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GettingStarted

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Turning The Star Pilot 6 On

To tum the Star Pilot 6 on . press thc Poucr/filrcklrght Kcv located

on the lower right corner of the unit onc tirtlc . I sc thc Lrp or Down - l'o

Arow sofikeys to adjust the display scl'ccnc()rltri . l\l . tLtrllthe unit off . press and hold down the Power/Brtcklrgllt Kcr Lrrltilit trccps .

The Menu Screen

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There are six modes fbr operation o1'thcStar Pilot 6 . Thc first three modes (keypad choices l'2 . - l)arc tlar,'igrltiotrscrccns'The Position Mode t'eaturesiln easy to vicvn'large. cligit display of your present latitude and longitude . The Plot anclNavigatc Modes provide navigational inforrnation in graphic formats, displaying a plot of your boat'scourse or a steeringtrack to your destination .The next three modes (keypad choices 4 . 5 . 6) arc fbr support o1'thenavigation screens .

The Waypoint Mode mana - qesthe Wa1'pointanclRoute libraries' The Status Mode gives you inlirnnation on the conditiotts of the Star Pilot 6 itself . as well as the GPS satcllites and system . l - he Set Up N,lodccan be used to set l()caltime and the arrival and anchor alanns .

Use the keypad on the nght side of the unit to choose an operational mode . The Star Pilot 6 is now startedand is locking on to the GPS satcllite signals .If this is the first time turn - c'rnfor the unit . it rnay take severalminutes to get a position fix .

PressKey #l to Choosethe PositionMode

You will noticethecunentdateandtimeon thetop ol'thedisplal'. The time is displayedin UTC (UniversalTime Coordinated)See.the SetUp Mode sectionPage.20 lbr detailson settingthetimc to Local Time .

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Contents OperationMarunl Thblcof Contents WarrantyInformntion ToOur CustomerImportant lotice GeneralInformntion Power Connection UniI InstallntionStar Pilot 6 GPS Antenna AntewtnInstallationStar Pilot 6 Keyboard BasicOperationAlpha-Numeric Keys Common SoftkeyFunctionsPower/BacklightControl Turning The Star Pilot 6 On GettingStartedMenu Screen PressKey #l to Choosethe PositionModeWhat Is a Waypoint? EnteringWaypointsN U IE S C SavingPresentPositionAs a lVaypoint PositionModeN U I E S C I a I V I E N T R SaveinPIntMode Featuresof Track PlotClearall Navigateto\ t IYavigateModeN U IE S C I N I V I E N T R JnavigatetoSave CreatingRoutes WaypointMode\JK N U IR T EN U eI s C i O e U l I E N r R N U I W p T SnI l v l e r u r nStatusMode SetUpMode Menui ES C I N I V I E N T RAnchc Distance Tltc Basicsof GPS AdvancedlVavigationGuide GPS ModesNavigationalTerms CoG Nmea 0183Data OutputSpeed Snr Pilot 6 Error Messages & TroublcslnotingTips Error CodesGPS Health Messages Speciftcations Main FeaturesPhysical General

Star Pilot 6 specifications

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