Turn On And Off; Basic Operation; Alarms; Simulate Mode - NorthStar NS 3100 User Manual

2-1 Turn on and off

2-2 Basic operation

Backlight level 2

2-3 Alarms

2-4 Simulate mode

Reference Manual and Installation Manual
Turn the unit on and off with the auxiliary power switch on the boat. The unit does not have its own power
switch. When you turn it off, any settings you have made are retained.
If the word SIMULATE flashes at the top, left of the display, then the unit is in simulate mode (see section 2-4).
The keys
The unit has four keys, labelled
In this manual:
Press means to push the key for less than one second.
Hold for two seconds means to hold the key down for two seconds or more.
Press one key + another key means to push both keys together.
The display
The display normally shows depth. If it displays dashes (— —) then it means that
the depth is too deep or unknown.
Set backlight for screen and keys
You can set the backlight to one of four brightness levels or off. Press
backlight level, press again to change the level.
The NS3100 DEPTH can be set to sound an alarm
when the water is too deep or too shallow (see
sections 3-2 and 3-3). When the alarm sounds,
the internal beeper sounds, the
display flashes and any external beepers or lights
operate.
Simulate mode allows you to become familiar
with the unit off the water. In Simulate mode, the
NS3100 DEPTH functions normally except the
transducer is ignored and the unit generates this
data internally. The word SIMULATE flashes at the
top, left corner of the screen.
and .
Press to mute the alarm. The alarm stays muted until
the depth becomes normal. The alarm will sound if the
depth becomes too deep or too shallow again.
symbol on the
To turn Simulate mode on or off:
1 Turn the power off.
2 Hold down
once to display the current
while you turn the power on.
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