NorthStar Navigation Explorer D310 manual

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    IMPORT ANT SAFE TY INFORMA TION Please read carefully before installa tion and use. Th is is th e s af et y ale r t sy mb o l. It is us ed to al er t yo u t o pote ntia l p erso nal injury ha zard s, Obey all safety message s that follow this symbol to av oidpossible injury or death. W ARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if no[...]

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    Northstar Ex pl or er D310 Inst allat ion a nd Op er atio n Man ual 3 Units Th e fac tor y def ault un its a re metr es. To change t hese u nit s, pl ease ref er to se ct ion 3-1 of this man ual. Cont ents 1 Intr od uc ti on .............................................................................................................................[...]

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    Northstar Ex pl or er D310 Inst allat ion a nd Op er atio n Man ual 4 Th e Ex plo rer D3 10 measures an d displ ays the d epth of th e water. An inst alle d E xpl orer D3 10 usually ha s t wo par t s: T he disp lay uni t. A de pth tr ansd ucer, which is at ta che d to the hull an d wire d to the disp lay uni t. Th e unit is p owere d fro m the b oa[...]

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    Northstar Ex pl or er D310 Inst allat ion a nd Op er atio n Man ual 5 Set ba ckl igh t for scr een a nd key s Y o u can s et the b ack light to o ne of fo ur bri ghtne ss levels o r of f. Press on ce to display t he cur rent bac klig ht level , press aga in to chang e the l evel: Bac klig ht level 2 The di spla y Th e display n orm ally sh ows de p[...]

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    Northstar Ex pl or er D310 Inst allat ion a nd Op er atio n Man ual 6 Water sur fa ce Dep th of tr ansd ucer Ne gative v alue Tr a n s d u c e r No te: T he bo at illu strated use s a throu gh hul l transdu cer Positi ve valu e Keel o f fs et Keel o f fse t 3 Dept h, keel o ff set , too deep a larm , too sha llow ala rm 3- 1 Set de pth u nit s Th e[...]

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    Northstar Ex pl or er D310 Inst allat ion a nd Op er atio n Man ual 7 Keel o f fs et (ne g a ti v e) 4 Systems of several i nst rume nts Seve ral No r ths tar ins tr ument s can b e conn ec ted to get her to shar e data. T he re are t wo way s of conn ec tin g inst rum ents to geth er, NavBus or NM EA . 4- 1 Na vBus 3-4 Anc hor wa tch T o s et an a[...]

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    Northstar Ex pl or er D310 Inst allat ion a nd Op er atio n Man ual 8 5 Ex plore r D3 1 0 ha rdware 5- 1 What co me s with yo ur E xpl ore r D3 1 0 Th e Ex plo rer D3 10 comes in se vera l confi gurat ions . Stand al one co nfi gura tion Ex plo rer D3 10 unit wit h prote ct ive cover. Warra nt y card . Mou nting temp late. This I nsta llatio n and [...]

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    Northstar Ex pl or er D310 Inst allat ion a nd Op er atio n Man ual 9 Corre c t inst allati on is cri tic al to the p er for man ce of the un it. It is v ita l to read this s ec tio n of th e manua l and th e do cume ntatio n that com es wi th the ot her par t s be fore s tar ti ng ins tallat ion. Th e Ex plo rer D3 10 can: Dri ve ex ter nal b eep [...]

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    Northstar Ex pl or er D310 Inst allat ion a nd Op er atio n Man ual 10 Power/data wiri ng 1 Wire t he disp lay unit p ower/data cab le: T he uni t requ ires 1 2 V D C po wer. Fit a powe r swi tch and f use to th e powe r supp ly or p ower th e unit f rom a f used a uxil iar y swi tch. T he fu se sho uld b e 1 A for up to f ive instruments . If t he[...]

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    Northstar Ex pl or er D310 Inst allat ion a nd Op er atio n Man ual 11 Physi ca l C ase si ze 1 1 1 mm (4.4” ) sq uare. LCD disp lay 82 mm (3.2 ” ) wid e, 6 1 mm (2.4” ) hi gh; tw iste d nem atic . LCD dig it s 38 mm (1 .4” ) high . Fo ur op er ator key s, las er etche d. B ack lig hting fo r disp lay and ke ys, a mbe r , four leve ls and o[...]

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