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Installation Instruction

Table of Contents

SECTION ONE: Introducing the Northstar radar
5
SECTION TWO: Installing and wiring the radar
7
SECTION THREE: Setting up the radar
21
- Radar transmitter status
  21
- Heading sensor requirements
  22
- Calibrating the radar
  22
  - Preparing for calibration
    22
  - Setting the Trigger Delay
    23
  - Radar tuning
    23
  - Presets
    24
  - Setting the STC Curve
    25
  - Setting the Heading Calibration
    25
  - Antenna parking position
    26
SECTION FIVE: Using manual control functions
27
- Gain and clutter adjustments
  27
  - Rain Clutter
    27
  - Sea Clutter
    27
  - Gain
    27
- Other functions
  28
SECTION SIX: Servicing the radar
29
APPENDIX A: Specifications and Drawings
31
APPENDIX B: Troubleshooting
35

Installation Instruction

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1000 KB
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38
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English

User Manual

Table of Contents

Using this manual
6
- Conventions
  6
Networking the 972
7
Interfacing the 972
8
Maintaining the 972
8
- Basic maintenance
  8
- Cleaning the display screen
  8
Technical support
9
- by Telephone:
  9
- by E-mail:
  9
- by Fax:
  9
- by U.S. mail:
  9
- Hearing from you
  9
- Service and repair
  9
Electronic Charts and the 972
10
- Raster Charts
  10
- Vector Charts
  10
Purchasing charts
11
- Turning the 972 on
  15
- Turning the 972 off
  15
Introducing the display screen
15
- Adjusting the brightness
  15
- Special display windows
  15
  - Question windows
    16
Introducing the controls
16
- Function keys
  16
- Split screen feature
  17
- Menu keys
  17
- Setting options
  17
  - Function options
    17
Detailed chart data
17
- Displaying available charts
  18
Displaying the chart screen
18
- Clearing a GPS or WAAS alarm
  20
- Using the chart
  20
- Chart plotter functions
  21
- Displaying other information
  21
Chart options
22
3D chart screens
22
Alarms
22
Using demo mode
23
Displaying numeric data on the chart screen
23
Displaying numeric data on the position screen
24
Going immediately to a quick waypoint
25
Radar
26
The echo sounder
27
Split function
27
- The SPLIT key
  27
- The Control key
  28
The STAR key: alarms, TideTrack and setup
28
- Using the alarms
  28
- Using TideTrack™
  28
- Setup functions
  28
SAVE and Man Overboard (MOB)
29
- Saving waypoints
  29
- Saving routes
  29
- Man Overboard
  29
Using the Chart Screen
31
- Chart boundaries
  32
- Lights and buoys
  32
- Zooming in and out
  32
- Using the cursor on the chart screen
  33
- Comparing vessel and browse modes
  33
  - Vessel mode
    34
  - Browse mode
    34
- Rotating the chart
  35
  - Using chart rotation in browse mode
    36
  - How rotating affects the chart and radar
    36
- Setting up the chart screen
  37
  - Left chart type
    37
  - Right chart type
    37
  - Chart synchronization
    38
  - Look Ahead
    38
  - Predictor
    38
  - Waypoint Switching
    38
  - Coordinates
    38
  - Lat/lon display
    38
  - Lat/lon grid
    38
  - Outlines
    38
  - Dist/Speed Units
    38
  - Magnetic variation
    38
  - Browse popups
    38
  - False floor
    38
  - Depth units
    39
  - Raster quilting
    39
  - Choosing vector chart details
    39
    - Soundings
      40
    - Navaids
      40
    - Depth contours
      40
    - Text and navdata
      40
    - Streets and Roads
      40
    - Shaded Relief
      40
    - Waypoints
      40
    - Waypoint names
      40
    - Tide Bars
      40
    - Current Arrows
      40
  - Changing the wake display
    40
    - Enable Wake
      41
    - Wake point every
      41
    - Wake length
      41
  - Demo control
    41
- Using the course predictor line
  42
- Using the distance and bearing calculator
  42
3D maps
45
- Overlay
  46
- Mode
  46
- Bottom/Lock
  47
- Camera up
  47
- Camera down
  47
- More info
  47
- Configuring the screen
  47
  - Exaggeration
    47
  - Bottom lock
    48
  - Terrain overlay
    48
  - Thumbnail
    48
  - False floor
    48
- Flying around the vessel
  48
  - Vessel Mode
    48
  - Browse Mode
    48
Position coordinates
49
- Using GPS
  50
- Position screen options
  51
  - Dist/speed units
    51
  - Magnetic variation
    51
  - Lat/lon display
    51
  - Time format
    52
- Viewing GPS satellite status
  52
- Using Phantom Loran
  53
  - Selecting Phantom Loran
    53
  - Setting the Phantom Loran GRI
    53
Navigating to Waypoints
55
- Designating a waypoint
  56
- Steering to a waypoint
  58
  - Steer Screens
    59
  - The 2D steering screen
    59
    - The 3D steer screen
      60
  - Steering on the chart
    61
- The course predictor line
  61
  - Selecting the starting point
    62
  - Starting a route
    62
  - Reversing a route
    62
- Restarting the track line
  63
Creating waypoints and routes
67
- Displaying waypoints
  68
- Creating new waypoints
  69
- Creating avoidance-area waypoints
  72
  - Setting the avoidance-area alarm
    73
- Editing waypoints
  73
- Introducing routes
  75
  - Route and waypoint capacity
    75
- Creating a route from the chart
  76
- Creating routes from a list of waypoints
  77
- Saving a route as you travel
  78
- Editing a route
  80
- Transferring waypoints/routes to other units
  84
- Transferring waypoints to and from a PC
  87
Radar
89
- Turning the radar transmitter on and off
  91
- Displaying radar
  91
- Using the radar’s main menu keys
  92
  - Transmitter control
    93
  - Controlling radar
    93
  - Rotating the radar image
    93
  - Adjusting the radar
    93
  - Using the radar markers
    93
  - Viewing more info
    93
- Overlaying radar on the chart
  94
- Changing radar scale and rotation
  94
  - Changing the scale
    94
  - Using zoom on a split screen
    94
  - Rotating the radar image
    94
  - Range rings
    95
- Using the Adjustment keys
  95
  - Using the keys
    95
  - Image adjustments
    96
    - Manual vs. automatic settings
      97
  - Advanced settings
    97
    - Pulse
      97
    - Expand
      97
    - Speed
      97
    - Offset
      97
  - Presets
    97
    - Manual presets
      97
    - Automatic presets
      98
    - Gain preset
      98
    - Sea preset
      98
    - Auto tuning
      98
    - STC curve
      98
  - Setup…
    98
    - Trigger delay
      98
    - Heading calib
      98
    - Park angle
      98
- Using the Markers keys
  98
- Radar cursor
  100
- MARPA targets
  100
  - How does MARPA work?
    100
  - Designating targets
    101
  - The Targets screen
    102
  - Target controls
    102
    - Select by
      102
    - Sort by
      102
    - Show on chart…
      102
    - Delete
      103
    - Target options…
      103
  - Target options screen
    103
    - Detail
      103
    - Tracks
      103
    - Sorting
      103
    - Bearing
      103
    - Alarm
      104
    - Range
      104
    - CPA
      104
    - TCPA
      104
Echo sounding
105
- How echo sounding works
  107
- Setting up the sounder
  107
- Displaying the echo sounder’s picture
  110
  - Using demo mode
    111
- Using automatic mode
  111
  - Cruising or fishing
    111
  - Manually overriding automatic mode
    111
- Changing the frequency of echoes
  112
- Zooming in and out
  113
  - Choosing a zoom mode
    113
  - Choosing the zoom scale
    113
  - Bottom zoom
    114
  - Bottom lock zoom
    114
  - Bottom lock/center zoom
    115
  - Marker zoom
    115
  - Leaving zoom mode
    115
- Echo Sounder setup
  116
  - Accessing the setup screen
    116
  - Transducer depth
    116
  - Depth units
    116
  - The temperature graph’s units and scale
    117
  - Transducer calibrations
    117
  - Demo mode
    117
  - Speed and temperature sensor setup
    117
- The picture menu
  118
- Changing the depth settings
  120
- Using the MORE key
  121
  - Changing the advance speed
    122
  - Displaying the A-scope
    122
    - The A-scope with dual frequencies
      123
    - The A-scope with zoom mode
      123
- Setting the ECHO screen data
  123
  - Speed through the water
    123
  - Temperature box
    123
  - Temperature graph
    123
  - Bottom depth box
    123
- Viewing past echoes using SoundTrac
  124
- Echo sounding alarms
  125
- Troubleshooting the echo sounder
  128
  - Maintaining the transducer
    129
Video
131
- Displaying video
  132
  - Auto sequencing
    132
  - Pausing video
    132
  - Video options
    132
    - Aspect mode
      132
    - Autocycle time
      133
    - Cameras
      133
Alarms and TideTrack
135
- Displaying alarm messages
  136
  - New alarm messages
    136
  - Recent alarm messages
    136
- Clearing alarms
  137
  - Alarm audio
    140
  - Anchor alarm
    140
  - Cross-track alarm
    141
  - Arrive radius
    141
- TideTrack™
  141
- Currents
  144
Networking
145
- Restrictions
  146
  - Master unit unavailable
    146
    - Configuring the replacement as a master
      147
Setup
149
- Changing the settings
  150
- Navigation options
  151
- Changing your port settings
  155
- Setting up the echosounder
  155
- Installing software updates
  155
- Diagnostics
  156
  - Network status screen
    156
  - Testing the 972’s keypad
    156
  - Using the LCD test key
    156
  - Storage
    156
  - Service options
    157
- Changing the time zone
  157
Appendix A - Datum list
159
Appendix B - Specifications
165

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Installation Instruction

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