Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Interphase Star Pilot GPS Interphase Tech
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Table of Contents To Our Customer Important Notice Warranty Information (ieneral Information Unit Installation Display Unit Power Connection Antenna Installation Star Pilot GPS Antenna Basic Operation.
Overhead GPS antenna/receiver Antenna cable Star Pilot GPS displal, unit Power cable Unit Installation Display Unit The compact size of the Star Pilot allows lor easy installation in most any boat.
Gencral Informntion Congratulations on your selection of the Interphase Star Pilot GPS receiver. Its rugged waterproof design makes it ideal fbr installation on nearly any type of boat. The Star Pilot f-eatures many advanced functions, and employs one of today's most sophisticated GPS receivers.
Overhead Shelfffable GPS antenna/recciver Antenna Star Pilot GPS display unit a* Power cable Unit Installation Display Unit The compact sizc of the Star Pilot allou s tirr easr installation in most any boat. To get marimuttt pcrlix'tttaltcc ancl lil'e from your unit.
Antewtn Installntion Star Pilot GPS Antenna The Star Pilot GPS Antenna, with its receiver unit. is housecl in a durable. waterproof casing designed for mounting rn an opcn location. For optrmum signal reception, mount the antenna with a 360o view of the sky so that it can have line-of-sight tracking of the satellites.
U/ Solikeys MENU I ESC / V I ENTR Basic Operation The Star Pilot Keyboard The Star Pilot has been designed to be as easy to learn and operate as possible. The raised push-button keys provide a tactile f-eel to each operation and the Star Pilot responds with an audible beep each time a key is pressed.
The ESC. or ESCAPE softkey. is seen on some of the displays which ask you to enter information, such as waypoint namcs or coordinates. Pressing the ESC sofikey will return the Star Pilot to the prcvious screen with no changes being entered. This is useful.
GPS antenna/receiver O k/l Power cable .r.+ -- V E) { {-2Y' Getting Started Check to see that all the components shown at leti were included with your Star Pilot. If a part is missing. contact the Interphase Customer Service Department (408) 427-4444 immediately.
NOTE,: Do not be alarmed if the last digits of the Latitude or Longitude sometimes fluctuate. This is normal when the Star Pilot is receiving position information. What Is A Waypoint? A Waypoint is usually a starting point, destination, buoy or channel marker, or any place you wish the Star Pilot to remember.
a1) 4!9 h (1) Position Mode Choosing Key #l fiom the Menu Screen will call up the Position Screen. The upper part of the display will give you the current date and time (UTC), based on accurate data from satellite signals. The Star Pilot uses GPS satellite signals to calculate a cuffent position in Latitude and Longitude.
(2) PIut Mode To enter the Plot Mode. choose Key #2 from the Menu Screen. The Star Pilot display will start by using the last Plot Mode data ancl destination. The Plot Screen provides a graphic map of your boat's present position and progress towards the destination waypoint.
SANTA CRUZ BtlG: t18.0 Nltrl - 316€1 BBG: 225M P 12:15:52 rxY XTE: o.ooNu 1 xn (3) IYavigate Mode Press Key #3 from the Menu Display to start the Star Pilot in the Navigation Mode. The Navigation Screen graphically shows you the Range or Distance, and Compass Bearing to the destination Waypoint in the upper left of the display.
For more details on these navigational terms. please refer to the Advanced Navigation Guide section, Page 21. As with the other navigational modes, you may store your present position in a Waypoint at any time by pressing the softkey under SAVE. If the Star Pilot should momentarily lose contact with the satellites.
WAYPOINTS SANTA CRUZ TO VIEW OR EDIT DETAILS OF A WAYPT, USE ARROW KEYS THEN PRESS ENTR, MENUI RrE I A I v IENTR aa) v{!/ b (4) Waypoint Mode The Star Pilot is capable of storing up to 100 Waypoints, which can be used to create up to l0 Routes of l0 Waypoints each.
After you press the sofikey ENTR. the Edit Name Route Window will open. The Route selected will be noted on the lett side of the display. If you wish, you can press the sofikey DEL to delete the entire ROUTE. Using the Alpha-Numeric Keypad. you may NAME or edit the Route Namc.
GoNTROL S/W VER 0.12 RCVR S/W VER 1.9 GPS MODE 3-D AUTO GPS HEALTH 2 SATS LAST FIX AT 13:44.Q7 PDOP O.O HDOP 3.0 vDoP 1.0 ERROR CODE OO a5-) U!9 h (5) Status Modc The STATUS MODE is selected by pressing Key #5 off the Menu Screen.
(6) Set Up Mode Upon pressing Key #6, the Star Pilot's GPS Set Up Screen displays information on the units of measure, compass bearing and the AUTO CPS mode. The Altitude measurements, when 3D fixes are available. displays in meters. Units of Distance are in nautical miles.
The Basics of GPS GPS, or Global Positioning System, is a satellite navigation system designed to provide worldwide positioning and time information with all weather capability. quick response time and accuracy to within several yards. GPS is maintained by the United States Department of Defense 24 hours a day.
Advanced l{avigation Guide Thc Star Pilot is designed to be the easiest to use GPS system available today. The prevrous sections of the operation manual have detailed the basics of installation and operation of the Star Pilot. To utilize the system to its optimum.
Stnr Pilnt Error Messages & Troublpslnoting Tips The lower right side of the Position Screen displays either 2D. 3D or OLD. 2D or 3D means your position flxes are current. If you see OLD, the Star Pilot is informing you that it is not receiving new position fixes.
Speciftcations Main Features: Latitude. longitude, altitude Time of day and date (real time clock) 100 waypoint memory l0 route programming capability Graphic track plotter Graphic navigation showin-e.
Software Updates- Interphase periodically updates software in navi-rational instruments and offers these updates to its customers. For more information on Interphase software update programs call the Interphase Technical Service (iroup at (408) 427-4444.
How To Obtain Service If you feel your display unit or antenna/receiver is not operating properly and you need service, we strongly recommend you first call our Technical Support Group (408) 427 -4444 to make sure your equipment needs to be retumed to the factory.
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