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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents T o O u r C us t o m er Important Notice Warranty Information (ieneral Information U n i t I ns t al l a t i on D i s p l a y U n i t P o w e r C o n n e c t i o n An t e n n a I ns t al l a t i on Star Pilot GPS Antenna... -
Page 3: Unit Installation
Overhead G P S a n t e n n a / r e c e i v e r A n t e n n a c a b l e P o w e r c a b l e S t a r P i l o t G P S d i s p l a l , u n i t Unit Installation Display Unit... - Page 4 Gencral Informntion Congratulations on your selection of the Interphase Star Pilot GPS receiver. Its rugged waterproof design makes it ideal fbr installation on nearly any type of boat. The Star Pilot f-eatures many advanced functions, and employs one of today's most sophisticated GPS receivers. The sequential three channel receiver design tracks up to seven GPS satellites and is capable of providing accurate position information every second.
- Page 5 Overhead Shelfffable G P S a n t e n n a / r e c c i v e r A n t e n n a P o w e r c a b l e S t a r P i l o t G P S d i s p l a y u n i t Unit Installation Display Unit T h e c o m p a c t s i z c o f t h e S t a r P i l o t a l l o u s t i r r e a s r i n s t a l l a t i o n i n...
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Page 6: Star Pilot Gps Antenna
Antewtn Installntion Star Pilot GPS Antenna The Star Pilot GPS Antenna, with its receiver unit. is housecl in a durable. waterproof casing designed for mounting rn an opcn location. For optrmum signal reception, mount the antenna with a 360o view of the sky so that it can have line-of-sight tracking of the satellites. -
Page 7: Basic Operation
Alpha-Numeric keypad Power,rbacklight S o l i k e y s M E N U I ES C V I ENTR Basic Operation The Star Pilot Keyboard The Star Pilot has been designed to be as easy to learn and operate as possible. -
Page 8: Power/Backlight Control
The ESC. or ESCAPE softkey. is seen on some of the displays which ask you to enter information, such as waypoint namcs or coordinates. Pressing the ESC sofikey will return the Star Pilot to the prcvious screen with no changes being entered. This is useful. tor instance. if you started entering a waypoint name and then decided not to usc that waypoint. -
Page 9: Getting Started
GPS antenna/receiver Power cable .r.+ -- {-2Y' ffiffiffi WAYPOINT STATUS 4 5 6 Getting Started Check to see that all the components shown at leti were included with your Star Pilot. If a part is missing. contact the Interphase Customer Service Department (408) 427-4444 immediately. WARNING: DO NOT operate the Star Pilot with parts missing or with parts other than those obtained through Interphase;... -
Page 10: What Is A Waypoint'l
NOTE,: Do not be alarmed if the last digits of the Latitude or Longitude sometimes fluctuate. This is normal when the Star Pilot is receiving position information. What Is A Waypoint? A Waypoint is usually a starting point, destination, buoy or channel marker, or any place you wish the Star Pilot to remember. -
Page 11: 1) P Osit Ion M Ode 1
\4!9 'rr:.: i:.: :t::t:.: tr:.: :: : S A V E I N WAYPOINTS S O G : 0 K N C O G : 2 3 0 " M E N U I E S C I N I V I E N T R (1) Position Mode Choosing Key #l fiom the Menu Screen will call up the Position Screen. -
Page 12: Features Of Track Plot 1
(2) PIut Mode To enter the Plot Mode. choose Key #2 from the Menu Screen. The Star Pilot display will start by using the last Plot Mode data ancl destination. The Plot Screen provides a graphic map of your boat's present position and progress towards the destination waypoint. - Page 13 SANTA CRUZ BtlG: t18.0 Nltrl 316€1 1 2 : 1 5 : 5 2 B B G : 2 2 5 M 1 x n r x Y X T E : o . o o N u NAVIGATE TO WAYPOINTS RNG: t18.0 NM B R G : 2 2 5 M...
- Page 14 For more details on these navigational terms. please refer to the Advanced Navigation Guide section, Page 21. As with the other navigational modes, you may store your present position in a Waypoint at any time by pressing the softkey under S A V E .
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Page 15: (4 ) Wa Y Poi Nt M Ode T
WAYPOINTS v{!/ SANTA CRUZ M E N U I R r E I A I v I E N T R WAYPOINTS Ehru rnnru S A N T A C R U Z M E N U I E S C I D E L I WAYPOINTS SANTA CRUZ FENI]iTT,{|... - Page 16 After you press the sofikey ENTR. the Edit Name Route Window will open. The Route selected will be noted on the lett side of the display. If you wish, you can press the sofikey DEL to delete the entire ROUTE. Using the Alpha-Numeric Keypad. you may NAME or edit the Route Namc.
- Page 17 a5-) GoNTROL S/W RCVR S/W GPS MODE GPS HEALTH LAST FIX AT PDOP HDOP vDoP ERROR CODE (5) Status Modc VER 0.12 VER 1.9 The STATUS MODE is selected by pressing Key #5 off the Menu 3-D AUTO 2 SATS Screen.
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Page 18: (6 ) Set Up M Ode 1
(6) Set Up Mode Upon pressing Key #6, the Star Pilot's GPS Set Up Screen displays information on the units of measure, compass bearing and the AUTO CPS mode. The Altitude measurements, when 3D fixes are available. displays in meters. Units of Distance are in nautical miles. Bearings given on Navigation Screens are magnetic, and are automatically calculated from your present position. -
Page 19: The Basics Of Gps
The Basics of GPS GPS, or Global Positioning System, is a satellite navigation system designed to provide worldwide positioning and time information with all weather capability. quick response time and accuracy to within several yards. GPS is maintained by the United States Department of Defense 24 hours a day. -
Page 20: Advanced Navigation Guide 2 L
Advanced l{avigation Guide Thc Star Pilot is designed to be the easiest to use GPS system available today. The prevrous sections of the operation manual have detailed the basics of installation and operation of the Star Pilot. To utilize the system to its optimum. the following section on naviqation should be studied. -
Page 21: Gps Health Messages
Stnr Pilnt Error Messages & Troublpslnoting Tips The lower right side of the Position Screen displays either 2D. 3D or OLD. 2D or 3D means your position flxes are current. If you see OLD, the Star Pilot is informing you that it is not receiving new position fixes. -
Page 22: Specifications
Speciftcations Main Features: Latitude. longitude, altitude Time of day and date (real time clock) 100 waypoint memory l0 route programming capability Graphic track plotter Graphic navigation showin-e cross track error C o u r s e a n d d i s t a n c e t o w a y p o i n t s Estimated time of arrival Wzrypoint arrival and anchor alarms backlit SuperTwist LCD... - Page 23 Software Updates- Interphase periodically updates software in navi-rational instruments and offers these updates to its customers. For more information on Interphase software update programs call the Interphase Technical Service (iroup at (408) 427-4444.
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Page 24: How To Obtain Service
How To Obtain Service If you feel your display unit or antenna/receiver is not operating properly and you need service, we strongly recommend you first call our Technical Support Group (408) 427 -4444 to make sure your equipment needs to be retumed to the factory. If you do need to return your instruments, please remember to include both your display unit and antenna/receiver.