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  • NorthStar Explorer 538 - page 1

    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 ...

  • NorthStar Explorer 538 - page 22

    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 ...

  • NorthStar Explorer 538 - page 34

    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 ...

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    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: ...

  • NorthStar Explorer 538 - 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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

  • NorthStar Explorer 538 - 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 ...

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    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 ...

  • NorthStar Explorer 538 - 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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

  • NorthStar Explorer 538 - 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 ...

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    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 ...

  • NorthStar Explorer 538 - 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 ...

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    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 ...

  • NorthStar Explorer 538 - page 62

    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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Documents that we receive from a manufacturer of a NorthStar Explorer 538 can be divided into several groups. They are, among others:
- NorthStar technical drawings
- Explorer 538 manuals
- NorthStar product data sheets
- information booklets
- or energy labels NorthStar Explorer 538
All of them are important, but the most important information from the point of view of use of the device are in the user manual NorthStar Explorer 538.

A group of documents referred to as user manuals is also divided into more specific types, such as: Installation manuals NorthStar Explorer 538, service manual, brief instructions and user manuals NorthStar Explorer 538. Depending on your needs, you should look for the document you need. In our website you can view the most popular manual of the product NorthStar Explorer 538.

A complete manual for the device NorthStar Explorer 538, how should it look like?
A manual, also referred to as a user manual, or simply "instructions" is a technical document designed to assist in the use NorthStar Explorer 538 by users. Manuals are usually written by a technical writer, but in a language understandable to all users of NorthStar Explorer 538.

A complete NorthStar manual, should contain several basic components. Some of them are less important, such as: cover / title page or copyright page. However, the remaining part should provide us with information that is important from the point of view of the user.

1. Preface and tips on how to use the manual NorthStar Explorer 538 - At the beginning of each manual we should find clues about how to use the guidelines. It should include information about the location of the Contents of the NorthStar Explorer 538, FAQ or common problems, i.e. places that are most often searched by users in each manual
2. Contents - index of all tips concerning the NorthStar Explorer 538, that we can find in the current document
3. Tips how to use the basic functions of the device NorthStar Explorer 538 - which should help us in our first steps of using NorthStar Explorer 538
4. Troubleshooting - systematic sequence of activities that will help us diagnose and subsequently solve the most important problems with NorthStar Explorer 538
5. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
6. Contact detailsInformation about where to look for contact to the manufacturer/service of NorthStar Explorer 538 in a specific country, if it was not possible to solve the problem on our own.

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