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Nortel Networks IP Phone 8540 IP Phone User Manual

1. 58 15 12 Setup gt Time 59 15 13 Setup gt Favorites 60 15 14 Setup gt Simulate 60 16 Installation 61 16 1 What comes with this product 61 16 2 Options and Accessories 62 16 3 Mounting the display unit 63 16 4 Mounting the GPS antenna and transducers 64 16 5 Wiring the power data cable 66 16 6 Systems of several instruments
2. 29 7 1 Satellite display 30 8 Sonar fishfinding Introduction 31 8 1 Using the Explorer 660 31 8 2 Interpreting the display 32 8 3 Single and Dual frequency fishfinding 34 8 4 Fish detection and display 36 8 5 Gain threshold and range 37 9 Sonar fishfinding Displays 39 9 1 Sonar history display no split 39 9 2 Sonar Zoom display
3. 11 2 4 Alarms 12 2 5 Simulate mode 12 2 6 The main displays 13 3 Navigation Chart 17 3 1 Introduction to navigating 17 3 2 Chart display 18 3 3 Distance and bearing calculator 20 3 4 GOTO Navigating to a point or along a route 20 3 5 Projected course 21 3 6 Tracks and tracking
4. 47 15 2 Setup gt Chart 49 15 3 Setup gt Sonar 51 15 4 Setup gt GPS 53 15 5 Setup gt Fuel 54 15 6 Setup gt Track 55 15 7 Setup gt Logs 55 15 8 Setup gt Alarms 56 15 9 Setup gt Units 57 15 10 Setup gt Comms 57 15 11 Setup gt Calibrate
5. 21 4 Navigation Highway display 22 5 Navigation Waypoints 23 5 1 Waypoints display 23 5 2 Managing waypoints 24 5 3 Navigating to a waypoint 25 6 Navigation Routes 26 6 1 Routes display 26 6 2 Managing routes 26 6 3 Navigating a route 28 7 Satellites
6. 67 Appendix A Specifications 68 Appendix B Troubleshooting 70 B 1 General problems 70 B 2 GPS navigation problems 71 B 3 Sonar fishfinding problems 71 B 4 Fuel consumption problems 73 Appendix C Glossary and navigation data 74 Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 6 It is the owner s sole responsibility to install and use the instrument in a manner that will not cause ac cidents personal injury or property damage The user of this product is solely responsible for observing safe boating practices Global Positioning System The Global Positioning System GPS is operated by the US Government which is solely responsible for
7. 40 9 3 Sonar Bottom display 40 9 4 Sonar 50 200 display 41 9 5 Sonar A Scope display 41 10 Data display 42 11 Fuel display 43 12 Tides display 44 13 User card display 45 14 About display 46 15 Setting up the Explorer 660 47 15 1 Setup gt System
8. Alarms see 15 8 Chart see 15 2 Water depth see 15 2 Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 49 Press MENU once or more until the Setup menu is displayed then select Chart Rotation The options for chart rotation are North up North is always at the top of the chart display Track up The chart is rotated so that the boat direction is to the top of the display This option is useful for navigating narrow harbours or rivers The Explorer 660 asks for a course deviation this is how much the boat direction needs to change to make the chart redraw Tip If the chart redraws too frequently increase the course deviation setting Course up This option is only available if the boat is navigating to a destination The chart is rotated so that the plotted course to the destination is vertical 15 2 Setup gt Chart Projected course The Explorer 660 can estimate the course after a given time based on the current speed and heading see section 3 5 The options are 2 minutes 10 minutes 30 minutes 1 hour 2 hours or Off CDI Scale The CDI Scale is described in Appendix C CDI The options are 0 05 0 1 0 2 0 5 1 0 2 0 4 0 and 10 0 distance units Plotter mode Occasionally it is desirable to use a chart scale which is not available on a chart card Examples are To zoom in to a small scale to track very small boat movements If there is no detailed chart for an area for example when cr
9. Routes 25 Routes with up to 50 points each Tracks By time or distance one track of 2000 points and four of 500 points Chart datums 121 Chart datums see next page One user defined map shift Chart scale 0 05 to 4096 nm for chart chart dependent down to 0 01 nm in plotter mode SONAR FISHFINDING Depth range 0 6 m 2 ft to 1000 m 3300 ft Sonar output Power Variable up to 600 W RMS Dual frequency 50 kHz and 200 kHz Transom transducer cable length 10 m 33 ft Depth acquisition time from startup Typically 2 seconds at 30 m 100 ft Temperature Range 0 to 37 7 C 32 to 99 9 F Resolution of 0 1 unit Speed from paddlewheel transducer 1 to 96 6 kph 57 5 mph 50 kn FUEL COMPUTER Optional fuel sensor s required Engine types Outboard carburetted two stroke and EFI petrol gasoline engines 50 to 300 hp Outboard four stroke petrol gasoline engines 90 to 300 hp Inboard petrol gasoline engines 70 to 400 hp Flow rate Minimum 5 litres per hour 1 3 U S gallons per hour Maximum 130 litres per hour 34 U S gallons per hour COMMUNICATIONS NavBus Connection to other Northstar instruments NMEA NMEA 0183 ver 2 4800 baud Input from GPS or DGPS receiver GGA GLL GSA GSV RMC VTG Input from a wind sensor MWV Output for autopilot or other instrument APA APB BWR GGA GLL GSA GSV RMB RMC VTG XTE DBT DPT VHW MTW XDR STANDARDS COMP
10. Connecting the Explorer 660 to other instruments To set up the Explorer 660 for these options see sections 15 4 and 15 10 NavBus connection to other NavBus instruments _ Orange Blue Special fuel cable White connector NMEA out to other compatible instruments Power data cable Black connector NMEA in from other compat ible instruments White White Other power data wires see section 16 5 To optional fuel sensors see section 16 4 Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 68 Appendix A Specifications GENERAL Size 201 mm H x 190 mm W x 72 mm D 7 9 x 7 5 x 2 8 Weight display unit 115 g 2 2 lB Display 6 4 diagonal TFT color 800 x 480 pixels Backlight Display and keys Supply voltage 10 5 to 30 5 V DC Supply current at 13 8 V 350 mA min no backlighting 1 mA max full backlighting External beeper or light output Switched to ground to sound alarm 30 V DC 1 A maximum Operating temperature 0 to 50 C 32 to 122 F ALARMS User set Arrival radius anchor XTE danger too shallow too deep fish temperature temperature rate low battery low fuel optional loss of DGPS fix Fixed Loss of GPS fix GPS NAVIGATION Chart and user cards Capacity Two cards Type C MAP NT cards and NT cards 3 3 V C MAP tm user cards Waypoints Up to 3000 with default or user defined alphanumeric names up to eight characters
11. 3 4 Bottom echo disappears or erratic digital reading while the boat is moving a Ensure the back of the bottom surface of the transducer is slightly lower than the front and the front is as deep in the water as possible in order to minimise the generation of bubbles through cavitation See the Transom Transducers Installation Guide for more information b The transducer may be in turbulent water Air bubbles in the water disrupt the echoes returned interfering with the Explorer 660 s ability to find the bottom or other targets This often happens when the boat is reversed The transducer must be mounted in a smooth flow of water in order for the Explorer 660 to work at all boat speeds c Electrical noise from the boat s motor can interfere with the Explorer 660 Try some suppression spark plugs 3 5 There is a double bottom trace displayed a The boat may be in an area that generates shadows see section 8 2 b In shallow water the echoes may bounce Reduce the gain setting see section 8 5 and or reduce the sonar pulse power see section 15 3 c Decrease the Range Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 73 Note For the Explorer 660 to measure fuel consumption the optional fuel flow kit must be fitted 4 1 Fuel used or remaining seem inaccurate a If the engine is run while the Explorer 660 is powered off the Explorer 660 does not record the amount of fuel used during that eng
12. Move the cursor to where the new route waypoint will be iii Press ENTER 6 Navigation Routes 6 2 Managing routes A route is a list of waypoints that the boat can navigate along Routes can be created changed and deleted The Explorer 660 can have up to 25 routes Each route can have up to 50 waypoints A route can Start and stop at the same waypoint Include waypoints more than once The Explorer 660 can navigate along a route in either direction Waypoints on the route can be skipped Routes are a powerful feature when the Explorer 660 is connected to an autopilot allowing the vessel to be automatically guided along the route 6 1 Routes display The routes display is a list of the routes that have been entered each with route name start waypoint end waypoint number of legs and total distance To go to the routes display press DISPLAY select Other then select Routes If there are more routes than will fit on the display press or to scroll up or down a page at a time WARNING Make sure the course does not pass over land or dangerous waters WARNING After creating or changing a route display the route on the chart and check that it does not cross land or dangerous water Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 27 5 To insert a waypoint in the route i Move the cursor to the chosen leg to insert the waypoint ii Press MENU and select Insert iii Move th
13. Or Auto power wiring The Explorer 660 turns on and off automatically when the ignition is turned on and off The engine hours counter and fuel counter are enabled Choose auto power when the optional fuel kit is fitted Note With auto power the Explorer 660 can not be turned off using the key 2 Wire any external beepers or lights If the current is more than 200 mA fit a relay 3 The power data cable has a plug with a black collar Plug this plug into into the connector with a black nut on the back of the Explorer 660 Turn the collar to lock the connector Main switch Fuse 2 A Red Yellow Black Main switch 12 24 V DC Basic wiring Power data cable Fuse 2 A Red Yellow Black Auto power wiring Power data cable Fuse 2 A Ignition switch Ignition Red Green Wiring external beepers or lights Power data cable External beepers or lights 12 24 V DC Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 67 16 6 Systems of several instruments Explorer R310 Repeater for depth speed water temperature and battery voltage Accepts NavBus or NMEA data inputs from other instruments Explorer D210 Depth Repeater Several Northstar instruments can be connected together to share data There are two ways of connecting instruments together NavBus or NMEA NavBus NavBus is a Northstar proprietary system that allows systems of multiple instruments to be built using
14. is under load turn on some lights radio or other electrical equipment connected to the battery If the voltage is less than 10 volts the battery terminals or wiring on the terminals may be corroded the battery may not be charging correctly or may need replacing d Inspect the power cable from end to end for damage such as cuts breaks squashed or trapped sections e Ensure that the red wire is connected to the positive battery terminal and the black wire to the negative battery terminal If wired for the Auto Power option ensure the yellow wire is connected to the ignition circuit Also check the boat s main switch circuit see section 16 5 f Check for corrosion on the power cable connector and clean or replace if required Appendix B Troubleshooting This troubleshooting guide is written with the assumption that the user has read and understood the relevant sections in this manual It is possible in many cases to solve difficulties without having to send the display unit back to the manufacturer for repair Please follow this troubleshooting section before contacting the nearest Northstar dealer There are no user serviceable parts Specialized methods and testing equipment are required B 1 General problems to ensure that the display unit is reassembled correctly and is waterproof Users who service the product themselves will void the warranty Repairs to the product may only be carried out by
15. simulate the boat moving off course Demo Simulates the boat moving along a route at a given speed When it reaches one end it retraces the route in the other direction Before setting this mode enter at least one route see section 6 2 1 The options required for Demo are Speed The simulated boat speed to use Route The route to follow WARNING Never have sonar or GPS simulate mode on when the Explorer 660 is navigating on the water Sonar simulation The data from the sonar sensor is ignored and the Explorer 660 generates this data internally to simulate the depth of the water Turn sonar simulation Off or On GPS simulation The data from the GPS receiver is ignored and the Explorer 660 generates this data internally to simulate the movement of the boat Turn GPS simulation Off or On Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 61 16 Installation 16 1 What comes with this product Explorer 660 display unit with a holder for plug in cards and blanking cap for fuel connector Dust cover for display unit Power cable Mounting bracket screws included Warranty registration card This manual Northstar 124 GPS antenna Flush mounting kit Dual frequency transom sonar transducer includes cable kit and screws Transom Mount Transducer Installation Manual Display unit Power cable Mounting bracket Dual frequency transom
16. 3 If the NMEA input on the fuel sensor cable is used then a Northstar special fuel cable is required see section 16 6 Replacement paddle wheel Northstar s Explorer R310 see section 16 6 C MAP chart cards C MAP user cards 3 V for storing data The older 5 volt cards are not supported Beepers with built in drivers or lights The Explorer 660 output is switched to ground 30 V DC and 200 mA maximum If the beepers and lights require more than 200 mA fit a relay 5 m 16 ft extension cable for Northstar 133 GPS antenna GPS or DGPS antenna see section 7 Northstar carry bag Please consult your Northstar dealer for more information Through hull dual frequency Transducer Fuel flow kit 16 2 Options and Accessories Through hull speed temperature Transducer Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 63 16 3 Mounting the display unit There are two mounting arrangements Flush mounting requires a solid panel with access behind for wiring and mounting screws After flush mounting the Explorer 660 cannot be tilted or moved after installation to reduce any unwanted glare or reflections Carefully select the best viewing position before installation This would generally be in a shaded area Bracket mounting requires a panel for mounting the bracket Ensure that the panel is not likely to deform and is not subject to ex
17. 7 Adjust threshold so that it is just to the right of the noise 8 Press ESC to close the gain window 9 If required repeat these steps to adjust gain and threshold for the other frequency Note Setting the gain higher will display more detail from weak echoes like fish but will loose detail from the strong echo from the bottom Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 39 9 Sonar fishfinding Displays To show the Sonar display press DISPLAY select Chart or Sonar then select a sonar display There are five kinds of sonar display To use a display 1 Press MENU and select Sonar splits Select the type of display to use 2 If the display is split adjust the split ratio if required a Press MENU and select Sonar window split b Press or to adjust the ratio c Press ENTER Sonar history display at a single or mixed frequency not split see section 9 1 Sonar split display history plus a zoomed section see section 9 2 Sonar split display history plus a flat bottom trace in a zoomed section section 9 3 Sonar split display histories at 50 and 200 kHz frequencies section 9 4 Sonar split display history plus echo strength section 9 5 9 1 Sonar history display no split Optional data header see section 2 6 3 Color bar Depth medium size digits Range Bottom Surface Fish symbols with depth Optional compass see section 2 6 3 Note The di
18. If the boat is anchored the echoes all come from the same area of bottom This produces a flat bottom trace on the display The screen shot shows a typical sonar display with the Fish symbols turned Off Bottom Large school of fish Strength of echoes The colors indicate differences in the strength of the echo The strength varies with several factors such as the Size of the fish school of fish or other object Depth of the fish or object Location of the fish or object The area covered by the ultrasonic pulse is a rough cone shape and the echoes are strongest in the middle Clarity of water Particles or air in the water reduce the strength of the echo Composition or density of the object or bottom Note Planing hulls at speed produce air bubbles and turbulent water that bombard the transducer The resulting ultrasonic noise may be picked up by the transducer and obscure the real echoes Single fish Kelp Weed Hard bottoms such as rock or coral show as wide bands Soft bottoms such as mud weed and sand show as narrow bands Bottom types Mud weed and sandy bottoms tend to weaken and scatter the sonar pulse resulting in a weak echo Hard rocky or coral bottoms reflect the pulse resulting in a strong echo See section 9 3 Small school of fish Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 33 Shadows Shadows are created around areas where the ultr
19. Manual 23 5 Navigation Waypoints 5 1 Waypoints display A waypoint is a position of interest that is saved by the Explorer 660 for example a fishing spot or a point on a route The Explorer 660 can have up to 3000 waypoints A waypoint can be created changed or deleted A waypoint has A name up to eight characters An icon showing what kind of waypoint it is The available icons are A position A color for the waypoint symbol and name on the chart A type Normal A normal waypoint can be navigated to or included in a route Danger A danger waypoint is a point to avoid If the boat comes within the danger radius of a danger waypoint the unit can sound an alarm see section 15 8 A display option Controls how the waypoint is displayed when the Waypoints setup option is set to Selected see section 15 2 Off The waypoint is not displayed Icon The waypoint icon is displayed I N Icon and Name The waypoint icon and name are displayed If there are many waypoints use this feature to select which waypoints are displayed on the chart Note The other choices for the Waypoints setup option are Hide all no waypoints are displayed on the chart and Show all all the waypoints are displayed on the chart see section 15 2 To go to the waypoints display press DISPLAY select Other then select Waypoints see right The waypoints display is a list of the waypoints that have been entered each w
20. Sonar Frequency There is a choice of 200 kHz 50 kHz and 50 200 For information about selecting a suitable frequency for the water conditions see section 8 3 Scroll speed Use this to set the scroll speed on the display There is a choice of Very Fast Fast Medium Slow and Pause The depth of the water also affects the speed of the display Faster scroll speeds combined with a slow boat speed typically between 2 and 6 knots shows the most fish detail Medium or Slow scroll speeds result in sonar information being displayed over a longer period but with less detail see Section 8 2 Fish symbols The Explorer 660 always displays echoes from fish fish arches see section 8 4 If fish symbols are on a symbol is displayed over the arch see section 8 4 The options are Off No fish symbol is displayed Fun or Normal A fish symbol is displayed Fun depth or Normal depth A fish symbol is displayed and the depth shown beside the fish symbol Fish filter Use this to select the minimum fish size to be displayed and to trigger the Fish alarm The options are Small Medium and Large Digit size Use this to remove or change the size of the depth display on the sonar displays There is a choice of Small Medium and Large Depth line This is a horizontal line that can be moved up or down using the or cursor keys The depth line can be used to find the depth of a fish or other objec
21. a service centre approved by Northstar If the product must be sent into a service centre for repair it is essential to send in the transducer s at the same time More information can be found on our Website www northstarnav com g Check fuses that are placed in line with the power cable A fuse can be blown despite appearing to be good or the fuse may be corroded Test the fuse or replace it with a fuse known to be good 1 2 The Explorer 660 won t turn off The Explorer 660 may have been wired for Auto power In this case the Explorer 660 cannot be turned off while the ignition power is on See Auto power in section 16 5 1 3 If the Explorer 660 beeps when turned on but nothing is displayed The Explorer 660 may be operating but the backlight settings may have been set too low see section 2 2 1 4 The wrong language is displayed See section 15 1 Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 71 B 2 GPS navigation problems 2 1 No GPS fix or long time to get fix at startup a May occur occasionally if the antenna does not have a clear view of the sky The satellite positions are constantly changing b Antenna cable not connected to display unit 2 2 Explorer 660 GPS position different from true position by more than 10 m 33 ft a Explorer 660 in simulate mode Turn simulate mode off see section 15 14 b The normal error in GPS position will exceed 10 m 33 ft for about 5 of t
22. chart or highway display press GOTO AUTO and select Route then select a route from the list 2 The Explorer 660 asks for the direction to traverse the route Select Forward the order the route was created or Reverse 3 It displays a chart with the route marked and starts navigating from the start of the route 6 3 Navigating a route The Explorer 660 navigates along the route as described in section 3 1 6 3 2 Skipping a waypoint in a route To skip a waypoint when the boat is navigating along a route In the chart display press MENU and select Skip The Explorer 660 starts navigating straight towards the next waypoint on the route 6 2 3 Displaying a route on the chart To view the selected route at the centre of the display 1 In the routes display press or to highlight the route to display Press MENU and select Display Or in the Chart display press MENU select Find then select Route Select a route from the list 2 The Explorer 660 displays the selected route on the chart 6 2 4 Deleting a route 1 In the routes display press or to highlight the route to delete Press MENU and select Delete 2 Select Yes to confirm 6 2 5 Deleting all routes 1 In the routes display press MENU and select Delete all 2 Select Yes to confirm WARNING Make sure the course does not pass over land or dangerous waters CAUTION Skipping a waypoint with the autopilot on might result in a sudd
23. correctly Fuel Computer Fuel economy can alter drastically depending on the boat loading and sea conditions The fuel computer should not be the sole source of information concerning available fuel onboard and the electronic information should be supplemented by visual or other checks of the fuel load This is necessary due to possible operator induced errors such as forgetting to reset the fuel used when lling the tank running the engine with the fuel computer not switched on or other operator controlled ac tions that may render the device inaccurate Always ensure that adequate fuel is carried onboard for the intended trip plus a reserve to allow for unforeseen circumstances Failure to adhere to these warnings may lead to death serious injury or property damage Northstar disclaims all liability for installation or use of this product that causes or contributes to death injury or property damage or that violates any law As Northstar is continuously improving this product we retain the right to make changes to the product at any time which may not be re ected in this version of the manual Please contact your nearest Northstar o ce if you require any further assistance The Explorer 660 is set up with default units of feet F Fahrenheit US gallons and knots To change the units see section 15 9 Important Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 7 1 1 Cleaning and maintenance The Explorer 660 screen
24. enabled an alarm will sound if the boat deviates too much from its intended course see section 15 8 If the arrival radius alarm is enabled then when the boat comes within the arrival radius of the waypoint at the end of the current leg an alarm will sound to set the arrival radius alarm see section 15 8 4 The Explorer 660 stops navigating to the waypoint at the end of the current leg and starts the next leg of the route a When the boat comes within 0 025 nm of the waypoint b Or when the boat passes the waypoint c Or if the waypoint is skipped see section 6 3 2 5 When the boat has reached the final waypoint or to stop the boat following the route at any time cancel the route see section 6 3 3 The chart display shows the chart the boat s position course and navigation data To show the Chart display press ESC until the chart is displayed Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 18 The chart To change the types of information displayed see section 15 2 A compass see section 2 6 3 Boat course and CDI lines see Appendix C CDI Boat is going to the waypoint called FISH06 Data header To turn the data off or on or to change what data is displayed see section 2 6 3 Boat position see section 3 2 1 Boat track see section 3 6 Typical waypoint see section 5 A typical chart display shows Distance and bearing of cursor from boat The cu
25. is covered by a proprietary anti reflection coating To avoid damage clean the screen only with a damp cloth and mild detergent when dirty or covered in sea salt Avoid abrasive cleaners petrol or other solvents If a plug in card gets dirty or wet clean it with a damp cloth or mild detergent Cover or remove a transom mounted transducer when repainting the hull If painting over a through hull transducer with antifouling paint use only one coat of paint Remove the previous coat of antifouling paint by sanding it lightly To optimize performance avoid walking on or jamming cables and connectors Keep the transducer free of weed paint and debris Do not use a high pressure water blast on a speed sensor paddlewheel as it may damage the bearings Push the dust cover over the display when the Explorer 660 is turned off 1 Introduction The Northstar Explorer 660 is a compact rugged highly integrated GPS navigation chartplotter and sonar fishfinder It is designed to be easy to use and has a large easy to read color display Complex navigation or fishfinding functions can be performed with a few key presses taking the hard work out of boating This manual describes how to install and operate the Explorer 660 and gives troubleshooting and operating tips GPS Navigation The Explorer 660 has a built in chart of the world suitable for route planning and general interest To see chart details for a region plug in a C MAP cha
26. names This sorts the displayed file names 1 Press MENU and select Sort 2 Select sort by Name Type or Time Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 47 Press MENU once or more until the Setup menu is displayed then select System Language Select the language for the displays The options are English Italian French German Spanish Dutch Swedish Portuguese Finnish and Greek Tip In case you can t read the current language the language setting is found at the top of the system menu Backlight The backlight control is displayed The bar setting represents the current level of backlighting Key beep Enables or disables the beep when a key is pressed Auto power off Select On to have the Explorer 660 power off automatically every time the boat s ignition is switched off This applies only if the display unit is wired for Auto Power See section 6 5 Wiring Options 15 1 Setup gt System Factory reset This option returns all of the Explorer 660 settings except the language to the default factory settings shown on the next page A warning box asks Are you sure Select Yes and press ENTER to confirm Instant display changing Controls how the display changes when you press the DISPLAY key and use the display menu to choose a new display see section 2 6 The options are Off The display only changes when you press finally ENTER to choose a display On The display cha
27. of lines of data are used the data will take up less of the display area 5 Press ESC to return to the chart display The compass When the boat is navigating to a point the compass shows the bearing to the destination BRG in the middle and the boat s course over ground COG for example here BRG is 4 and COG is 12 Otherwise the compass shows the boat s COG in the middle for example here COG is 12 To turn the compass o or on 1 Press MENU and select Data header 2 Select Compass and select Off or On 3 Press ESC to return to the display BRG red COG Compass Data header A typical display with data and compass COG Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 17 3 Navigation Chart 3 1 Introduction to navigating The Explorer 660 has two ways of navigating going straight to a point or following a route Enter waypoints at points of interest before starting to navigate see section 5 2 1 Tip Create a waypoint at the start of the trip to navigate back to Goto Going straight to a point The Explorer 660 can navigate straight to a waypoint or to any arbitrary point 1 Switch to the chart display see section 2 6 2 Start navigating using the GOTO AUTO key see section 3 4 When the Explorer 660 is navigating the chart data and highway displays show navigation data The chart shows The boat position The destination point marked with a circle The boat
28. push card fully into front slot To insert card into back slot Hold card with gold contacts underneath push card fully into back slot Handle plug in cards carefully Keep them in their protective cases when not plugged into the Explorer 660 Keep the holders in place in the Explorer 660 at all times to prevent moisture from entering the card compartment CAUTION Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 9 1 3 Removing and replacing the display unit If the display unit is bracket mounted then the display unit can easily be removed and replaced for security or protection Removing the display unit 1 Turn the Explorer 660 off see section 2 1 2 Push the dust cover over the display unit 3 Hold the display unit and remove the knobs from the mounting bracket 4 Unplug each plug from the back of the display unit by turning the locking collar anticlockwise and pulling the plug out 5 Push the attached dust covers over the exposed ends of the plugs to protect them 6 Store the display unit in a dry clean place such as the optional Northstar carry bag Replacing the display unit 1 Remove the dust covers from the plugs Plug the plugs into the back of the display unit Match the plug color to the socket color Insert each plug and turn the locking collar clockwise Nothing will be damaged if a cable is plugged into the wrong socket by mistake 2 Hold the display unit in place in
29. range that is enlarged in the Zoom section It can be switched On or Off If switched On it appears as a vertical scroll bar displayed on the right hand side of all the sonar displays Palette Use this to select a color palette Each color within the palette represents a different echo strength as shown on the sonar displays There is a choice of five color palettes Black Blue White Vivid and 8 color The first four pallettes display more detail and each color covers a 1 5 dB signal range The 8 color palette displays less detail and each color covers a 3 dB signal range Interference filter This filters the echo signal to reduce high level spiky interference such as engine noise It can be switched On or Off Pulse length This can be used to specify the length of the transmitted ultrasonic pulse A short pulse length improves the display detail but contains less energy therefore it does not penetrate as deeply into the water as a longer pulse There is a choice of Auto Short Medium or Long The Auto setting is recommended Pulse power This can be used to specify the power output of the transmitted ultrasonic pulse Low power output conserves the battery and produces a clear display in shallow water There is a choice of Auto Low Medium or High The Auto setting is recommended Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 53 15 4 Setup gt GPS Press MENU once or more until the Se
30. the fish moves closer to the middle of the cone the distance between the transducer and the fish reduces and the echo is displayed at progressively shallower depths producing a rising shape When the fish passes directly beneath the middle of the cone the echo becomes strongest and thickest As the fish passes out of the middle of the cone the reverse happens with a progressively weaker and deeper echo There are many reasons why fish arches may not be seen For example Poor transducer installation see Transom Transducers Installation Guide If the boat is anchored then fish will tend to show on the display as horizontal lines as they swim into and out of the transducer sonar beam Slow speeds in deeper water give the best fish arch returns Range is important It will be much easier to see fish arches when using zoom mode to concentrate on a particular section of water rather than just displaying everything from the surface to the bottom Zooming increases screen resolution and is necessary for good fish arches It is difficult to get fish arches in shallow water as the transducer sonar beam is very narrow near the surface and fish do not stay within the beam long enough to display an arch Several fish in shallow water tend to display as randomly stacked areas of color Wave motion may result in distorted fish arches Fun fish symbol Fish arch Fun symbol depth Normal fish symbol Northsta
31. the mounting bracket Fit the mounting bracket knobs into the display unit and do up the knobs loosely 3 Adjust the tilt and rotation of the display for best viewing then hand tighten the knobs on the mounting bracket Remove the dust cover Mounting bracket Knob Adjust tilt then tighten knobs Adjust rotation Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 10 2 Basic Operation Overview of the keys Go back to an earlier menu or display Any changes are ignored In chart mode centers chart at boat s position Show a menu of the main Explorer 660 displays To go to a display select it from the menu see section 2 6 Cursor keys to move the cursor or the selection highlight Show a menu of the options for the current display Press MENU again to display the Setup menu see section 15 Start an action or accept a change For the chart display Zoom in or out to display dif ferent areas and detail on the chart For the sonar display Change the depth range displayed Switch the display to the next in the favorites list see section 2 6 2 For a navigation display Start navigating to a point waypoint or along a route see section 3 4 For sonar display Select a sonar operating mode see section 8 1 Create an instant waypoint at the boat position see section 5 2 1 Man overboard MOB see section 2 3 Turn Explorer 660 on and o see section 2 1 adjust
32. to the destination from the boat BRG Bearing to cursor Bearing to cursor from boat cursor mode see section 3 2 CDI Course Deviation Indicator When the boat is navigating to a point the chart and highway displays show a parallel line on either side of the plotted course These two lines are called the Course Devia tion Indicator CDI lines The distance from the plotted course to a CDI line is the CDI scale Set the CDI scale see section 15 2 to the maximum distance that the boat should deviate from the plotted course The chart and highway displays show the CDI lines which are like a highway over the water where the boat will move The displays show how far the boat has deviated from the plotted course and if the boat is approaching a CDI line If the XTE alarm is enabled see section 15 8 an alarm will sound if the boat reaches a CDI line COG Course Over Ground Direction in which the boat is moving over the ground CTS Course To Steer Optimum course to steer to return to the plotted course DTG Distance To Go Distance from the boat to the destination ETA Expected Time of Arrival At the destination assuming that SOG and COG remain constant RNG Range to cursor Distance from boat to cursor cursor mode see section 3 2 SOG Speed Over Ground Current boat speed over the ground This is not necessarily the same as the boat speed through the water nor the speed at which it is approaching the destination STR S
33. 201 E When reading the boat position make sure the position is not the cursor position 3 2 3 Chart scale Press to zoom in and display a smaller area of the chart in more detail Press to zoom out and display a bigger area in less detail The chart scale can be displayed e g scale 8 nm see below The scale is the vertical distance across the currently visible chart area For example if the scale is 8 nm then a portion of chart eight nautical miles high is currently displayed 3 2 4 Chart symbols and information The chart will show symbols such as waypoints and chart symbols for example buoys beacons wrecks and marinas When the cursor is placed over a symbol for at least two seconds a data window appears at the bottom left of the display with information about the symbol To see stored information about a point on the chart for example a chart symbol 1 Move the cursor to that point on the chart 2 Press MENU and select Chart info 3 A menu of objects is displayed i Select an object to display ii Press ESC to return to the menu Select other objects iii Finally press ESC to return to the chart Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 20 3 3 Distance and bearing calculator The distance and bearing calculator can plot a course of one or several legs and to show the bearing and length of each leg as well as the total distance along the course The completed course can be
34. 3 Adjust the tilt and rotation of the display for best viewing then hand tighten the knobs on the mounting bracket Bracket mounting Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 64 GPS antenna Fit the GPS antenna see section 7 and install the antenna cable back to the Explorer 660 Follow the instructions in the manual supplied with the antenna Connect the antenna to the Explorer 660 The cable on the GPS antenna supplied has a plug with a yellow collar Plug this into the connector on the back of the Explorer 660 with a yellow nut Tighten the locking collar If the GPS source is NavBus or NMEA see section 16 6 Sonar transducer Either Fit the transom mount sonar transducer supplied following the instructions in the Transom Mount Transducer Installation Manual supplied with the Explorer 660 For enhanced performance fit an optional through hull dual frequency sonar transducer and through hull speed temperature transducer Contact the nearest Northstar dealer for more information The sonar transducer cable has a plug with a blue collar Plug this into the connector with a blue nut on the back of the Explorer 660 Turn the collar to lock the connector 16 4 Mounting the GPS antenna and transducers Optional fuel kit 1 Fit the optional fuel kit following the instructions supplied with the kit Note If the NMEA input on the fuel sensor cable is used then a Northstar special fu
35. 3 Move the cursor to the new position and press ENTER Moving a waypoint from the waypoints display To move a waypoint from the waypoints display edit the waypoint see section 5 2 3 and change the latitude and longitude 5 2 3 Editing a waypoint Editing a waypoint from the chart display 1 In the chart display move the cursor to the waypoint to edit 2 Press MENU and select Edit 3 Change the waypoint data see section 5 2 7 Select Save Editing a waypoint from the waypoints display 1 In the waypoints display press or to highlight the waypoint to edit Press MENU and select Edit 2 Change the waypoint data see section 5 2 7 Select Save 5 2 4 Displaying a waypoint on the chart This goes to the chart display and shows the selected waypoint at the centre of the display 1 In the waypoints display press or to highlight the waypoint to display Press MENU and select Display Or in the Chart display press MENU select Find then select Waypoints Select a waypoint from the list 2 The Explorer 660 switches to the chart display with the selected waypoint at the centre of the chart 5 2 5 Deleting a waypoint A waypoint can not be deleted if the boat is navigating to it or if the waypoint is used in more than one route A waypoint that is used in one route can be deleted 5 2 Managing waypoints WARNING Do not create a navigation waypoint on land or in dangerous water WARNING W
36. 5 Select Tide height The tides display shows data for the chosen date Choosing the date of the tide chart 1 Press MENU 2 Select Today Next day or Prev day To choose a different date from these select Set date edit the date press ENTER Moon phase for moon at the current time on the chosen date Height and time of highest high water and lowest low water on tide chart Tide station name Distance from boat Tide chart Current time Chosen date for display Times on selected date Tide height cursor Press or to move cursor up and down Time cursor Press or to move cursor sideways Tide height Time of day 0 to 24 hrs Night Dawn Day Night Dusk Day Time of cursor Tide height at that time Height of cursor Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 45 13 User card display A C MAP user card is an optional plug in card that can store data files see section 1 2 There are three types of files waypoints routes or a track To go to the user card display press DISPLAY select Other then select User card Note The older 5 volt cards are not supported The user card display has File list A list of the files on any user card in the Explorer 660 If there are more files than will fit on the display press or to scroll up or down a page at a time Waypts Routes The number of waypoints and routes currently in the Explorer 660 Track 1
37. It is essential to do this whenever some fuel is added or removed Otherwise the Fuel display and the Low Fuel Alarm are meaningless 15 5 Setup gt Fuel Clear Used Select Clear used to set Used the amount of fuel used to zero Do this to start measuring the amount of fuel used over a certain time or distance When asked Are you sure select Yes Tank size Enter the capacity of the fuel tank Num engines Set the number of engines to 0 1 or 2 If 0 is selected the fuel features are turned off Calibrate See section 15 11 Setup gt Calibrate for information about calibrating the fuel transducer s Flow filter Most engines do not draw fuel from the tank at a steady rate To give a stable fuel flow reading the Explorer 660 calculates the flow value s by taking several measurements and averaging them Use the Flow filter to set the period over which the fuel flow is averaged The Flow filter can be set from 0 to 30 seconds Use the lowest value which gives a stable flow Usually a value of 5 to 10 seconds will give a satisfactory result for two stroke carburettor engines Fuel injected or four stroke engines may require a larger value This setting affects the Fuel flow and Fuel economy reading on the Fuel display but it does not affect the Fuel used reading Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 55 15 7 Setup gt Logs Press MENU one or more times until the Setup menu is displaye
38. LIANCE EMC USA FCC Part 15 Class B Europe CE EN64000 6 1 and EN64000 6 3 New Zealand and Australia C Tick AS NZS 3548 Environment IPx6 IPx7 CFR46 with card holder and connections in place Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 69 List of datums Adindan Afgooye AIN EL ABD 1970 American Samoa 1962 Anna 1 Astro 1965 Antigua Island Astro 1943 ARC 1950 ARC 1960 Ascension Island 1958 Astro Beacon E 1945 Astro DOS 71 4 Astro Station 1952 Astro Tern Island Frig 1961 Australian Geodetic 1966 Australian Geodetic 1984 Ayabelle Lighthouse Bellevue IGN Bermuda 1957 Bissau Bogota Observatory Bukit Rimpah Camp Area Astro Campo Inchauspe 1969 Canton Astro 1966 Cape Cape Canaveral Carthage Chatham Island Astro 1971 Chua Astro Co ord Sys 1937 Estonia Corrego Alegre Dabola Deception Island Djakarta Batavia DOS 1968 Easter Island 1967 European 1950 European 1979 Fort Thomas 1955 Gan 1970 Geodetic Datum 1949 Graciosa Base Sw 1948 Guam 1963 Gunung Segara GUX 1 Astro Herat North Hermannskogel Hjorsey 1955 Hong Kong 1963 Hu Tzu Shan Indian Indian 1954 Indian 1960 Indian 1975 Indonesian 1974 Ireland 1965 ISTS 061 Astro 1968 ISTS 073 Astro 1969 Johnston Island 1961 Kandawala Kerguelen Island 1949 Kertau 1948 Kusaie Astro 1951 L C 5 Astro 1961 Leigon Liberia 1964 Luzon M Poraloko Mahe 1971 Massawa Merchich Midway Astro 1961 Minna Montserrat Island Astro 1958 Nahrwan M
39. Manual 46 14 About display To show the about display press DISPLAY select Other then select About The about display shows The software version and date The world chart version Any card fitted The number of waypoints routes and tracks in the Explorer 660 Wiring information for the Explorer 660 connectors In the unlikely event of having to contact a Northstar dealer for service quote the software version number and date A routes file The new routes are added to any existing routes in the Explorer 660 If a new route has the same name as an existing route but has different data then the Explorer 660 asks which route to keep A track file The new track will replace the existing track in the Explorer 660 To load a file to the Explorer 660 1 Select the file to load 2 Press MENU and select Load Deleting a file from the user card 1 Select the file to delete 2 Press MENU and select Delete 3 Select Yes to confirm Reading the file information This reads the file names from the user card and displays them Reading does not load any file data into the Explorer 660 1 Press MENU and select Card 2 Select Read Formatting the user card Formatting prepares a user card for use Format the card if there is an error message saying that the card is not formatted Any data files on the card are deleted 1 Press MENU and select Card 2 Select Format 3 Select Yes to confirm Sorting the file
40. OB Yes The Explorer 660 asks if the boat is to go to the MOB waypoint Select Yes To immediately start navigating to the MOB waypoint 2 2 Backlight The display and keys are backlit with a choice of 16 brightness levels To change the backlight level 1 Press briefly to show the display controls 2 Press to dim or to brighten 3 Press ENTER to confirm Press twice to return to the maximum backlight setting MOB will not work if the Explorer 660 does not have a GPS fix 1 Press The Explorer 660 stores the boat s position as a waypoint called MOB 2 The Explorer 660 changes to the chart display with the MOB waypoint at the centre of the chart The chart zooms in for accurate navigation If the chart can not show the required small scale the Explorer 660 changes to plotter mode a white display with crosshatching and no chart details see section 15 2 3 If the autopilot output NMEA is off see section 15 10 the Explorer 660 immediately starts navigating back to the MOB waypoint If the autopilot output is on the Explorer 660 asks if the autopilot is active Select No The Explorer 660 immediately starts navigating back to the MOB waypoint No To allow time to disengage the autopilot then use Goto to navigate back to the MOB waypoint see section 3 4 To cancel MOB or set another MOB 1 Press again to display a menu 2 Select an option from the menu Tip The MOB way
41. S beacon B 3 Sonar fishfinding problems 3 1 The Explorer 660 operates erratically a Check that the transducer does not have debris e g weed plastic bag caught around it b The transducer may have been damaged during launching running aground or while underway with debris etc If the transducer has been impacted it may have been kicked up on the bracket If it is not physically damaged reset the transducer back to its original position See the Transom Transducer Installation Guide c When the transducer is less that 2 ft 0 6 m from the bottom the depth readings may become inconsistent and erratic d Manual Gain may be set too low which may cause weak bottom echo or no fish signals If in Manual Gain try increasing the Gain e Ensure the back of the bottom surface of the transducer is slightly lower than the front and the front is as deep in the water as possible in order to minimize the generation of bubbles through cavitation See the Transom Transducers Installation Guide f Check the transducer and power cable connectors at the back of the display unit are securely plugged in and the collars are locked in place The collars must be secure for watertight connection Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 72 g Inspect the power cable from end to end for damage such as cuts breaks squashed or trapped sections h Ensure there is not another fishfinder or depth sounder turne
42. a single set of transducers When instruments are connected by NavBus If the units alarms or calibration are changed in one instrument then the values will automatically change in all other instruments of the same type Each instrument can be assigned to a group of instruments see section 15 10 If the backlight is changed in an instrument in group 1 2 3 or 4 then the backlight will automatically change in the other instruments in the same group If the backlight is changed in an instrument in group 0 then no other instruments are affected If an alarm sounds mute it by clearing the alarm on any instrument which can display that alarm NavBus and the Explorer 660 The Explorer 660 can Display wind speed and direction from an optional Wind instrument such as a Northstar W310 or W315 Receive data from an optional GPS or GPS DGPS source Send data to optional Northstar instruments for example to a repeater NMEA NMEA is an industry standard but is not as flexible as NavBus as it requires dedicated connections between instruments The Explorer 660 can Receive and display wind data from an optional compatible wind instrument Receive data from an optional compatible GPS or GPS DGPS source Note To use the NMEA input a Northstar special fuel cable is required see below Send GPS position and other navigation data to an autopilot or other instrument An autopilot requires APB APA and VTG sentences see section 15 10
43. asirah Is Oman Nahrwan United Arab Emirates Nahrwan Saudi Arabia Naparima BWI North American 1927 North American 1983 North Sahara 1959 Observatorio Meteorolog 1939 Old Egyptian 1907 Old Hawaiian Oman Ord Survey Great Britain 1936 Pico de las Nieves Pitcairn Astro 1967 Point 58 Pointe Noire 1948 Porto Santo 1936 Provis South American 1956 Provis South Chilean 1963 Puerto Rico Pulkovo 1942 Qatar National Qornoq Reunion Rome 1940 S 42 Pulkovo 1942 Santo DOS 1965 Sao Braz Sapper Hill 1943 Schwarzeck Selvagem Grande 1938 Sierra Leone 1960 S JTSK South American 1969 South Asia Tananarive Observatory 1925 Timbalai 1948 Tokyo Tristan Astro 1968 Viti Levu 1916 Voirol 1874 Voirol 1960 Wake Island Astro 1952 Wake Eniwetok 1960 WGS 84 Yacare Zanderij 7 5 190 0 mm 6 1 156 0 mm 4 3 110 0 mm 9 3 236 0 mm 9 3 236 0 mm 7 2 184 0 mm Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 70 1 1 The Explorer 660 won t turn on a The Explorer 660 is designed to operate on a 12 24 volt battery system where the voltage may vary from 10 to 35 volts If an excessive voltage is supplied a fuse will be tripped turning the display unit off Check the fuse b Check that the power cable connector at the back of the display unit is securely plugged in and the collar is locked in place The collar must be secure for watertight connection c Measure the battery voltage while the battery
44. asonic beam cannot see These areas include hollows on the bottom or beside rocks and ledges where the strong echoes returned off the rocks obscure the weak echoes of the fish and may also create a double bottom trace See following for an example of the sonar display in such an environment A double bottom trace is shown on the display When looking for fish with the wide angled 50 kHz frequency be aware of increased shadows Use the high frequency 200 kHz in areas that have rocks and ledges because this frequency reduces the shadow effect considerably Frequency and cone width Sonar display of same area fish is visible on the display fish is hidden by the strong echoes off the bottom and is not shown on the display Example of shadows fish is visible on the display Water Cone width Cone width Depth at 50 kHz at 200 kHz 25 20 5 50 40 10 100 80 20 150 130 30 200 170 40 300 250 60 400 330 80 600 500 120 800 660 150 1000 830 190 45 cone 11 cone The sonar pulse generated by the Explorer 660 transducer travels down through the water spreading outwards in a cone shape The cone width is dependent upon the frequency of the pulse at 50 kHz it is approximately 45 and at 200 kHz it is approximately 11 The differences in the cone width affect what is displayed See section 8 3 Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 34 Sonar frequencies The Explore
45. at follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death WARNING WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury CAUTION CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury CAUTION CAUTION used without the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in property damage DISCLAIMER It is the owner s sole responsibility to install and use the instrument and transducers in a manner that will not cause accidents personal injury or property damage The user of this product is solely responsible for observing safe boating practices BRUNSWICK NEW TECHNOLOGIES INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN A WAY THAT MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS DAMAGE OR THAT MAY VIOLATE THE LAW Governing Language This statement any instruction manuals user guides and other information relating to the product Documentation may be translated to or has been translated from another language Translation In the event of any conflict between any Translation of the Documentation the English language version of the Documentation will be the official version of the Documentation This manual represents the Explorer 660 as at the time of printing Brunswick New Technologies Inc and its subsidiaries and affiliates
46. cessive vibration The bracket can be tilted and rotated so the Explorer 660 can be removed after each use Select a position where the display unit will be At least 4 100 mm away from the compass At least 12 300 mm away from any radio transmitter At least 4 ft 1 2 m away from any antenna Easy to read and operate If possible mount the display unit in front of the navigator or to the right of the navigator because the LCD display is more readable from these positions Not exposed to the direct sun or water Protected from physical damage during rough sea passages Easy to access the 12 24 V DC power source Convenient to route the transducer cables Flush Mounting 1 Cut a hole in the bulkhead for the display unit using the flush mount template 2 Drill four holes for the mounting studs using the flush mount template 3 Screw the four studs into the brass inserts in the back of the display unit 4 Sit the display unit in place and fit the washers and nuts to the studs Mounting bracket Knob Adjust tilt then tighten knobs Adjust rotation Bracket Mounting 1 Fix the mounting bracket onto the boat using the three stainless steel screws Do not overtighten the screws as the bracket may not rotate 2 Hold the display unit in place in the mounting bracket Fit the mounting bracket knobs into the display unit and do up the knobs loosely
47. contours Use Map datum to select the Explorer 660 map datum to match the datum of the paper chart Then the latitude and longitude coordinates of objects displayed on the Explorer 660 will change to match the corresponding coordinates on the paper chart Setting map datum 1 In the Chart setup menu select Map datum 2 Select the map datum for the paper chart you are using 3 The Explorer 660 asks if you want to apply the datum offset to latitude and longitude coordinates sent on the NMEA output The options are Yes Latitude and longitude coordinates displayed on any NMEA repeaters match the coordinates on the Explorer 660 However latitude and longitude coordinates broadcast on any NMEA VHF transmitter will be slightly offset from coordinates on a WGS 84 chart No Latitude and longitude coordinates displayed on any NMEA repeater do not match the coordinates on the Explorer 660 Latitude and longitude coordinates broadcast on any NMEA VHF transmitter will be the same as the coordinates on a WGS 84 chart WARNING When you change to a chart with a different datum change the Explorer map datum again Map shift Some charts have consistent position errors To correct this apply a map shift After a map shift The positions of cartographic features such as land rocks buoys and depth contours move on the Explorer 660 chart display to where they should be The positions of the boat waypoints tracks and li
48. converted into a route To use the distance and bearing calculator 1 Press ESC until the chart display is displayed Press MENU and select Distance 2 Move the cursor to the start of the first leg It does not matter if this point is a waypoint or not Press ENTER 3 To add a leg to the course move the cursor to the end of the leg It does not matter if this point is a waypoint or not The display shows the bearing and length of the leg as well as the total distance along the course Press ENTER 3 4 GOTO Navigating to a point or along a route The GOTO AUTO key is a shortcut to start navigating to a point on the chart to a waypoint or along a route Starting to navigate Navigating to a point on the chart 1 Press ESC until the chart display is displayed 2 Move the cursor to the destination point 3 Press GOTO AUTO and select Goto cursor Navigating to a waypoint See section 5 3 1 Navigating along a route See section 6 3 1 4 To remove the last leg from the course press MENU and select Remove 5 Repeat the above two steps to enter the whole course 6 To save the new course as a route press MENU and select Save This also saves any new points on the course as new waypoints with default names If necessary edit the route later see section 6 2 2 and edit any new waypoints later see section 5 2 3 7 Finally press ESC to return to the chart display Note See section 15 7 for Log fun
49. cted by the user see section 15 13 Chart first favorite Press PAGES Sonar second favorite Press PAGES Fourth favorite display Press PAGES Chart sonar third favorite Press PAGES To change the display to the next favorite press PAGES For example with five favorites DISPLAY DISPLAY Press Press Fifth favorite display Press PAGES Sixth favorite display Press PAGES DISPLAY DISPLAY Chart display is not active Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 16 2 6 3 Data header and compass The chart sonar and highway displays can show data and a compass at the top of the display The data header 1 Press MENU and select Data header 2 To turn the data header off or on i Select Data ii Select Off or On 3 To choose the size of the numbers i Select Size ii Select Small displays three elds per line and up to four lines Medium displays two elds per line and up to six lines Large displays same amount of data as medium but with a larger font 4 To change the data header i Select Data setup ii Change a data eld a Press the cursor keys to highlight the eld b Press ENTER to display a menu of the data that can be shown in the eld c Select the data to show in the eld select None to leave the eld empty iii Repeat the above step to set the other data elds Press ESC Tip If less than the maximum number
50. ctions Cancelling navigation Cancelling navigating to a point on the chart or to a waypoint 1 Press ESC until the chart display is displayed 2 Press GOTO AUTO and select Cancel goto Cancelling navigating along a route See section 6 3 3 WARNING Make sure the course does not pass over land or dangerous waters The Explorer 660 navigates to the destination as described in section 3 1 Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 21 If Projected course is turned on then the Explorer 660 will display the projected position based on the course over ground COG speed and a specified time To turn Projected course on and off and to set the time see section 15 2 3 5 Projected course Boat s projected course Boat position Projected position Tracking records the boat s position to memory at regular intervals which can be Time intervals Or distance intervals The track of where the boat has been can be displayed on the chart The Explorer 660 can display one track while recording another To work with tracks see section 15 6 The Explorer 660 can store five tracks Track 1 can hold up to 2000 points and is intended to record the normal progress of the boat Tracks 2 3 4 and 5 can hold up to 500 points each and are intended to record sections to be retraced accurately for example entering a river mouth Tip Record the tracks in good conditions When recording is on and t
51. d then select Logs The values can be changed independently of each other These log values are saved when the unit is turned off Reset trip dist This resets the trip distance to zero Reset total dist This option resets the total distance to zero Reset engine hours Use this option to reset the engine hours to zero This can be useful after an engine service or to count the engine hours between service intervals 15 6 Setup gt Track Press MENU one or more times until the Setup menu is displayed then select Track Tracking records and displays the boat s course on the chart see section 3 6 Five different tracks can be recorded track 1 has up to 2000 points and tracks 2 3 4 and 5 have up to 500 points each Record Off The Explorer 660 stops recording a track 1 to 5 select a track number The Explorer 660 starts recording the boat s course into the selected track Display Off No track is shown on the chart 1 to 5 select a track number The selected track is shown on the chart Plotting Interval The options are Distance or Time Distance Select the distance plotting interval 0 01 0 05 0 1 0 5 1 0 2 0 5 0 or 10 0 distance units Time Select the time plotting interval 1 5 10 or 30 seconds or 1 minute Memory used The percentage of memory used in the track being recorded Tip Use the user card display to check the number of points recorded in each track see
52. d Operation Manual 13 To show a display press DISPLAY press or to select the type of display to show Chart Sonar or Other press or to select the display from the list then press ENTER To return to the chart display press ESC 2 6 The main displays Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 14 Highway Fuel Data Waypoints Routes Satellite Tides User card About Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 15 2 6 1 Dual displays The Explorer 660 can show two displays at once for example Chart sonar or Sonar highway see section 2 6 When two displays are shown at once one of the displays called the active display is controlled by the user For example If Chart is the active window then pressing MENU will display the options for Chart If Sonar is the active window then pressing MENU will display the options for Sonar The active display has a yellow border To change the active display press DISPLAY twice For example if Chart sonar is shown If Chart is the active window then press DISPLAY twice to make Sonar the active display If Sonar is the active window then press DISPLAY twice to make Chart the active display Chart display is active Yellow border Yellow border 2 6 2 Favorite displays The Explorer 660 has a list of commonly used displays called favorite displays There can be up to six favorite displays and three can be sele
53. d on which may interfere with this Explorer 660 i Electrical noise from the boat s engine or an accessory may be interfering with the transducer s and or the Explorer 660 This may cause the Explorer 660 to automatically decrease the Gain unless using Manual Gain The Explorer 660 thus eliminates weaker signals such as fish or even the bottom from the display This may be checked by switching off other instruments accessories e g bilge pump and the motor until the offending device is located To stop problems from electrical noise try re routing the power and transducer cable s away from the boat s other electrical wiring routing the display unit s power cable directly to the battery with an in line fuse 3 2 Bottom is not displayed a The Explorer 660 may have Manual Range selected and the depth may be outside the range value selected Either change the Explorer 660 to Auto Range or select another depth range see section 8 5 b The depth may be outside the Explorer 660 s range While in Auto Range the display unit will display to indicate that there is no bottom detected A display of the bottom should reappear when in shallower water 3 3 The bottom is displayed too far up the screen The Explorer 660 may have Manual Range selected and the selected Range value is too high for the depth Either change the Explorer 660 to Auto Range or select another depth range see section 8 5
54. e Time format The options are 24 hour or 12 hour Date format The options are dd MMM yy MMM dd yy dd MM yy or MM dd yy Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 60 Press MENU once or more until the Setup menu is displayed then select Favorites The favorites are used by the PAGES key see section 2 6 2 The first three favorites are preset to Chart Sonar and Chart sonar and can not be altered To select a display for Favorite 4 5 or 6 1 Select the favorite to set 2 A list of choices is displayed Select one 15 13 Setup gt Favorites Simulate mode is a way of becoming familiar with the Explorer 660 see section 2 5 Press MENU once or more until the Setup menu is displayed then select Simulate 15 14 Setup gt Simulate Mode There are two choices for Mode Normal Simulates the boat moving from the selected start point at the given speed and heading The options required for Normal are Speed The simulated boat speed to use Heading The simulated bearing for the boat to follow Note To select the start point go to the chart display before starting the simulation Then To start the simulation from the boat position press ESC to switch to centre on boat mode To start the simulation from a different point move the cursor to that point on the chart Tip To calculate a heading use the cursor see section 3 3 Tip As the boat moves vary Heading to
55. e cursor to where the new route waypoint will be iv Press ENTER 6 To move a waypoint in the route i Move the cursor to the waypoint to move ii Press MENU and select Move iii Move the cursor to where the waypoint will be iv Press ENTER 7 To remove a waypoint from the route i Move the cursor to the waypoint to remove from the route ii Press MENU and select Remove The waypoint is removed from the route but the waypoint is not deleted 8 Repeat this process until the route is finished Review the route and check that the route does not cross land or dangerous water Then press ESC Or to delete the route that is being created i Press MENU and select Delete ii Select Yes to confirm Tip The distance and bearing calculator can also be used to enter a course and save it as a route see section 3 3 B Creating a new route from the routes display 1 In the routes display press MENU and select Create 2 A new route with a default name and no waypoints is displayed 3 To change the route name i Select the route name at the top of the display and press ENTER ii Change the name if necessary iii Press ENTER 4 To insert a waypoint in the route i Select where the waypoint will be To insert the first waypoint in a new route select Leg 1 To insert a waypoint at the end of the route select the unused leg at the end of the list of waypoints Otherwise select t
56. el cable is required see section 16 6 2 Wire the Explorer 660 for auto power see section 16 5 3 The fuel sensor cable has a plug with a white collar Plug this plug into the connector with a white nut on the back of the Explorer 660 Turn the collar to lock the connector Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 65 Optional fuel sensor Transom mount dual frequency sonar transducer GPS antenna White connector Black connector Blue connector Yellow con nector Connections Power data cable Pin Wire Function 1 Black Ground power negative NMEA ground Note The cable has two wires with black coverings the black wire pin 1 and the shield covered with heatshrink These wires are con nected within the cable and therefore it does not matter which black wire you use 2 Brown Power out 9 V DC NOT USED 3 White NMEA out 4 Blue NavBus 5 Red Positive power in 10 to 35 V DC 6 Orange NavBus 7 Yellow Auto power in connect to red wire positive power in to enable Auto power 8 Green External beeper or light out switched to ground 30 V DC 200 mA maximum Power data cable Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 66 16 5 Wiring the power data cable 1 Wire the power Either Basic wiring When the main switch is on the Explorer 660 must be powered on manually with the key The engine hours counter and fuel counter are disabled
57. en course change 6 3 3 Cancelling a route To stop the boat navigating along a route In the chart display press MENU and select Cancel route Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 29 GPS worldwide navigation The US Government operates the GPS system Twenty four satellites orbit the earth and broadcast position and time signals The positions of these satellites are constantly changing The GPS receiver analyses the signals from the closest satellites and calculates exactly where it is on earth This is called the GPS position The accuracy of the GPS position is typically better than 10 m 33 ft for 95 of the time A GPS antenna can receive signals from the GPS satellites when it is almost anywhere on earth DGPS A DGPS system uses correction signals to remove some of the errors in the GPS position The Explorer 660 can use one of two types of DGPS system WAAS and EGNOS DGPS WAAS and EGNOS are two satellite based DGPS systems The correction signals are broadcast by satellites and are received by the Explorer 660 s standard GPS antenna The accuracy of the corrected GPS position is typically better than 5 m 16 ft for 95 of the time WAAS covers all of the USA and most of Canada EGNOS will cover most of Western Europe when it becomes operational Differential beacon DGPS Differential beacons are land based radio transmitters that broadcast correction signals that can be received by a special rece
58. ent of the boat s speed from a GPS receiver or by following another boat travelling at a known speed or by making a timed run over a known distance Note for accurate calibration The speed from a GPS receiver should be greater than 5 knots The speed from another paddlewheel transducer should be between 5 and 20 knots Best results are achieved in calm conditions where there is minimal current best at high or low tide Press or to change the displayed speed to the true value Speed filter Waves and wind cause the boat speed from the paddlewheel transducer to fluctuate slightly To give stable readings the Explorer 660 calculates these values by taking several measurements and averaging them Set the Speed filter to the lowest value which gives stable readings The range is 1 to 30 seconds or Off 0 15 11 Setup gt Calibrate Temperature The factory settings should be sufficiently accurate for normal usage To calibrate the temperature readout first measure the water temperature with a thermometer known to be accurate Use the cursor keys to display the temperature readout box then increase or decrease the value to match the measured temperature The temperature can be set from 32 to 99 9 F 0 to 37 7 C with a resolution of 0 1 unit To change the units between F Fahrenheit or C Celsius see section 15 9 Temperature filter Water turbulence and currents cause the water tempera
59. er engine by refilling the portable tank s to the original level and noting the reading s from the fuel dispenser s gauge 5 Select Fuel Use the cursor keys to change the reading for each engine to match that on the fuel dispenser s gauge 6 Press ENTER when the reading is correct Note If the fuel calibration options appear to give erroneous readings after a while rst check that the fuel sensor has been installed correctly according to the installation instructions supplied with it then see Appendix B Troubleshooting Keel Offset Keel offset is a depth correction representing the vertical distance between the depth transducer and the location from which the depth is to be measured Enter a positive keel offset value when the transducer is located below the water surface but the total depth is required Enter a negative keel offset value when the depth below the deepest part of the boat is required such as the keel the rudder or the propeller and the transducer is located closer to the water surface Use the cursor keys to select Keel offset then press to display the Keel offset box Use the or cursor keys to adjust the value Press MENU once or more until the Setup menu is displayed then select Time Local offset The difference between local time and UTC GMT Change local offset when daylight saving time starts and ends The range is 0 to 13 hours in 30 minute steps 15 12 Setup gt Tim
60. f the feature When fishing with the Explorer 660 with the Fish symbols Off a weak fuzzy band may appear between the bottom trace and surface This might indicate a thermocline a rapid change in water temperature such as the edge of a warm or cold current The temperature difference can form a barrier which the fish may not swim through In fresh water fish often collect around a thermocline Fish symbols The Explorer 660 uses Northstar s SBN technology to analyse sonar echoes and identify which are likely to be fish The Explorer 660 can be set up to display a fish symbol and the depth over these echoes see section 15 3 Fish symbols While SBN is very sophisticated it is not foolproof there will be times when the Explorer 660 will not be able to differentiate between fish and large air bubbles or rubbish Depending on the strength of a fish signal the Explorer 660 can display a small medium or large symbol see section 15 3 Fish filter To see the maximum amount of information from the echoes turn Fish symbols off Fish appear as arches on the display Fish arches In good conditions a fish passing through the cone shaped ultrasonic pulse is displayed as a fish arch The 50 kHz frequency uses a wider cone than the 200 kHz frequency This makes the fish arches easier to see A fish arch starts when a fish enters the weak edge of the sonar cone generating a weak echo that is displayed as the start of the fish arch As
61. for good performance and adjusts range to always show the bottom In manual mode you can hand adjust the settings Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 38 Manual range is useful in areas of rapidly changing bottom depth such as around pinnacles to prevent the display from redrawing often to always show the bottom To revert to automatic range with the bottom always displayed Either press GOTO AUTO and select Cruise or Fishing Or press MENU select Range and select Auto If gain and threshold are manual they will stay manual 8 5 2 Using the A scope to set gain and threshold manually It is convenient to use the A scope display when adjusting gain and threshold manually Follow this procedure to adjust gain and threshold for normal circumstances 1 If necessary select the sonar frequency to adjust the settings for see section 15 3 2 Select the sonar display see section 2 6 If necessary press or to adjust range so that the bottom is displayed 3 Press MENU select Sonar splits then select Split A scope 4 Press ENTER to display the Gain window To adjust gain or threshold for a frequency press or to select the setting to adjust then press or to change the setting Threshold line Gain line Unwanted noise signal Peak of bottom signal 5 Set threshold to zero 6 Adjust Gain so the peak of the strong signal from the bottom just touches the gain line
62. fuel cable from end to end for damage such as cuts breaks trapped or squashed sections e Check that the fuel filter is clean 4 3 A twin engine installation shows only one flow rate a Check that the number of engines is set to 2 see section 15 5 4 4 Erratic Fuel Flow readings a The fuel flow transducer may have been mounted too close to the fuel pump or may be subject to excessive vibration Refer to the installation instructions supplied with the fuel transducer b Check for leaks in the fuel line or in the fuel pickup in the tank c The Flow filter value is not suitable for the engine Check that the value is not set to zero then try increasing the value until a steady flow rate is shown see section 15 5 4 5 There is no reading for fuel economy a The boat must be travelling through the water to generate an Economy reading b Check that the paddlewheel on the transducer is spinning freely and that the two magnets in the paddlewheel are still in place Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 74 Appendix C Glossary and navigation data Attention Area An important area on a chart such as a restricted anchorage or a shallow area see section 15 2 Bathymetric line A depth contour line on the chart Chart card A plug in card that stores chart data for a region see section 1 2 C MAP chart card See Chart card C MAP user card See User card Cursor A
63. he time c Under special circumstances the US Department of Defence may introduce a deliberate and changing error in the GPS positions of up to 300 m 1000 ft 2 3 Explorer 660 position different from same position on local charts a Explorer 660 in simulate mode Turn simulate mode off see section 15 14 b Incorrect chart datum Select the correct chart datum see section 15 2 c Map shift has been applied wrongly Clear map shift then reapply if necessary see section 15 2 2 4 Can not see boat on chart Press ESC to switch to centre on boat mode see section 3 2 2 5 The time or date on satellite display is wrong or off a No GPS fix b In simulate mode Turn simulate mode off see section 15 14 c Local time offset is wrong see section 15 12 The Local Time Offset must be changed when daylight saving time starts or ends 2 6 Autopilot not responding to Explorer 660 no NMEA output a NMEA output disabled or the required NMEA sentences are not turned on Check NMEA settings see section 15 9 b Check that the instrument is connected correctly 2 7 No DGPS fix or loss of DGPS fix a To receive a DGPS fix WAAS EGNOS must be enabled or an optional DGPS antenna fitted see section 7 b With WAAS EGNOS Boat out of coverage area see section 7 c With WAAS GPS antenna does not have a clear view of the horizon towards the equator d With beacon DGPS boat out of range of a DGP
64. he track becomes full then recording continues and the oldest points in the track are deleted 3 6 Tracks and tracking The maximum length of a track depends on the selected track interval a small interval will give a shorter more detailed track and a long interval will give a longer less detailed track as shown in these examples Time intervals Interval Track 1 Track 2 3 4 or 5 1 sec 33 minutes 8 minutes 10 sec 5 5 hours 1 4 hours 1 min 33 hours 8 hours Distance intervals Interval Track 1 Track 2 3 4 or 5 0 01 20 5 1 2 000 500 10 20 000 5 000 The track lengths are in the current distance units for example nm Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 22 4 Navigation Highway display The highway display has a bird s eye view of the boat s course to a destination To show the Highway display press DISPLAY select Other then select Highway CDI lines parallel to the boat s plotted course see Appendix C CDI The CDI lines are like a highway over the water where the boat will move Optional data header see section 2 6 3 Boat position is at the bottom centre of the display Boat s plotted course to destination The highway display shows Destination waypoint Optional compass see section 2 6 3 CDI scale WARNING The highway display does not show land dangerous waters or chart symbols Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation
65. he waypoint to insert the new waypoint in front of ii Press ENTER A list of waypoints is displayed Select the waypoint to use As waypoints are inserted the distance and bearing of each leg is shown automatically If the route has more waypoints than will fit on the display press or to see them 5 To remove a waypoint from the route i Select the waypoint to remove ii Press MENU and select Remove 6 Repeat this process until the route is finished 7 Press ESC 8 Display the route on the chart see section 6 2 3 and check that the route does not cross land or dangerous water 6 2 2 Editing a route Editing a route from the chart 1 In the routes display select the route to edit Press MENU and select Edit on chart 2 The selected route is displayed on the chart with a circle around the first waypoint 3 Edit the route as described in section 6 2 1 A starting at step 4 Editing a route from the routes display 1 In the routes display press or to highlight the route to edit Press MENU and select Edit 2 The selected route is displayed the route name and a list of the waypoints 3 Edit the route as described in section 6 2 1 B starting at step 3 Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 28 6 3 1 Starting a route To start the boat navigating along a route 1 In the routes display press or to highlight the route to use Press MENU and select Start Or from the
66. hen a waypoint is deleted from a route check that the changed route does not cross land or dangerous waters Deleting a waypoint from the chart display 1 In the chart display move the cursor to the waypoint to delete 2 Press MENU and select Delete 3 Select Yes to confirm Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 25 Deleting a waypoint from the waypoints display 1 In the waypoints display press or to highlight the waypoint to delete Press MENU and select Delete 2 Select Yes to confirm 5 2 6 Deleting all waypoints 1 In the waypoints display and press MENU and select Delete all 2 Select Yes to confirm 5 2 7 Changing a waypoint s data To change the waypoint data when it is displayed in a window 1 Select the data to change Press ENTER Use the cursor keys to change the data Press ENTER 2 If necessary repeat the above step to change other data 3 Select Save 5 3 Navigating to a waypoint 5 2 8 Sort Waypoints To change how the waypoints list is displayed 1 Press MENU and select Sort by 2 Select how to display the list Name In alphabetical order by name Icon Grouped by icon type Distance In order of distance from the boat An arrow at at the top of a column indicates how the waypoints are sorted 5 3 1 Starting to navigate to a waypoint From the chart or highway display 1 Press GOTO AUTO and select Waypoint 2 Select a waypoint from
67. ine run Consequently the Fuel remaining value will be higher than the actual amount of fuel remaining in the tank To avoid this problem use the Auto Power Wiring option see section 16 5 This ensures that the Explorer 660 powers on automatically whenever the boat s ignition is switched on b In rough seas fuel may surge back and forth through the fuel transducer resulting in incorrect readings Try installing a one way valve between the fuel transducer and the fuel tank c The Set remaining fuel value must be reset after every refuelling see section 15 5 d The fuel tank may not refill to the same capacity each time due to air pockets This is particularly noticable with underfloor tanks e Fuel transducers wear out over time and should be replaced after every 5000 litres of fuel 4 2 Flow indicates no fuel or low fuel a Check that the number of engines is set to 1 see section 15 5 b Check that the fuel cable connectors are securely plugged in and the collar is locked in place The collar must be locked in place to give a watertight connection c A fuel transducer may be clogged If so remove the transducer from the fuel line and gently blow through it in the opposite direction to the fuel flow A fuel filter between the fuel transducer and the fuel tank must be installed as per the fuel installation guide Failure to do so will void the warranty B 4 Fuel consumption problems d Inspect the
68. is gives the most stable value but will ignore some true speed changes Set the Speed and Course filters to the lowest values which give stable readings The range of each filter is 1 to 60 seconds or Off 0 Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 54 These features can be used only when the optional single or twin engine fuel kit has been installed Press MENU once or more until the Setup menu is displayed then select Fuel WARNING Northstar fuel kits are only suitable for petrol gasoline engines Fuel consumption can change drastically depending upon the boat loading and the sea conditions Always carry adequate fuel for the journey plus a reserve It is recommended that the fuel tank capacity is measured by draining the fuel tank then filling it to capacity After filling note the reading from the fuel dispenser s gauge Note Beware of air pockets especially in underfloor tanks Tank full Select Tank full each time the fuel tank s are completely refilled When asked Are you sure select Yes Otherwise the Fuel display and the Low Fuel Alarm are meaningless Set remaining Before doing a partial refill of the tank or removing fuel manually from the tank for example by siphoning it off 1 Note the Remaining reading on the Fuel display 2 Note how much fuel is added or removed 3 Calculate how much fuel is now in the tank 4 Select Set remaining and update the reading
69. ish from a school note the species and the strength of the echo that it returns on the A scope Then when that particular echo is seen again it is likely to be the same fish species Bottom type The shape of the echo strengths in the A Scope can help you to recognise the type of bottom Threshold line Gain line Unwanted noise signal Peak of bottom signal A scope display Sonar history Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 42 10 Data display The data display has eight large numeric data fields four lines with two fields per line plus a graph of the water temperature and depth over the last 20 minutes To show the data display press DISPLAY select Other then select Data To select what data is displayed 1 Press MENU and select Data setup 2 Change a data field i Press the cursor keys to highlight the field ii Press ENTER to display a menu of the data that can be shown in the field iii Select the data to show in the field select None to leave the field empty 3 Repeat the above step to set the other data fields 4 Press ESC Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 43 To show the Fuel display press DISPLAY select Other then select Fuel The Fuel display can only be used when the optional single or twin engine fuel kit has been installed See section 15 5 for information about setting up the fuel display If the number of engines is set to 0
70. isplay Time and date from GPS satellites Time is local time UTC GMT plus local offset see section 15 12 Boat position HDOP The error in the GPS position caused by satellite geometry A low value indicates a more precise fix a high value a less precise fix Status of GPS antenna for example Acquiring GPS fix No GPS If the unit is in GPS Simulate mode it displays GPS Simulation see section 2 5 Positions of visible GPS satellites Outer circle is horizon Inner circle is 45 elevation Centre is directly above North is at top of display If the boat is moving COG is a line from centre Signal strengths of up to twelve visible GPS satellites The higher the bar the stronger the signal The satellite display shows Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 31 WARNING 8 1 Using the Explorer 660 The Explorer 660 uses a sonar transducer attached to the hull The transducer generates an ultrasonic pulse sound that is above the hearing range of the human ear which travels down towards the bottom at a speed of about 4800 ft sec 1463 m sec spreading out into a cone shape When the pulse meets an object such as a fish or the bottom it is partly reflected back up towards the boat as an echo The depth of the object or bottom is calculated by the Explorer 660 by measuring the time taken between sending a pulse and receiving the echo When an echo has been returned the next pulse is
71. ith waypoint symbol name latitude and longitude distance and bearing from the boat type and display option If there are more waypoints than will fit on the display press or to scroll up or down a page at a time Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 24 5 2 1 Creating a new waypoint Creating a new waypoint from any display Press A new waypoint is created at the boat position with the default name and data To change the default data see section 5 2 3 Creating and editing a new waypoint from the chart display 1 To create a waypoint at the boat position press ESC to switch the chart to centre on boat mode Or to create a waypoint at a different point move the cursor to that point on the chart 2 Press MENU and select New waypoint 3 A new waypoint with the default name and data is created 4 Change the waypoint data if necessary see section 5 2 7 Select Save Creating a new waypoint from the waypoints display 1 In the waypoints display press MENU and select Create 2 A new waypoint with a default name and data is created at the boat position 3 Change the waypoint data if necessary see section 5 2 7 Select Save Note Waypoints can also be created when a route is created see section 6 2 1 5 2 2 Moving a waypoint Moving a waypoint from the chart display 1 In the chart display move the cursor to the waypoint to move 2 Press MENU and select Move
72. its 15 10 Setup gt Comms Use this feature when the Explorer 660 is connected to other Northstar instruments through NavBus or any compatible NMEA instrument Press MENU once or more until the Setup menu is displayed then select Comms NMEA NMEA is generally used with third party instruments see section 16 6 Select On to transmit NMEA sentences for example to an autopilot Otherwise select Off NMEA data Use this to specify which NMEA sentences will be transmitted see Appendix A NavBus NavBus is the preferred method for connecting the Explorer 660 to other Northstar instruments Select On if the instruments are connected using NavBus Otherwise select Off NavBus Group Use this when a group of Northstar instruments are connected together using NavBus to specify a group of instruments for backlighting if required Then if the backlight setting on one instrument in the group is adjusted the other instruments change automatically Otherwise select 0 Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 58 Press MENU once or more until the Setup menu is displayed then select Calibrate The fuel options can be calibrated only when the optional single or twin engine kit is installed on petrol gasoline engines Speed This calibrates the speed from the paddlewheel transducer Calibration may be required because different hull shapes have different flow characteristics Obtain an accurate measurem
73. its operation accuracy and maintenance The GPS system is subject to changes which could a ect the accuracy and performance of all GPS equipment anywhere in the world including the Explorer 660 Whilst the Northstar Explorer 660 is a precision navigation instrument it can be misused or misinterpreted which can result in its use being unsafe To reduce the risk of misusing or misinterpreting the Explorer 660 the user must read and understand all aspects of this Installation and Operation manual We also suggest that the user practice all operations using the built in simulator before using the Explorer 660 at sea Electronic Chart The electronic chart used by the Explorer 660 is an aid to navigation and is designed to supplement the use of o cial government charts not replace them Only o cial government charts supplemented by notices to mariners contain the information required for safe and prudent navigation Always supplement the information provided by the Explorer 660 with other plotting sources such as observations depth soundings radar and hand compass bearings Should the information not agree then the discrepancy must be resolved before proceeding any further Sonar fishfinder The accuracy of the sonar depth display can be limited by many factors including the type of the transducers the location of the transducers and water conditions It is the user s responsibility to ensure the Explorer 660 transducers are installed and used
74. iver on the boat Differential beacons are usually only installed near ports and important waterways and each beacon has a limited range The accuracy of the corrected GPS position is typically better than 2 to 5 m 6 to 16 ft 7 Satellites GPS antennas The Explorer 660 must be used with an external GPS antenna Normally use the GPS antenna supplied Fit an optional differential beacon DGPS antenna to give enhanced accuracy within range of land based differential beacons in areas where WAAS or EGNOS are not available Such a DGPS antenna has both a GPS receiver and a beacon receiver and it automatically applies the beacon correction to the GPS position The Explorer 660 can use GPS satellite data from a optional compatible instrument or antenna connected by NavBus or NMEA see section 16 6 In this case the Explorer 660 does not need its own antenna To configure the Explorer 660 for different antenna options see section 15 4 For more information contact your Northstar dealer Startup Each time a GPS receiver is turned on it normally takes about 50 seconds before it outputs the first position Under some circumstances it will take up to two minutes or longer Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 30 The satellite display has information about the GPS satellites and GPS position To go to the satellite display press DISPLAY select Other then select Satellite 7 1 Satellite d
75. n The Fish and Loss of DGPS fix alarms can be set to on or off For the other alarms enter a trigger value to turn the alarm on The alarm will sound each time the alarm value equals the trigger value For example the Too shallow alarm will sound if the depth is less than its trigger value and the Too deep alarm will sound if the depth is more than its trigger value To turn these alarms off enter a trigger value of 0 zero Icons for alarms that are on can be displayed in the data header see sections 2 6 3 and 10 An alarm icon is normally black and turns red when the alarm sounds Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 57 15 9 Setup gt Units Press MENU one or more times until the Setup menu is displayed then select Units The default units are shown in this example Distance Select from nm nautical miles mi miles km kilometres Speed Select from kn knots mph miles per hour kph kilometres per hour Depth Select from ft feet m metres fa fathoms Fuel Select from Litres USGal US gallons ImpGal Imperial Gallons Compass Select either T True north M Magnetic north Temperature Select either F Fahrenheit C Celsius Wind optional Select either True App Apparent Note that the units for wind speed are the speed un
76. nes of latitude and longitude on the Explorer 660 chart display remain unchanged WARNING Map shift is for eliminating minor offsets It should not be used if the correct datum is available Use map shift with caution incorrect application will cause incorrect boat positions Applying a map shift 1 Move the boat to a known point on the chart for example a marina berth 2 In the Chart setup menu select Map shift 3 Move the cursor to the position on the chart where the boat actually is 4 Press ENTER to set the new map shift The boat will now be displayed at its actual location Clearing the map shift Clearing the map shift removes any map shift from the cartographic features on the Explorer 660 chart display 1 In the Chart setup menu select Map shift 2 Press MENU and select Clear Waypoints Controls how waypoints are displayed on the chart The options are Hide all No waypoints are displayed except for waypoints on any selected route Show all All waypoints are displayed Selected Waypoints with their display option set to Icon or I N Icon and Name are displayed see section 5 Chart display options The other chart setup options allow an extensive range of chart card features to be shown Configure the most useful display format Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 51 15 3 Setup gt Sonar Press MENU once or more until the Setup menu is displayed then select
77. nges each time you highlight another display in the display menu Sonar Disable any sonar transducer and disable sonar functions A sonar transducer is fitted Enable sonar operation SmartCraft No SmartCraft gateway is fitted Disable SmartCraft functions SmartCraft gateway is fitted Enable SmartCraft operation Buddy track No DSC VHF radio is fitted Disable Buddy track A DSC VHF radio is fitted Enable Buddy track 15 Setting up the Explorer 660 The Explorer 660 has a number of advanced features which are set up through the setup menu We recommend that you become familiar with the operation of the unit using the default settings before making any changes to the data in these menus Press MENU one or more times to show the Setup menu then select a particular option using the or cursor keys Section 2 describes how to use the keys in more detail The Setup menu and options are summarized on the next page The factory default settings are shown where applicable Each Setup menu option is explained in the following sections Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 48 Calibrate see 15 11 Setup menu and options Factory default settings are shown where applicable Simulate see 15 14 Favorites see 15 13 GPS see 15 4 Logs see 15 7 Units see 15 9 Time see 15 12 Comms see 15 10 Track see 15 6 Smartcraft Fuel see 15 5 Sonar see 15 3 System see 15 1
78. ngs For more information on operating modes and the Explorer 660 settings see section 8 5 8 Sonar fishfinding Introduction This section explains how to interpret the sonar displays when and why to use the different frequencies and how fish are detected and displayed It also describes Gain and Range and shows examples of some of the different sonar displays Use the automatic Cruise or Fishing modes when learning to use the Explorer 660 or when travelling at speed Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 32 8 2 Interpreting the display The sonar displays do not show a fixed distance travelled by the boat rather they display a history showing what has passed below the boat during a certain period of time The history of the sonar signal displayed depends the depth of the water and the scroll speed setting In shallow water the echoes have a short distance to travel between the bottom and the boat In deep water the history moves across the display more slowly because the echoes take longer to travel between the bottom and the boat For example when the scroll speed is set to Fast at depths over 1000 ft 300 m it takes about 2 minutes for the data to move across the display whereas at 20 ft 6 m it takes only about 25 seconds The scroll speed can be set by the user to display either a longer history with less fish information or a shorter history with more fish details see section 15 3
79. one 8 3 Single and Dual frequency fishfinding When to use Mixed The Mixed frequency combines the 200 kHz and the 50 kHz echoes on one sonar display filling in detailed echoes in the centre of the sonar cone When to use 50 200 kHz Operating the Explorer 660 at both 50 kHz and 200 kHz simultaneously on a split display can be very useful when operating in shallow to medium water typically less than 500 ft 150 m because the 50 kHz section of the display shows the general area while the 200 kHz section can be viewed simultaneously for a more detailed look at any interesting feature To use 50 200 kHz select the Split 50 200 display see section 9 4 Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 35 1 minute ago 30 seconds ago Now Comparison of the same fish scenario displayed at different frequencies 50 kHz display Dual sceen 200 kHz display 50 200 kHz display 50 200 display Note the wider bottom trace Note the smaller defined fish arches and more bottom detail Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 36 8 4 Fish detection and display Where to find fish Underwater features like reefs wrecks and rocky outcrops attract fish Use the 50 kHz or 50 200 kHz frequency display to find these features then look for fish by passing over the feature slowly several times using the Zoom display see section 9 2 If there is a current the fish will often be found downstream o
80. ossing an ocean If Plotter mode is On then if the chart zooms to a scale which is not available the Explorer 660 will enter plotter mode and will only display the boat position and track if enabled Chart information will no longer be displayed and the display is white with black crosshatch lines For normal use turn Plotter mode to Off Mixing levels Mixes lower detail charts with higher detail charts on chart boundaries Lower detail chart is not shown Lower detail chart shown this is slower to redraw Palette Select the color scheme for the LCD display The options are Normal Sunlight Brighter colors more visible in sunlight Night Reversed colors for night to preserve night vision Compass mode COG in center Displays course over ground in center of compass BRG in center Displays bearing in center of compass Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 50 Map datum Explorer 660 GPS positions are based on a worldwide reference datum known as WGS 84 Most paper charts are based on WGS 84 However some paper charts are based on other datums In these cases the latitude and longitude coordinates of objects on the Explorer 660 chart display are different to the latitude and longitude coordinates of these objects on the paper chart This applies to all objects such as the boat waypoints tracks lines of latitude and longitude and cartographic features such as land rocks buoys and depth
81. ottom lock on for this display Zoom bar Sonar history Zoom section Divider line Depth line marks the centre of the zoomed area Sonar history Zoomed bottom signal Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 41 9 5 Sonar A Scope display The display shows the sonar history on the left and the A Scope display on the right The A Scope shows the strengths of echoes from different depths the longer the horizontal line the stronger the signal 9 4 Sonar 50 200 display The display shows the 50 kHz sonar history on the left and the 200 kHz sonar history on the right Gain can be set independently for each frequency see section 8 5 Range applies to both frequencies see section 8 6 200 kHz sonar history 50 kHz sonar history a vertical line showing the gain threshold the weakest echo to display on the sonar history a vertical line showing the gain setting echoes above this strength will display as the maximum signal strength Use the A Scope while adjusting the gain and threshold settings manually see section 8 5 Fish recognition The echo strengths shown on the A scope can be useful in recognising the type of fish Different species of fish have different sizes and shapes of swim bladders The air in the swim bladder reflects the ultrasonic pulse so the strength of the echo varies between fish species according to the size and shape of the swim bladder When catching f
82. plotter The Explorer 660 is part of the Northstar family of instruments which includes instruments for speed depth wind and repeaters These instruments can be connected together to form an integrated data system see section 16 6 For maximum benefit please read this manual carefully before installing and using the unit Special terms are explained in Appendix C Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 8 1 2 Plug in cards The Explorer 660 can use two kinds of plug in card C MAP chart cards have chart details required for navigating in a particular region When a chart card is plugged in the extra details automatically appear on the Explorer 660 chart display C MAP user cards are used to store navigation data Each user card expands the Explorer 660 memory and allows the data to be transferred to another Explorer 660 easily see section 13 Note The older 5 volt user cards are not supported Changing the plug in card The Explorer 660 has two card slots and can use two plug in cards at the same time It does not matter which slot a card is inserted in Turn Explorer 660 off see section 2 1 Remove cover from right side of case 1 2 3a 3b Pull old card out of its slot Put the old card in its case 4 Hold cover correct way round push back in place Turn Explorer 660 on see section 2 1 To insert card into front slot Hold card with gold contacts visible
83. point remains on the chart after the MOB has been cancelled To delete the MOB waypoint see section 5 2 5 This might result in a sudden and dangerous turn WARNING Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 12 2 5 Simulate mode Simulate mode allows a user to become familiar with the Explorer 660 off the water There are two simulate modes In GPS simulation mode data from the GPS receiver is ignored and the Explorer 660 generates this data internally GPS simulation flashes at the bottom of the display In sonar simulation mode data from the sonar transducers is ignored and the Explorer 660 generates this data internally Sonar simulation flashes at the bottom of the display Otherwise the Explorer 660 functions normally If both GPS and sonar simulation are selected Simulate flashes at the bottom of the display To start and stop Simulate mode see section 15 14 2 4 Alarms When the Explorer 660 detects an alarm condition it displays a warning message on the display the internal beeper sounds and any external beepers or lights operate Press ESC to clear the alarm The alarm will sound again if the alarm condition occurs again The Explorer 660 has twelve user settable alarms see section 15 8 In addition the Explorer 660 has a fixed alarm for loss of GPS fix WARNING Never have Simulate mode on when the Explorer 660 is navigating on the water Northstar Explorer 660 Installation an
84. r 660 has two sonar frequencies 200 kHz and 50 kHz To select the sonar frequency to use set Frequency see section 15 3 When to use 200 kHz The 200 kHz frequency is especially suitable for use in shallow and medium depth water typically less than 500 ft 150 m and while running at speed At 200 kHz the narrow cone reduces any noise caused by air bubbles The 200 kHz frequency generates a higher definition pulse which produces little shadow and returns excellent detail over a small area of bottom Therefore it gives excellent bottom discrimination capability and is particularly good at showing individual fish including bottom dwellers When to use 50 kHz The 50 kHz frequency is particularly suitable for use in deep water typically greater than 500 ft 150 m At 50 kHz the cone covers an area of water about four times wider than the 200 kHz cone and penetrates to a greater depth with minimal loss of the return signal However it produces a lower definition display with more shadow compared to the 200 kHz frequency This means that a group of small fish for example could be displayed as a single item while any fish very close to the bottom may not be found at all This frequency is useful for getting a deep wide overview of the area so that any areas of interest can be identified and then examined in detail with the 200 kHz frequency Wide angle less detailed 50 kHz cone Narrow angle more detailed 200 kHz c
85. r Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 37 8 5 Gain threshold and range The Explorer has three settings that affect the sonar display Gain The gain of the sonar receiver The gain should be high to display good detail but if the gain is too high then information from the strong bottom signal is lost and false echoes might be displayed There is a separate gain setting for each sonar frequency 50 kHz and 200 kHz Threshold Return echoes less than the threshold are ignored The threshold should be as low as possible but if the threshold is too low unwanted noise will be displayed Threshold is set as a percentage of gain For example if the threshold is 50 then return echoes less than 50 of the maximum signal are ignored There is a separate threshold setting for each sonar frequency 50 kHz and 200 kHz To display the current settings for gain and threshold select a sonar display and press ENTER 8 5 1 Changing between automatic and manual modes Select a sonar display before changing mode see section 9 a Using an automatic mode Press GOTO AUTO and select Cruise or Fishing see section 8 1 The Explorer 660 will adjust gain threshold and range automatically b Using manual mode Press GOTO AUTO and select Manual The Explorer 660 reverts to your last manual settings see section 8 1 c Adjusting gain or threshold manually 1 Press ENTER to display the gain window 2 Pres
86. reserve the right to make changes to specifications without notice Copyright 2006 Brunswick New Technologies Inc Northstar is a registered trademark of Brunswick New Technologies Inc Contents Important 6 1 Introduction 7 1 1 Cleaning and maintenance 7 1 2 Plug in cards 8 1 3 Removing and replacing the display unit 9 2 Basic Operation 10 2 1 Turning on and off auto power 11 2 2 Backlight 11 2 3 Man overboard MOB
87. rsor see section 3 2 1 3 2 Chart display Sea Land 3 2 1 Chart modes The Chart has two modes centre on boat mode and cursor mode These are explained below Centre on boat mode To switch to centre on boat mode in the chart display press ESC The boat is at the centre of the chart As the boat moves through the water the chart automatically scrolls to keep the boat in the centre of the chart The cursor see below is turned off Cursor mode The keys and are called cursor keys To switch to cursor mode in the chart display hold down a cursor key The cursor appears and moves away from the boat Press the key which points in the direction that the cursor will move for example press to move the cursor down Press midway between two of the cursor keys to make the cursor move diagonally Hold a cursor key down to make the cursor move continuously across the display In Cursor mode The distance DST and bearing BRG of the cursor from the boat are displayed at the bottom left corner of the display The chart does not scroll as the boat moves If the cursor reaches the edge of the display the chart will scroll For example hold down to move the cursor to the right side of the display and the chart will scroll to the left Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 19 WARNING 3 2 2 Latitude and longitude Latitude and longitude can be displayed in the data header Normally
88. rt card an electronic chart The Explorer 660 receives GPS position information from an external GPS antenna and displays the boat s position and speed The Explorer 660 can navigate to a point or can navigate along a route When the boat is navigating to one of these points the Explorer 660 displays course information for the helmsman to follow The Explorer 660 can control an autopilot Sonar fishfinding The Explorer 660 has a 50 kHz 200 kHz dual frequency sonar transducer and a 600 W RMS power output to ensure that the Explorer 660 operates effectively in shallow and deep water The Explorer 660 can detect the bottom to a depth of 3300 feet 1000 metres depending on the clarity of the water the ultrasonic frequency chosen and the type of transducer used The Explorer 660 can be used to find fish to locate features on the bottom such as reefs or wrecks and to help recognize favorite fishing spots from the bottom profile The Explorer 660 uses Northstar s proprietary SBN technology for sonar processing Digital adaptive filter algorithms enhance all returned signals and filter false returns Active noise control rejects interference which can often be mistaken by fishfinders for true returns Other functions With an optional fuel kit the Explorer 660 becomes a sophisticated yet easy to use fuel computer Navigation data can be saved to a plug in user card so that it can be easily transferred to another Northstar chart
89. s or to select the setting to adjust 3 Press or adjust the setting If the Explorer 660 is in Cruise or Fishing modes it will stop adjusting gain and threshold automatically but will continue to adjust range automatically Tip Use the A scope display to help set gain or threshold manually see section 8 5 2 To revert to automatic Either press GOTO AUTO and select Cruise or Fishing Or press ENTER to display the gain window select Manual and press The Explorer 660 will not adjust threshold automatically if gain is manual it will stay manual d Adjusting range manually Either press or to increase or decrease range Or press MENU select Range and select Manual Range does not change If the Explorer 660 is in Cruise or Fishing modes it will stop adjusting range automatically but will continue to adjust gain and threshold automatically This display is called the gain window Range The vertical depth covered by a Explorer 660 sonar display For example if the range is 100 m then the sonar display shows depths between 0 and 100 m The range is displayed at the bottom right corner of a sonar display If the bottom is deeper than the specified depth range it will not be shown on the display The Explorer 660 has three operating modes Cruise Fishing and Manual see section 8 1 In Cruise and Fishing modes the Explorer 660 automatically adjusts gain and threshold
90. s plotted course to the destination Two CDI lines parallel to the boat s plotted course see Appendix C CDI If the Explorer 660 is connected to an autopilot the Explorer 660 will send data to the autopilot to steer the boat to the destination Start the autopilot If the XTE alarm is enabled an alarm will sound if the boat deviates too much from its intended course to set the XTE alarm see section 15 8 3 If the arrival radius alarm is enabled then when the boat comes within the arrival radius of the destination an alarm will sound to show that the boat has reached the destination to set the arrival radius alarm see section 15 8 4 To stop the Goto see section 3 4 Following a route A route is a list of waypoints that the boat can follow see section 6 1 To create waypoints before creating the route see section 5 2 1 2 To create a route see section 6 2 1 3 To start the route see sections 3 4 or 6 3 1 When the Explorer 660 is navigating the chart data and highway displays show navigation data The chart shows The boat position The waypoint at the end of the current leg marked with a circle The boat s plotted course along the leg Two CDI lines parallel to the boat s plotted course see Appendix C CDI If the Explorer 660 is connected to an autopilot the Explorer 660 will send data to the autopilot to steer the boat to the destination Start the autopilot If the XTE alarm is
91. section 13 Send track This option is included for compatibility with older units For information see your Northstar dealer Delete track The data in the track selected for Record see above is deleted Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 56 15 8 Setup gt Alarms Press MENU one or more times until the Setup menu is displayed then select Alarms The Explorer 660 has thirteen alarms All except Loss of GPS fix can be turned on enabled or off disabled Symbol Alarm Alarm sounds when it is on and the Arrival radius boat is closer to the destination or to a waypoint than the alarm trigger value Anchor alarm boat moves by more than the alarm trigger value XTE boat moves o course by more than the alarm trigger value Danger boat comes closer to a danger waypoint than the alarm trigger value Too shallow depth is less than the alarm trigger value Too deep depth is greater than the alarm trigger value Fish echo matches the pro le of a sh Temperature temperature equals the alarm trigger value Temperature rate rate of change of temperature equals the alarm trigger value Low battery battery voltage is less than the alarm trigger value Low fuel fuel remaining equals the alarm trigger value Loss of DGPS x Explorer 660 can not receive the DGPS signal beacon WAAS or EGNOS Loss of GPS x Explorer 660 can not receive the GPS signal this alarm is always o
92. sent The Explorer 660 converts each echo into an electronic signal displayed as a vertical line of pixels The most recent echo appears on the extreme right of the display with the older echoes being scrolled towards the left eventually disappearing off the display The scroll speed depends upon the water depth and scroll speed setting See sections 15 3 and section 8 2 for more information The appearance of echoes displayed are affected by the Explorer 660 settings see section 8 5 echoes different fish types different bottom types wrecks and seaweed see section 8 2 noise water clarity and bubbles see section 8 2 Cruise Fishing and Manual Modes The Explorer 660 has three sonar operating modes Cruise mode Use this when on the move The Explorer 660 automatically adjusts its settings to compensate for water clarity and to display the bottom Fishing mode Use this when fishing The Explorer 660 automatically adjusts its settings to compensate for water clarity and to best display fish the bottom and other details Manual mode Use this to fine tune the Explorer 660 settings by hand Best results are often achieved in manual mode but practice and experience are required to obtain the optimum settings for different conditions To select an operating mode press GOTO AUTO and select the mode When you select Manual mode the Explorer 660 reverts to your last manual setti
93. splay scrolls from right most recent echoes to left oldest echoes Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 40 9 2 Sonar Zoom display The display shows the sonar history on the right and the zoomed section on the left The zoom bar on the far right shows the area of the history that is magnified in the zoom section Press or to adjust the zoom range the range of depths included in the zoom section If Bottom lock is on the zoom depth the depth of the zoom section is adjusted automatically so that the bottom is always displayed in the zoom section If Bottom lock is off press or to manually adjust the the zoom depth If bottom lock is on it will turn off Bottom lock To turn Bottom lock on or off 1 Press MENU and select Bottom lock 2 Select On or Off or If Bottom lock is on pressing or will turn it off 9 3 Sonar Bottom display The display shows the sonar history on the right and the bottom signal as a flat trace in the centre of the zoom section on the left The flat trace make it easy to compare the echo strengths shown in the bottom signals This can help to identify the type of bottom and objects close to the bottom The zoom bar on the far right shows the area of the history that is magnified in the zoom section Use the or keys to adjust the zoom range The Explorer 660 calculates the zoom depth automatically It is not necessary to turn B
94. symbol on the display see section 3 2 DGPS Differential Global Positioning System A navigation tool based on GPS with some errors corrected see section 7 Goto A simple way of navigating straight to a waypoint or to the cursor position see section 3 4 GPS Global Positioning System A satellite based navigation tool see section 7 Leg The straight segments of a route between waypoints A route with four waypoints has three legs MOB Man overboard MOB function Starts navigating back to the place where someone fell overboard see section 2 4 NavBus A way of connecting Northstar instruments together to share data see section 16 6 NMEA National Marine Electronics Association NMEA 0183 A standard for interfacing marine electronic devices see section 16 6 Route Two or more waypoints linked in sequence to form a course for the boat see section 6 User card A plug in card that stores waypoints routes and tracks see section 1 2 UTC Universal Time Coordinated or Coordinated Universal Time which is a standard world time formerly called Greenwich Mean Time GMT Waypoint A user definable chart position see section 5 Glossary Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 75 Navigation data The boat is sailing from the start to the destination and has moved off the plotted course from the start to the destination BRG Bearing to Destination Bearing
95. t shown When in the Sonar Zoom display the depth line marks the centre of the zoomed area It can be switched On or Off If switched On it appears on all the sonar displays Bathymetric Lines and soundings Chart cards contain a large amount of spot sounding and depth contour data This can be selectively displayed by turning Bathymetric Lines and Spot Soundings on then selecting the range to display with Bath and Sndgs Min and Max Attention Areas Areas of importance such as restricted anchorages and shallow areas are highlighted as Attention Areas The options are On displays attention area boundaries and information icons Off does not display attention area boundaries or information icons Note In some early chart cards the information icons are inactive Depth area limits The depth area limits control the chart water colors for different depths There are three water colors Surface to Depth area limit 1 Shallow water color Depth area limit 1 to Depth area limit 2 Medium water color Below Depth area limit 2 Deep water color The actual water colors depend on the palette in use see above Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 52 Color bar This shows the range of colors used for the selected color palette It can be switched On or Off If switched On it is displayed down the left hand side of all the sonar displays Zoom bar This shows the vertical
96. teering The di erence between COG and CTS TTG Time To Go The estimated time to reach the destination XTE Cross Track Error The distance from the boat to the nearest point of the plotted course XTE may have a letter R means steer to the right to return to the plotted course L means steer to the left VMG Velocity Made Good The speed at which the boat is approaching the destination CTS SOG speed VMG speed BRG COG Destination Boat position Start STR DTG distance CDI scale distance Plotted course Start Destination XTE distance Boat position CDI scale distance CDI line Plotted course CDI line Made in New Zealand MN000591A G AMERICAS 30 Sudbury Road Acton MA 01720 USA Ph 1 978 897 6600 Ph 1 800 628 4487 Fax 1 978 897 7241 sales bntmarine com EUROPE Unit 2 Ocean Quay Belvidere Rd Southampton SO14 5QY ENGLAND Ph 44 2380 339922 Fax 44 2380 330345 northstaruk northstarnav com AUSTRALIA PO Box 479 Gladesville NSW 2111 AUSTRALIA Ph 61 2 9879 9060 Fax 61 2 9879 9009 northstaraus northstarnav com NEW ZEALAND PO Box 68 155 Newton Auckland Auckland NEW ZEALAND Ph 64 9 481 0500 Fax 64 9 481 0590 northstarnz northstarnav com www northstarnav com
97. the fuel features are turned off Used shows total fuel used since this was last reset with the Clear Used command Remaining shows the amount of fuel remaining in the tank s Flow shows the fuel consumption per hour For twin engine installations the fuel flow for each engine is shown separately This is useful for checking that both engines are under the same load Economy is the distance travelled per unit of fuel used The Explorer 660 calculates this from the boat speed and fuel used The bigger this number the better the fuel economy Adjust the throttle and trim to achieve the best fuel economy Note that the Explorer 660 uses a paddlewheel transducer to measure speed used to calculate the fuel economy Therefore calibration of the boat speed measurement is essential for an accurate fuel economy reading See section 15 11 11 Fuel display Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 44 12 Tides display The tides display shows tide information at a tide station for the selected date To show the tides display for the tide station nearest to the boat press DISPLAY select Other then select Tides To go to the tides display for any tide station 1 From the chart display press MENU and select Find 2 Select Tide stations 3 A list of tide stations are displayed Select the tide station to display The chart redraws with the tide station centred 4 Press MENU and select Chart info
98. the backlighting see section 2 2 In this manual Press means to push the key for less than a second Hold means to hold the key down The internal beeper beeps when a key is pressed to disable or enable the beep see section 13 1 Selecting an item in a menu The Explorer 660 is operated by selecting items from menus shown on the display 1 Press or to move the highlight to the item 2 Press ENTER to select the item Changing a number or word To change a number or word on the display 1 Press or to move the highlight to the digit or letter to change Press or to change the digit or letter 2 Repeat the above step to change any other digits or letters 3 Press ENTER to accept the change Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 11 WARNING 2 1 Turning on and off auto power Auto power If the Explorer 660 is wired for auto power see section 16 5 then the Explorer 660 automatically turns on and off with the boat power and can not be turned on or off manually Turning on manually If the Explorer 660 is not wired for auto power turn the unit on by pressing If necessary adjust the display to be easy to read see section 2 2 Turning off manually If the Explorer 660 is not wired for auto power turn the unit off by holding down until the display turns off The MOB feature saves the boat s position and then navigates back to this point 2 3 Man overboard M
99. the list From the waypoints display 1 Press or to highlight the waypoint to go to 2 Press MENU and select Goto WARNING Make sure the course does not pass over land or dangerous waters 5 3 2 Cancelling navigation to a waypoint 1 Press ESC until the chart display is displayed 2 Press GOTO AUTO and select Cancel goto The Explorer 660 navigates to the waypoint as described in section 3 1 Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 26 6 2 1 Creating a new route A Creating a new route from the chart display While creating the route Press or to change the range scroll the chart by moving the cursor to the edge of the chart A data box at the top left of the display shows the route name and total distance If the cursor is near a leg it shows the length and bearing of the leg as well The legs of a route must start and end at waypoints If a leg does not start or end at an existing waypoint then a new waypoint will be created automatically to change the new waypoint data see section 5 2 7 1 In the chart display press MENU and select New route 2 The route is given a default name i Change the name if necessary ii Select Ok 3 To enter the first leg of the route i Move the cursor to the start of the route and press ENTER ii Move the cursor to the end of the first leg and press ENTER 4 To add a waypoint at the end of the route i Press ENTER ii
100. the position is the boat s position and the latitude and longitude has a boat symbol to show this If the cursor has been moved in the last ten seconds then the position is the cursor s position and the latitude and longitude has a cursor symbol to show this 3 2 5 Find nearby places To find and display nearby places of interest 1 To see places near the boat s position press ESC to switch to centre on boat mode To see places near a different point move the cursor to that point on the chart 2 Press MENU and select Find 3 Select the type of place There are three types Ports Port services and Tide stations For a Port service select the type of service to find 4 A list of places is displayed If there are more places than will fit on the display press or to scroll up or down a page at a time To search for a port by name i Press MENU and select Find ii Enter some or all of the letters of the port name Press ENTER 5 Select the place and press ENTER The chart display changes to show the selected place in the middle of the display 6 To see stored information about the selected place press MENU and select Chart info see section 3 2 5 To display a tide chart for a selected tide station select Tide height from the chart info Minutes to 3 decimal places about 2 m 6 ft resolution Degrees 36 29 637 S 175 09 165 E Latitude Longitude 36 29 684 S 175 09
101. to Track 5 The number of points in tracks 1 to 5 currently in the Explorer 660 Note To save Explorer 660 data onto the user card use the Save command see below Data stored on the user card and shown on the le list is not available to be used by the Explorer 660 until loaded into the Explorer 660 with the LOAD command see below Saving data to the user card This saves all the Explorer 660 s waypoints all the Explorer 660 s routes or one of the Explorer 660 s tracks to one file on the user card 1 Press MENU and select Save 2 Select Waypts Routes or Tracks 3 For Tracks select the track number to save 4 The new file is created Change the name if required The new file appears in the file list Loading data from the user card to the Explorer 660 This loads one file from the user card to the Explorer 660 A waypoints file The new waypoints are added to any existing waypoints in the Explorer 660 If a new waypoint has the same name as an existing waypoint but has different data the Explorer 660 displays both waypoints Select Skip Do not load the new waypoint Replace Load the new waypoint and replace the existing one Skip all Do not load any new waypoints which have the same names as existing waypoints Rplc all Load all new waypoints which have the same names as existing waypoints the new waypoints replace the existing waypoints Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation
102. transducer Correct installation is critical to the performance of the unit There are three components to install the Explorer 660 display unit the sonar transducer and the GPS antenna In addition install the optional fuel kit to use the Explorer 660 as a fuel computer The Explorer 660 can Drive external beepers or lights for the alarm Send and receive data from other Northstar instruments connected via NavBus The backlight setting is shared see section 16 6 Send NMEA data to an autopilot or other instrument Accept and display NMEA wind data from an optional compatible wind instrument The Explorer 660 can be wired for auto power so that it automatically turns on and off with the boat power and can not be turned on or off manually Wire auto power if the fuel option is installed so that the Explorer 660 records all the fuel that is used see section 16 5 It is vital to read the entire installation section of this manual and the documentation that comes with the antenna and any other units before starting installation GPS antenna Screws Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 62 Through hull dual frequency sonar transducer Through hull speed temperature transducer Fuel kit for single or twin petrol gasoline engines If a fuel kit is installed wire auto power on so that the Explorer 660 is on all the time the engine is on and no fuel consumption is missed see section 15
103. tup menu is displayed then select System GPS Source There are two options NMEA Use the external GPS antenna supplied or an external GPS or DGPS source connected via NMEA see section 16 6 NavBus Use an external GPS or DGPS source connected via NavBus see section 16 6 DGPS Source Enables or disables the satellite based DGPS correction see section 7 The options are None or WAAS EGNOS Do not enable WAAS EGNOS outside their coverage areas or the accuracy of the position might be degraded WAAS covers all of the USA and most of Canada To use WASS the GPS antenna must have a clear view of the sky towards the equator EGNOS will cover most of Western Europe Static Navigation When the boat stops or moves very slowly the calculated GPS speed and course become erratic Static navigation is a number and the options are 0 01 to 99 9 If the boat speed is slower than this the speed is displayed as zero and the course stays unchanged 0 Off The calculated speed and course are always used Speed and Course Filter Waves and wind cause the boat speed and course to fluctuate slightly To give stable readings the Explorer 660 calculates these values by taking several measurements and averaging them A lower value averages measurements over a shorter period of time This gives the most accurate value but has the most fluctuations A higher value averages measurements over a longer period of time Th
104. ture to fluctuate slightly To give stable readings the Explorer 660 calculates these values by taking several measurements and averaging them Set the Temperature filter to the lowest value which gives stable readings The range is 1 to 30 seconds or Off 0 Fuel Calibrating the fuel usage can improve the accuracy of fuel measurements Twin engine installations require each fuel transducer to be calibrated This can be done at the same time with two portable tanks or at different times using one portable tank Calibrating the fuel transducer s requires accurate measurement of the fuel consumption This is best done using a small portable tank At least 4 gallons 15 litres of fuel should be used to ensure an accurate calibration It is often very difficult to fill underfloor tanks to the same level twice due to air pockets so the more fuel used the more accurate the calibration To calibrate the fuel transducer s perform the following steps 1 Record the level of the fuel in the tank s 2 Connect the portable tank s to the engine through the fuel transducer s 3 Run the engine at normal cruising speed until at least 4 gallons 15 litres of fuel has been used per engine Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 59 Note Boat illustrated uses a through hull transducer Water surface Depth of transducer Negative value Transducer Positive value 4 Check the actual amount of fuel used p
105. www northstarnav com Explorer 660 Chartplotter and Fish nder Installation and Operation Manual FCC Statement Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a normal installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an output on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help A shielded cable must be used when connecting a peripheral to the serial ports IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Please read carefully before installation and use DANGER This is the safety alert symbol It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards Obey all safety messages th

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