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Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 6 It is the owner ’s sole r esponsibilit y to install and use the instrument in a manner that will not cause ac- cidents, personal injury or propert y damage. The user of this product is solely responsible for obser ving safe boating practices.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 7 1 - 1 Cle an in g an d mai nte na nce Th e E xpl orer 6 60 s cre en is covere d by a proprietary anti-reflec tion coating. T o avoid damag e, clean t he s cree n only with a dam p cloth and mi ld de terge nt whe n dir t y o r covere d in sea sa lt.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 8 1 - 2 Pl ug-i n card s Th e E xpl orer 6 60 c an use t w o ki nds of p lug -i n card: C-M AP ™ ch ar t c ar ds have ch ar t de tai ls required for navigating in a particular region .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 9 1 -3 Removin g and r ep lac ing th e di spla y uni t If th e displ ay unit is b ra cket m ounte d the n the display u nit c an easil y be rem oved an d repl aced for se cu rit y or prote c tio n.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 10 2 Basi c Ope rat ion Over view o f the keys Go back to an earlier menu or display . Any changes are ignored . In char t mode centers chart at boat's position. Show a menu of the main Explorer 660 displays.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 11 ! W ARNING 2- 1 T u rni ng on a nd o f f / auto p owe r Auto power If th e E xpl orer 6 60 is w ire d for au to pow er (se e se c tio n 1 6 -5), th en th e E xp lore r 66 0 auto matic all y tur ns on an d of f w ith t he b oat p ower, and ca n not be tu rn ed o n or of f manua lly.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 12 2- 5 Si mu la te mod e Simulate m od e all ows a use r to be come f am iliar wit h the E x plo rer 6 60 o f f th e wate r. There ar e t wo simula te modes: In G PS simul atio n mod e, data f rom t he GPS re ceive r is ign ore d and th e E xp lore r 66 0 gen er ates this d ata in terna lly.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 13 T o sh ow a disp lay, press DISPLA Y , press or to sel ec t th e t y pe o f displ ay to show ( Char t , Sonar or Other ), press or to sel ec t th e disp lay f rom th e lis t, then p ress ENTER .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 14 Highway Fue l Data Wayp o int s Routes Satel lite Tid es Use r ca rd About.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 15 2-6- 1 D ua l disp lays Th e E xpl orer 6 60 c an sho w t wo disp lays at o nce, for e xamp le Cha r t + so nar or S onar + h ighw ay (se e sec t ion 2- 6). Wh en t wo dis play s are show n at once, o ne o f the di splay s, c all ed th e ac ti ve disp lay, is contro lle d by th e user.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 16 2-6-3 Data he ad er a nd com pa ss Th e char t , son ar and h ighw ay displ ays ca n show data a nd a com pass at t he top o f the d ispl ay. The da ta hea de r 1 Press MENU and sel ec t Data hea der .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 17 3 Navigat ion : Char t 3- 1 Introduction to navigating Th e E xpl orer 6 60 h as t wo wa ys of nav iga ting , goin g st ra ight to a p oint or f oll owin g a route. Enter way po int s at po ints o f intere st b efo re st ar ti ng to nav igate (s ee s ec t io n 5-2- 1).
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 18 Th e char t . To change the t y pe s of in form atio n displ aye d, (se e se c ti on 15 -2 ) . A comp ass (se e se c tio n 2- 6 -3). Bo at cour se an d CDI lin es (se e App end ix C, CD I) . Boat is g oin g to the waypoint called FI SH06.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 19 ! W ARNING 3- 2- 2 Lat itude a nd lo ngi tude Lat itu de an d lon git ud e can b e disp laye d in th e data h eade r.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 20 3- 3 D is tance a nd be ari ng ca lcul ator Th e dist ance a nd b eari ng ca lcul ator ca n plot a cour se of o ne or s ever al le gs and to sh ow the bear ing a nd le ngt h of eac h le g, as we ll as th e total d ist ance a lo ng th e cour se.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 21 If Proj ec te d cour se is t urn ed o n, th en th e E xp lore r 66 0 will d isplay t he pro je c ted p osit ion b as ed on th e cour se ov er grou nd ( COG), sp e ed a nd a spe ci fi ed ti me.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 22 4 Navigat ion : Hig hway disp lay Th e highw ay disp lay has a b ird’s eye v ie w of th e bo at’s cou rs e to a des tinat ion : T o sh ow th e Highw ay disp lay, press DISPL AY , select Other , t hen s ele c t Highwa y .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 23 5 Navigat ion : Waypoints 5- 1 Wayp oi nt s di spl ay A wayp oi nt is a posi tio n of intere st th at is save d by the E x plo rer 66 0, for e xa mpl e a fishin g sp ot or a poi nt on a rou te.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 24 5- 2- 1 Cre at ing a new way po int Creating a new waypoint from any display Press . A new w ayp oint is c reated at th e bo at posi tio n wit h the d ef ault na me an d data . T o chan ge th e def aul t dat a, se e se c tio n 5- 2- 3.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 25 Deleting a waypoint from the waypoints display 1 In the way po int s disp lay, press or to high light t he w ayp oint to d ele te. Press MENU and s ele c t Del et e . 2 Sel ec t Ye s to con fi rm .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 26 6-2 - 1 Crea tin g a new ro ute A. Creating a new route from the chart display Whil e creatin g th e route : Press or to chang e the r an ge ; scro ll the ch ar t by m ovin g the c urs or to th e ed ge of the chart.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 27 5 T o ins er t a w ayp oint i n the ro ute : i M ove the c urs or to th e chos en le g to inse r t the w ay poi nt. ii Press MENU an d se lec t In ser t . iii Move th e cur sor to w here t he ne w route way poi nt will b e.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 28 6-3- 1 Star tin g a route T o s ta r t th e bo at navi gatin g alo ng a ro ute : 1 In t he rou tes disp lay, press or to highl ight th e route to us e.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 29 GPS worldw ide na viga tion Th e US Gover nment o pe rates t he GP S sy stem . T w ent y- fou r sate llite s or bit t he ear t h and broa dca st p ositi on an d time si gnals . The p osi tions of th ese s atel lites a re cons tant ly ch angi ng.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 30 Th e sate llite dis play ha s info rmat ion a bo ut th e GPS s atelli tes an d GPS p osit ion . T o g o to the s atel lite di splay, pres s DISPLA Y , sel ec t Ot her , th en s ele c t Satelli te .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 31 ! W ARNING 8- 1 Us ing th e Ex pl ore r 660 Th e E xpl orer 6 60 us es a so nar tr ans ducer attache d to the hull.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 32 8- 2 Inte rpre ting t he di spla y Th e son ar disp lays d o not sho w a fi xed dis ta nce trave lle d by th e bo at; r ather, they d isplay a histo r y, showing w hat has pa sse d be low th e bo at duri ng a cer tain p er io d of ti me.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 33 Shadows Shad ows are c reated a roun d areas w here t he ult ra son ic b eam ca nnot ‘s ee’.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 34 Sona r freq ue ncie s Th e E xpl orer 6 6 0 has t wo s onar f re quen cie s, 20 0 kH z and 50 k Hz .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 35 1 minu te ago 30 se conds a go Now Comparison of the same fish scenario displayed at different frequencies: 50 kHz display Dual sceen 200 kHz display 50/200 kHz display 50+200 display Note th e wi der bottom trace Note th e smaller , defined fish arche s and more bottom detail.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 36 8-4 Fis h dete c tio n and d is play Wher e to fi nd f ish Underwater features like reefs, wrecks and rocky outcrops attract fish.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 37 8-5 Gain , thre sh old a nd ra nge Th e E xpl orer ha s thre e set t ings t hat af f ec t th e sonar d isplay: • Gain : The gai n of th e so nar re ceive r.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 38 Ma nual r ang e is usef ul in a reas of r api dly changing bot tom depth, such as around pinna cle s, to pre vent th e disp lay fro m redr awin g of te n to alway s show t he b ot tom.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 39 9 Sonar f ish fin ding : Dis plays T o sh ow th e Sona r displ ay, press DISPLA Y , sel ec t Chart or Sona r , then sel ec t a s ona r displ ay. Th ere are f ive k inds o f so nar disp lay. T o use a display: 1 Press MENU and sel ec t So na r spli t s .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 40 9-2 Sonar Zoom d isp lay Th e displ ay shows t he s onar hi stor y on th e right and th e zoo me d se c tio n on th e lef t.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 41 9-5 Sonar A-Scope d isp lay Th e displ ay shows t he s onar his tor y on the lef t and th e A-Scop e dis play o n the r ight .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 42 1 0 Da ta dis play Th e data d isplay h as eig ht large n umer ic dat a fie lds, f our lin es wi th t wo f iel ds pe r line, p lus a gra ph of t he w ater temp er atur e and d epth o ver the la st 20 m inute s.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 43 T o sh ow the Fu el disp lay, press DISPLA Y , sel ec t Other , then s el ec t Fuel . The Fu e l d i sp l a y c a n only b e use d wh en the o ptio nal sin gle o r tw in engi ne f uel k it h as be en in st alle d.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 44 1 2 Tides disp lay Th e tide s disp lay show s tid e infor mati on at a tid e st atio n for th e se lec te d date. T o sh ow th e tide s disp lay for t he tid e st atio n neares t to th e bo at, pre ss DISPLA Y , se le c t Other , then s el ec t Tid e s .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 45 1 3 User card d isplay A C - MA P™ user c ard is an o ptio nal pl ug -in c ard that ca n sto re data f il es (se e se c ti on 1- 2). T he re are thre e t y pes o f fi les : way po int s, rou tes or a track.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 46 1 4 About disp lay T o sh ow th e abo ut disp lay, press DISPLA Y , se le c t Other , then s el ec t Abo u t . Th e abo ut disp lay show s: T he so f t w are vers ion an d date. T he wor ld ch ar t ver sion .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 47 Press MENU once or m ore u ntil th e Setup menu is displ ayed , then s ele c t Sy ste m : Language Sel ec t th e lan gua ge for t he dis play s. T he o ptio ns are: En glish, It alian, Frenc h, Ger man, Sp anish, Dutch, Swe dish, Por t ugue se, Finnish an d Gre ek .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 48 Cali br ate (se e 1 5 -1 1) Setup m enu a nd op tio ns Factor y d ef ault s et ti ngs are sho wn where applicable.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 49 Press MENU once or m ore u ntil th e Setup menu is displ ayed , then s ele c t Char t : Rotation Th e opti ons fo r char t rot ati on are : North u p : Nor th is alw ays at th e top of t he char t display .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 50 Map d atum Ex pl orer 6 60 G PS po sitio ns are b ase d on a worl dwi de ref erence ( datum) k n own as WGS 84 .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 51 1 5-3 Setup > Sona r Press MENU once or m ore u ntil th e Setup menu is displ ayed , then s ele c t Son ar : Frequency Th ere is a cho ice of : 20 0 k H z , 50 k H z and 50 + 200 .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 52 Color bar This sh ows th e ra nge o f colo rs us ed fo r the selected color palette. It can be switched On or Of f . If switc hed On , it is displ ayed d own t he le f t han d side o f all th e so nar displays.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 53 1 5-4 Se tup > GPS Press MENU once or m ore u ntil th e Set up me nu is displ ayed , then s ele c t Sys tem: GPS Source Th ere are t wo o.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 54 These features can be used only when the optional single or twin engine fuel kit has been installed. Pr e ss MENU once or mo re unti l the Setup menu is displ ayed , the n sel ec t Fuel : ! W ARNING Nor t hst ar f uel k it s are on ly sui tab le for pet rol /gaso lin e engi nes .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 55 1 5-7 Setu p > Logs Press MENU one or m ore t imes u ntil th e Setup menu is di splaye d, t hen s ele c t Logs : Th e val ues c an b e chan ge d ind epe nde ntly o f each oth er. Thes e lo g valu es are s aved w hen th e unit is turned of f.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 56 1 5-8 Se tup > Al arm s Press MENU one or m ore t imes u ntil th e Setup menu is dis playe d, th en se le c t Alarms : Th e E xpl orer 6 6 0 has thi r tee n alar ms. A ll e xcept Loss of GPS fix can b e tur ne d on (enab le d) or o f f ( disa ble d).
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 57 1 5-9 Setup > U nit s Press MENU one or m ore t imes u ntil th e Setup menu is di splaye d, t hen s ele c t Units : Th e def aul t unit s are sh own in t his ex ampl e.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 58 Press MENU once or m ore u ntil th e Setup menu is displ ayed , then s ele c t Calibra te : Th e fu el op tio ns can b e ca lib rate d onl y whe n the opti onal si ngle o r t win e ngin e ki t is ins tall ed o n petrol/g asoline engines.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 59 Note : Boat illustrated uses a through hull transduc er Water surface Depth of transducer Negative value T ransducer Positive value 4.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 60 Press MENU once or m ore u ntil th e Setup menu is displ ayed , then s ele c t Favorites . The favo rite s are use d by th e P AGE S key (s ee s ec ti on 2- 6 -2). Th e fir st t hree f avor ites a re pres et to Char t , So nar and Cha r t + so nar, and can n ot be a ltere d.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 61 16 I n s t a l l a t i o n 1 6 - 1 What co me s wit h thi s pro duc t? • Exp lo rer 66 0 disp lay uni t, w ith a h ol der for pl ug -in c ards an d bla nki ng ca p for f ue l conn e c tor.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 62 • Throu gh hull d ual f req uen c y son ar tr ans ducer • Throu gh hull s pe ed /te mp erat ure tr ans ducer • Fuel kit f or sin gle or t w in p etro l/ gasoline engines .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 63 1 6 -3 Moun tin g the d isp lay u ni t Th ere are t wo m ount ing ar ra nge ment s: • Flush moun ting requires a solid panel wit h access b eh ind fo r wir in g and m ount ing screw s.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 64 GPS ante nna Fit th e GPS ante nna (se e se c ti on 7) a nd ins ta ll th e antenna c ab le ba ck to th e E xpl orer 6 6 0. Foll ow the ins tr uc ti ons in t he manu al sup plie d wi th th e antenn a.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 65 Optiona l fuel sensor T r ans om mo unt dua l frequency sonar transducer GPS ante nna White connector Black connector Blue connector Y ellow.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 66 1 6 -5 Wiring t he powe r/da ta cab le 1 W ire the p owe r: • Either Basic wiring : When t he mai n swi tch is on, t he E xp lore r 66 0 mus t be powe red o n manua lly w ith th e key. The engi ne h our s cou nter an d fu el cou nter are dis abl ed .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 67 1 6 - 6 Systems o f seve ral i nstru me nts Exp lo re r R3 1 0 Repeater for depth, speed, water temperature and battery voltage.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 68 Append ix A - Spec ifica tio ns GENERAL Size : 201 mm H x 1 9 0 mm W x 72 mm D (7 .9" x 7 .5" x 2.8 " ). Wei g ht : displ ay uni t 1 1 5 g (2.2 l B). Display : 6.4" dia gon al, T F T col or, 80 0 x 48 0 pi xels .
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 69 List of datums Adindan Afgooye AIN EL ABD 1970 American Samoa 1962 Anna 1 Astro 1965 Antigua Island Astro 1943 ARC 1950 ARC 1960 Ascension I.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 70 1-1 The Explorer 660 won’t turn on: a T he E xp lore r 66 0 is desi gne d to op erate o n a 1 2 /24 volt bat ter y sy stem, w here t he vol tag e may var y fro m 10 t o 35 volt s. If a n exce ssive volt age is su ppli ed , a fus e will b e tr ipp ed, tur ning t he disp lay uni t of f.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 71 B- 2 GPS n aviga tio n prob lem s 2-1 No GPS fix or long time to get fix at startup: a May o ccur o ccasi onal ly if t he ante nna do es not have a cl ear vi ew of t he sk y. The sate llite posi tio ns are cons ta ntly ch angi ng.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 72 g Insp ec t t he p ower c abl e fro m end to e nd fo r damag e such as cu ts , break s , squ ashe d or trap pe d se c tio ns. h Ensure th ere is not a noth er fishf in der or dept h sou nde r tur ne d on, w hich m ay interfere with this Explorer 660.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 73 Note : For the E xpl orer 66 0 to measure fu el consumption, the o ptional f uel f lo w kit must be fitted.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 74 Append ix C - Glos sar y and naviga tion da ta Att ent i on Ar ea - An i mpo r ta nt area on a ch ar t , such as a res tr ic ted a nch ora ge or a sh allow a rea (se e se c tio n 1 5 -2). Bathymetric line - A dept h contou r line o n the chart.
Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 75 Navigation da ta Th e bo at is sai ling f rom t he s tar t to the de sti natio n and h as move d of f the p lot te d cour se f rom th e st ar t to the des tination. BRG Bearing to Destination: Bearing to the destination from the boat.
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