1Welcome to the Northstar 8000i
Congratulations on your purchase of the Northstar 8000i, the revolutionary new integrated marine electronics system. The 8000i is designed for ease of use in the marine environment, with Touch Screen technology and Online Help.
The 8000i can integrate navigation, fishfinding, instrumentation, multimedia entertainment, and an onboard camera. Whatever type of boat you have and however you use it, you can customize the 8000i to meet your needs.
Flexible, modular, and innovative, the 8000i delivers awesome performance.
Please take a few minutes to read through this Northstar 8000i Quickstart Guide and learn how to get started with your 8000i.
NOTE: The 8000i has several requirements that must be met to ensure safe and proper operation. Installation and interfacing of the 8000i should be handled by a marine technician using the guidelines found in the various Northstar 8000i installation manuals.
1.1Networking the 8000i
The 8000i can be connected to a wide variety of compatible marine devices, including Northstar's sounder and radar. A qualified marine electronics technician should perform these installations.
The 8000i integrated networking technology lets you connect two or more display units in order to share navigation, sounder, radar, entertainment, and instrumentation data. Any changes that you make to any of these functions, such as creating a new waypoint or saving a new video in the video jukebox, are instantly available to everyone using the 8000i.
If more than one display unit is used in the 8000i system, one of them must be specified as the network master unit. The master unit MUST:
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have all the data wiring (such as NMEA) run to it. Incoming navigation date, such as GPS and NMEA, is received by the master unit and then distributed over the network to other display units.
have the GPS antenna is connected to it.
have the chart license key connected to it. When the chart license key is connected and the charts unlocked, other display units can share the one license and display the charts.
have the autopilot (if fitted) connected to it.
The master unit MUST be operating in order for the other display units to function with navigational information. The other display units are sometimes referred to as client units.
If the master unit is NOT operating, all the other display units will show a grey screen with the message "Master “name” unavailable". This will be the case for Chart, Radar, Sounder, and 3D Chart.
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