NorthStar Navigation 8000I manuals

NorthStar Navigation 8000I Operation Manual

220 pages1.08 Mb

2Important Safety and Warning Information
5Disclaimer
Warranty
6Contents
- 161 Welcome to the Northstar 8000i
  - 1.1 Networking the 8000i
  - 171.2 How to use this manual
  - 1.3 Conventions
- 182 Introduction to the Northstar 8000i
  - 2.1 Turn on the 8000i
  - 192.2 Turn off the 8000i
  - 2.3 The keys on the 15 inch Monitor
  - 212.4 The keys on the remote keypad
  - 222.5 The keys on the 12 inch Display Processor
  - 232.6 The buttons
  - 2.7 How to select an item
  - 2.8 Single pane options
  - 242.9 What is the active pane?
  - 2.10 What are pages?
  - 252.11 Expand a small pane
  - 2.12 Cycle through the panes on a page
  - 262.13 Select a page
  - 2.14 Edit a page
- 273 Set up the Northstar 8000i basics
  - 3.1 Adjust the brightness on the 15 inch Monitor
  - 3.2 Adjust the brightness on a 12 inch Display Processor
  - 283.3 Turn the keypad beeps on or off
  - 3.4 Turn the keypad backlight on or off
  - 3.5 Adjust the volume
  - 293.6 Select a palette
  - 3.7 Show/hide the control panel
  - 3.8 Show/hide the instruments bar
  - 3.9 Show/hide the top control bar
  - 303.10 Select the time format
  - 3.11 Select your time zone
  - 313.12 Select the large scale distance units
  - 3.13 Select the small scale distance units
  - 3.14 Select the temperature units
  - 323.15 Select the depth units
  - 3.16 Select the speed units
  - 3.17 Select the volume units for liquids
  - 333.18 Select the pressure units
  - 3.19 Specify your vessel statistics
- 344 Chart
- 355 Set up the chart library
  - 5.1 Display the C-MAP MAX Pro Chart Manager screen
  - 5.2 What does the C-MAP PRO Chart Manager screen show?
  - 365.3 The Chart Manager control panel
  - 5.4 The Chart Manager icons
    - Icon Meaning Required Action
  - 385.5 Information on C-Map chart licenses and subscriptions
  - 5.6 Purchase or rent?
  - 5.7 Different ways to choose a chart collection
  - 405.8 Purchase a chart license over the internet
  - 5.9 Purchase a chart license over the phone
  - 415.10 Purchase a chart license through a dealer
  - 425.11 Load the chart licenses
  - 5.12 Install the chart data
  - 445.13 Update charts over the internet
  - 455.14 Update the database by DVD
  - 5.15 Uninstall chart collections
- 476 Chart screen basics
  - 6.1 Display the chart screen
  - 486.2 What does the chart screen show?
  - 496.3 Display your current position in real time
  - 6.4 Display your current position data
  - 6.5 Instant GoTo
  - 6.6 GoTo or show a Lat/Long coordinate
  - 506.7 Zoom in or out on a chart screen
  - 6.8 Pan the chart
  - 6.9 Zoom in or out on part of a chart screen
  - 516.10 Change the chart view
  - 6.11 What is the chart orientation?
  - 526.12 Change the chart orientation
  - 6.13 What is the vessel offset mode?
  - 536.14 Select the vessel offset mode
  - 6.15 Select the level of chart detail
  - 6.16 Show details about an object on the chart
  - 546.17 Show range and bearing from your vessel
  - 6.18 Show range and bearing between two points
- 567 Customize the chart screen
  - 7.1 What is the course predictor line?
  - 7.2 Show/hide the course predictor line
  - 577.3 Keep your vessel in view on the chart screen
  - 7.4 Select the vessel symbol
  - 7.5 What is the chart guard zone?
  - 587.6 Set up the chart guard zone
  - 7.7 Turn the chart guard zone on or off
  - 597.8 Select the default icon for a waypoint
  - 7.9 Select the default icon for an event mark
  - 7.10 Set the deep water contour
  - 607.11 Show/hide your current track
  - 7.12 Show/hide the chart boundaries
  - 617.13 Show/hide shade safe depths
  - 7.14 Show/hide the Lat/Long grid overlay
  - 627.15 What are light sectors?
  - 7.16 Show/hide the light sectors
  - 7.17 Show/hide tidal flow and currents
- 638 Use the chart views
  - 8.1 Default settings for the chart views
    - Planning Underway Fishing Anchored Local
- 659 Use the chart overlays
  - 9.1 Overlay the radar
  - 669.2 Adjust the settings for the radar
  - 9.3 Change the radar mode
  - 9.4 Adjust the radar opacity
  - 679.5 Overlay satellite or aerial photos
  - 9.6 Overlay the ports and marinas
  - 9.7 Overlay roads, terrain, SAR and/or GMDSS areas
- 6910 Use waypoints
  - 10.1 Create a waypoint
  - 10.2 Create an event mark
  - 7010.3 Select and show a waypoint on the chart
  - 10.4 Hide a waypoint
  - 10.5 Delete a waypoint
  - 7110.6 Navigate to a waypoint
  - 10.7 Stop navigating to a waypoint
  - 10.8 Set/remove the warning zone for a waypoint
  - 7210.9 Find a waypoint
  - 10.10 Display the waypoint details
  - 7310.11 Change the waypoint details
  - 10.12 Display the waypoints library
  - 7410.13 Delete a waypoint from the Waypoints Library
- 7511 Use routes and waypoints
  - 11.1 Copy an existing route
  - 7611.2 Create a new route
  - 7711.3 Move a waypoint in a route
  - 11.4 Add a new waypoint into a route
  - 7811.5 Add a waypoint to the start or end of the route
  - 7911.6 Remove a waypoint from a route using the Routes Library
  - 11.7 Remove a waypoint from a route using the Chart screen
  - 8011.8 Change the order of the waypoints in a route
  - 11.9 Add an existing waypoint to a route
  - 8111.10 Display the Routes Library
  - 11.11 Select and follow a route from the Routes Library
  - 11.12 Select and follow a route with GoTo
  - 8211.13 Follow a route
  - 11.14 Navigate to the previous or next waypoint
  - 11.15 Stop following a route
  - 8311.16 Hide an inactive route
  - 11.17 Delete a route
  - 11.18 Reverse your route
  - 8411.19 Display and/or change the route details
  - 11.20 Reset the XTE on an active route or waypoint
  - 8511.21 Set up routes to be shown or hidden
  - 11.22 Show the route length and estimated travel time
- 8712 Set up navigation
  - 12.1 Select the bearing mode
  - 8812.2 Select the variation source
  - 12.3 Set the manual variation
  - 8912.4 Select the position data format
  - 12.5 Set the look ahead distance to update chart
  - 9012.6 Set the center circle to update chart
  - 12.7 Set the amount of time represented by the course predictor line
  - 9112.8 Set the angle delay to update the chart
  - 12.9 Set the waypoint arrival distance
  - 9212.10 Select whether to continue navigating at the route end
- 9313 Introduction to 3D Chart
  - 13.1 Display the 3D Chart screen
  - 13.2 Reposition the 3D Chart screen to show your vessel
  - 9413.3 Pan the 3D Chart to show new areas
  - 13.4 Rotate the view of the 3D Chart manually
  - 13.5 Change the azimuth setting on 3D Chart
  - 9513.6 Change the camera angle for 3D Chart
  - 13.7 Change the elevation manually
  - 9613.8 Enhance the vertical scale
  - 13.9 Change the vessel mode
  - 13.10 Show/hide the bathymetric data
  - 9713.11 Overlay satellite or aerial photos on 3D Chart
  - 13.12 Synchronize 3D Chart and the chart screen
- 9914 3D Steer
  - 14.1 Display the 3D Steer screen
  - 14.2 What does 3D Steer show?
  - 14.3 When to reset the XTE
- 10115 The sounder
  - 15.1 How the sounder works
- 16 Use the sounder
  - 10216.1 Display the sounder screen
  - 16.2 What does the sounder screen show?
  - 10316.3 What does the sounder status bar show?
  - 16.4 Change the scroll speed
  - 10416.5 Change the palette
  - 16.6 Show/hide the depth value
  - 10516.7 Show/hide the depth line
  - 16.8 Move the depth line
  - 16.9 Change the sounder operating mode
  - 10616.10 When to use 50 kHz, 200 kHz, or mixed frequency
  - 10716.11 Select 50 kHz, 200 kHz or mixed frequency screen
  - 16.12 Select a split 50/200 kHz screen
  - 10816.13 Select a split zoom screen
  - 16.14 What is zoom range and zoom range shift?
  - 16.15 Change the zoom range shift
  - 10916.16 Select a split bottom lock screen
  - 16.17 Change the ratio of a split screen
  - 11016.18 What is the A-Scope?
  - 11116.19 Show/hide the A-Scope
  - 16.20 Change the ratio of the A-Scope
- 11217 How to interpret the sounder screens
  - 17.1 What are fish arches?
  - 17.2 Problems with fish arches?
  - 11317.3 How to recognize different types of fish
  - 17.4 How to recognize and avoid shadows
  - 17.5 How to recognize the type of bottom
  - 17.6 How the water depth and scroll speed affect the history
  - 11417.7 Factors that affect the echo strength
- 11518 Change the sounder range and gain
  - 18.1 What is gain?
  - 18.2 Change the gain setting
  - 11618.3 What is the gain threshold?
  - 18.4 Change the gain threshold
  - 11718.5 What is auto range and range shift?
  - 18.6 Turn the auto range on or off
  - 11818.7 Change the range shift
  - 18.8 Change the range
- 11919 Set up the sounder
  - 19.1 Change the transducer depth
  - 12019.2 Change the water temperature offset
  - 19.3 Change the water temperature averaging time
  - 19.4 Change the sounder's speed offset
  - 12119.5 Change the sounder's speed filter
  - 19.6 Change the zoom range
- 12320 Radar
  - 20.1 How the radar works
  - 20.2 What are the radar modes?
- 12521 Use the radar
  - 21.1 Display the radar screen
  - 21.2 Start the radar transmitting
  - 12621.3 Stop the radar transmitting
  - 21.4 What does the radar screen show?
  - 12721.5 What does the radar status bar show?
  - 21.6 What is the radar orientation?
  - 12821.7 Change the radar orientation
  - 21.8 Change the radar range offset
  - 21.9 Customize the position of the PPI center
  - 12921.10 Set the PPI position to Look Ahead or Center
  - 21.11 Select True or Relative Motion mode
  - 13021.12 Reset the TM position
- 13122 Optimize the quality of the radar display
  - 22.1 Change the radar gain mode
  - 13222.2 Change the radar gain setting
  - 22.3 What is sea clutter?
  - 22.4 Change the sea clutter mode
  - 13322.5 Change the sea clutter setting
  - 22.6 What is rain clutter?
  - 13422.7 Change the rain setting
  - 22.8 Reduce interference from other radars
- 13623 Customize the radar screen
  - 23.1 Change the radar palette
  - 23.2 Show/hide the North indicator
  - 13723.3 Show/hide the heading marker
  - 23.4 Show/hide the range rings
  - 23.5 Show/hide the active waypoint on radar
  - 13823.6 Show/hide the active route on radar
  - 23.7 Show/hide waypoint or route details on radar
- 13924 Measure range and bearing
  - 24.1 Find range and bearing with the cursor
  - 24.2 Show/hide a VRM/EBL
  - 14024.3 Find range and bearing with fixed VRM/EBL
  - 14124.4 Find range and bearing with floating VRM/EBL
  - 14224.5 Set the EBL reference bearing
- 14325 Target presentation
  - 25.1 Make small targets more easy to see
  - 25.2 Turn off or customize target trails
  - 14425.3 Remove target trails from the radar
- 14526 Use the radar guard zones
  - 26.1 What is a radar guard zone?
  - 26.2 Turn a radar guard zone on or off
  - 14626.3 Set the sensitivity of the radar guard zone alarm
  - 26.4 Customize a radar guard zone
- 14827 Set up the radar
  - 27.1 Change the radar startup mode
  - 27.2 Change the radar antenna height
  - 27.3 Change the parking angle
  - 14927.4 Change the range of the radar
  - 27.5 Change the radar bearing alignment
- 15128 Instruments
  - 28.1 Choose how to view the instruments
  - 28.2 Select an instrument panel
  - 28.3 Rename an instrument panel
  - 15228.4 Select the color scheme for an instrument panel
  - 28.5 Change the layout of the instrument panel
  - 28.6 Resize an instrument
  - 15328.7 Add an instrument
  - 15428.8 Create an instrument panel
  - 28.9 Delete an instrument
  - 28.10 Delete an instrument panel
- 15629 Alarms
  - 29.1 Which alarms can be changed?
  - 29.2 View the current settings for an alarm
  - 15729.3 Turn an alarm On/Off
  - 29.4 Change the upper or lower trigger settings for an alarm
  - 29.5 Set the alarm audio
  - 15829.6 Set the delay for an alarm
  - 15929.7 Trigger an alarm in case of a loss of input data
  - 29.8 View the alarm log
  - 16029.9 Acknowledge one or more alarms
  - 16129.10 Reset an alarm
  - 29.11 Set an anchor alarm
- 16230 Entertainment
  - 16330.1 Show multiple entertainment panes
  - 30.2 What file formats are supported?
  - 30.3 Turn the volume up or down
- 16431 Manage your media files with a portable drive
  - 31.1 Copy media files to a portable drive
  - 16531.2 Copy media files from a portable drive
  - 16631.3 Play media files from a portable drive
  - 31.4 Delete media files from a portable drive
- 16832 Delete an item from the music library
- 16933 Delete a video from the video library
- 17034 Use the music jukebox
  - 34.1 Select and play music from the jukebox
  - 17134.2 Pause playing music from the jukebox
  - 34.3 Repeat the whole album or playlist in the jukebox
  - 34.4 Play the previous or next track in the music jukebox
  - 17234.5 Change an album's cover art
  - 34.6 Create and name a new playlist
  - 17334.7 Change a playlist
  - 34.8 Play tracks randomly in the album or playlist
  - 34.9 Delete a playlist
  - 17434.10 Edit an item in the music library
  - 34.11 View the music details
  - 17534.12 Select and play a playlist
  - 34.13 Queue more music
- 17635 CD/DVD options
  - 35.1 Play a music CD
  - 35.2 Set random play On/Off on a music CD
  - 35.3 Select a particular track on a music CD
  - 17735.4 Set repeat play On/Off on a music CD
  - 35.5 Play the previous or next track on a music CD
  - 35.6 Pause playing a music CD
  - 35.7 Resume playing a music CD
  - 17835.8 Stop and eject a music CD
- 17936 Video jukebox options
  - 36.1 Select and play a video
  - 18036.2 Play a video in full screen mode
  - 36.3 Pause or resume playing a video
  - 36.4 Stop or restart a video
  - 36.5 Fast forward a video
  - 18136.6 Rewind a video
  - 36.7 Set repeat play On/Off for a video
  - 36.8 Play a different video
- 18237 DVD options
  - 37.1 Play a DVD
  - 37.2 Show the DVD menu
  - 37.3 Play a DVD in full screen mode
  - 18337.4 Play or resume playing a DVD
  - 37.5 Stop or restart a DVD
  - 37.6 Play the previous or next scene on a DVD
  - 37.7 Fast forward a DVD
  - 18437.8 Rewind a DVD
  - 37.9 Stop and eject a DVD
- 18538 Manage your Media Libraries
  - 38.1 Change the automatic ejection setting for music CDs
  - 38.2 Set the volume levels for the entertainment applications
  - 18638.3 Set the location of the media library
- 18739 Video Aux In
  - 39.1 What video formats are supported?
  - 39.2 Select and play the Video Aux In source
  - 39.3 Select the audio source for Video Aux In
  - 18839.4 Play Video Aux In in full screen mode
- 18940 Camera
  - 40.1 What types of camera are supported?
  - 40.2 Add the camera to the network
  - 40.3 View the camera in full screen mode
- 19041 Maintain the Northstar 8000i
  - 41.1 How to clean the touch screen
  - 41.2 How to clean a display unit
  - 41.3 Restore settings and information
  - 41.4 Calibrate the touch screen
  - 19141.5 Find the software version number
  - 41.6 Technical support, service and repairs
  - 41.7 Upgrading the 8000i system
- 19342 Troubleshooting
  - 42.1 Touch screen is inaccurate
  - 42.2 Camera screen goes blank or camera isn't available
  - 42.3 Sounder - Bottom is not displayed
  - 42.4 Sounder shows a double bottom trace
  - 19442.5 Radar overlay doesn't appear on the chart screen
  - 42.6 Radar shows random or grouped dots
  - 42.7 Radar shows random signals in center
  - 42.8 Radar shows different patterns on each sweep
  - 42.9 Radar shows multiple echoes off the same object
  - 42.10 Radar shows arcs and/or shadows
  - 19542.11 Radar shows false echoes and/or background noise
  - 42.12 Charts won't display
  - 42.13 Waypoints and/or Routes arent shown on all the display units.
  - 42.14 3D Chart won't display photo overlays
  - 42.15 3D Chart photo overlays switch off
  - 19642.16 Restore routes, tracks, and waypoints
  - 42.17 Restore global settings
  - 19742.18 Restore local settings
  - 42.19 Gray screen with message: "Master" name unavailable
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- 217Man Overboard