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Interphase Star Pilot 6 Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 ' t . " , ' d . : *y++ Qffz :rysffi;t' 6 : q Operation Marunl...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Thblc of Contents General Information Un i t In st al lat 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 ... . . A nten n a Ins t al lat i on ..
  • Page 3 Important l{otice Navigation based solely' on one method or one instrument should never be practiced. The Star Pilot 6 GPS should be considered as an aid to navigation. not ils the only means of navigation. Whilc the Global Positioning System is usually reliable and accurate. certain conditions and some locations may cause a deterioration in perlbr- mance of this or any other GPS.

  • Page 4: General Information

    General Informntion C o n - s r a t u l a t i o n s o n y o u r s e l e c t i o n o 1 ' t h r ' I n t e r p h a s e S t a r P i l o t 6 G P S r e c e i v e r .

  • Page 5: Display Unit

    Power Connection The Star Pilot 6 requires a p()\\'er sourcc r,^,ith a voltage level from l0 t o l 6 V D C . L o w v o l t a g e m a v c a u s c a c l i n t d r s p l a r . r c d u c c d s r g n a l , weak beeper and a slow tum on.

  • Page 6: Star Pilot 6 Gps Antenna

    - i n c h t h r e a d s i s r e q u i r e d t o c o m p l e t e t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n . The Star Pilot 6 GPS antenna includes 30 f-eet of antenna cable. If extension cable is needed, call Interphase Customer Service at (408\ 427 -4444 for advice.

  • Page 7: Basic Operation

    Basic Operation The Star Pilot 6 Keyboard The Star Pilot 6 has been designed to be as easy to learn and operate as possible. The raised push-button kcy's provicle a tactile feel to each operation and the Star Pilot 6 responcis with an audiblc beep each time a key is pressed.
  • Page 8 T h e E S C . o r E S C A P E s o f t k e r ' . i s s e c - n o n \ o n t c o l - t h c ' d i s p l a v s w h i c h a s k y o u t o e n t e r i n f o r m a t i o n .

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    Getting Started Check to see that all the components shgun al lt-fi r"ere inclucled with your Star Pilot 6. If a part is missing. colltrlcl the- Interphase Customer Service Department (40tt)'127-1'l-t"l rrnrtrccliately. WARNIN(i: DO NO'f ope rate thc Star l)ikrt 6 u ith parts missing or with parts other than those obtatttccl throuclt Interphase: cloing so could cause maior navigational crrors.

  • Page 10: What Is A Waypoint

    A t l ' i r s t t h e l a t i t u d e a n d l o n g i t u d e d i g i t s m a y b e a l l " 0 " s . N o t e t h e l o w c r l c l t c o r n e r o f t h c d i s p l a y .
  • Page 11 Scc Page 22 o1'Advanced Naviga- tion Guide for more details. Note that the altitude will onlr bc clispllvccl i1'the Star Pilot 6 has fixes fiom fbur satellites and is operating in the 3D mode. The altitude accuracy will lluctuatc plus or Ittit.ttts 50 rneters, which is the...
  • Page 12 If you have decided to save this position. press the softkey under thc label ENTR on the display. The cursor tbr this waypoint location will be shown solid fbr I second and then retum to the orevious Position Screen. After pressing ENTR, the waypoint location will be date stanrpecl. It' a second cntry is saved that day.

  • Page 13: Features Of Track Plot

    Dots will record your progress over time as thc boat icon lnove s. To Reset the Star Pilot 6 Track Plot. that is. to crase all plot tracks and start a new track plotting. move the cursor to CLEAR ALL at the top of the miles scales and press the ENTR soltkey.
  • Page 14 (3) IYavigate Mode Press Key #3 from the MenLr Display to start the Star Pilot 6 in the Navigation Mocle. The Navigation Screen -eraphicallv shows y'ou the Range or Distance. and Compass Bearin-u to the destination Wal"point in the upper leti of the display. The Destination Namc is in the top center, and your Cross Track Error (XTE) is shown in the center bottom o1'the display above the softkey labels.
  • Page 15 DATE - Current Date TIME - Current Time MAG VAR - Local Macnetic Variation For more details on these navigational terms. please refer to the Advanced Navigation Guide section, Page 22. As with the other navigational modes. you may storc your presenl position in a Waypoint at any time by pressing the softkev undcr S A V E .

  • Page 16: Creating Routes T

    (4) Waypoint Mode The Star Pilot 6 is capable of storing up to 100 Waypoints. whrch can be used to create up to l0 Routes of l0 Waypoints each. Waypoints rnust be stored into the Waypoint Lo-e belore they can be used to create Routes.
  • Page 17 ROUTES TO V|EW OR F{artf.X{- EDIT DETAILS S C T O P T A R G OF A ROUTE, BJ TO LPZ MONT TO BJ USE ARROW KEYS THEN PRESS ENTR, M E N U I W p T S I n l v l e r u r n R',r, R o u t e S c r e e n # l...

  • Page 18: (5) Status Mode

    . . l - 6 g o o d . 7 - 9 a c c e p t a b l e . l 0 - 1 2 m a r g i n a l . a n d 1 2 + unacceptablc. The Star Pilot 6 does not displal' Lat/Lon when the PDOP is ll or -rrrcatcr.

  • Page 19: (6) Set Up Mode

    GPS SET UP UNITS ver/ BEARINGS SMOOTHING A R R I V A L A L R M A N C H O R A L R M NAV CALCULATOR TIME OFFSET H R S F R O M U T C P R E S S A R R O W S M C KEYS TO...
  • Page 20 The satellites and the Star Pilot 6 must be precisely tinted to generate the exact same radio signal at the exact same time in order to mcasure the tirne and distancc calculations with a high degree of accuracy.

  • Page 21: Advanced Navigation Guide

    Start Advanced lVavigation Guide The Star Pilot 6 is designed to be the easiest to use GPS systern available today. The previous sections of the operation manual have detailed the basics of installation and operation of the Star Pilot 6.

  • Page 22: N M E A 0 1 8 3 D A T A O U T P U

    NMEA 0183 Data Output The e xtra connector on the Star Pilot 6 rear panel is a serial data output interface which can provide GPS data to some autopilots. track plotters or fishfinders. The serial data is in the NMEA 0ltt3 format and is transmitted continuously and may not be compatible w i l l a l l N M E A 0 1 8 3 i n t e i ' f a c e e q u i p m e n t .

  • Page 23: G P S H E A L T H M E S S A G E

    Receiver. If cable connections are solid anclclean between thc Anten- na and Star Pilot 6. try turning the unit off anci back on to re set it. It' the "FF" does not change within a few mott-tcnts. thcrc is a problcrn irt either the Antenna/Receiver Module.

  • Page 24: Specifications

    Speciftcations Main Features: Latitude, longitude. alt irucie Time of day and date (rc-al tirne clock) 100 waypoint memorv l0 route programming capabilin' Graphic track plotter Graphic navigation shou inq cross track error Course and distance to u avpoints Estimated tirne of arrival Waypoint arrival and anchor alarnrs H i g h r e s o l u t i o n e l e c t r o l u n r i n e s c e n t b a c k l i t S u p e r T u ' i s t L C D...

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