Northstar
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Contents
Chart Set up the chart library
Use the chart views
3D Steer
Sounder 101
Radar 123
Measure range and bearing 139
Entertainment 162
Video jukebox options 179
Glossary
Networking
Welcome to the Northstar
Conventions
How to use this manual
Turn on
Introduction to the Northstar
Keys on the 15 inch Monitor
To turn off the 8000i using a 12 Display Processor
Turn off
Menu
Control
Keys on the remote keypad
Keys on the 12 inch Display Processor
To select an item with the touch screen
How to select an item
Buttons
Single pane options
What are pages?
What is the active pane?
Cycle through the panes on a
Expand a small pane
Sounder, Cruising, and Fishing
Select a
Edit a
Adjust the brightness on a 12 inch Display Processor
Set up the Northstar 8000i basics
Adjust the brightness on the 15 inch Monitor
Turn the keypad backlight on or off
Adjust the volume
Turn the keypad beeps on or off
Show/hide the top control bar
Select a palette
Show/hide the control panel
Show/hide the instruments bar
Select your time zone
When you are finished, select Installation
Select the time format
Select the small scale distance units
Select the temperature units
Select the large scale distance units
Select the speed units
Select the volume units for liquids
Select the depth units
Specify your vessel statistics
When you are finished, select Vessel Statistics
Select the pressure units
Chart
Select + Chart Select C-Map Chart Manager
Set up the chart library
Display the C-MAP MAX Pro Chart Manager screen
What does the C-MAP PRO Chart Manager screen show?
Chart Manager icons
Chart Manager control panel
Collection is installed on
Purchase or rent?
Information on C-Map chart licenses and subscriptions
Different ways to choose a chart collection
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Purchase a chart license over the phone
Purchase a chart license over the internet
Purchase a chart license through a dealer
Select + Chart, then C-Map Chart Manager
Load the chart licenses
Install the chart data
Touch Install Selected
Touch Install All in Control Panel
Update charts over the internet
Enter C-Map MAX Pro Chart Manager
Update the database by DVD
Uninstall chart collections
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To display the chart screen You can either
Chart screen basics
Display the chart screen
What does the chart screen show?
GoTo or show a Lat/Long coordinate
Display your current position in real time
Display your current position data
Instant GoTo
Zoom in or out on part of a chart screen
Zoom in or out on a chart screen
Pan the chart
There are three choices of chart orientation
Change the chart view
What is the chart orientation?
What is the vessel offset mode?
Change the chart orientation
Show details about an object on the chart
Select the vessel offset mode
Select the level of chart detail
Distance button, select Return
Show range and bearing from your vessel
Show range and bearing between two points
Select Distance and a new control panel appears
Show/hide the course predictor line
Customize the chart screen
What is the course predictor line?
Show Predictor button, select Settings
Settings button, select Return Select Settings
Keep your vessel in view on the chart screen
Select the vessel symbol
What is the chart guard zone?
Turn the chart guard zone on or off
Set up the chart guard zone
Set the deep water contour
Select the default icon for a waypoint
Select the default icon for an event mark
Guard Zone button, select Settings
Show/hide your current track
Show/hide the chart boundaries
Chart Presentation button, select Settings
Show/hide the Lat/Long grid overlay
Select Chart Presentation, then select More Chart Settings
Show/hide shade safe depths
Show/hide tidal flow and currents
Select Chart Overlays
What are light sectors?
Show/hide the light sectors
Five chart views have the following default settings
Use the chart views
Default settings for the chart views
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Transmit
Use the chart overlays
Overlay the radar
Select Chart Overlays, then select Radar Settings
Adjust the settings for the radar
Change the radar mode
Adjust the radar opacity
Overlay roads, terrain, SAR and/or Gmdss areas
Overlay satellite or aerial photos
Overlay the ports and marinas
Select Chart Overlays, then More Overlays
Create an event mark
Use waypoints
Create a waypoint
Delete a waypoint
Select and show a waypoint on the chart
Hide a waypoint
10.8 Set/remove the warning zone for a waypoint
Navigate to a waypoint
Stop navigating to a waypoint
Select the waypoint, then select Waypoint Details
Find a waypoint
Display the waypoint details
Display the waypoints library
Change the waypoint details
Delete a waypoint from the Waypoints Library
Copy an existing route
Use routes and waypoints
Create a new route
ƒ Off, a new waypoint is located exactly where you choose
Add a new waypoint into a route
When you are finished, select Finish
Move a waypoint in a route
Add a waypoint to the start or end of the route
Remove a waypoint from a route using the Chart screen
Remove a waypoint from a route using the Routes Library
Return
Change the order of the waypoints in a route
Add an existing waypoint to a route
ƒ select Edit Route then select Remove Waypoint
Select and follow a route with GoTo
Display the Routes Library
Select and follow a route from the Routes Library
Select the route that you want to follow, then select OK
Follow a route
Navigate to the previous or next waypoint
Stop following a route
Reverse your route
Hide an inactive route
Delete a route
Display and/or change the route details
Reset the XTE on an active route or waypoint
Select GoTo then select Reset XTE
Show the route length and estimated travel time
Set up routes to be shown or hidden
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Select the bearing mode
Set up navigation
Set the manual variation
Select the variation source
Select the position data format
Set the look ahead distance to update chart
Set the center circle to update chart
Set the waypoint arrival distance
Set the angle delay to update the chart
Select whether to continue navigating at the route end
Reposition the 3D Chart screen to show your vessel
Introduction to 3D Chart
Display the 3D Chart screen
Change the azimuth setting on 3D Chart
Pan the 3D Chart to show new areas
Rotate the view of the 3D Chart manually
Change the elevation manually
Change the camera angle for 3D Chart
Show/hide the bathymetric data
Change the vessel mode
Enhance the vertical scale
Synchronize 3D Chart and the chart screen
Overlay satellite or aerial photos on 3D Chart
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What does 3D Steer show?
When to reset the XTE
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Display the 3D Steer screen
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How the sounder works
Sounder
Use the sounder
What does the sounder screen show?
Display the sounder screen
Depth at the current cursor position
What does the sounder status bar show?
Change the scroll speed
Show/hide the depth value
Palette button, select Settings
Change the palette
Move the depth line
Change the sounder operating mode
Auto Mode button, select Return
Show/hide the depth line
When to use 50 kHz, 200 kHz, or mixed frequency
Frequency button, select Return
Select 50 kHz, 200 kHz or mixed frequency screen
Select a split 50/200 kHz screen
Change the zoom range shift
What is zoom range and zoom range shift?
Select a split zoom screen
Change the ratio of a split screen
Select a split bottom lock screen
What is the A-Scope?
Change the ratio of the A-Scope
Show/hide the A-Scope
What are fish arches?
How to interpret the sounder screens
Problems with fish arches?
How the water depth and scroll speed affect the history
How to recognize different types of fish
How to recognize and avoid shadows
How to recognize the type of bottom
Factors that affect the echo strength
Gain and Filters button, select Return
What is gain?
Change the gain setting
Change the sounder range and gain
Change the gain threshold
What is the gain threshold?
Auto Range can be set On or Off
What is auto range and range shift?
Turn the auto range on or off
Range, Zoom and Split button, select Return
Change the range shift
Change the range
Change the transducer depth
Set up the sounder
Change the sounders speed offset
Change the water temperature offset
Change the water temperature averaging time
Return Select Range, Zoom, and Split
Change the sounders speed filter
Change the zoom range
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What are the radar modes?
Radar
How the radar works
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Start the radar transmitting
Use the radar
Display the radar screen
What does the radar screen show?
Stop the radar transmitting
What does the radar status bar show?
What is the radar orientation?
Orientation button, select Return
Change the radar orientation
Change the radar range offset
Customize the position of the PPI center
Orientation button, select Return Select Orientation
Select True or Relative Motion mode
Set the PPI position to Look Ahead or Center
Reset the TM position
Optimize the quality of the radar display
Change the radar gain mode
Adjust Radar button, select Return Select Adjust Radar
Change the sea clutter mode
Change the radar gain setting
What is sea clutter?
What is rain clutter?
Change the sea clutter setting
Presentation button, select Return Select Presentation
Change the rain setting
Reduce interference from other radars
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Change the radar palette
Show/hide the North indicator
Customize the radar screen
Show/hide the active waypoint on radar
Show/hide the heading marker
Show/hide the range rings
Show/hide waypoint or route details on radar
Show/hide the active route on radar
Show/hide a VRM/EBL
Measure range and bearing
Find range and bearing with the cursor
Find range and bearing with fixed VRM/EBL
Find range and bearing with floating VRM/EBL
Set the EBL reference bearing
Turn off or customize target trails
Target presentation
Make small targets more easy to see
Remove target trails from the radar
Guard Zones button, select Return Select Guard Zones
What is a radar guard zone?
Use the radar guard zones
Turn a radar guard zone on or off
Guard Zones button, select Return
Set the sensitivity of the radar guard zone alarm
Customize a radar guard zone
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Change the radar antenna height
Set up the radar
Change the radar startup mode
When you are finished, select Radar
Change the radar bearing alignment
Change the range of the radar
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Rename an instrument panel
Choose how to view the instruments
Instruments
Select an instrument panel
Select Panel button, select Return
Select the color scheme for an instrument panel
Change the layout of the instrument panel
Resize an instrument
Add an instrument
Delete an instrument panel
When you are finished, select Save Changes
Create an instrument panel
Delete an instrument
Select Config, then select Panel Config
View the current settings for an alarm
Alarms
Which alarms can be changed?
Set the alarm audio
Turn an alarm On/Off
Change the upper or lower trigger settings for an alarm
Set the delay for an alarm
View the alarm log
Trigger an alarm in case of a loss of input data
Acknowledge All
Acknowledge one or more alarms
Set an anchor alarm
Reset an alarm
Entertainment
What file formats are supported?
Turn the volume up or down
Show multiple entertainment panes
Copy media files to a portable drive
Manage your media files with a portable drive
Copy media files from a portable drive
Files must be in WMA, MP3, MPEG, WMV or AVI format
Play media files from a portable drive
Delete media files from a portable drive
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Entertainment
Delete an item from the music library
Delete a video from the video library
Select and play music from the jukebox
Use the music jukebox
Play the previous or next track in the music jukebox
Pause playing music from the jukebox
Repeat the whole album or playlist in the jukebox
To create a new playlist
Change an albums cover art
Create and name a new playlist
To change an albums cover art
Select Create/Edit Playlist, then choose Select Playlist
Change a playlist
Play tracks randomly in the album or playlist
Delete a playlist
View the music details
Edit an item in the music library
Queue more music
Select and play a playlist
Select a particular track on a music CD
35 CD/DVD options
Play a music CD
Set random play On/Off on a music CD
Resume playing a music CD
Set repeat play On/Off on a music CD
Play the previous or next track on a music CD
Pause playing a music CD
Stop and eject a music CD
You can use the video jukebox options to
Video jukebox options
Select and play a video
Fast forward a video
Play a video in full screen mode
Pause or resume playing a video
Stop or restart a video
To play a different video
Rewind a video
Set repeat play On/Off for a video
Play a different video
Show the DVD menu
Play a DVD in full screen mode
DVD options
Play a DVD
Fast forward a DVD
Play or resume playing a DVD
Stop or restart a DVD
Play the previous or next scene on a DVD
To rewind a DVD
Rewind a DVD
Stop and eject a DVD
Manage your Media Libraries
Change the automatic ejection setting for music CDs
Set the volume levels for the entertainment applications
When you are finished, select Entertainment
Set the location of the media library
Select the audio source for Video Aux
Video Aux
What video formats are supported?
Select and play the Video Aux In source
Play Video Aux In in full screen mode
Add the camera to the network
View the camera in full screen mode
Camera
What types of camera are supported?
Maintain the Northstar
How to clean the touch screen
How to clean a display unit
Restore settings and information
Select Calibrate next to Calibrate Touch Screen
Technical support, service and repairs
Find the software version number
Upgrading the 8000i system
There two types of upgrade for a 8000i processor
Sounder Bottom is not displayed
Troubleshooting
Touch screen is inaccurate
Camera screen goes blank or camera isnt available
Radar shows different patterns on each sweep
Radar overlay doesnt appear on the chart screen
Radar shows random signals in center
Radar shows random or grouped dots
Radar shows false echoes and/or background noise
Charts wont display
42.14 3D Chart wont display photo overlays
42.15 3D Chart photo overlays switch off
Select Routes Tracks and Waypoints
Restore routes, tracks, and waypoints
Restore global settings
Select Restore Global Settings
See Networking the 8000i for more information
Restore local settings
Select Restore Local Settings
Gray screen with message Master name unavailable
Glossary
Representation of a fish on the screen as a raw echo return
Final waypoint in a route
Type of fuel. See also gasoline and petrol
An advanced home theatre sound
Way of grouping music by style, e.g. Rock, Classical
Method of displaying information without using colour
Unit of volume equal to 1.20094 US gallons
Type of fuel
List of options displayed on screen
Unit of volume
Disable the audio output
Camera attached to the mast
Play the selected track or tracks
Chart is displayed with North at the top of the screen
Advance to the next track of the CD or DVD
Waypoint that you are steering towards
Set of software instructions for a computer
Power output of the sonar transmission
Range and bearing between two points selected on the chart
See Range Charting
An area that cannot be reached by the sonar pulse
Setting to display the track of the boat over the chart
List of stored routes
Speed at which the display moves across the screen
List of stored waypoints in the database
Sudden change of temperature over a short vertical distance
Unit of volume equal to 0.833 Imperial gallons
List of tracks recorded and stored on the database
Portion of the display screen that shows the zoomed area
Area of the display that is enlarged
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