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Buen manual de instrucciones

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¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual NorthStar Navigation 538i se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales NorthStar Navigation 538i, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones NorthStar Navigation 538i debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo NorthStar Navigation 538i
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo NorthStar Navigation 538i
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo NorthStar Navigation 538i
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de NorthStar Navigation 538i no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de NorthStar Navigation 538i y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico NorthStar Navigation en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de NorthStar Navigation 538i, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo NorthStar Navigation 538i, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual NorthStar Navigation 538i. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    www .n ort hs ta rn a v .c om E x p l o r e r 538 / 53 8 i Char tpl otte r Installation and Op eration Manual[...]

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    FC C Stat ement Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a normal installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if n[...]

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    Industry Canada Op erati on is subj ec t to the fo llowi ng t wo condi tions : ( 1) this device m ay not caus e inter fere nce, and (2) this d evi ce must a ccept any inter fe rence, in cludin g inter fere nce that may c ause un desire d op erati on of th e devi ce. It is your sole responsibility to install and use Northstar ’s instrument and GPS[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 4 Con t en t s Imp or ta nt ..................................................................................................................... ........................... 3 Qu ick r efe re nce ...........................................................................................[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 5 8 Gau ges d isp lay ..................................................................................................................................... 3 0 9 Dat a dis pl ay .............................................................................................................[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 6 Featur e T ype See Requires General How to use the keys and displays 2 T roubleshooting Appendix B Simulate mode 2-6 Glossary of special names Appendix C Specifi cations Appendix A MOB Man overboard key 2-4 Navigation Overview of how to navigate 3-1 GPS fi x Finding the boat’ s po[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 7 1 - 2 Cl ean ing a nd ma inte nan ce Th e Ex plore r 538/538i screen is co vered by a proprietary anti-reflec tion coati ng. T o avoid damag e, clean th e scre en only w ith a dam p cloth and mi ld dete rgent wh en dir t y or covere d in sea sa lt. Avoid a brasi ve cleane rs, p etrol [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 8 Hand le plug -in c ards care full y. Keep t hem in th eir prote ct ive cas es whe n not plu gge d into the E xp l or er 53 8/ 538 i. Keep t he hol der in p lace in th e Ex plo rer 538/538i at all tim es to prevent m oist ure from e nterin g the card compartment. 1 -4 Re movin g and re[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 9 2 Basi c Opera tion Over view of th e keys Go b ack to an e arli er me nu or d ispl ay. Any chang es mad e are ign ore d. In ch ar t mo de, cen tres ch ar t at bo at ’s posi tion . Show a m enu o f the ma in dis play s. To go to a displ ay, sele ct i t fro m the m enu (s ee s ec tio[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 10 c) To change a name or number: 1 Press to display th e name o r numb er: 2 Press or to se lec t a le tter o r digi t to chang e. Press or to cha nge t he let ter o r digit. Rep eat this to chan ge other l et ters or numbers . 3 Press to accept the n ew va lue. Or p ress to igno re th[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 11 MOB w ill not wo rk if t he E xplo rer 538/538i doe s not have a GPS f ix . Th e MOB featu re saves th e boat ’s posit ion an d then n avigate s bac k to this po int. 1 Press . Th e Ex plore r 538/538i stores th e boat ’s posi tion as a w ayp oint cal led MO B. 2 Th e Ex plor er [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 12 2- 7 Sim ula te mode In Sim ulat e mode, the Explorer 53 8/538i ig nores data f rom th e GPS antenn a and othe r tra nsducer s and s ensor s and th e Ex plo rer 538/538i gene rates this dat a its elf. O ther wis e, the E xp lorer 538/538i functions normally . There are two simulate m[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 13 Other menu and displays Note: Press to go f rom an O ther d isplay bac k to your las t char t dis play.[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 14 2-8- 1 Dua l disp lays Th e Ex plore r 538/5 38i ca n show t wo displ ays at once, fo r exa mple Cha r t + Gaug es. O ne of th e displ ays, ca lled t he ac tive d isplay, has a yello w bord er and is co ntroll ed by th e user. T o c hange the active display , press t wice (H ighway c[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 15 Th e char t and hi ghway disp lays c an show a comp ass at the to p of the d isplay. Th e compa ss alway s shows t he bo at’s cour se ove r groun d (COG), a re d sy mbo l in the mi ddle. W hen the b oat is nav igatin g to a point , the co mpass also sho ws bear ing to th e dest ina[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 16 A wayp oint is a p ositi on that yo u can se t on the Ex plo rer 538/538i char t, for e xamp le a fish ing spot o r a poi nt on a route (s ee se c tion 5) . Going to a waypoint from the chart display 1 Go to th e char t disp lay. 2 Move th e curs or to the w aypo int: ei ther us e th[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 17 Preparing A route is a lis t of wa ypo ints th at the bo at can foll ow (se e sec ti on 6). To create wayp oint s befo re creating t he route, s ee se c tion 5 - 2-1 . To create a route, se e se ct ion 6 - 2- 1. Starting a route from the chart display: 1 Go to th e char t disp lay. 2[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 18 A typical chart display shows: 3- 2 Cha r t dis play T o g o to the Char t disp lay, press , sel ec t Chart , the n sele c t Chart . A Data h eader. T o t urn th e data o f f or on or to ch ange w hat data is disp laye d, see s ec tio n 2-8 - 2 B Co mpas s (see s ec tio n 2-8 -3) C C[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 19 Th e char t sc ale is disp layed at t he top le f t of the char t: 3- 2- 2 Lat itude an d long itude Lat itud e and lo ngit ude c an be dis playe d in the dat a head er. The disp lay is de gree s and minu tes to three d ecim al pla ces, ab out 2 m ( 6 f t) reso lutio n. No rmall y th[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 20 3- 3 D ista nce and b eari ng calc ulato r Th e dist ance and b eari ng cal culator c an plot a cour se of on e or seve ral le gs and sh ow the bear ing an d leng th of eac h leg , as well as th e total d ista nce alo ng th e cours e. Th e comp lete d cour se ca n be conv er ted into[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 21 T r ack ing reco rds the b oat ’s positi on to memo r y at regu lar inter v als, whi ch can b e: Tim e i nt erval s. Or di stance i nt ervals. Th e trac k of whe re the b oat has b een c an be displ ayed on t he char t . The E xp lore r 538/538i can displ ay one tr ack wh ile reco [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 22 4 Navigat ion: H ighway dis play Th e highway d isplay ha s a bird’s eye v iew of t he bo at’s cour se to a des tinat ion. To go to the Hi ghway disp lay, press , sel ec t Other , then select Highwa y . The highway display shows: A Opt ional d ata hea der (s ee se c tion 2- 8-3) [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 23 5- 1 Wayp oi nts d ispl ay T o g o to the wa ypo ints dis play, press , sel ec t Ot her, then se lec t Way points . Th e wayp oint s displa y is a list of t he way poi nts that have b een ente red, eac h with w aypo int sy mbo l, name, la titu de and l ongi tud e, dist ance and b ear[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 24 5- 2-3 Editin g a waypo int Editing a waypoint from the chart display 1 I n the cha r t display, move the c urso r to the way point to e dit . 2 Press a nd sel ec t Edit . 3 Ch ange t he way point d ata (se e sec ti on 5-2- 7) . Select Save . Editing a waypoint from the waypoints dis[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 25 5- 2-9 Naviga ting to a wayp oin t See s ec tio n 3- 1- 2. 5- 2-8 Sor t Wayp oin ts T o c hange h ow the w ayp oints l ist is disp layed : 1 Press and s ele ct Sor t by . 2 Sel ec t how to disp lay the l ist: Na m e: In alp habe tica l order by n ame. Ic o n : Grouped by ic on t ype.[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 26 2 T o i nser t a way po int in the ro ute by brea king one l eg into t wo : i M ove the cu rso r to the le g you want to break. ii Press and s ele ct In sert . iii Move th e curs or to whe re the ne w route waypoint will be. iv Pr ess . 3 T o m ove a way point i n the rou te: i M ove[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 27 4 T o i nser t a wa ypo int in the ro ute: i S ele ct w here th e wayp oint w ill be : To inser t the f irs t way point i n a new route, s ele ct Le g 1 . To inser t a way point at t he end o f the route, s elec t th e unuse d leg at t he end o f the lis t of way poi nts . O ther w i[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 28 GPS worldw ide navi gatio n Th e US Govern ment op erates t he GPS s ys tem. T w ent y-fo ur sate llites o rbi t the ear th a nd broa dcas t posi tion an d time sig nals. T he posi tions o f the se sate llites are co nst antly chang ing. T he GP S receive r analy ses th e signals fro[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 29 Th e satell ite displ ay has info rmati on ab out th e GPS s atellite s and GPS p ositi on. T o g o to the s atelli te display, press , s ele ct Other , then selec t Sa tellite . The satellite display shows: 7 -1 Satell ite dis play A C D B E G F A Status of GPS an tenna, for example[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 30 8 Gauges d isplay Th e Gauge s display sh ows bo at data, su ch as water s pee d, as an alo g or digi tal g auges . T o g o to the Ga uge disp lay, press and select Chart , then s ele ct Cha rt+Gauges . If necessary , press t wi ce to swi tch to the Gaug es disp lay (se e se ct ion 2[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 31 9 Dat a display Th e data disp lay has larg e numer ic dat a fiel ds. T o g o to the dat a displ ay , p ress , se lec t Other , then select Da ta . T o s ele ct w hat data is dis playe d: 1 Press and s ele ct Data s et up . 2 Chang e a data fi eld : i Pre ss the cur sor ke ys to high[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 32 1 0-2 Fuel dis play Fuel display without engine RPM Fuel display with engine RPM T o g o to the Fuel d isplay, press , s ele ct Other , then select Fue l . Th e display is dif fe rent if en gine R PM is availab le (re quires Sma r tCraft t o be in stalled): The F uel display shows Us[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 33 6 Th e Ex plor er 538/538i then as ks yo u to set the th rott le to achi eve a targ et RPM. Fo r a t win eng ine bo at set b oth eng ines to ab out the t arget R PM. Wh en the en gine R PMs are corre c t, th e T arg et RPM box w ill tur n gree n. Now, do not ch ange t he eng ine sp e[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 34 1 0-3- 2 Ma nag ing fu el con sump tion c urve s Re cord seve ral cur ve s for di f ferent con diti ons. Renaming a curve 1 Press one o r more ti mes unti l the Set up menu is dis playe d, then s ele ct Fuel . 2 Sel ec t F uel co nsu m ption c ur v e . Select Na me , p ress an d sele[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 35 A C B I H J K D E G D F N L M 1 1 Tides dis play Th e tide s display is av ailab le on C -M AP char t s. Th e tides d isplay sho ws tide i nform ation at a ti de st ation fo r the s elec te d date. Note: The tides display requires the local time of fs et to be s et to wor k corre c t[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 36 1 2 User card di splay A C - MAP™ us er card is a n optio nal plu g-i n card that ca n store da ta fil es (se e se cti on 1-4) . The re are thre e t yp es of fi les: w ayp oints , routes o r a track. T o g o to the use r card disp lay, press , sel ec t Ot her, then sel ec t User c [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 37 1 3 About dis play T o sh ow the ab out dis play, press , select Other , then select Abo u t . Th e abou t display sh ows: Th e sof t ware ve rsion a nd date. Th e world c har t versio n. Any card f it ted . Th e numb er of way poi nts, ro utes an d tra cks in th e E x pl o rer 538 /[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 38 Press once or m ore unti l the Setup menu is di splaye d, then s ele ct Sy ste m : Language Sel ec t the la nguag e for th e displ ays. T he opt ions are: En glish, Ital ian, French, Ge rman, Sp anish, Dutch, Swe dish, Por tugu ese, Finnish an d Gree k. Tip: In cas e you c an’t rea[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 39 SmartCraft (see the SmartCraft Gateway Installation and Operation Manual ) Setup option menus Factor y de faul t set tin gs are show n. Th e setup d ata avai labl e will dep end o n the op tiona l senso rs and instrum ents installe d. System (see 14-1) Chart (see 14-2) Time (see 14-1[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 40 Rotation Th e optio ns for cha rt rot atio n are: Nort h up: N or th is alw ays at th e top of th e char t disp lay. Track up : The c har t is rotate d so that th e bo at direc tio n is to the top of th e display. This o ptio n is usef ul for navi gating n arrow har bo urs or ri vers[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 41 Setting map datum 1 I n the Char t s etup me nu, sel ec t Map da tum . 2 S ele ct t he map da tum for t he pap er cha rt y ou are using. 3 I f you se lec t a dat um other t han WGS 8 4 the Ex plo rer 538/538i ask s if yo u want to ap ply the NM EA dat um of f set (s ee b elow). NMEA [...]

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    General submenu Plotter mode Normal : onl y sca les ava ilabl e on the c har t card c an be d isplaye d. If you p ress or to se lec t a cha rt s cal e which is n ot avai lable, o n the char t ca rd, the ch ar t displa y will chan ge to this s cale b ut wil l only d isplay th e bo at posit ion an d trac k (if enab led ). Th e rest o f the disp lay i[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 43 Press once or m ore unti l the Se tup me nu is displ ayed, th en sel ec t GPS: GPS Source • Interna l : Use th e inter nal GPS a ntenna (E xp lorer 538i ) or the e x terna l GPS anten na supp lied ( E xplo rer 538) (s ee se ct ion 1 5-5). • NMEA : Use an ex ter nal GPS o r DGPS s[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 44 Fuel setup r equires optional petrol/gasoline or Smar t Craf t s ensor s to be inst alle d. Set Nu m engine s firs t to enab le the f uel f unc tio ns. Press one or m ore tim es until t he Setup menu is di splaye d, then s ele ct Fuel : Ta n k f u l l T e lls the E xp lorer 538/538i [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 45 Th e Flow fi lter ca n be se t from 0 to 30 second s. Use the l owes t valu e which gi ves a st abl e fl ow. Usually a v alue o f 5 to 1 0 se conds wi ll give a satis fa cto r y result for t wo -s troke c arbu ret tor engi nes . Fuel inje c ted or fo ur-stro ke engi nes may require a[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 46 1 4- 6 Setu p > Logs Press one or m ore tim es until t he Setup menu is di splaye d, then s ele ct Lo gs : Th e valu es can b e chan ged in dep ende ntly of each oth er. These l og va lues are s aved wh en the unit is turned of f. Reset trip dist This re set s the tr ip dist ance [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 47 1 4- 8 Setup > U nits Press on e or mo re times u ntil the Setup menu is di splaye d, then s ele ct Un i ts : Th e def ault uni ts are sho wn abo ve. Dist ance nm (nautical miles), mi (miles) or km (kilom etres) Speed kn ( knot s), mp h (mile s per h our) or k ph (k ilom etres p e[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 48 Press once or more u ntil the Setu p menu is di splaye d, then s ele ct Cali b ra te : Fue l Se e sec tio n 1 4 - 4. Spee d rang e Th e maxi mum readi ng to displa y on an anal og bo at spe ed gaug e (se e sec tio n 1 0). Ch oos e a ran ge suit able fo r your b oat. Ma x fuel f low T[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 49 • C - MAP™ N T -M AX , NT + or N T char t cards . • C-MAP™ user cards (3 V) for storing data. ( T he o ld er 5 vo lt c ard s are not sup po r te d) • Nor ths tar ca rr y bag . • Nor ths tar Nav Bus junc ti on boxe s simpli f y wiri ng, pa rt icula rly if s evera l inst ru[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 50 Opt iona l sensor s and i nstru ment s Ex ternal alarms : Light s or so unde rs in the b oat to soun d alar ms throu gh the b oat (se e se cti on 15 - 4 ) . GP S or DG PS a nte nna : For G PS navig ation, s ee se ct ion 1 5 -5. Fue l s en so rs : For f uel f unc tio ns. T he E xplo r[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 51 2 Bracke t Mou nting Req uires a pa nel for m ountin g the br acket . Ensure that th e pane l is not likel y to defo rm and is n ot subje c t to excessi ve vibr atio n. Th e brac ket can be ti lted an d rotate d. Th e displ ay unit c an be remove d when i t is not in use. 1 Hol d the[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 52 Pow er/data cable Red Y ellow Black External beepers or lights Main switch 12 V DC] Fuse 2A Th e powe r/data cab le has a bl ack lo cki ng coll ar and f l ying l eads . 1 Wire t he E xplo rer 538/538i for auto p ower to have th e Ex plo rer 538/538i turn o n with t he bo at’s igni [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 53 Selecting an ant enna Fit on e of the se GPS a ntennas: • N orma lly use t he inter nal GPS a ntenna (E xp lorer 538i) o r the GP S antenna sup plie d (E xpl orer 538) . • An optional dif ferential beacon D GPS antenna to gi ve enhan ced acc urac y wi thin ran ge of la nd bas ed [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 54 Black Pow er/data cable Orange Blue NavBus wires to other Navbus instruments If th e boat ha s one or t wo Smar t Cra f t capa ble Merc ur y pet rol /gasol ine en gines , conn ec t the Ex plo rer 538/538i to the Smar tC raf t en gines w ith an opt ional Sm ar tCr af t gatew ay . Th e[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 55 Dur ing set up to sen d NMEA d ata to other instru ments, set NMEA o ut to an d spe cif y the NMEA da ta to s end (se e se ct ion 14-9 ) . Setup a nd tes t 1 Put a bl anki ng cap o n any unuse d conn ec tor on th e back o f the disp lay unit . Ensure all conn ec tors ar e plug ged in[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 56 GENERAL Size : 126 mm H x 126 mm W x 65 mm D (5.0” x 5.0” x 2.6”) Display : 3.8” diagonal, TFT Color , 240 x 320 pixels Backlight : Display and keys Supply voltage 10 to 16 V DC. Supply current : at 13.8 V 120 mA min - no backlighting 220 mA max - full backlighting External b[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 57 List of datums Adindan Afgooye AIN EL ABD 1970 American Samoa 1962 Anna 1 Astro 1965 Antigua Island Astro 1943 ARC 1950 ARC 1960 Ascension Island 1958 Astro Beacon ‘E’ 1945 Astro DOS 71/4 Astro Station 1952 Astro T ern Island (Frig) 1961 Australian Geodetic 1966 Australian Geodet[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 58 1-1 The Explorer 538/538i won’t turn on: a T he E xp lorer 538/538i is de signe d to oper ate on a 1 2 vo lt bat ter y s ystem , where th e volt age may v ar y from 10 to 1 6 vol ts. I f an exces sive vol tage is su ppli ed, a f use will b e trip pe d, turn ing the d isplay un it o[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 59 2-1 No GPS fix or long time to get fix at startup: a M ay occur o ccasi onall y if the a ntenna do es not have a cl ear vie w of the s k y . T he s atelli te posi tions a re const antly ch angin g. b A ntenna c able n ot conn ec ted to dis play un it. c Res tar t th e GPS (se e se ct[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 60 Note : For th e Ex plor er 538/538i to me asure f uel consum ptio n, the o ptio nal f uel f low k it must b e fitt ed. 3-1 Fuel used or remaining seem inaccurate: Ex plo rer is not w ired fo r auto pow er (se e section 1 5-4). b I n rough s eas, f uel may surg e back a nd for th thro[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 61 Att ent ion A rea - An i mpor t ant area on a ch ar t, such as a res tri cte d anch orag e or a shall ow area (se e sec ti on 14- 2) . Bathymetric line - A dept h contour li ne on the chart. Chart ca rd - A plug -in c ard that s tores char t dat a for a re gion (s ee se c tion 1-3). [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation M anual 62 Navigation da ta Th e boat is s ailin g from t he st ar t to the de stin ation an d has move d of f th e plot ted co urs e from th e st ar t to the des tination. BRG B eari ng to De sti natio n: B ear ing to th e des tina tion f rom t he bo at. BRG Be ari ng to cur so r: Be ari ng to[...]

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