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Tableof Contents To Ou r Cus t om er Important Notice Warranty Information (ieneral Information U n i t Ins t allat ion D i s p l a yU n i t P o w e rC o n n e c t i o n An te n n a I ns t allat ion Star Pilot GPS Antenna Basic Operation Star Pilot Keyboarcl A lpha- Num e ri Ke c ys CommonSofikeyFunctions ight Control Power/Backl Getting Started Turningthe Star Pilot On The Menu Screen What Is A Waypoint'l Waypoints Enterin-e ( 1 ) Po sit ionM ode t s i ti o ni n a W a y p o i n t S av ingP r es e nPo (2 )
Unit Installation DisplayUnit Overhead The compact size of the Star Pilot allows lor easy installation in m o s t a n y b o a t . T o g e t m a x i m u m p e r f b r m a n c e a n d l i f - cf r o m y o u r u n i t . t h e t o l l o w i n g g u i d e l i n e ss h o u l d b e c o n s i d e r e dw h e n s e l e c t i n ga mounting location: l) Selecta location where the unit is protected1}om excessive t e m p e r a t u r e .
GencralInformntion Congratulations on your selectionof the InterphaseStar Pilot GPS receiver.Its ruggedwaterproofdesignmakesit idealfbr installation on nearly any type of boat. The Star Pilot f-eatures many advancedfunctions,and employsone of today'smost sophisticated GPS receivers. The sequential three channelreceiverdesigntracksup to sevenGPS satellites and is capableof providing accuratepositioninformationevery second. The Star Pilot designis compactand of waterproofconstruction.
Unit Installation Display Unit Overhead The compact sizc of the Star Pilot allou s tirr easr installation in m o s t a n y b o a t . T o g e t m a r i m u t t t p c r l i x ' t t t a l t c ca n c l l i l ' e f r o m y o u r u n i t . t h e f b l l o w i n g g u i c l e l i n e ss h o r . r l cbl c ' c o t t s i c l c r c crl. r h e ns e l c c t i n g a mounting location: l ) S e l e c ta l o c a t i o n w h c r e t h c u n i t i s p r t t t c - c t c fdr o m e r c e s s i v e t e m p c r a t u r e .
Antewtn Installntion Star Pilot antenna/rccetver Star Pilot GPS Antenna The Star Pilot GPS Antenna,with its receiverunit. is houseclin a durable.waterproofcasingdesignedfor mounting rn an opcn location.For optrmumsignalreception,mount the antennawith a 360oview of the sky so that it can haveline-of-sighttrackingof the and Preventobjectssuchas poles.rails,otherantennas satellites. largecablesfiom obstructingthe view betweenthe GPS antennaand the satellites.
Basic Operation The Star Pilot Keyboard Alpha-Numeric keypad \ \ \ The Star Pilot has beendesignedto be as easyto learnand operateas possible.The raisedpush-buttonkeys providea tactilef-eelto each operationand the Star Pilot respondswith an audiblebeepeachtime for operationof the unit are on All keysnecessary a key is pressed. thc front panel.In additionto the alpha-numenckeys on the ri-eht side,the Star Pilot usesa uniqueapproachcalled"softkeys"along the bottomof the display.
The ESC.or ESCAPEsoftkey.is seenon someof the displayswhich ask you to enterinformation,suchas waypointnamcsor coordinates. Pressingthe ESC sofikeywill returnthe Star Pilot to the prcvious screenwith no changesbeingentered.This is useful.tor instance.if you startedenteringa waypointnameand thendecidednot to uscthat waypoint.Using the ESC sofikey,the Star Pilot will retrunto the previousscreenand disregardthe informationyou had startedto enter d aypoint.
GettingStarted Check to seethat all the componentsshownat leti were included with your Star Pilot. If a part is missing.contactthe Interphase Customer Service Department (408) 427-4444immediately. WARNING: DO NOT operatethe Star Pilot with partsmissingor with partsother than thoseobtainedthroughInterphase; doing so could causemajor navigationalerrors.Any malfunctionsto the Star Pilot resultingfrom unauthorizedpartsare not coveredby warranty.
NOTE,: Do not be alarmedif the lastdigitsof the Latitudeor Longitudesometimesfluctuate.This is normalwhenthe Star Pilot is receivingpositioninformation. What Is A Waypoint? buoy or channel A Waypointis usuallya startingpoint,destination, marker,or any placeyou wish the Star Pilot to remember.It is can be a favoritefishing spot,harborentrance.locationof a reef. rocks or other importantbottom structure. The Star Pilot storesup to 100Waypointpositions.Waypointscan be storedusingeitherof two methods.
a1) (1) PositionMode ChoosingKey #l fiom the Menu Screenwill call up the Position Screen.The upperpart of the display will give you the currentdate and time (UTC), basedon accuratedatafrom satellitesignals. \4!9 h The Star Pilot usesGPS satellitesignalsto calculatea cuffent positionin Latitudeand Longitude.This positionis displayedin large,easyto readdigitsin thc centerpart of the display. The lower left part of the display.abovethe softkeylabels,provides SpeedOver Groundand CourseOver Groundreading.
(2) PIut Mode To enterthe Plot Mode. chooseKey #2 from the Menu Screen.The Star Pilot displaywill startby usingthe lastPlot Mode dataancl destination. The Plot Screenprovidesa graphicmap of your boat'spresent positionand progresstowardsthe destinationwaypoint.The "N" at the top of the map indicatestrue north.At the top of the display abovethe map is your presentlongitudeposition.
SANTACRUZ BtlG: t18.0Nltrl BBG: 225M rxY 316€1 12:15:52 P 1x n XTE: o.ooNu NAVIGATETO WAYPOINTS RNG: t18.0 NM BRG:225M S A N T AC R U Z FTNTilFFEIF{*iT A I V PressKey #3 from the Menu Display to startthe Star Pilot in the NavigationMode.The NavigationScreengraphicallyshowsyou the Rangeor Distance,and CompassBearingto the destination Waypoint in the upperleft of the display.
For more detailson thesenavigationalterms.pleaserefer to the AdvancedNavigationGuide section,Page21. As with the other navigationalmodes,you may storeyour present positionin a Waypoint at any time by pressingthe softkeyunder SAVE. If the Star Pilot shouldmomentarilylose contactwith the satellites. or if you choosethe NavigateMode beforethe unit has locatedthe minimal numberof threesatellitesneeded,navigationdata will be blanksand at the bottom of the displayreplacingXTE will be the POSITIONUNKNOWN.
aa) v{!/ (4) WaypointMode WAYPOINTS SANTA CRUZ T O V I E WO R EDIT DETAILS OF A WAYPT, U S EA R R O W K E Y ST H E N P R E S SE N T R , b M E N U IR r E I A I WAYPOINTS S A N T AC R U Z v IENTR EDITNAME Ehrurnnru E D I TN A M E WITH KEYPAD T H E NP R E S S E N T R ,O R P R E S SD E L TO DELETE MENUI ESCIDELI IENTR The Star Pilot is capableof storingup to 100Waypoints,which can be usedto createup to l0 Routesof l0 Waypointseach.
After you pressthe sofikey ENTR. the Edit Name RouteWindow will open.The Routeselectedwill be notedon the lett sideof the display.If you wish, you can pressthe sofikeyDEL to deletethe entireROUTE. Usingthe Alpha-NumericKeypad.you may NAME or edit the RouteNamc. When this is completed.pressthe sofikey ENTR and the Star Pilot will displaythe ROUTE on the top of the left sideand the Waypoints currentlystoredin the ROUTE below.If you wish to add a new Waypointto a Route,or changea Waypoint'sRouteposition.
a5-) U!9 h GoNTROLS/W RCVRS/W GPS MODE GPS HEALTH LAST FIX AT PDOP HDOP vDoP VER 0.12 VER 1.9 3-D AUTO 2 SATS 13:44.Q7 O.O 3.0 1.0 ERRORCODE OO (5) StatusModc The STATUS MODE is selectedby pressingKey #5 off the Menu Screen.This will bring up the StatusScreenwhich providesthe followingdata: The top part of the Star Pilot StatusScreenshowsyou the Software version of the control Unit, the Antenna/Receiver Unit and the GpS Mode currentlybeing used,followed by the GpS Hearthmessage.
(6) Set Up Mode Upon pressingKey #6, the Star Pilot's GPS SetUp Screendisplays informationon the units of measure,compassbearingand the AUTO when 3D fixes are available. CPS mode.The Altitudemeasurements, displaysin meters.Units of Distancearein nauticalmiles.Bearings givenon NavigationScreensaremagnetic,and are automatically calculatedfrom your presentposition.The Star Pilot operatesin a fuly automaticGPS Mode. Wheneverpossible,four satellitefixes are usedfor the most accurate3D positioning.
TheBasicsof GPS GPS,or Global PositioningSystem,is a satellitenavigationsystem designedto provide worldwide positioningand time informationwith time and accuracyto within all weathercapability.quick response severalyards.GPS is maintainedby the United StatesDepartmentof Defense24 hours a day. orbitingat an altitudevery high GPS is a systemof 24 satellites abovethe earth.
Advancedl{avigation Guide Thc Star Pilot is designedto be the easiestto useGPS system availabletoday.The prevroussectionsof the operationmanualhave detailedthe basicsof installationand operationof the Star Pilot. To utilizethe systemto its optimum.the following sectionon naviqation shouldbe studied.By becomingmore familiarwith thesenavigationalandGPS termsand concepts.you will increaseyour own navigationalskills. GPS Modes The Star Pilot operatesin an automaticGPS Mode.
Stnr Pilnt Error Messages & TroublpslnotingTips The lower right sideof the PositionScreendisplayseither2D. 3D or OLD. 2D or 3D meansyour positionflxes are current.If you see OLD, the Star Pilot is informingyou that it is not receivingnew positionfixes. Pressthe MENU softkey.and then push Key #5 to bring up the STATUS Screen. GPS Health Messages No Response- This meansthe Star Pilot doesnot havecontactw'ith This messagewill normalll, appearfbr a short the Antenna/Receiver.
Speciftcations I Main Features: Latitude.longitude,altitude Time of day and date(realtime clock) 100waypointmemory l0 routeprogrammingcapability Graphictrackplotter crosstrackerror Graphicnavigationshowin-e to waypoints C o u r s ea n dd i s t a n c e Estimatedtime of arrival Wzrypointarrival and anchoralarms backlitSuperTwistLCD High resolutionelectroluminescent L o c a la n d u n i v e r s at li m e S a t e l l i t es t a t u s 5.-5" Physical: size: 6" diameter.-5.25"high.
Software UpdatesInterphase periodicallyupdatessoftwarein navi-rational instrumentsand offers theseupdatesto its customers. For more informationon Interphase softwareupdate programscall the Interphase TechnicalService (iroup at (408) 427-4444.
How To Obtain Service is not operating If you feel your displayunit or antenna/receiver properlyand you needservice,we stronglyrecommendyou first call our Technical Support Group (408) 427-4444to make sureyour equipmentneedsto be retumedto the factory. If you do needto returnyour instruments,pleaserememberto include It is bestto ship it in the both your display unit and antenna/receiver. original productbox to the following address: ServiceDepartment Interphase Technologies,Inc.
