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    www . n o rt h s ta r n a v . c om E x p l o r e r 53 8 / 53 8 i Cha r t p lo t t e r Inst allation and O p er ation Manual[...]

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    FC C Sta temen t 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 [...]

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    Industry Canada Op e r ati on is su bj e c t to th e fo ll ow ing t wo co nd it io ns: (1 ) this d ev ice m ay no t ca use i nter fere nce, an d (2) this d ev ice m us t acce pt any i nter fe ren ce, in clu di ng i nter fer en ce that m ay ca use u nd esi re d op e rat io n o f th e de vi ce. I t is your sole responsibility to install and use North[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 4 Co n t e n t s Im po r ta n t ..................................................................................................................... ........................... 3 Qu i c k r e fe r e nc e ..................................................................................[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 5 8 Ga ug e s di s p l ay ..................................................................................................................................... 3 0 9 Dat a d i s p lay .......................................................................................................[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 6 F eature T ype See Requires General How to use the keys and displa ys 2 T roubleshooting Appendix B Simulate mode 2-6 Glossar y of special names Appendix C Specifi cations Appendix A MOB Man overboar d key 2-4 Navigation Over view of how to navigate 3-1 GPS fi x F inding the boat’[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 7 1 - 2 Cl e a ni ng a n d ma i n ten a nce T he E xp lo rer 538/538i s cre en is cove re d by a proprietary anti-ref lec tion c oating. T o avoid dama g e, clea n th e sc re en on ly w i th a da mp cl oth an d mil d de terg ent w he n di r t y o r covere d i n sea s al t . Avoid ab r a[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 8 Han dl e pl ug - in c ards c are f ull y. Keep th em in t he ir p rote c ti ve c as es w he n not p lu gg e d into th e E x p l o re r 53 8 /53 8 i. Kee p th e ho l de r in p la ce in th e E x p lo rer 538/538i at al l tim es to p reve nt mo is tu re f rom e nter in g th e car d c omp[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 9 2 Ba sic O p era t ion Ove r vie w of the keys G o ba ck to a n ea r li e r me nu o r d is pl ay. Any cha ng e s ma d e ar e ig no r e d. I n ch ar t m od e , cen tre s ch ar t at b o at ’s po si ti on . Sh ow a m en u of t h e ma in d is p lay s . T o g o to a di sp l ay , se l e c[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 10 c) To change a name or number: 1 Press to displa y th e nam e or n umb e r : 2 Press or to s el e c t a l et ter o r di gi t to chan g e. Press or to c ha ng e th e l et ter o r digit. Re p eat this to cha ng e oth er l et ters o r number s. 3 Press to accept th e n ew v al ue. O r p[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 11 MO B wi ll n ot wo rk i f th e E xp lo rer 538/538i do e s not h ave a GPS f i x . T he M OB f eature s ave s th e bo at ’ s po sit io n an d th en nav i gate s ba ck to t his p o int . 1 Press . T he E xp lo rer 538/538i s tore s th e b oat ’s po sit io n as a w ay p oint c al l[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 12 2 - 7 Si mu la te m od e In S imu lat e mode, the Explorer 5 38/5 38i ignor es dat a f rom t he G PS a ntenna a nd ot h er tr a ns duce rs an d se nso r s an d th e E x p lo rer 538/538i g en er ate s this d ata i t s el f. O th er wis e, th e E xp lo rer 538/538i func tions norm all[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 13 Other menu and displays Note: Press to go f ro m an O t he r disp l ay ba ck to yo ur l as t cha r t disp lay.[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 14 2 - 8- 1 D ua l d isp lays T he E xp lo rer 538/538i ca n show t wo disp lay s at on ce, fo r e xa mp le Cha r t + Gau ge s . O ne o f th e disp lay s, c a lle d t he a c t ive d isp lay , has a ye ll ow bo rd er an d is co ntro ll e d by th e us er. T o c han g e the active display [...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 15 T he c har t an d hig hway d isp lay s ca n sho w a com pa ss at th e to p of t he d isp lay. T he co mp as s alw ay s sho ws t he b o at ’s cou rs e ov er grou nd ( COG ), a re d s y mb o l in t he m id dl e. Wh en th e b oat is n avi gat in g to a po int , th e co mp as s als o s[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 16 A way p o int is a p osi ti on t hat yo u ca n se t on t he E x pl ore r 538/538i char t, f or e x amp l e a fish in g sp ot or a p o int o n a ro ute (s e e se c ti on 5) . Going to a waypoint from the chart display 1 Go to t he c har t dis pl ay . 2 Move t he c ur s or to th e w ay[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 17 Preparing A rou te is a lis t o f way p o int s th at th e b oat c an fo llo w (s ee se c ti on 6 ). T o create w ay po int s b e fo re creat ing t he rou te, se e s e c tio n 5 - 2- 1. T o create a ro ute, s e e se c ti on 6 - 2- 1 . Starting a route from the chart display: 1 Go to [...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 18 A typical chart display shows: 3- 2 Cha r t d i sp la y T o go to th e Cha r t disp lay , pres s , sel e c t Chart , the n se l ec t Char t . A Dat a h ead er. T o t ur n th e da ta o f f or o n o r to chan ge w hat d ata is d isp laye d, s e e s e c t io n 2- 8 - 2 B Comp a ss (s e [...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 19 T he c har t s ca le is d isp laye d at t he to p le f t of t he char t : 3- 2- 2 La ti tud e an d lo ng itu de L ati tu d e an d lo ng it u de c an b e d isp laye d i n th e dat a hea d er. Th e disp lay is d e gre e s an d min ute s to thre e d e cim al p la ces , ab o ut 2 m ( 6 f[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 20 3- 3 D is tan ce a nd be a ri ng ca lc ul ato r T he d is ta nce a nd b ea ri ng c al cu lator c an p l ot a cour s e of o n e or s eve ra l le gs a nd sh ow th e b ear in g an d le ng th o f eac h le g , as we ll as t he tota l dis t a nce a lo n g th e cou r se. T he co mp le te d [...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 21 T r ack i ng re co rds th e b oat ’s posi ti on to me mo r y at reg ul ar inte r va ls, w hi ch c an b e : Ti me in t erva l s. Or d i stanc e in terval s. T he t r ac k of w he re th e b o at has b e en c an b e disp lay e d on t he c har t . T he E xp lo re r 538/538i can disp la[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 22 4 Naviga t ion : H ighway d is play T he h ighw ay di spl ay has a b ird ’s eye v i ew o f th e bo at ’s cou rs e to a de s ti nati o n. T o g o to th e Hi ghw ay dis pl ay , press , se le c t Other , then selec t Hi ghway . The highway display shows: A Op ti on al da ta h ea de [...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 23 5- 1 Wa yp o in t s d is pl ay T o g o to the w ay p oi nt s dis pl ay , pres s , se le c t O th er, then s el e c t Way p oints . T he w ay p oi nt s disp la y is a lis t o f th e way p o int s that h ave be e n entere d , eac h wi th w ay p oint s ym b o l, nam e, lat i tu de a nd [...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 24 5- 2 - 3 Ed i ti n g a wayp o in t Editing a waypoint from the chart display 1 In th e cha r t disp lay, move th e cur s or to th e way p o int to e di t. 2 Press a nd s el e c t Ed i t . 3 Chan ge t he w ay p oi nt dat a (s ee s e c tio n 5 - 2- 7 ). Select Save . Editing a waypoint[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 25 5- 2 -9 Naviga ti ng to a wa yp oi nt Se e s e c ti on 3 - 1- 2. 5- 2 -8 So r t Way po i nt s T o cha ng e h ow th e w ay p oint s l is t is disp l aye d : 1 Press an d se le c t Sort by . 2 Se le c t how to d isp lay th e lis t : Na m e : In al ph ab et ic al o rd er by n am e. Ic o[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 26 2 T o ins er t a w ay p oi nt in th e ro ute by b reak i ng on e le g i nto t wo : i Move t h e cur s or to th e l e g you w ant to bre ak. ii Pr ess an d se le c t Ins er t . iii Mo ve th e cur s or to w he re th e ne w rou te waypoin t will b e. iv P ress . 3 T o mo ve a way p o in[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 27 4 T o ins e r t a w ay p o int in t he ro u te : i Se le c t wh ere t he w ay p oi nt wi ll b e : T o ins er t th e f ir s t wa yp o int i n a ne w rou te, se le c t Le g 1 . T o ins er t a way p o int at th e en d o f th e rou te, se le c t th e unus e d le g at t he en d of t he l [...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 28 GPS worl dwi de na vig a tio n T he US G over nm ent o p er ates t he G PS s y s tem . T went y - fou r s atel li tes o rb i t th e ear th a nd bro ad c as t p osi tio n an d ti me si gnals . T h e po sit io ns o f th es e s ate lli tes ar e cons t ant ly chan gi ng . T h e GPS re ce[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 29 T he s ate lli te dis pl ay has i nfo r mati on a b ou t th e GPS s ate lli tes a nd G PS p osi ti o n. T o g o to th e sa tell ite d isp lay, press , s el e c t Other , then select Satelli te . The satellite display shows: 7 - 1 Sate l li te d is pl ay A C D B E G F A Status of GPS [...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 30 8 Gauge s di sp lay T he G aug e s disp lay sh ows b o at dat a, su ch as wate r sp e e d, a s an al o g or d ig it al g au ge s . T o g o to the G au ge d isp lay, press an d select Chart , the n se le c t Char t + Gauge s . If nec essar y , press t wice to s wi tch to th e Gau g es[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 31 9 Da ta d is play T he d ata d isp lay ha s larg e num er i c dat a f ie lds . T o g o to the d at a disp lay, press , s el e c t Other , then selec t Da ta . T o s el ec t wh at dat a is disp lay ed : 1 Press an d se le c t Da ta se tup . 2 Chan ge a da ta f i el d : i Press t he c [...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 32 1 0 - 2 F ue l d is pl ay Fuel display without engine RPM Fuel display with engine RPM T o g o to the Fue l dis pl ay , pres s , sel e c t Other , then selec t Fue l . Th e disp lay is di f fere nt if e ng in e RPM is av ail ab le ( re qui res Sm ar tCra f t t o be inst al led): The [...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 33 6 T he E xp lo re r 538/5 38i t he n ask s yo u to se t th e throt tl e to ach ie ve a ta rge t R PM. Fo r a t w in en gi ne b o at s et b ot h en gin es to a bo u t th e ta rge t RPM . W he n th e en gi ne R PMs are cor re c t, th e T a rge t RPM b ox w ill t ur n gre e n. Now, do n[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 34 1 0 -3 - 2 Ma n ag i ng f ue l con su m pt io n cu r ve s Re co rd se ver al c ur ve s for d if f ere nt con di ti ons . Renaming a curve 1 Press on e or m o re ti me s unti l th e Se tu p men u is disp lay e d, th en s e le c t Fu e l . 2 Se le c t F uel c o ns u m ption c u r ve . [...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 35 A C B I H J K D E G D F N L M 1 1 Tides d is play T he t id es d isp lay is av ai lab l e on C - M AP ch ar t s . T he t id es dis pl ay sho ws ti de i nfo r mati on at a t id e s tat io n fo r th e se le c ted d ate. Note: Th e tides display requires the local tim e o f f s et to b [...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 36 1 2 Us er card d is play A C - MAP™ us er c ard is a n op ti ona l pl ug - in c ard that c an s to re dat a f il es (s e e s e c t io n 1 - 4 ). T h ere are th re e t yp e s of f il e s: w ay p oi nt s, ro ute s or a track . T o go to t he us er c ard d isp lay , pres s , sel e c t[...]

  • Page 37

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 37 1 3 Abou t di splay T o sho w th e ab ou t disp lay, press , select Other , then selec t Ab o u t . T he a bo ut d isp lay sho ws : T he s of t wa re ver sio n an d date. T he wo r ld ch ar t ver sio n. Any c ard f i t te d . T he n umb e r of w ay p oi nt s, ro u tes an d t ra ck s [...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 38 Press on ce o r mo re unt il t he Setup me nu is disp lay e d, th en s el e c t Sys te m : Language Se le c t th e lan gu ag e fo r th e disp la ys . T h e op ti ons are : Eng lish, It ali an, French, G e rma n, Sp anish, Du tch, Swed ish, Por tu gue se, Fin nish an d Gre e k . Tip: [...]

  • Page 39

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 39 Smar tCraft (see the Smar tCraft Gateway Installation and Operation Manual ) Setup option menus F a c tor y def a ul t se t t in gs are sh ow n. T h e se tu p dat a av aila b le w ill d ep en d o n th e op tio na l se nso r s an d inst rume nts inst alle d. System (see 14-1) Char t ([...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 40 Rotation T he o pt io ns fo r cha r t rot at io n are : Nort h up : No r th is al w ays at t he to p of t he c har t dis pl ay . Track u p: T h e ch ar t is rotate d s o th at th e b o at dire c tio n is to th e top of t he d isp lay. This o pti on is us e f ul fo r nav igat in g nar[...]

  • Page 41

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 41 Setting map datum 1 In t he Cha r t set up m en u, se l ec t Map da tum . 2 S el e c t t he m ap dat um f or t he p ap e r cha r t you are u sing. 3 I f you s el e c t a datum ot h er th an WGS 8 4 the E x pl o rer 538/538i as k s i f yo u w ant to ap pl y th e NM E A dat um o f f se[...]

  • Page 42

    General submenu Plotter mode No r mal : o nl y s c ale s av ail ab le o n t he ch ar t c ard c an b e dis pl aye d . If yo u p res s or t o se le c t a cha r t sc al e wh ich is n ot av ai lab l e, on t he cha r t c a rd, th e ch ar t disp lay w il l chan g e to this s c al e bu t wi ll o nl y disp lay t h e bo at p osi t io n an d tr ac k (i f ena[...]

  • Page 43

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 43 Press on ce o r mo re unt il t he S et up m en u is disp laye d , th en s el e c t GPS: GPS Sou rce • Inter na l : Use t h e inter n al G PS ante nna ( E x pl o rer 538i) o r t he e x ter na l GP S anten na sup pl ie d ( E xp lo rer 538 ) (se e s e c tio n 1 5-5) . • NMEA : Us e [...]

  • Page 44

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 44 Fuel setup requires optional petrol/gasoline or Sma r t C ra f t se nso rs to b e ins t all e d. S et Nu m eng ine s fi rs t to e nab l e th e f ue l f un c t io ns . Press on e o r mo re ti me s unt il th e Setup me nu is disp lay e d, th en s el e c t Fu e l : Ta n k f u l l T el l[...]

  • Page 45

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 45 T he Fl ow f i lter c a n b e se t f rom 0 to 30 second s. Use th e l owe st v a lue w hi ch gi ve s a s ta bl e f low. Usuall y a v al ue o f 5 to 1 0 s e co nds w il l gi ve a sa tis f a c tor y re sult f or t wo - s tro ke c ar bu ret tor en gin es . Fue l inj e c ted o r fo ur-s [...]

  • Page 46

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 46 1 4 - 6 Se tup > Lo gs Press on e o r mo re ti me s unt il th e Setup me nu is disp lay e d, th en s el e c t Logs : T he v al ue s c an b e ch an ge d in d ep e nd ent ly o f each ot he r . Th es e l og v a lue s are s ave d wh en t he unit is turned of f . Reset trip dist T his [...]

  • Page 47

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 47 1 4 - 8 Setu p > Un it s Press o ne o r m ore t im es u ntil t he Setup me nu is disp lay e d, th en s el e c t Uni ts : T he d ef a ult u nit s are show n ab o ve. Dist ance nm (nautical miles), mi (miles) or km (kil ometres) Speed k n (k n ot s) , mp h (m ile s p er h o ur) or k[...]

  • Page 48

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 48 Press once or mor e un til the Se tup me nu is disp lay e d, th en s el e c t Calib ra te : Fu e l Se e s e c t io n 1 4 - 4. Spe e d ran ge T he m a xim um rea din g to disp la y on an a nal o g bo at sp e e d g aug e (s e e se c tio n 1 0) . Cho o se a ra ng e sui ta bl e fo r you [...]

  • Page 49

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 49 • C - MA P™ N T - MA X , N T + o r N T cha r t c a rds. • C-MAP™ user cards (3 V) for storing data. ( T h e o l d e r 5 v o l t c a r ds a re n ot su p p o r te d ) • No r ths t ar c ar r y ba g. • N or ths t ar N avB us jun c t io n b oxes si mp li f y wi ri ng , pa r ti[...]

  • Page 50

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 50 Op tio na l se ns or s a nd i ns tru me nt s Ex ternal alarms : L ig ht s or s o un de rs i n th e bo at to so un d ala r ms thro ug h th e b o at (se e s e c t io n 15 - 4 ) . G PS o r D G P S a nt e n na : For G PS nav ig ati on , se e se c ti on 1 5 -5. Fu e l s e ns o r s : Fo r [...]

  • Page 51

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 51 2 Brac ke t Mo un ti ng Re qu ire s a pa ne l for m ou ntin g th e b ra cke t. Ensu re that t he p an el is n ot li kel y to de fo rm a nd is n ot subj e c t to e xce ssi ve vi br at io n. T h e b ra cke t ca n b e til te d an d rota te d. T h e dis pl ay uni t c an b e remo ved w h [...]

  • Page 52

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 52 P ower/data cable Red Y ellow Black External beepers or lights Main switch 12 V DC ] F use 2A T he p o wer/dat a ca bl e ha s a bl ac k lo c k in g col lar a nd f l y in g lea ds . 1 Wi re th e E x p lo rer 538/538i fo r au to pow er to have th e E xp lo rer 538/538i tu rn o n w it h[...]

  • Page 53

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 53 Selectin g an antenna Fit o ne o f th e se G PS ante nna s: • N o r mall y us e th e inte r nal G PS a ntenn a (E xp l ore r 538i) o r th e GPS a ntenn a sup pl ie d (E xp l orer 538 ). • An optional dif feren tial beacon DGPS anten na to gi ve en han ce d accu r ac y wi th in ra[...]

  • Page 54

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 54 Black P ower/data cable Orange Blue NavBus wires to other Navbus instruments If t he b o at has o n e or t wo Smar t Cr af t c ap ab l e Me rcu r y p et rol /ga so li ne e n gin e s, co nn e c t t h e E x pl ore r 538/538i to the Sma r t C ra f t en gin es w it h an o pti on al Sma r[...]

  • Page 55

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 55 Du ri ng s et up to se nd N ME A d ata to oth er inst rum ents, s et NMEA o u t to and sp e c if y the NMEA da ta to s en d (s ee s e c ti on 1 4 -9 ) . Setu p a nd te st 1 Put a b la nk in g c ap o n any un use d co nn e c to r on t he b ac k of t he d isp lay un it . Ensure a ll co[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 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 back lighting 220 mA max - full back lighting External[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 57 List of datums Adindan Afgoo ye 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 Geode[...]

  • Page 58

    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 58 1-1 The Explorer 538/538i won’t turn on: a T he E xp lo rer 538/538i is de sig ne d to op e r ate on a 1 2 vol t b at te r y sy s tem, w he re th e vol ta ge m ay va r y fro m 1 0 to 1 6 vo l t s. I f an ex cessi ve vo lt a ge is su pp li e d, a f us e wi ll b e tr ip p ed , tu rn [...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 59 2-1 No GPS fix or long time to get fix at startup: a May o ccu r o ccasi o nall y i f th e ante nna d o es not h ave a cl ear v ie w of t he s k y . T h e s atel li te po sit io ns are co ns t antl y ch an gin g. b Anten na c ab l e no t con ne c te d to disp la y uni t . c R es t ar[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 60 Note : Fo r the E xp lo re r 538/538i to m ea su re f ue l consu m pti o n, t he o pt io na l f ue l f l ow k i t mus t be fitt ed . 3-1 Fuel used or remaining seem inaccurate: E x pl o rer is n ot wi re d fo r auto p ow er (s e e section 1 5- 4). b In ro ugh s eas , f u el may su rg[...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 61 At te n t io n Ar e a - An i mp or t ant a rea on a c har t , such a s a res tr i c te d an ch or ag e o r a shall ow ar ea (se e s e c tio n 1 4 - 2) . Bathymetric line - A de pth co ntou r li ne o n the char t. Char t car d - A plu g- i n ca rd th at s tores c har t dat a for a re [...]

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    Nor thstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual 62 Navigatio n data T he b o at is s ail in g f rom t he s t ar t to th e de s ti nati on a nd h as m ove d of f t he p l ot te d co ur se f ro m th e s t ar t to the destination. BR G Be ar i ng to D e s ti nat io n : B e ar i ng to t he d e s ti nat io n f r om t he b o at . BR G Be a[...]

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