leg up For more information see Changing radar scale and rotation on page 90 Adjusting the radar Press the Page 2 key to display the first of several pages of radar adjustments Page 2 adjustments For more information about using these keys see Using the radar adjustment keys on page 94 Using the radar markers Press Radar Markers to display the controls for the 60001 electronic bearing Radar markers 88 Reference section 5 Radar Using the radar s main menu keys Northstar 60001 lines EBLs variable ran
161. sired units 4 Press ENTER The temperature graph s units and scale You can change the highest and lowest water temperatures that will be displayed on the temperature graph Reference section 6 Echo sounding Reference Manual Revision D Echo Sounder setup 115 1 Press the cursor pad up or down to highlight the temperature scale option 2 Press Edit 3 Press the cursor pad up or down to high light C or F as desired then press ENTER 4 To change the endpoints of the scale press the cursor pad to the right 5 Enter two digits for the lower temperature limit using the keypad 6 Enter two digits for the upper limit 7 Press ENTER Transducer calibrations These functions are set during installation and should not be changed unless they are known to need adjustment The 50 kHz and 200kHz calibrations are used to equalize the signal strengths of the two frequencies Demo mode To activate Demo mode see Using demo mode on page 108 Reference section 6 Echo sounding Speed and temperature sensor setup These functions are set during installation and should not be changed unless they are known to need adjustment From the ECHO SOUNDER SETUP screen press Speed Temp to access the SENSOR SETUP screen Speed Temp Setup Press EDIT to change P speca sensor installed NO 002 Speed calibration Temperature sensor installed NO 00 C Temperature calibration
162. sity when you re unable to look at the display screen Displaying alarm messages To display more information about current and previous alarms press the STAR key Reference section 8 Alarms and TideTrack Alarms Recent Alarms YOU VE PASSED Clear WAYPT QUIK alarm 3 11 AM TODAY e anchor P aiarm Audio Anchor Alarm Edit alarm Cross Track Arrive Radius DGPS Alarm Honk Output Alarm screen showing passed alarm New alarm messages The word NEW in the Recent Alarms box tells you that the alarm shown hasn t been acknowledged or cleared yet see Clearing alarms below There may also be other uncleared alarms that you should acknowledge by clearing Recent alarm messages The 60001 keeps a record of the most recent alarm from each main category such as anchor avoidance communica tions cross track GPS signals and waypoints enabling you to browse through older alarm messages that have not been acknowledged Each successive Alarms Northstar 6000 press of Clear alarm will show you the most recent alarm message from each category Clearing alarms Clearing an alarm means removing the flashing alarm icon as well as the word new from the display of that alarm on the ALARMS screen To manually clear an alarm and to see other alarms that may need clearing press the Clear alarm key on the ALARMS screen There are two types of alarms e Auto c
163. solution finding big fish but may miss the bait fish Less resolution is better at Shorter wavelength pro vides a sharper picture but can t go as deep Finer resolution is better at finding small fish baitfish and subtle bottom details Wider beam is good for seeing fish not directly beneath the boat Narrower beam is very focused Reduces the influence of a rough sea You can choose from four settings for the transducer frequency e 50 kHz displayed on a full screen Reference section 6 Echo sounding Changing the appearance of the picture colors gain clutter and the noise limiter is described in The picture menu starting on page 117 Setting the range and shift is described in Changing the depth settings starting on page 121 e 200 kHz displayed on a full screen e 50 kHz on the left half of the screen and 200 on the right e 200 kHz on the left half of the screen and 50 on the right There are two reasons why you might want to operate with your preferred frequency on the right side of the screen e the zoom function magnifies the frequency on the right side e when adjusting the picture you can see the effect of changes on the right side 110 Changing the frequency of echoes Northstar 6000i 50 kHz echoes 200 kHz echoes Adjusts the frequency of the data displayed currently showing dual frequency on a split screen with 50 kHz to the
164. sses the number you set in the Max saved waypt option the factory default setting is 100 saved waypoints it restarts at the number 1 and overwrites the old saved waypoint previously designated number 1 For many applications you may want to set this maximum number to a small value such as five or ten as long as you promptly rename any saved waypoints you want to save permanently before they re overwritten You can enter a number up to 199 for the maximum number of saved waypoints For one or two digit values enter zero as the first digit s When being saved to a route waypoints are automatically assigned four digit numbers these waypoints can be overwritten only during a database IMPORT operation Entering a personalized owner s message To provide your 60001 with a substantial measure of theft protection you can enter a personalized owner identification message that is displayed every time the Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 10 Setup C155 Changing your display settings unit is turned on To enter or change this character block of the owner s message message you need an access code that flashes Northstar sends you when you return your 3 product registration card Once you ve received your registered owner access Enter your message using the keypad and cursor pad then press ENTER code you can enter your owner ID Your message can be changed only by message entering your a
165. stantaneous measurements from the satellite signals GPS speed is updated every second For extremely stable read ings you can average these readings over several seconds by changing the GPS speed averaging value see Changing your receiver settings on page 160 The name of the datum currently in use is displayed in the center of the screen The datum describes any adjustment made to the standard WGS 84 position reported by the GPS receiver You can choose a different datum using the Navigations Options setup screen see Choosing a geodetic datum on page 158 You may wish to do this in order to match a paper chart or other information based on a different reference system New charts use the NAD83 or WGS84 datum which are nearly identical WARNING Using the wrong datum can significantly reduce accuracy A brief status summary of the GPS receiver is displayed at the top of the screen Table 1 describes the GPS status messages Table 1 GPS status messages Message Meaning COMM FAIL the GPS receiver or its commu nication link has a problem 3D NAV navigating with 4 or more satel lites in 3 D mode 2D NAV navigating with 3 satellites in 2 D mode ACQUIRE trying to acquire satellites Viewing GPS satellite status To display more information about the signals received from the GPS satellites press Sat info on the GPS POSITION screen The GPS SATELLITES screen shows the received Signal
166. star 60001 edges are shown as black or red dashed How rotating affects the chart and lines radar The lat lon grid is labelled only when the The rotation of the chart and the rotation chart is north up of the radar image interact under certain circumstances as described below Assume that the chart and radar are both north up at the start If the Chart And the radar image is screen s in Overlaid on the chart Not overlaid Browse mode The chart can t rotate in Browse mode The chart can t rotate but the radar can If you change the Control key to rotate Chart and radar can have different Radar the chart s mode automatically rotations switches to vessel mode and rotated as described below Vessel mode Chart and radar both rotate together If Chart and radar can both rotate Chart and you change the rotation of one the radar can have different rotations other automatically changes to match Setting up the chart screen Classic charts From the CHART SETUP STATUS screen you Press the Chart Setup menu key on the can select the details on the CHART screen CHART screen Setup options are displayed adjust the 600015 track control and along with the chart cartridge s name and control Demo Mode to simulate naviga date tion and radar Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen C31 Reference Manual Revision D Setting up the chart screen Classic charts Chart Setup
167. star 60001 can guide you directly 1 Press the CHART key to display the to any point on the CHART screen that you CHART screen designate Point and shoot navigation as 2 Press the cursor pad to move the cursor it is called is often the easiest way to go to to the desired spot on the chart a waypoint or a series of waypoints Just select the points right on the chart and go 3 Press Go to cursor to them one after another This technique 4 Press ENTER p rovides the most flexibility m deciding The 6000i displays a track line to the new where you want to travel Simply move the waypoint named QUIK and guides you cursor wherever you want press a key and directly to this point you re navigating i Quickstart Lar m o a A en E bie Displaying numeric data on the position screen Northstar 6000 Control Chart Rotate North up DEMO Djgctruare a GREE err FTELLWACEN BAN Vessel EE Chart XA setup A O Daer PT N A haber N PLYMOUTH Me QUIM Sar Navigating Go to cursor Watch your progress on the chart screen or press STEER to stay accurately on the straight line course to the waypoint see Steering to a waypoint starting on page 54 That s all you have to do to use the 60001 in its simplest form To learn more about navigating to waypoints See Navigating to Waypoints starting on page 51 Radar Using the optional Northstar r
168. t you re rotating the chart 90 Reference section 5 Radar Changing radar scale and rotation Northstar 6000i If the Chart And the radar image is screen s in Overlaid on the chart Not overlaid Browse mode The chart can t rotate in Browse The chart can t rotate but mode If you change the Control the radar can rotate Chart key to Radar the chart s mode and radar can have differ automatically switches to vessel ent rotations mode and rotated as described below Vessel mode Chart and radar both rotate Chart and radar can both together If you change the rotation rotate Chart and radar can of one the other automatically have different rotations changes to match Setting user preferences Press Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 and the distance from your vessel The spacing of Prefs key from the main radar screen to the range rings is shown in the upper display menu keys for controlling left hand corner of the radar image identi fied by RR e range rings e bearings Range Rings to E Range Rings e range rings on or off e echo colors ee e sweep type e fade transparency Bearings Press Bearings to display the Beams fixed EBL s bearing digits as Range rings relative to Range rings are concentric circles around e the vessel heading or your vessel that can be used to measure Reference section 5 Radar 91 Reference Manual Revision D Setting user prefe
169. t the next leg or waypoint if neces sary 3 Press Restart and then ENTER Choosing a geodetic datum A variety of lat lon coordinate models is used by cartographers to produce the world s navigation charts Each model is called a datum The 60001 geodetic datum option contains all referenced datums according to Defense Mapping Agency publications You should always be sure that the current datum matches your Nav Chart cartridge All Navionics charts for the last few years use the WGS84 datum A few old charts from South America and other areas use other datums If you choose a datum other than WGS84 an offset will be applied but only to the GPS lat lon of your vessel s position The vessel will be moved on the chart but not waypoints routes or track points To change the datum reference Changing your navigation settings Northstar 6000i 1 On the NAVIGATION OPTIONS screen select the Geodetic datum option and press Edit 2 Press the cursor pad up or down to scan through the alphabetic listing 3 When you see your choice press ENTER For a list of the available datums see Appendix C at the back of this manual NOTE You can specify a different datum for the 6000i s output ports than the one set for the positional display For instructions on how to do this see the Northstar 6000 Installation Manual part number GM6KIM Choosing the cross track scale You can set the Cross track Full Sca
170. te Selecting the starting point The nearest waypoint in the route is auto matically selected as the starting point To choose a different waypoint or route leg press the cursor pad and select it on the chart You can zoom IN or OUT to see a smaller or larger area of the route Reference section 3 Navigating to Waypoints Starting a route To go directly to the selected waypoint in the route press Go to waypt then press ENTER The 60001 calculates a track line from your present position to the selected route waypoint Your cross track error starts at zero If you wish to start navigating along a route leg rather than directly to a waypoint select the leg by moving the cursor onto the leg then press Follow leg and press ENTER In this case your initial cross track error is your distance from that leg The leg you re currently navigating along is displayed with arrows indicating your chosen direction of travel other legs are displayed with fewer arrows Reversing a route To follow the route in the reverse direc tion press Reverse before starting the route The direction of the route and its arrows will change from end to end Navigating along routes Northstar 6000 Restarting the track line When travelling from one waypoint to another you may find you ve gone off your planned track line Maybe you avoided an obstacle or drifted slightly off course Whenever you re off track you can get back by one
171. te when this change in detail is going to happen Nav aids The nav aids on the CHAAT screen repre sent a variety of standard aids to Reference section 1 Using the Chart Screen navigation used on coastal and inland waterways throughout the United States Nav aids are displayed on the CHART screen as colored circles Most of these aids are buoys lights lighthouses and daybea cons which typically are maintained by the U S Coast Guard Nav aids warn you of hidden dangers such as underwater hazards and to help you safely navigate specific waterways and channels When you move the cursor onto a nav aid the 60001 displays a description in the info bar at the bottom of the screen along with the distance and bearing from your vessel to the nav aid Buoys Buoys are the most common type of nav aid found along the coast and on your charts The 60001 shows green and red channel marker buoys as green and red circles respectively Approach buoys are shown as circles with black on the upper half and white on the lower half Sound buoys featuring an audible signal such as a bell gong or whistle are identi fied by a description in the info bar Using electronic charts Northstar 6000i Navionics XL3 charts Navionics XL3 series chart cartridges contain several chart regions in each cartridge When you re using these cartridges select the region you wish to use by displaying the CHART screen an
172. to return 3 Off track and moving towards course line 4 Off track and moving away from course line D 0 If your 60007 is interfaced to an autopilot it can steer your vessel automatically along a track line directly to the active waypoint To steer the vessel yourself press the STEER key The 60001 displays a picture of your vessel and the desired track line Just steer to keep the vessel close to the track line see examples at left This precise navigation is especially useful for following a harbor channel or a line between shoals and sandbars You can also steer using the CHART screen when you just want to get to a Reference section 3 Navigating to Waypoints waypoint and don t need to stay precisely on the designated course line The following is also displayed e distance and bearing to the waypoint e Speed Over Ground SOG e Course Over Ground COG If you exceed the cross track alarm distance the 60001 issues an alarm To display this alarm message press the STAR key To clear the alarm press Clear alarm There are two versions of the steering screen The 2D SCREEN is a simple graphic display of cross track distance The 3D Steering to a waypoint Northstar 6000 SCREEN is similar but from an overhead perspective view that also shows nearby waypoints Press STEER a second time to switch between the screens The 2D steering screen The 2D STEERING screen uses a traditi
173. transducer frequency and zoom modes More informa tion about sounder setup and operation starts on page 104 Split function The SPLIT key You can splitthe screen to display several navigation functions on the screen at the same time For example you could display the chart sounder and radar images simultaneously Press the SPLIT key to split the screen into two or more sections each with a different function displayed Press SPLIT a second time to display several combinations of functions to choose from Press the menu key to select the split you want to use re G tji el E The echo sounder The Control key When the screen is split to show more than one function you can press Control to select which of the displayed functions is controlled by the menu keys Control Control E Radar The Control key is also available when the radar overlay is in use Northstar 6000 The STAR key alarms TideTrack and setup Using the alarms The 60001 has several alarms that automat ically alert you to certain situations For example the 60001 lets you know when you re approaching a waypoint by sounding a beep and flashing an alarm icon on the screen The icon explains the reason for the alarm Most of the common alarms automatically cancel themselves after ten seconds or after the condition ends For details see Alarms starting on page 138 Using TideTrack Press the STAR key twice to display t
174. ttings range from zero shows all echoes to nine Suppresses many ech oes The picture menu Northstar 6000i Press cursor pad left right to set the clutter Clutter sets the weakest echoes that appear on the sereen 25 47 212 n 1 313 133 080 06 579 w To coord SOG 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 Clutter window 4 Press Return to go back to the SOUNDER screen When you adjust the clutter the color of the Auto and Picture key tabs changes from green to yellow since the echo sounder is no longer in fully automatic mode Adjusting the signal level weak echoes As with the Clutter key the Signal level key controls the appearance of low level noise in the picture Whereas clutter compresses or expands the available colors to fit the desired signal range Signal Level completely removes the weaker colors and their echoes To adjust the signal level 1 On the SOUNDER screen press Picture 2 Press Signal level 3 Press the cursor pad up or down to remove the weaker color levels from the picture or use the keypad to manually enter the desired signal level The available settings range from 1 mini mum to 5 maximum For example if you select a signal level of 3 echo strengths of O through 3 are all displayed using the same color as the background 4 Press Return to go back to the SOUNDER screen Suppressing interference the noise limiter The noise limiter reduces the adve
175. ucing waypoints To store a route see page 71 A waypoint is a point a location that you ve entered into the 60001 s memory The waypoint is displayed on the chart with the symbol you ve chosen In contrast the term nav aid refers to a point that s permanently stored on the Navi onics chart cartridge Here are some of the functions you can perform with waypoints e go to a point on the CHART screen in one step making a quick waypoint e store waypoints into the 60001 e go to these waypoints e string these waypoints together to form routes e edit or erase waypoints or routes e plot waypoints on a chart e transfer waypoints and routes from the 60001 to a PC or an older Northstar navigator and back again Designating a waypoint You can designate waypoints in any of the following ways e use the cursor on the CHART screen to select an existing waypoint or create a new waypoint e enter numeric position coordinates e select an existing waypoint from a list You can also string together several waypoints to form a route and let the 60001 guide you from one waypoint to the next see Introducing routes on page 71 5 Reference section 3 Navigating to Waypoints Designating a waypoint on the chart screen You can go to a waypoint by moving the cursor to that point on the chart either selecting an existing waypoint on the CHART screen or designating any other location on the CHART screen
176. uto Depth R TER Y ee 136 25 NM 25m More OG 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 Bottom lock center zoom 25 47 104 n 1 697 080 06 423 w To coord Bottom lock zoom Bottom lock zoom is similar to bottom zoom except the magnified sea bottom is flattened out and displayed on the left side of the screen at the lower edge You can see any fish that are swimming near the bottom TG Auto i Ane Picture 40 Depth 9 ON A rr 251M Zum More SOG 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 Bottom lock zoom 25 47 043 n 1 596 136 080 06 333 w To coord Reference section 6 Echo sounding 113 Reference Manual Revision D Zooming in and out Bottom lock center zoom When you select bottom lock center zoom the flattened out sea bottom is displayed in the center of the screen You can see any fish near the bottom as with the bottom lock zoom and also examine the seabed s composition pr mM 25 46 984 y 1 499 137 BN ahu Moro 080 06 247 w To coord SOG 7 00 COG 133 STW 0 0 Bottom lock center zoom Reference section 6 Echo sounding Marker zoom When you select marker zoom you can choose the part of the water column to magnify The top edge of the magnified area is determined by the location of the depth marker To move the depth marker press the cursor pad up or down TG Auto Picture Depth o 141 IIll r 25 46 820 y 1 228 137 ala asun Moro 080 06 007
177. utomatic waypoint switching will also occur if you cross the perpendicular at the end of the current leg e If there are no more waypoints in the route or if you ve chosen manual waypoint switching the ARRIVE alarm is triggered To set the arrive radius 1 Onthe alarm screen press the cursor pad to highlight Arrive Radius then press Edit alarm 2 To set the distance around waypoints use the keypad to enter the distance then press ENTER DGPS alarm The DGPS alarm will signal if you were using GPS or Phantom loran fixes but valid usable beacon or WAAS differential corrections haven t been received within the time limit you ve specified in the DGPS Reference section 8 Alarms and TideTrack data time out setting To adjust this setting See Choosing a DGPS corrections time out on page 162 To turn on the DGPS alarm press the cursor pad to highlight DGPS ALARM then press Edit alarm Press the cursor pad to turn the alarm to ON then press ENTER Setting alarms to honk You can connect a loud external alarm to the 60001 to help you hear alarms in noisy situations This function is called honking You can set the 60007 to honk when the anchor alarm is activated or when any alarm is activated See the North star 60001 Installation Manual for instructions for connecting an external alarm Note The honk output signal can also be programmed to generate a 200 pulse per nautical mile speed log signal
178. want to add to the route 6 When you re finished press Cancel add Instead you can press Return to switch to list based editing Removing waypoints from a route To remove waypoints from the route the waypoint is not erased from the 60007 1 Move the cursor to the waypoint you want to remove then press Remove waypt Even if you remove all the waypoints from a route the 6000i still retains the empty route To remove the route entirely see Erasing an entire route on page 80 2 When done press Return to go to list based editing Editing a route using a waypoints list After you have accessed a route as described in Editing a route starting on page 76 you can add or remove waypoints using the waypoints list as follows Reference section 4 Creating waypoints and routes Adding waypoints to a route 1 Press the cursor pad to move the pointer at the left side of the screen to the spot in between two existing waypoints where you want to insert a new waypoint To add a waypoint to the beginning of the route be sure to position the pointer above the first waypoint not right onto it 2 Press Insert to display the SELECT WAYPT screen that lists all your stored waypoints To switch between the LOCAL and ALPHA lists press Next view Note you can t add an avoidance point to a route 3 Move the cursor to select the desired way point then press ENTER to add the way point to the route Removing
179. y position coordi nates in several different ways e as lat lon coordinates gt from GPS satellites alone gt from GPS enhanced by the radiobea con differential system gt a GPS enhanced by WAAS satel ites gt from loran e as loran coordinates gt froma loran receiver connected to the 60001 gt calculated from the GPS coordinates Phantom Loran Using GPS Position COG and SOG are calculated from the received satellite data as well as time and date To display this position information numerically press the POSITION key You ll see your lat lon coordinates on the GPS POSITION screen If GPS data isn t available you ll see dashes instead of numbers You can display lat lon as either degrees minutes and seconds or as degrees minutes and thousandths of minutes For instructions see Changing your display settings starting on page 154 Reference section 2 Position coordinates GPS Position 3D NAV 40 30 3001 74 02 500 Datum WCS84 0 0 014 8 58 AM WEDNESDAY JUN 5 2002 GPS position screen Displaying position COG and speed Northstar 6000i The time of day and today s day and date are displayed at the bottom of the screen You can display time in a 12 or 24 hour format see 12 or 24 hour clock on page 155 To designate the time zone for your area see Changing the time zone on page 166 SOG and COG readings are the result of in
180. your settings A sliding vertical bar shows the portion of the water that the echo sounder displays on the screen based on the shift and range settings In the large rectangle on the right the blue area at the top with waves represents the surface of the water and the brown area below represents the seabed To remove the white level and return to using all the colors on the color bar press the cursor pad down until the white level moves off the color bar The number at the bottom is the depth of the picture and the seabed depth is also labelled The smaller rectangle inside the larger one represents the echo sounder s picture As you move the shift and range settings this rectangle adjusts to show what you will see on the echo screen Adjusting the shift or range changes the Auto and Depth status tabs from green to yellow since the echo sounder is no longer in fully automatic mode Setting the picture s shift starting depth The shift setting adjusts the depth of the top edge of echoes pictured on the SOUNDER screen You can shift the entire picture up and down to start at the surface of the water 20 feet down or any other depth you choose To set the shift value 1 Atthe SOUNDER screen press Depth Reference section 6 Echo sounding Reference Manual Revision D Changing the depth settings 121 Shift sets how far below the surface the display starts Shift 15 ft

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