Page 1 Northstar 6000i Quickstart Guide Reference Manual...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Using GPS ........44...
Page 4 6 Echo sounding ......Welcome to the Northstar 490 Echo Sounder ..104 Displaying the echo sounder’s picture .
Page 5: Getting Started
Maintaining the 6000i ....... 4 Interfacing the 6000i ....... . 4...
Page 6: Welcome To The Northstar 6000I
Check the mini table of contents at the beginning of each chapter to quickly locate a topic you need help with. It’s best to read this manual with the 6000i set up and running so you can try out the various functions and see the results.
Page 7: Networking The 6000I
Networking the 6000i Northstar’s N2 networking technology lets you connect two or more 6000i units in order to share navigation data (including radar and sounder data) and all waypoints and routes between the units. The system...
Page 8: Interfacing The 6000I
Interfacing the 6000i The 6000i can be connected to a wide variety of compatible marine devices, including Northstar’s echo sounder and radar. A qualified marine electronics tech- Maintaining the 6000i Basic maintenance To help retain the 6000i’s best possible performance, Northstar recommends the following: •...
Page 9: Technical Support
Service and repair In case of a 6000i operating problem, you can contact your dealer or return the 6000i to the factory for diagnosis and repair. When calling, be sure to have your 6000i’s serial number and software revision avail- able.
Page 10: Technical Support
Before returning the 6000i for repair, you may want to save your waypoints and routes. If the unit is properly networked to another 6000i display, a copy of your waypoints and routes is already saved in the other unit.
Page 11: Northstar 6000I Quickstart Guide
Quickstart Guide Revision D Turning the 6000i on and off ......8 Introducing the display screen ......
Page 12: Turning The 6000I On And Off
Now you’re ready to get underway with your 6000i! Turning the 6000i off To turn the 6000i off, press and hold the PWR key for a few seconds until the screen goes dark. If the 6000i becomes too hot due to high...
Page 13: Introducing The Controls
INFO icon or a large question mark along with a message for you to read. Introducing the controls Feel free to try any of the 6000i’s controls! You can’t hurt anything, and you’ll only learn more about how to use the 6000i more efficiently.
Page 14: Introducing The Controls
SPLIT key to split the screen into two or more sections, each with a different function POSITION STEER RADAR SOUNDER displayed. See page 20 for more information. Introducing the controls SPLIT WAYPTS ROUTES SAVE VIDEO Figure 1: 6000i controls Northstar 6000i...
Page 15: Navionics Chart Cartridges
You can press and display more data on the Navionics chart cartridges The 6000i contains a built-in, low-resolu- tion map that covers the entire world, but without much detail. This map can give you an approximate idea of your location with respect to land areas, but nav aids are not included.
Page 16: Navionics Chart Cartridges
If no chart cartridge is installed, the words NONE INSERTED are shown. It usually takes 15 seconds or so to load chart data after the 6000i is turned on or after a new cartridge is inserted. Accessing the regions contained in Navi- onics XL3 series cartridges is described on page 25.
Page 17: Displaying The Chart Screen
Displaying the chart screen After the 6000i completes its start-up sequence, press the CHART function key to acknowledge the warning message and CHART display the Quickstart Guide Revision D You’ll soon see your present position repre- sented by a black triangular vessel symbol in the center of the chart.
Page 18: Displaying The Chart Screen
See Using demo mode, Clearing a GPS or WAAS alarm on page 16. If the 6000i isn’t able to obtain a position from GPS within three minutes, you’ll see a flashing NO GPS alarm icon on the right side of the screen. This means the 6000i...
Page 19 Vessel Info bar The WAAS (or DGPS) indicator on the right side of the screen means the 6000i is currently receiving WAAS (or optional radiobeacon) signals. Chart plotter functions The menu keys at the right of the chart...
Page 20: Alarms
Simulated radar and echo-sounding signals can also be displayed when in demo mode. The Northstar 6000i alerts you to condi- tions that may require attention. Some alerts are strictly informative, such as nearing a waypoint, and some warn of conditions such as loss of navigation signals.
Page 21: Displaying Numeric Data On The Chart Screen
knots, use the keypad to enter the new speed. Finally, press ENTER to start moving to the demo cursor location. CHART To view the Return twice. mode, press The word right side of the you’re in demo mode. Displaying numeric data on the chart screen To display numeric information directly on the chart screen, press the key to display an “info bar”...
Page 22: Displaying Numeric Data On The Position Screen
Displaying numeric data on the position screen GPS position screen screen. CHART to the desired spot on the chart. Go to cursor . The 6000i displays a track line to the new QUIK- waypoint named - , and guides you directly to this point. Northstar 6000i...
Page 23: Radar
STEER to stay accurately on the straight-line course to the waypoint (see Steering to a waypoint, starting on page 54). That’s all you have to do to use the 6000i in its simplest form. To learn more about navigating to waypoints, See Navigating to Waypoints, starting on page 51.
Page 24: The Echo Sounder
85. For information on installing radar and making it operational, see the Northstar The echo sounder If your 6000i is equipped with Northstar’s optional echo sounder, press SOUNDER to display the full Split function The SPLIT key...
Page 25: The Star Key: Alarms, Tidetrack And Setup
The STAR key: alarms, TideTrack and setup Using the alarms The 6000i has several alarms that automat- ically alert you to certain situations. For example, the 6000i lets you know when you’re approaching a waypoint by sounding a beep and flashing an alarm icon on the screen.
Page 26: Save And Man Overboard (Mob)
(until you see the “Man Over- board” window) to save your position as a waypoint named –MOB– and immediately start navigating to it. The 6000i switches to a zoomed-in chart screen showing your vessel and the MOB waypoint. You can use any of the unit’s functions to return to the...
Page 27: Using The Chart Screen
his section explains the electronic chart, the two chart modes (Vessel and Browse), the various chart symbols and their meanings, and how to set up both Classic Charts and Gold Charts to display the data you need. Reference Manual Revision D Using the Chart Screen Using electronic charts .
Page 28: Using Electronic Charts
When you move the cursor onto a nav aid, the 6000i displays a description in the info bar at the bottom of the screen, along with the distance and bearing from your vessel to the nav aid.
Page 29: Zooming In And Out
XL3 cartridge.) Using XL3 charts on multiple networked displays A master 6000i unit displays the regions from the cartridge plugged into it. A slave unit displays all the regions from the master’s cartridge, plus those from its own cartridge, if any.
Page 30 If you zoom in still further, the 6000i removes all chart detail from the screen for safety reasons, leaving only your vessel, its track, user-entered waypoints, and the lat/lon grid. Reference section 1 — Using the Chart Screen Zooming in and out...
Page 31: Using The Cursor On The Chart Screen
They line up with the cursor. When you press the cursor pad, the 6000i switches to browse mode, described on page 28. If you move the cursor onto a...
Page 32: Comparing Vessel And Browse Modes
Additional functions are available with Gold Charts. You can also select various Comparing vessel and browse modes The 6000i offers two display modes: • vessel (your vessel is centered on the screen) • browse (a cursor is displayed, which you can move to designate points or...
Page 33: Rotating The Chart
Browse mode COG as determined by the GPS CHART receiver. The 6000i ignores any course changes if your speed is under half a knot. The chart reacts very slowly to turns of less than 5°, to avoid annoying small rota- tions.
Page 34: Rotating The Chart
When the vessel or cursor crosses the line, the display will switch to a new chart (if available). The edges of other charts in the 6000i’s built-in world atlas are shown, in addition to those in your local cartridge. These...
Page 35: Setting Up The Chart Screen (Classic Charts)
Setting up the chart screen (Classic charts) CHART SETUP/STATUS From the can select the details on the adjust the 6000i’s track control, and control Demo Mode to simulate naviga- tion and radar. Reference Manual Revision D How rotating affects the chart and...
Page 36: Setting Up The Chart Screen (Classic Charts)
Navionics chart cartridge or the built-in maps. Chart edges are shown as dotted lines. Chart Detail screen If the chart currently in use is rotated, its edges are shown as solid lines. Northstar 6000i...
Page 37: Setting Up The Chart Screen (Gold Charts)
• selects the details displayed on the CHART screen • customizes the way depths are displayed • adjusts the 6000i’s track function • controls Demo Mode to simulate navigation and radar. Chart Setup menu key on the Press the CHART screen.
Page 38: Setting Up The Chart Screen (Gold Charts)
On/Off menu key to The ON setting displays the names of local cities, towns, harbors, channels, bodies of water and other text items. Cables / pipelines The ON setting displays above-the-surface and underwater cables and pipes. Chart Detail screen Northstar 6000i...
Page 39 Navaids The ON setting displays navaids from the Navionics chart cartridge, and the OFF setting hides the nav aids. Obstructions / rocks / wrecks Charted objects are shown. Ports and services Locations of ports, their names, and many available services are shown. Trafﬁc lanes Lanes where special rules may be in effect are shown.
Page 40: Using Gold Charts
Areas surveyed deeper than this depth are displayed in very light blue. The most important is that you can not use Gold and Classic charts at the same time. The 6000i configures itself for one or the Northstar 6000i...
Page 41: Using Gold Charts
(about 20 or 30 seconds). 5. Repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 for all remain- ing regions. The Northstar 6000i will now be able to access the cartridge data rapidly. Additional information Large scale charts typically do not contain spot soundings, depth contours and shaded depth areas.
Page 42 Gold chart display, with a light selected Reference section 1 — Using the Chart Screen Using Gold charts Northstar 6000i...
Page 43: Changing The Track Control
Changing the track control The 6000i displays your track history as a series of dots indicating the path you’ve recently traveled. You can choose how often to store a position fix as a point in your track history. The 6000i stores up to 4,096 position fixes.
Page 44: Using The Course Predictor Line
Distance and Bearing . 2. Press The 6000i displays your present position at the center of the CHART screen with the cursor directly over it. 3. Press the cursor pad to move the cursor to the ﬁrst location.
Page 45 The distance and bearing from your posi- tion to the cursor is displayed in the info bar. 4. To measure the distance and bearing from the cursor to another point, press new “X.” “X,” A new that location. As you move the cursor, the distance and bearing from the the cursor’s position are displayed in the info bar...
Page 46 Reference section 1 — Using the Chart Screen Using the distance and bearing calculator Northstar 6000i...
Page 47: Position Coordinates
Using GPS ........
Page 48: Displaying Position, Cog, And Speed
WAAS satellite system, or an optional radiobeacon differential receiver, or both. Depending on the additional optional receivers that are connected, the 6000i can determine and display position coordi- nates in several different ways: Using GPS...
Page 49 Using the wrong datum can significantly reduce accuracy. Reference Manual Revision D A brief status summary of the GPS receiver is displayed at the top of the screen. Table 1 describes the GPS status messages. Table 1: GPS status messages...
Page 50: Using Dgps Or Waas
When the WAAS or DGPS indicator is displayed at the right edge of the screen, the 6000i is using this higher level of accu- Reference section 2 — Position coordinates Using DGPS or WAAS The center of the satellite map represents the center of the sky, and the outermost ring is the horizon.
Page 51: Using Loran
If you don’t have a loran receiver, you can still use the Phantom Loran feature described on page 49. With it, the 6000i calculates “Phantom” loran coordinates from GPS position information. If you don’t plan to use loran, you can skip these sections.
Page 52: Using Loran
Setting the loran GRI The 6000i can convert the loran’s TDs to latitude/longitude position fixes, if you set the four-digit loran Group Repetition Interval (GRI) shown on the screen to match the GRI being used by your loran receiver. To change the GRI, press...
Page 53: Using Phantom Loran
This feature, called Phantom Loran, can help your transition from loran to GPS. You can use the 6000i to simulate the full oper- ation of a loran receiver, using all of the 6000i’s navigation functions as if it were actually receiving loran signals.
Page 54: Using Phantom Loran
Phantom Loran screen L/L TDS several times to display Press either the particular pair of TDs you want to use, or the GPS-derived latitude/longitude. Reference section 2 — Position coordinates Using Phantom Loran Northstar 6000i...
Page 55: Navigating To Waypoints
Hundreds of waypoints can be stored in the 6000i’s memory, and can be strung together to form a variety of routes. Reference Manual Revision D Navigating to Waypoints Introducing waypoints .
Page 56: Introducing Waypoints
• select an existing waypoint from a list You can also string together several waypoints to form a route, and let the 6000i guide you from one waypoint to the next (see Introducing routes, on page 71). Reference section 3 — Navigating to Waypoints Introducing waypoints •...
Page 57 Just move the cursor to the -QUIK- ﬁeld and change the name from a unique permanent name before continu- ing. The 6000i begins guiding you directly to the waypoint. Designating a waypoint...
Page 58: Steering To A Waypoint
3. Press the cursor pad to select the way- point you want to navigate to. Go to , then press 4. Press The 6000i begins guiding you directly to the waypoint. Steering to a waypoint If your 6000i is interfaced to an autopilot, it can steer your vessel automatically along 1.
Page 59 (your COG). The direc- tion may not be the same as your heading, if any current or wind is present. When the 6000i sequences to a new leg of a route, your vessel symbol will imme- diately show your COG relative to the Reference section 3 —...
Page 60 Speed-Over-Ground (SOG) and Course-Over-Ground (COG) are displayed at in the upper half of the screen. Your 6000i may show an arrow to the right of the SOG display, pointing upwards when the trend of your speed is increasing, and down when it’s decreasing.
Page 61: The Course Predictor Line
Routes to then press list. Press the cursor showing the chosen route. Reference section 3 — Navigating to Waypoints Go . The 6000i displays a chart The course predictor line...
Page 62 To go directly to the selected waypoint in Go to waypt , then press the route, press ENTER . The 6000i calculates a track line from your present position to the selected route waypoint. Your cross track error starts at zero.
Page 63: Restarting The Track Line
Restart is found on the vessel mode only), on the and on the The 6000i calculates a new track line from your present position directly to the next waypoint, and resets your cross-track error to zero. The navlog helps you plan and log your trip, using three main functions: •...
Page 64 ETA menu key. For waypoints you haven’t passed yet, the times of arrival shown are estimates based on your current speed. For waypoints you’ve already passed, actual times of arrival are shown. The 6000i updates this information as you travel. Northstar 6000i...
Page 65 4. Repeat these steps for any more way- points you want to add. If you go to a waypoint or along a route by using the 6000i’s GO TO function, the unit automatically enters and organizes the waypoints in the nav log.
Page 66 When you select a leg, an arrow points from the first waypoint to the second. Press Restart menu key. Reference section 3 — Navigating to Waypoints The NAV LOG screen Northstar 6000i...
Page 67: Creating Waypoints And Routes
his chapter explains how to create new waypoints and modify existing ones, how to make a route from stored waypoints, and how to create a route by saving it as you travel. You’ll also learn how to change a route by inserting, removing or changing the order of its waypoints.
Page 68: Displaying Waypoints
NOTE: screen, you’ll only Using the waypoint lists CHART After you’ve stored a few waypoints in the 6000i, you can press the cursor pad to screen displays up screen displays all screen displays Northstar 6000i...
Page 69: Creating New Waypoints
The name can be from one to six characters long, and must be different from all the other waypoint names stored in the 6000i. You can also Reference Manual Revision D display coordinates, since it may be easier to visualize “3 miles north”...
Page 70 1. Press WAYPTS/ROUTES . Waypoints . 2. Press Reference section 4 — Creating waypoints and routes Creating new waypoints FISH FLAG WRECK DANGER 3. Press Local Waypoints screen Add to display the NEW WAYPOINT screen. New Waypoint screen Northstar 6000i...
Page 71 4. Enter a waypoint name and optional description. Press (several times if necessary) the key on the 6000i keypad that contains the letter or digit you wish to enter. Press the cursor pad when necessary to move the cursor to the next character.
Page 72: Creating Avoidance-Area Waypoints
Creating avoidance-area waypoints You can make avoidance areas from new or existing waypoints. Then, if you travel into a designated avoidance area, the 6000i will sound a beep and flash an alarm on the screen. The 6000i displays an avoidance area on...
Page 73 Setting the avoidance-area alarm The 6000i will sound an audio alarm when you enter an avoidance area, provided you’ve turned on the audio alarm. (See “Alarm audio”...
Page 74: Editing Waypoints
Editing waypoints You can change any information about an existing waypoint (except for the type of coordinates used to save it) or erase it entirely by using the 6000i’s waypoint editing function. Changing waypoints To change a waypoint’s name, description, position coordinates, or warning radius: 1.
Page 75: Introducing Routes
“legs” to food and fuel stops along the way, or to other temporary destinations Waypoints in a route are connected by straight lines called legs. The 6000i can Reference Manual Revision D Updating waypoint coordinates You can “fine tune” a waypoint’s position by actually sailing to the exact desired position and setting the waypoint’s stored...
Page 76: Creating A Route From The Chart
CHART screen to choose a can store as many as 500 routes in the 6000i, but the maximum number depends on the number of stored waypoints. Each route takes up space that otherwise could be occupied by one or two waypoints.
Page 77: Creating A Route From The Chart
Use Chart menu key is displayed, 4. If the press it to change from list-based entry to chart-based entry. 5. Press ENTER . NEW ROUTE played; you may now start selecting way- points for the new route. 6. To add waypoints to the route, move the cursor to the ﬁrst waypoint’s location, which can be a nav aid, an existing way- point, or any unmarked point on the chart.
Page 78: Creating Routes From A List Of Waypoints
The save-route function makes this a very simple process: First, you tell the 6000i that you want to save a route as you travel, then you press SAVE/MOB as you pass each new waypoint, then you tell it to stop Reference section 4 —...
Page 79 2. Press the Save menu key to set up saving a route automatically. SAVE ROUTE asking you to enter the name of the new route to be saved. If you use the name of any existing route, waypoints will be added to the end of that route.
Page 80: Editing A Route
“saving to route:” is displayed at the bot- tom of the screen. If the route becomes full (35 waypoints), you may want to stop saving to this route and start a second one. Stop save and ENTER twice. Northstar 6000i...
Page 81: Editing A Route
• add new or existing waypoints to the beginning, middle, or end of the route • remove waypoints from the route • erase the entire route To edit a route: 1. Press WAYPTS/ROUTES , then press ROUTES to display the 2.
Page 82 3. Move the cursor to the location that you want to add to the route (either an existing waypoint, or any other spot). As you move the cursor, the 6000i dis- plays the new route leg as a dotted line to the cursor position.
Page 83 1. Move the cursor to the waypoint you want to remove, then press Even if you remove all the waypoints from a route, the 6000i still retains the empty route. To remove the route entirely, see Erasing an entire route, on page 80.
Page 84: Transferring Waypoints/Routes To Other Units
Northstar units. The 6000i’s import/export function lets you transfer all waypoints and routes between a 6000i and a Northstar 941, 951, 952, 957 or 958. To import or export waypoints and routes to and from older 900-series Northstar units, these older units must contain soft- ware version 3.12 or higher.
Page 85 6000i; if you choose to operate the controls on an older unit to perform the transfer, the instructions may be slightly different. Be sure to choose the right function for what you want to do: import waypoints and routes from the second unit, or export waypoints and routes to the second unit.
Page 86 If there’s a problem with the transfer pro- cess, the following messages may appear: If the second unit is not ready, the control ouldn’t get remote unit displays “C waypt/route count” or “Transfer aborted by communication timeout” and the status-bar message “Commu- nication error. ” Northstar 6000i...
Page 87: Transferring Waypoints To And From A Pc
Transferring waypoints to and from a PC If you’ve stored many waypoints or routes in the 6000i, or if these waypoints are the only record you have of these important locations, you may want to keep a separate copy on your Personal Computer.
Page 88: Transferring Waypoints To And From A Pc
Reference section 4 — Creating waypoints and routes Transferring waypoints to and from a PC Northstar 6000i...
Page 89: Radar
How radar works ........86 Northstar radar models ......86 Turning the radar transmitter on and off .
Page 90: How Radar Works
The major differences are: Turning the radar transmitter on and off Each time you turn on the Northstar 6000i, the radar transmitter must be turned on separately, as a safety feature. When you first press the RADAR key after turning the system on, the unit displays: The Radar TX is off.
Page 91: Displaying Radar
• A dashed white heading line. This line Northstar indicates your heading, not 6000i. Course-Over-Ground, and can be used to compare the radar presentation with the view in front of the vessel. • A gray course predictor line.
Page 92: Using The Radar's Main Menu Keys
For more information about using these keys, see Using the radar adjustment keys, on page 94. Radar screen (split) Using the radar markers Press display the controls for the 6000i’s electronic bearing Control Radar Radar . Control key repeat- Radar . Rotate repeatedly to...
Page 93: Overlaying Radar On The Chart
lines (EBLs), variable range markers (VRMs), and guard zones. For more information about using these keys, see Using the Radar Markers keys, starting on page 98. Transmitter control When the radar image is displayed full-screen by pressing the RADAR key, a menu key allows you to turn the radar transmitter on or off.
Page 94: Changing Radar Scale And Rotation
If Control key indicates Radar , you’re rotating the radar; if it indicates you’re rotating the chart. Control Radar , you’re zooming the Chart , you’re zooming CHART screen. Chart , Northstar 6000i...
Page 95: Setting User Preferences
Setting user preferences Page 2 , Page 3 , Page 4 , and the Press Prefs... key from the main radar screen to display menu keys for controlling: • range rings • bearings • echo colors • sweep type • fade (transparency) Range rings Range rings are concentric circles around your vessel that can be used to measure...
Page 96: Operating Modes
(displays data as it is received from the radar) and Operating modes The Northstar radar can be set to any of several operating modes. These modes control the gain and clutter settings. For most situations, one of the automatic...
Page 97: Operating Modes
the settings each time the range is changed. While in Range Rider mode, the Sea State control can be used to adjust the sea clutter for all ranges (see Sea State, starting on page 96). Automatic modes This section does not apply to the 2kW radar.
Page 98: Using The Radar Adjustment Keys
To make an adjustment to the radar (such as rain clutter, or gain, etc.), use the following procedure: 1. Press the key (such as (the key changes from blue to red). Gain ) to activate it Northstar 6000i...
Page 99: Using The Radar Adjustment Keys
2. If a numerical value appears, you can change it by: • pressing the cursor pad up and down (changes affect the display immediately after the cursor pad is released), or • using the numeric keys on the keypad to enter the value, or •...
Page 100 Zooming in or out will erase all recorded trail points. Expand Expand to turn echo Press expansion off or on. Select On to make small echoes appear larger and easier to see. Northstar 6000i...
Page 101 The radar transmitter is automatically turned off every time you shut down the 6000i. Turning the transmitter off when it is not in use saves electrical power and allows you to work safely in the vicinity of the rotating antenna.
Page 102: Using The Radar Markers Keys
The 6000i uses two types of EBLs: fixed and floating. The fixed EBL is a blue line from your present position (Point “A”) to Point “B.”...
Page 103: Using The Radar Markers Keys
Variable Range Point C Marker Figure 6: Floating EBL The floating EBL is a pink line connecting Point C and Point D. It’s similar to the fixed EBL, except that both points can be moved, to allow measuring distances between any two points on the screen.
Page 104 Guard Zone menu key to control Press the this feature. You can designate up to three guard zones that the 6000i monitors for radar echoes. Any echoes inside a guard zone and as strong as or stronger than the desig- nated trigger level are displayed in red and cause an alarm.
Page 105 As you change Point A or B, the coordi- nates of that point are updated in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Trigger Level repeat- Press edly to set the signal strength that causes an alarm: low, medium, high, or off (no alarm).
Page 106 Reference section 5 — Radar Using the Radar Markers keys Northstar 6000i...
Page 107: Echo Sounding
Echo sounding Welcome to the Northstar 490 Echo Sounder ..104 Displaying the echo sounder’s picture ....107 Using automatic mode .
Page 108: Welcome To The Northstar 490 Echo Sounder
50 and 200 kHz. The 490 module automatically turns on and off as the 6000i is turned on and off. Setting up the 490 Your 490 should be installed by a qualified marine technician.
Page 109 • automatic saving of *ﬁsh##* or *therm##* waypoints when the 490 detects the presence of fish or a certain water temperature that you’ve set Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 6 — Echo sounding Welcome to the Northstar 490 Echo Sounder...
Page 110 Reference section 6 — Echo sounding Welcome to the Northstar 490 Echo Sounder SOUNDER SOUNDER key Auto Picture ECHO Frequency SCREEN Zoom Depth More Depth settings Shift More settings Range Alarms Advance Speed Bottom box Return A-Scope Data Return Data on-screen...
Page 111: Displaying The Echo Sounder's Picture
Water temperature Color Water temperature scale Depth Navigation information You can also review old echoes using Northstar’s exclusive SoundTrac Reference Manual Revision D Echo data Depth Scale Lat/lon of Dist/brg Steering indicator vessel to waypoint Figure 9: Illustrated For details, see Viewing past echoes using ™...
Page 112 “demo mode” for training and familiariza- tion. Simulated echo data generated by the *SAVE##* or *MOB##* way- 490 will be displayed. To enter demo mode: Depth Scale Position marker indicator Speed, course, and speed through the water Soundtrac screen Northstar 6000i...
Page 113: Using Automatic Mode
1. Press the STAR key to display the OPTIONS/SERVICE INFO press Sounder Options . 2. Press the cursor pad down to select Demo mode, then press Using automatic mode To operate the echo sounder automati- cally, just press adjustments will be set to produce a useful picture under most conditions.
Page 114: Changing The Frequency Of Echoes
Finer resolution is better at • when adjusting the picture, you can see ﬁnding small ﬁsh (baitﬁsh) the effect of changes on the right side and subtle bottom details. Narrower beam is very focused. Reduces the inﬂuence of a rough sea. Northstar 6000i...
Page 115: Changing The Frequency Of Echoes
To choose the transducer frequency, press Frequency until the desired combination is shown. When you change the frequency, echoes already on the screen don’t change, they just move off the screen as they are replaced by echoes at the new frequency. Reference Manual Revision D 50 kHz echoes 200 kHz echoes...
Page 116: Zooming In And Out
You cannot zoom out to a scale that shows more water than the original pic- ture. For example, if the original picture is set to a scale of 50 feet, the only zoom scales available will be 15 feet and 30 feet. Northstar 6000i...
Page 117 Bottom zoom When you select bottom zoom, the contour of the bottom is magnified, clearly displaying canyon edges and echoes near the seabed. The 490 automatically locates the seabed and displays it on the lower left side of the screen (normal echoes are displayed on the right side).
Page 118 To move the depth marker, press the cursor pad up or down. Bottom lock/center zoom Leaving zoom mode To return to the normal unzoomed display, just press cycled through all the zoom modes. Marker zoom Zoom repeatedly until you have Northstar 6000i...
Page 119: Echo Sounder Setup
Be careful not to change any of the func- tions that are not described here unless you ﬁrst read about them and understand their functions in the Northstar 490 Instal- lation Manual. Accessing the setup screen To display the echo sounder setup screen,...
Page 120: Echo Sounder Setup
“No” to remove all references to temperature and speed from all the screens. Highlight the appropriate line and press Edit to change the option. Speed calibration is entered as a percentage from –99% to +99% to make the speed Northstar 6000i...
Page 121: The Picture Menu
read lower or higher than the uncalibrated value. You must enable the speed setting under the Data menu on the screen. The picture menu You can adjust the appearance of echoes in five different ways: • gain (for high intensity echoes) •...
Page 122 Also, a yellow tab appears under the Depth key, indicating that the range set- ting is no longer automatically controlled and that the 490 may not always identify the bottom reliably. Picture . screen, press SOUNDER Clutter . Northstar 6000i...
Page 123 Return to go back to the 4. Press screen. When you adjust the clutter, the color of the Auto from green to yellow, since the echo sounder is no longer in fully automatic mode. Adjusting the signal level (weak echoes) Clutter key, the Signal level As with the key controls the appearance of low level...
Page 124 The selected color bar is outlined with a ﬂashing rectangle Hue and white level window Return to go back to the SOUNDER screen. HUE AND WHITE Northstar 6000i...
Page 125: Changing The Depth Settings
LEVEL window, press the cursor pad up or down to select that color. Changing the depth settings You can adjust the shallowest and deepest echoes to be shown on the automatic mode, the echo sounder sets these values based on its current environ- ment.
Page 126: Changing The Depth Settings
(by pressing Auto ), or manually on the window. To set the range: Shift window 1. Press 2. Press window shows a picture of Return to go back to the SOUNDER SET RANGE Depth . Range . Range window Northstar 6000i...
Page 127: Using The More Key
The vertical black arrow in the window indicates the values that RANGE this window adjusts: the range of the echo sounder picture. The white number in the black box indi- cates the current range setting. 3. Press the cursor pad up or down to adjust the range, or use the keypad to manually enter the desired range.
Page 128 2. Press More , screen, press SOUNDER Advance spd . then press Advance spd to select the desired advance speed. Return to go back to the SOUNDER screen. More . A-scope to turn the A-Scope on or off. Northstar 6000i...
Page 129: Setting The Echo Screen Data
The A-scope appears on the far right-hand side of the screen, magnifying one water column. Setting the ECHO screen data Numeric and graphic information can be displayed on top of the echoes, including bottom depth, water temperature, and speed through the water (STW). To access these functions, press Data .
Page 130 Speed through the water Speed to turn the Speed Through Press the Water display on or off. STW is displayed on the bottom right corner of the screen. Northstar 6000i...
Page 131: Viewing Past Echoes Using Soundtrac
The 6000i recalls echoes from the last 3000 pings. As you move the position marker with the cursor pad, the marker speed accelerates to quickly scroll to the desired location.
Page 132: Echo Sounding Alarms
FISH alarm icon is displayed. This message clears automati- cally after 20 seconds and the alarm is rearmed. To access the fish alarm settings: 1. At the SOUNDER Alarm . 2. Press screen, press More . Northstar 6000i...
Page 133 Fish alarm window below the 3. Press of the lower marker in the same way. Now you must tell the 6000i whether you wish to be notified of fish detected inside the depth range you’ve set, or outside that window, press range.
Page 134 Bottom alarm window BOTTOM window, press the cursor pad up or NOTE: The 490’s depth indicator reﬂects the depth below your vessel’s transducer, not below the keel. Ask your installer for the exact distance between your transducer Northstar 6000i...
Page 135 and your keel. This value must then always be manually added to the 490’s depth indicator, or entered into the trans- ducer’s depth setting on the SOUNDER SETUP that doesn’t need to be corrected. Turning the bottom alarm on and off To turn the alarm on, at the window, press alarm off, press...
Page 136 Turning the temperature alarm on and off TEMPERATURE To turn the alarm on, at the Turn alarm on . To ALARM window, press Turn alarm off . turn the alarm off, press Reference section 6 — Echo sounding Echo sounding alarms Northstar 6000i...
Page 137 3. Verify that the data cable between the 6000i and the 490 is properly wired and connected. The 490 and the 6000i aren't communicating properly. Check the wiring of the data cable between the 6000i and the 490.
Page 138 If necessary, wet-sand with finer grade wet or dry paper. Use sanding sparingly, as repeated sanding may affect a transducer’s performance at high speeds. Check the transducer periodically. Reference section 6 — Echo sounding Troubleshooting the echo sounder Northstar 6000i...
Page 139: Video
Reference section 7 Video Video sources ........136 Displaying video .
Page 140: Video Sources
NTSC or PAL standards. Just connect the video source’s cable to the BNC connector on the back of the 6000i, and the signals are available for display. If you have more than one signal you’d like...
Page 141: Alarms And Tidetrack
Reference Manual Revision D Alarms and TideTrack Alarms ......... . . TideTrack™...
Page 142: Alarms
“Clearing alarms” below). There may also be other uncleared alarms that you should acknowledge by clearing. Recent alarm messages The 6000i keeps a record of the most recent alarm from each main category (such as anchor, avoidance, communica- tions, cross track, GPS signals, and waypoints) enabling you to “browse”...
Page 143 Some serious alarms, such as loss of position ﬁxes, will repeat at intervals. All of the 6000i’s alarms are described in Clear alarm key on the Table 4 below. Table 4: 6000i alarms ACTIVATED WHEN .
Page 144 NO GPS POSITION Reference section 8 — Alarms and TideTrack Alarms Table 4: 6000i alarms (continued) ACTIVATED WHEN . . . Vessel has switched to the next leg of the route. Vessel is within 900 feet of entering the arrive radius of the current waypoint.
Page 145 BLINK, CYCLE or LOW SNR detected by the POOR LORAN external loran used as the position source. SIGNALS A 6000i designated as a slave and requiring a NO NETWORK master to be present on the network is not receiving networking signals.
Page 146 Radar echoes are received within the guard zone. The 6000i hasn’t received radar data for several seconds. The 6000i is not receiving data from the heading sensor. off, or you can turn the audio off completely so that you’ll only see alarm...
Page 147 0.01 nm, but be sure to allow for drifting the length of the anchor chain, plus a safety factor to allow for any GPS or loran inaccuracy. Remember to turn off the anchor alarm before you intentionally move away from the anchor-drop point.
Page 148 ON, then press ENTER . Setting alarms to honk You can connect a loud external alarm to the 6000i, to help you hear alarms in noisy situations. This function is called “honking.” You can set the 6000i to honk when the anchor alarm is activated, or when any alarm is activated.
Page 149 - or - • the navigation source (for example, GPS signals) becomes unavailable, cre- ating an uncertainty in the 6000i as to whether it’s inside the anchor watch radius or not If your vessel moves outside the anchor-alarm radius, then for the next 10...
Page 150: Tidetrack
TideTrack ™ The 6000i calculates tide information for any of over 3,540 NOS/NOAA tide stations. To display this information, press the STAR key until you see the tide track screen. The entire U.S. coastline — including Alaska and Hawaii — is covered, plus many Carib- bean islands and eastern and western Canada.
Page 151 TIDE TRACK CONFIGURE . Choose closest tide station . 2. Press The 6000i searches for the nine stations closest to your present position and dis- plays this list with the closest station at the top. 3. Press the cursor pad to select the desired...
Page 152 To change the month, press the cur- sor pad up or down. 3. When the date is correct, press ENTER twice to display the tides for the new date. Reference section 8 — Alarms and TideTrack TideTrack™ Northstar 6000i...
Page 153: N2 Networking
Reference section 9 N2 Networking General information ......150 Restrictions ........150 Reference Manual Revision D...
Page 154: General Information
In addition, radar and sounder images are sent in real time to all 6000i displays on the network, and the radar and the sounder can be controlled from any of the connected units.
Page 155 Master unit unavailable If your master unit becomes unavailable due to a failure or other reason, you can replace it with any other 6000i on the vessel. The GPS antenna and any necessary NMEA devices must be connected to the replace- ment unit.
Page 156 Reference section 9 — N2 Networking Restrictions Northstar 6000i...
Page 157: Setup
Reference Manual Revision D Reference section 10 Changing your display settings..... . Changing your navigation settings ....Changing your receiver settings .
Page 158: Changing Your Display Settings
Once you’ve made the change, press ENTER . Rhumb line or great circle calculations You can set the 6000i to calculate the distance and initial bearing to your intended destination along either a Great Circle route or a rhumb line.
Page 159 IMPORT operation. Entering a personalized owner’s message To provide your 6000i with a substantial measure of theft protection, you can enter a personalized owner identification message that is displayed every time the Reference section 10 —...
Page 160: Changing Your Navigation Settings
1. From the Display Options menu select the Owner’s Message option and press 2. Enter the access code from your Northstar owner’s card, then press ENTER . The ﬁrst Changing your navigation settings To access the 958’s navigation options,...
Page 161 Press ENTER to finalize your changes. Choosing a navigation source The 6000i’s position screens and waypoint navigation are based on position informa- tion obtained from one of the following navigation sources: •...
Page 162 • manual — you manually switch to the next waypoint When set to automatic, the 6000i displays the new distance and bearing information for the next waypoint when you arrive at the previous one. It immediately stops navigating when you pass a lone waypoint or the last waypoint in a route.
Page 163 For a list of the available datums, see Appendix C at the back of this manual. You can specify a different datum for the 6000i’s output ports than the one set for the positional display. For instructions on how to do this, see the Northstar 6000i Installation Manual (part number GM6KIM).
Page 164: Changing Your Receiver Settings
When you’re using uncorrected GPS, you may see that your Speed-Over-Ground readings are slightly erratic, varying by up to several knots. The 6000i’s GPS speed averaging function can help steady these readings by lengthening the time over which your speed is averaged, from two to ten seconds.
Page 165: Changing Your Receiver Settings
One receiver channel tracks the best available differential signal Reference Manual Revision D and sends DGPS corrections to the 6000i’s GPS receiver. Another channel continu- ously scans the entire differential frequency band (283.5 to 325kHz), evalu- ating available DGPS signals.
Page 166 • auto — the 6000i evaluates available WAAS and radiobeacon corrections and uses whichever provides the higher accuracy • WAAS — the 6000i uses only WAAS differential corrections • disabled — the 6000i doesn’t use any differential corrections Reference section 10 — Setup Changing your receiver settings •...
Page 167: Changing Your Port Settings
“hide” any low satel- Changing your port settings You can interface the 6000i directly to a variety of external equipment, such as the Northstar 490 “black box” for fishfinding, autopilots, depth sounders, PC’s, and so on.
Page 168: Setting Up Radar
Reference section 10 — Setup Setting up radar AUX port option to “490.” 6. To activate this setting, turn the 6000i off 3. Press 4. Press 5. Set the output format to “Radar” by using 6. Press ENTER .
Page 169: Displaying System Information
STAR key until you see the Options/Service info screen. Beacon receiver self-test If your 6000i is connected to an optional Northstar radiobeacon receiver, the receiver is automatically tested each time the unit is turned on. The message PASSED or FAILED is displayed in the beacon rcvr self test field.
Page 170: Changing The Time Zone
“GMT” (Greenwich Mean Time). To change the time zone used for all of the 6000i’s time displays, press use the cursor pad to select the desired zone and standard or daylight time. Press ENTER to use the new time zone.
Page 171: Appendix A - Datum List
Appendix A — Datum list The following pages list all of the datums available in the 6000i, together with the mathe- matical parameters for each. Reference Manual Revision D...
Page 172 -494 INTL -234 AUSTR -133 AUSTR -134 INTL -127 -769 CL1866 INTL -318 INTL -148 INTL -304 -375 CL1880 -136 -108 -292 CL1866 CL1880 -263 INTL INTL -134 INTL -206 B1841 -377 INTL -199 -752 INTL INTL -121 Northstar 6000i...
Page 173 Datum ID EUR50_WE EUR50_CY EUR50_EG EUR50_GB EUR50_GR EUR50_IR EUR50_SA EUR50_SI EUR50_NF EUR50_PS EUR79 GAND GD49 GUAM63 HJOR IND_TV IND_BIN IRE65 ISTS JI61 JAND KERG KERT LC5A LIB64 LUZ_P LUZ_M MAHE MASI MASS MERCH MA61 MINA NAH_O NAH_UA NAH_SA NAD27_MN NAD27_WU NAD27_EU NAD27_AK Reference Manual Revision D...
Page 174 INTL INTL -288 -376 INTL -270 -388 INTL -270 -390 INTL -305 -442 INTL -282 -371 INTL -278 -367 INTL -298 -369 INTL -279 -379 INTL -295 -371 CL1866 -101 INTL -128 -283 INTL -189 INTL -948 -1262 Northstar 6000i...
Page 175 Datum ID ROME SDOS SBRAZ SHILL SCHW SA69_MN SA69_AG SA69_BO SA69_BR SA69_CH SA69_CO SA69_EC SA69_GY SA69_PA SA69_PR SA69_TT SA69_VZ SASIA SEBAS SWBAS TIMB TOK_MN TOK_JP TOK_KR TOK_OK TA68 VL16 WE60 WGS72 WGS84 ZAND Reference Manual Revision D Datum name Rome 1940 Santo (DOS) (S.W.
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NorthStar 6000i Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

1 Using the Chart Screen

2 Position Coordinates

3 Navigating to Waypoints

4 Creating Waypoints and Routes

5 Radar

6 Echo Sounding

7 Video

8 Alarms and Tidetrack

9 N2 Networking

10 Setup

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