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Thblcof Contents General Information .......... ...........6 Un i t In st allat ion .............6 D i s p l a yU n i t . . . . . . . . ......6 P o w e rC o n n e c t i o.n. . . . . . . . . . . . .................1 An te n n aI ns t allat ion. . ........... ...............1 S t a r P i l o t 6 G P SA n t e n n a .......... ...........8 Ba si cOper at ion ........8 S t a r P i l o t 6 K e y b o a r d. . . . . . . . . . . . . .......8 A l p h a - N u m e r iKce y s .... ........
ToOur Customer Thank you for choosingthe InterphaseStar Pilot 6r\1GPS recetver. of this fine product,we haveprimarilv Throughoutthe development beenconcemedwith crcatinga unit thatof-lersthe bestpossiblevalue easeof use,superiorperforfor your money.Selectionof features. uponwhich reliabilitywerc the benchmarks manceand outstanding all importantdesigndecisionsweremade.We f'eelproudof the Star is very impo-rtant to us. To this end.
GeneralInformntion C o n - s r a t u l a t i o nosn y o u r s e l e c t i o no 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 . I t s r u g g e d w a t e r p r o o l ' d e s i g r t t t t a k es i t t d c a l l ' o r installation on nearlv anv tvpe of boat. a c l ra n c et l l ' u n c t i o n s .a n c ie t n p l o r s o n e The Star Pil
UniI Installntion DisplayUnit Overhead The compactsizeof the Star Pilot 6 allowsfor easyinstallationin most any boat.To get maximumperfonnanceand lifc from your unit. the fbllowingguidelinesshouldbe consiclered when selectinga mountinglocation: I ) Selecta locationwherethe unit is protectedfrom excessive temperature. Heatis one of the worstenemiesof electroniccomponents,and will accelerate componentaging,therebyreducingthe trouble-freelife of your Star Pilot 6.
Antewtn Installation Star Pilot 6 GPS Antenna The Star Pilot 6 GPS Antenna. with its receiver unit. is housed in a durable. waterproof casrngdesigned for mounting in an open location. For optimum signal reception,mount the antennawith a 360o vieri of the sky so that it can have line-of-sight tracking o1'thc s a t e l l i t e s .P r c v c n t o b l e c t s s u c h a s p o l e s . r a i l s . o t h e r a n t e n n a sa n d large cables from obstructing the view between the GPS antennaand the satellites.
}|-_:-;- Basic Operation The Star Pilot 6 Keyboard A l p h a - N u m e r i ck e v p a d \ \ \ The Star Pilot 6 has beendesignedto be as easyto learnand operate as possible.The raisedpush-button kcy'sproviclea tactilefeel to each operationand the Star Pilot 6 responcis with an audiblcbeepeach time a key is pressed. All keys necessar)' tbr opcratic'rn of the unit are on the front panel.
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 - no 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 er i n f o r m a t i o n . s u c l - ta s \ \ a \ n ( ) n t t n i , l l t t e so t ' c t r o r d i n a t e s . P r e s s i n gt h c E S C s o l i k e l , r . l i l l r e t u r n t h e S t a r P i l o t 6 t o t h e p r e v i o u s s c r e e nu i t h n o c h a n g e sb e i n g e n t e r e d .T h i s i ' u r , - - f L ttlo. r i n s t a n c e .
GettingStarted shgun al lt-fi r"ereinclucled Checkto seethat all the components with your Star Pilot 6. If a part is missing.colltrlclthe-Interphase rrnrtrccliately. Customer ServiceDepartment (40tt)'127-1'l-t"l WARNIN(i: DO NO'f operatethc Star l)ikrt 6 u ith partsmissing throucltInterphase:cloingso or with partsotherthanthoseobtatttccl tiotlsto the Star crrors..\tlr Illltlltttle could causemaior navigational partsltt't ll(\l gt)\eI'ctlhv rvarranty.
At l'irstthe latitude and longitude digits may be all "0"s. Note the 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 . B el o w t h e A L T : y o u w i l l r e a d O L D . 2 D o r - l D . O L D n r e a n st h a t t h e S t a r P i l o t 6 d o e s n o t h a v e a n e w p o s i t i o n i i x . I f 2 D o r 3 D i s s h o w n . t h c p o s i t i o n i s c u r r e n t .B e a c l v i s c d that it nrav take severalminutes fbr the Star Pilot 6 to obtain a ncw p o s i t i o n f i x .
(1) PositionMode ChoosingKey #1 fiom the Menu Screenwill call Lrpthc Position Screen.The upperpart of the displaywill rcad"No Destination" anclu ill showeithera when no waypointsare storedor selectecl. waypointnameor a routeand waypointIlameu hen one hasbeen preselected. The Star Pilot 6 usesGPS satellitesignalsto calcttlatea current positionin Latitudeand Longitude.
If you havedecidedto savethis position.pressthe softkeyunderthc labelENTR on the display.The cursortbr this waypointlocationwill be shownsolid fbr I secondand thenretum to the oreviousPosition Screen. It' After pressingENTR, the waypointlocationwill be datestanrpecl. a secondcntry is savedthatday. the datestampwill be fblloweclby"a (WP2),etc. SeePagel7 of the WaypointMode sectionto edit and n d m ct h ew a y p o i n lt o c a t i o n s .
(2) PInt Mode To enterthe Plot Mode, chooseKey #2 from the Menu Screen.The Star Pilot 6 displaywill startby usingthe lastPlot Mode dataand destination. The Plot Screenprovidesa graphicmap of 1'ourboat's present The "N" at positionand progresstowardsthe destinationwa1'point. the top of the map indicatestrue north.At the top tl1'thedisplay abovethe map is the presentlongitudeof the centerof the trackplot warpoint. square.
(3) IYavigateMode PressKey #3 from the MenLrDisplayto startthe Star Pilot 6 in the showsy'outhe NavigationMocle.The NavigationScreen-eraphicallv to the destinationWal"point Rangeor Distance.and CompassBearin-u in the upperleti of the display.The DestinationNamc is in the top center,and your CrossTrack Error (XTE) is shownin the center bottomo1'thedisplayabovethe softkeylabels. navigatescrecnteaturesa destinationflag at thc The 3D perspective top of the navigation"highway".
DATE - CurrentDate TIME - CurrentTime MAG VAR - Local MacneticVariation For more detailson thesenavigationalterms.pleasereferto the AdvancedNavigationGuidesection,Page22. modes.you may storcyour presenl As with the othernavigational positionin a Waypointat any time by pressingthe softkevundcr SAVE. If the Star Piklt 6 should momentarily lose contact with the satellites.
(4) WaypointMode The Star Pilot 6 is capableof storingup to 100Waypoints.whrch can be usedto createup to l0 Routesof l0 Waypointseach. Waypointsrnustbe storedinto the WaypointLo-ebelorethey can be usedto createRoutes.To view or edit your WaypointLog. prcssKey #4 from the MENU Screen. The The WaypointLog will be seenon the lefi sideol'thc clisplar'. Waypointpositionsbv usingthc cursorcan be scrolledto dif'f'erent Up or Down Arrow softkeysbelow the display.To view.
ROUTES F{artf.X{SC TO PT ARG BJ TO LPZ MONTTO BJ TOV|EWOR EDITDETAILS OFA ROUTE, USEARROW KEYSTHEN PRESS ENTR, M E N U I W p T SnI l v lerurn R',r, \l R o u t eS c r e e n# l ROUTE EDITNAME sc TosF Epro sF S A N T AC R U Z ANO NUEVO P I G E O NP T PILLAR PT ST FRANCIS 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 M E N Ue I sC iOeUl IENrR R o u t c S c r e e n# 2 EDITROUTE SC TO SF S A N T AC R U Z ANO NUEVO P I G E O NP T P I L L A RP T ST FRANCIS TO ADD.
(5) StatusMode The STATUS MODE is selectedby pressingKe1,#-5ol'f the Menu S c r e e nT. h i s w i l l b r i n gu p t h e S t a t u sS c r e e nw h i c h p r o v i d e st h e fbllowingdata: T h c t o p p a r t o f t h e S t a r P i l o t 6 S t a t u s S c r c e n s h o w s 1 , o ut h c Software Version of the Control Unit. thc AntennalReceiver UItit ancl the GPS Moclc currently being uscd. fbllowed by the GPS Hcalth messa-qe.
a6) ver/ h H (6) Set Up Mode GPS SET UP US TRUE 1 UNITS BEARINGS SMOOTHING OFF OFF A R R I V A LA L R M A N C H O RA L R M NOTE: If you change units while in the Plot Mode. the track plot rs cleared. NAV CALCULATOR TIMEOFFSET H R S F R O MU T C .8 HRS P R E S SA R R O W KEYS TO I N C R E A S EO R D E C R E A S ET H E OFFSET,THEN P R E S SE N T R BE SMC TIME ARRIVI ANCHC N MENUI ES C I N I V Upon pressing Key #6, the Star Pilot 6 GPS Set Up Screenallows you to change and adjust units of measure(U.
Tltc Basicsof GPS GPS.or Global PositioningSystern.is a satellitenavigationsystem designedto provideworldwidepositioningand tirneinfbrmationwith all weathercapability.quick response time and accuracytctwithin severalyards.GPS is maintainedby the UnitedStatesDepartmentof Defense2rl hoursa day. G P S w i l l b e a s y s t e mo l - 2 4s a t e l l i t eosr b i t i n ga t a n a l t i t u d cv e r y h i g h a b o v et h ee a r t h .B e c a u s o e f t h e g r e a ta l t i t u d et.
AdvancedlVavigationGuide Waypoint BearlngTo Waypoinl (BRG) RangeTo Waypoinl (RNG) ,,/ Course Line \ I I L GPS Modes -t Presenl Position Cross Track Error Distance Made Good (DMG) The Star Pilot 6 is designedto be the easiestto useGPS systern availabletoday.The previoussectionsof the operationmanualhave detailedthe basicsof installationand operationof the Star Pilot 6. To utilizethe systemto its optimum.the firllowrngsectionon navigationshouldbe studicd.
DISTANCE MADE GOOD (DMG) This is the portionof the distanceyour boathastravelledthat is parallelto your desiredtrack ( s t a r tp o i n tt o d e s t i n a t i o n t . Waypoint BearingTo W"ypoint (BRG) SPEED OF ADVANCE (SOA) This is the portionof your boat speeddirectlytowardsthe waypointfrom your currentposition. SOA is usefulto sailingboatsby helpingto determinewhich tack will -qetthem to the walrpointmorequickly.
Snr Pilot 6 Error Messages & TroublcslnotingTips The lower right sideof the PositionScreendisplayseither2D. 3D or OLD. 2D or 3D meansyour positionfixes arecurrent.il'you see OLD. the Star Pilot 6 is informingyou that it is nttt reccivinsnew positionfixes.Pressthe MENU softkey,and thenpush Key #-5to bring up the STATUS Screen. GPS Health Messages No Response - This means the Star Pilot 6 does trot have contact w i t h t h e A n t e n n a / R e c e i v e r .
Speciftcations I Main Features: Latitude,longitude.altirucie Time of day and date(rc-altirneclock) 100waypointmemorv l0 routeprogrammingcapabilin' Graphictrackplotter Graphicnavigationshouinq crosstrackerror Courseand distanceto u avpoints Estimatedtirneof arrival Waypointarrivaland anchoralarnrs H i g h r e s o l u t i o en l e c t r o l u n r i n e s c b ea n ct k l i tS u p e r T u ' i sLtC D Local and universallinrc Satellitestatus U . S . .M e t r i c& N a u t i c aul n i t s -5.1.
