NorthStar Navigation Troubleshooting and Servicing Your Marine GPS System - 800-628-4487
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SECTION SEVEN: Troubleshooting and servicing the 958 system

Hearing from you

Your feedback is important and helps Northstar ensure that this manual is a valuable resource for all marine technicians. Email your comments or suggestions about this manual to the following address: manuals@northstarcmc.com.

Using the Dealer Express web pages

Northstar dealers can get service information online by going to the Dealer Express area on Northstar’s website. Contact Northstar for your dealer password before clicking on the Dealer Express link. This area includes the following topics:

•service bulletins (for known issues and solutions)

•software update information (for new software features)

•service request form (for sending systems back)

•service status request form (for systems currently under repair)

•warranty registration form (for registering new products)

Obtaining software updates

Periodically, Northstar posts software-update addenda on its website (www.northstarcmc.com) under the Manuals link.

For dealers

Once Northstar has posted an addendum to its website, you can call the Northstar Sales Department to order the corresponding software update, or download the update from the Dealer Express area of the website.

For operators

958 operators should contact their respective dealer for software updates. Northstar does not recommend that operators install software updates. If an update is installed incorrectly by mistake, you may lose data and the 958 may not work properly. Software updates aren’t covered by the Northstar warranty.

Returning a 958 for service

958 repairs are performed only by authorized Northstar dealers or at the Northstar factory. Service includes a complete hardware and software check-out. For a system under warranty, shipping charges to the factory are the only cost for factory repair. The repaired 958 will be returned via prepaid economy ground freight (units returned overseas are chargeable). The 958 and any accessories returned for warranty repair that are determined to be without fault are subject to a handling charge.

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Contents Integrated Navigation System Limited warranty policy Contents Page Section ONE Introducing Checking the 958 package958BDM-CA Section TWO Installing and wiring Bench-testingMounting Choosing the best 958 locationMounting recommendations Flush-mounting Yoke-mountingWiring Avoiding cable wiring shortcutsUnderstanding the interface connectors Do thisElectrical power requirements Connecting the 958 to ship’s powerSection TWO Installing and wiring Page Section Three Installing and wiring the 2201 or Checking the 2201 and 2301 partsMounting and wiring Choosing the best mounting locationMounting and wiring To mount the 2201 onto a deck or any other flat surfaceUsing a standard antenna mount Mounting the 2301 on an antenna mount Description Wire color Pin Re-fabricating the 958 connectorWiring connections for 2201/2301 cable Section Four Installing and wiring Choosing the best 2701 mounting locationConnector 7-pin Connector 25-pin Function Connecting the 2701 toWiring connections for 2701 cable Choosing the best antenna mounting location Installing the AN205-P antennaConnecting the 2701 to the antenna Page Section Five Checking out the system Turning the 958 on and offInstallation-test checklist Selecting differential optionsSection SIX Interfacing the 958 system Wiring the connector pinsNmea connector pins Configuring the Nmea output ports Aux connector pinsChoosing the output format Setup options for the Nmea portSetting Choices Displaying Nmea output sentences Choosing the talker ID Choosing the lat/lon precisionChoosing the checksum setting Choosing the output rateChoosing the waypoint identification ID Selecting an independent Nmea output-port datumUsing 200 ppnm output Configuring the RS-232 portUsing SC-104 Using copy port 1 and copy portConnecting the 958 to a remote display Connecting the 958 to a video cameraUsing the port off setting About the diagnostic settingTerminating the cable Connecting two Northstar unitsAssembling the cable 958-to-958 wiring 958 Function Pin #AUX Connector 952 Function 958 951 Pin # 941 Setting the anchor-watch alarm honk952/951/941 to 958 wiring Troubleshooting the 958 installation Section Seven Troubleshooting and servicing the 958 systemTroubleshooting installation problems Video Setup screen Troubleshooting the 2201 and 2301 installation ThenTroubleshooting the 2701 and AN205-P installation Getting technical support Contacting NorthstarUsing the Dealer Express web pages Obtaining software updatesReturning a 958 for service Hearing from youSection Seven Troubleshooting and servicing the 958 system Page Physical features/environmental Interfacing Appendix a 958 system technical specifications958 technical specifications Performance Environmental 2201/2301 technical specificationsPhysical features Interfacing 2701 technical specifications Waas

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