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't .",'d.: .%* *y++ Qffz t_ :rysffi;t' ; 6:q OperationMarunl 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 .... ........8 Co m m onS of t k eyF u n c ti o n s .................9 P o w e r l B a c k l i gC h to n t r o l ....l0 Getting Started . . . .l 0 O n . . . . . . . t h e P i l o t 6 Turning Star . . . . . . . . .l .0. T h e M e n uS c r e e n .......l 0 C h o os ingT he P os i ti o nSc re e n ll What Is A Waypoint'? ll Waypoints Entering ( 1 ) P o s i t i o nM o d e . . . . . . . . . . . . .1. .2. . ........l2 S a v i n gP r e s e nPt o s i t i o nA s A W a y p o i n t (2 ) Pl o t M ode ........14 t4 Featuresof Track Plot CreatingRoutes (5 ) Sta tusM ode (6 ) Se t Up M ode t1 ....19 .......... .........20 ................21 Th e Ba s ic sof G P S ...............22 AdvancedNavigation Guide .........22 G P SM o d e s . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ......22 T er m s Na v igat ional ..................23 N M E A 0 1 8 3D a t aO u t p u t. . . . . . . . . . . . ..................24 Error Messages& TroubleshootingTips ........ ........24 G P SH e a l t hM e s s a g e.s. . . . . . . . . . . ....24 Error Codes ...............25 Specifications........ .......26 How To Obtain Service 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. we Pilot 6 and your satisf-action m i g h th a v ei n r e g a r d w e l c o m ea n y c o m m e n t so r r u g g . r i i o n ,r h \ u to this equipment.For the fastestrepairsel'viG.it is importantthat you cornpletethe WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD and returnit as soonas possible. InterphaseStar Pilot 6 GPS Video OperationGuide aid for the Interphasehasa video instructional S t a r P i l o t 6 G P Sa v a i l a b l eI.t i n c l u d e sa b a s i c dcscriptionof the GlobalPositioningSystcm and terminology:a helpfulglossary:a step-bysteplcssonon how to startvour unit.enter rvavpoints. trackplotting.routingand useof rnanl otherspecialleatures of your Star Pilot 6. Whcthcrvou area beginneror an experienced GPS user.this video is a very helpfuladdition ttl )'ouroperationntanual. Seeyour Authorized InterphaseDealer for this vrdeoor call Interphase @08) 427-1444. The Interphasepart# is 3tt-0002-017. Important l{otice Navigationbasedsolely'on one methodor one instrumentshould as an neverbe practiced.The Star Pilot 6 GPS shouldbe considered aid to navigation.not ils the only meansof navigation.Whilc the certain Global PositioningSystemis usuallyreliableand accurate. in perlbrconditionsand somelocationsmay causea deterioration manceof this or any otherGPS.It is thereforeimportantfor the new userto learnaboutthe lirnitationsof this systcm. WarrantyInformntion Inc. providesa limitedone-yearwarranty InterphaseTechnologies, on the Star Pilot 6. Pleasenotethat thereare limitationsto our warranty.We stronglyurge you to readthis warrantyreprlntedat the backof this manualandcloselyfollow its termsand conditions shouldyour receiverrequirerepair.Pleasenotethat all repairwork performedduring the wananty period must be pertormedby Interphaseor an authorizedInterphaseServiceCenter for the unit to remainunderwarranty. by GPS usersare We havefoundthat manyproblemsexperienced areoftenthe resultof not causedby a defectin the unit. but insteacl its propermethodof opcration. the usernot completelyunderstanding a Therefbre.we stronglyrecommcndthat shouldyou experience problemwith your Star Pilot 6 you first call Interphaseand ask to speakto our TechnicalSupport Department.We will be more than happyto try and assist1'ouon the phoneand,if required,will give you instructions on how to quickly get your setrepaired. @ 1992 Interphase Technologies,Inc. Pub.#STP6-l-,192 InterphascStar Pilot 6r\1 is a tradcrrarkof'InterphaseTcchnologies.Inc in SantaCruz,CA Interphasemaintainsa staffof trainedtechnicians who can quickly repairand returnyour sct to rtsoriginalspecifications.We stronglyrecommendthat for the fastestservice.if your set doesrequirerepair.you sendit directto Interphaseand not returnit pleasemakea copy of or fill out to the dealer.For fastestresponsc, and usethe repairrequestfbrm at the end of this manual.Mark the outsideof the box "FOR SERVICE REPAIR". 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<lt 6 f.tur.. rr", o f t o d a y ' s m o s t s o p h i s t i c a t c dG P S r c c c ' i rc r : . T h c c o t . t l i l . t t t o t t:st r c h a n n e l p a r a l l e l r e c e i v e rd e s i s n t r a c k s u p t o c i g h t G P S s a t c l l r t e \a n d r s c a p a b l e o f - p r o v i d i n g i r c c L r l i . r tpet r s i t i r r ni n l o n n a t i o t . l e \ c - r \ s c c t ' l t t c l . T h e S t a r P i l o t 6 d c s i g n i s c o m p a c t a n d o t ' \ \ a t er p r o o t ' c o t t s t r u c t i o nI.t h a s a l o n g - l i t ' ew a t e r p r o o l ' k e y p a dw h i c h a l l o u s \ ( ) L tt ( ) s c l c c i c v r - r v n a v i - e a t i o n a lf ' e a t u r e. v . ' o n ue e d w i t h t h e t o u c h o f ' l b u t t o t t . I t h a s a b e e p e r f b r a r r i v a l a l a n l , a n c h o r u a t c h a l a r t r ta n c li t u i l l b e e p t o acknowledge whenever a button is pressed. The Star Pilot 6 works in a fully automatic mode which you need only start up to initialize. There is no need to eltter atl approxinlate L a t i t u c l ea n d L o n g i t u d e p o s r t i o n . Y o u c a n s c l e c t n t a n v o l ' t h e S t a r P i l o t 6 f ' e a t u r e sw i t h t h e S e t - U p d i s p l a y . Y o u c a n a c t i v a t e a n A n c h o r Alarm. Waypoint Arrival Alarm. set universal or local time. The Star Pilot 6 graphrc navigation mode shows your distancc off t h e d e s i r e d c o u r s e a n d h o w t o s t e e r ,r i g h t o r l e f i . t o g c t b a c k o r t c o u r s e ,c o u r s e o v e r g r o u n d a n d s p e e do v e r g r o u n d . T h e D a t a u ' i l t c l o w i n t h e n a v i g a t i o n m o d e a l l o w s y o u t o c h o o s e a v i e w t t l ' e s t i t t r a t c ctli r n c of arrival. timc to go. velocity rnadegood. distancentade good. p r e s e n t p o s i t i o n l a t i t u d e a n d l o n - e i t u d e .c u r r e n t d a t c a n d t i m e . o r l o c a l n r a g n e t i cv a r i a t i o n . The Star Pilot 6 makes it easy to store your current or favorite p o s i t i o n s i n a n y o f 1 0 0 w a v p o i n t s . E a c h w a y p o i n t i s c l a t es t a n t p e df o r f u t u r e r e f e r e n c e a n d a W a y p o i n t M a n a g e m e n t D i s p l a l , 'l e t s v o t t . ou car.t q u i c k l l , s c r o l l t h r o u g h a n d v i e w y o u r l i s t i n - eo 1 - w a 1 ' p o i n t sY a l s o p r e - p r o g r a m u p t o l 0 r o u t e s o f l 0 w a y p o i n t s e a c h 1 ' o rf u t u r e u s e . The Star Pilot 6's very low power consumption (typically less than 6 0 0 m i l l i A m p s a t l 2 V o l t s D C ) m a k e s i t i d e a l l y s u i t e df b r m a n y o f t o d a y ' s s m a l l e r b o a t s ,o r c r u i s i n g b o a t s ,w i t h l i m i t e d p o w e r a v a i l ability. 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. Shelf/Table 2) Mount the displayin a locationwhereit will be convenientto route the power and antennacables. NOTE: An optional.in-dashmountinsbracketis availablefbr the Star Pilot 6 displayunit. Contact)'ournearbyAuthorized InterphaseDealer or the InterphaseAccessories SalesDepartment (408) 427-4444. Power Connection GPS antenna/receiv Antenna cable S t a rP i l o t 6 G P S d i s p l a yu n i t The Star Pilot 6 requiresa p()\\'ersourccr,^,ith a voltagelevel from l0 t o l 6 V D C . L o w v o l t a g em a v c a u s ca c l i n td r s p l a r r. c d u c c ds r g n a l , weak beeperand a slow tum on. High voltagcnta\ eventuallyresult in failureof someinternalpart.Thc nominalvoltasclound on most properlyoperatingmarinepo\\er \\\tL-lltsis 13.6VDC. I1 is recommendedthatyou checkthe voltagesupplr which rou intendto operatefor the proper level. Connectthe two-pinplug on the cnd of'thepower supplycableto the powersupplyjack locatedat the rearof the unit. Connectthe red wire to the positiveterminaland the blackwire to the negativeterminalof your boat's 12 VDC battery,or the correspondin-u connections of the main distributionpanel.Avoid connectingdirectly'to the samecircuit with any electronics which tendto draw a larseanrountof power, suchas bilge pumps,refrigerators and transmittingradios. The powercord includedwith the Star Pilot 6 includesan in-line fuseholderwith a 1.6Amp tuseinstalled.Be certainwhenconnecting the power cord to the batterythat the correctpcllarityis observed or the fusemay blow andpossiblecircuitdamagemay occur. WARNING: Never replacethe Star Pilot 6 in-line fuse with a fuse of a higherrating.Always replacewith a fusewith a ratingbetween I Amp. and 1.6Amp. Beforereplacrngthe fusecheckall connections. If the fusecontinuesto blow, returnthe entiresystemto Interphasefor service. 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. S t a r P i l o t 6 a n t c n n a / r e c ei v e r \ C a r e m u s t a l s c lb e t a k e n i n c h o o s i n g a m o u n t i n g l o c a t i o n u ' h e r c r a d a r b e a m s o r c o m m u n i c a t i o r - r st r a n s r n i t t e rb c a n t s W I L L N O T b e directed towards the GPS antenna. M o u n t t h e a n t e n n ao n a l e v e l s u r f a c e .s u c h a s a c a b i n t o p . o r o n a s t a n d a r dm a r i n e a n t e n n a e x t e n s i o n p o l e . U s e o f a s t a n d a r d m a r i n e a n t e n n am o u n t w i t h l - i n c h t h r e a d s i s r e q u i r e d t o c o m p l e t e t h e installation. The Star Pilot 6 GPS antennaincludes30 f-eetof antennacable.If extensioncableis needed,call InterphaseCustomer Serviceat (408\ 427 -4444for advice. Never attempt to take off the connector on the end of WARNING: the cable or to shortenor splice the cable. This could causedamage to the unit and void anv warrantv. S t a r P i l o t 6 a n t en n a / r e c e l v c r /': ,--j *'-_ I I r '7 -- -1 to ll firot fi berg I ass e xtencler (l x l'11'l'{D) U-shapedbracket ,/ A n t e n n am 0 u n t x 14THD) " }|-_:-;- 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.In additionto the alpha-numeric keyson the right side,the Star Pilot 6 usesa uniqueapproachcalled"sofikeys"along the bottomof the display.Thesefive keys are labeledby the LCD displayand arecontrolledby the unrt'ssofiware,thusthe name "sofikeys". The "sofikey" approachallowsfor very easyoperation.it almost guidesyou along.eventhoughthe Star Pilot 6 possesses an amazing numberof advancedf-eatures. It would takea considerable numberof additionalbuttonsand greatlyadd to the operational complexityif eachfunctionhad a dedicatedbuttoninsteadol'usingthe "sofikey" approach. Alpha-Numeric Keys \U/ Softkeys I Power/Backlight The Star Pilot 6 is equippedwith an alpha-numeric keypad.The kel,padconsistsof l2 pushbuttons. alpha-numeric Eachbuttttnis labeledwith a number.lettersor s1'mbol.All alphabetand number entriesaremadeusingthe Alpha-NumericKevpadas shownbelow. The displayscreenshowsyou rvherethe letter is to bc entcredby the h i g h l i g h t e cdu r s ( )pr o s i t i o n . Example-PressKey #l: Itime -1 2 t i m e s = A 3 t i m e s = B . 1t i m e s = C and etc.for otherkeysand alpha-numeric characters. A spaceis enteredby pressingKey #0 two times. Pressthe Right Arrow on the Alpha-NurnericKeypadto move to the next letterentry.You may edit or correctan entryby usingeitherthe Lefi or Right Amow Key to the letterpositionand changingthe entry. Common Softkey Functions On someof the displayscreensseenduringoperationof the Star Pilot 6. you will notea recurrence of the followrngsofkeylabels. Their functionsare identicalin whicheverMODE is beingused. When the MENU softkeyis pressed. the Star Pilot 6 will returnto the Menu Screen.If you havebeenin a displayin which you were enteringinformation,and then pressthc MENU softkey.the Star Pilot 6 will returnto the Menu Screenwith no changesbeingentered. Use of the MENU softkeyis alwaysrequiredin orderto move the Star Pilot 6 from one Mode to another. 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 .i f y o u s t a r t e de n t e r i n g a w a y p o i n t n a r n e l n d t h e n d c c i d r - c n l ot to use that w a y p o i n t . U s i n g t h e E S C s o f i k e y . t h c S t a r P i l o t 6 u i l l r c - t u r nt o t h e p r e v i o u s s c r e e n a n d d i s r e g a r d t h e i n f o r r n a t i o n r t - r uh a d \ t a r t e ( l t ( ) e n t e r tbr the sclectedwaypoint. U p / D o w n a r r o w s o f t k e y s( A V ) a l l o u ' \ o u t o s c r o l l t h r o u g h a n c l sclect various functions. The ENTR (Enter) sofiker is uscrito activatetcaturesand entcr data into vour reccl\ cr. Power/BacklightControl The Powcr/Backlight button is located on the lowcr rieht of thc Star Pilot 6. To turn the unit On pressthe ker once. To turn the unit Off p r e s s a n d h o l d d o w n t h e k e y u n t i l t h e u n i t b e e p s .t h e n t h e t b l l o w i n g m e s s a s e u ' i l l b e d i s p l a y e d : " E x i t S e q u e n c e I n P n r - e r e s sD o N o t D i s c o n n e c tP o w e r U n t i l P r o c e s sI s C o m p l e t e . C o u n t d o w n : 3 6 " . l'he unit w'ill then countdown from 36 to 0 and then shut off. Do not turn off the Star Pilot 6 using a circuit breaker WARNIN(i: or battery switch. or allow engine starting to causevoltage drops to t h e u n i t . W a y p o i n t s , r o u t e s . s e t u p v a l u e s a n d s a t e l l i t t 'a l m a n a c i n f o r m a t i o n m a 1 ,b e l o s t . The Display Backlight goes on automatically when you turn the Star Pilot 6 on. It will automatically turn off afier l0 seconds. A momenlary push on the Power Key turns the Backlight on, but it will t u m o f f a u t o m a t i c a l l y t w o m i n u t e s a f i e r t h e l a s t k e y p r e s so n a n ) ' sotikey. If vou want to keep the Backlight on continuously. pressthe Power Key twice (two beeps). A single pressturns the Backlight ofl-. T h e b a c k l i g h t d o e s h a v e a l i m i t e d l i l - e t i r n e . F o r m a x i r n u m l i f - e .u s e the Backlieht sparinslv. 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. Pilot resultingliom unattthorizecl S t a rP i l o t 6 c l i s p l a vu n r t Turning The Star Pilot 6 On (iPS antcnna/receiver Powct To tum the Star Pilot 6 on. pressthc Poucr/filrcklrght Kcv located o n t h e l o w e r r i g h t c o r n e r o f t h e u n i t o n c t i r t l c . I s c t h c- lL' or p o r D o w n t L t r l lt h e u n i t A r o w s o f i k e y s t o a d j u s t t h e d i s p l a y s c l ' c c nc ( ) r l t r i . l \ l . o f f . p r e s s a n d h o l d d o w n t h e P o w e r / B r t c k l r g l l t K c r L r r l t i li t t r c c p s . t ithlc *r7 <<Y -F' The Menu Screen ay' PLOT POSTnON rffil ll !!.3r.55x il or.,w ll l'hrr. lKi.fi l,\ lfil 1 l:\-1:n-:l 2 WAYPOINT STATUS [i:lllr:i-il r----l t--l |..................'.'..._ I l:: # l_ l_ 4 CONTRAST NAVIGATE ffi 3 SETUP t-l-_l I t--l I l:: 6 5 A V U p c l n t u r n o n . t h e S t a r P i l o t 6 p c r l ' o r t l l sa s c l l - t c s t t o c l t c c k f o r a n t e n n ao r c a b l e c o n n e c t i o n p r o h l c t n s . . \ t l o p c r l \ c r t i c a l b a r o n t h e r i g h t p a r t o l - t h e s c r c e n l v i l l I ' i l l u p l ' r ' o t t tb o t t o t l t t ( ) t ( ) p l t s t h e -t t - ' s ti s p e r f o r m c c l . I f t h er e a r e a n y p r o b l c r t r s .l t l l l c \ s a g c r i i l l a p p c a r ' : " N o R e s p c ' r n sF er o r n G P S A n t e n n a . T u r l l T h i s L , r l i t O l ' l ' , \ r l d C h c c k C o r t n e c t i o n s " . D u r i n g t h c s c l t - t es t \ ( ) L rc a l l a d . i L r st th c t l i s p l a l c o n t r a s t . W h e n t h e s el f - t e s l i s c o t l l p l c l c t i s u e c e - s s l ' r . r ltl hr .e u n i t a u t o m a t i c a l l yb r i n g s u p t h c M c t t u S c r c c t l . There are six modes fbr operation o1'thc Star Pilot 6. Thc first three m o d e s ( k e y p a d c h o i c e s l ' 2 . - l ) a r c t l a r , ' i g r l t i o tsr c r c c n s ' T h e P o s i t i o n M o d e t ' e a t u r e si l n e a s y t o v i c v n ' .l a r g e c l i g i t d i s p l a y o f y o u r p r e s e n t l a t i t u d e a n d l o n g i t u d e . T h e P l o t a n c lN a v i g a t c M o d e s p r o v i d e navigational inforrnation in graphic formats, displaying a plot of your b o a t ' s c o u r s e o r a s t e e r i n g t r a c k t o y o u r d e s t i n a t i o n .T h e n e x t t h r e e modes (keypad choices 4. 5. 6) arc fbr support o1'thenavigation screens. T h e W a y p o i n t M o d e m a n a - q e st h e W a 1 ' p o i n t a n c l R o u t e l i b r a r i e s ' The StatusMode gives you inlirnnation on the conditiotts of the S t a r P i l o t 6 i t s e l f . a s w e l l a s t h e G P S s a t c l l i t es a n d s y s t e m . l - h e S e t U p N , l o d cc a n b e u s e d t o s e t l ( ) c a l t i m e a n d t h e a r r i v a l a n d a n c h o r alanns. Use the keypad on the nght side of the unit to choose an operational m o d e . T h e S t a r P i l o t 6 i s n o w s t a r t e da n d i s l o c k i n g o n t o t h e G P S s a t c l l i t e s i g n a l s . I f t h i s i s t h e f i r s t t i m e t u r n - c ' r nf o r t h e u n i t . i t r n a y take severalminutes to get a position fix. PressKey #l to Choosethe PositionMode You will noticethe cunentdateand time on the top ol'the displal'. Seethe The time is displayedin UTC (UniversalTime Coordinated). Set Up Mode section.Page20 lbr detailson settingthe timc to Local Time. l0 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 . W h e n t h e u n i t c o m p l e t e si t s s a t e l l i t es e a r c h .t h e " 0 " s w i l l c h a n g e t o v o u r p r e s e n tp o s i t i o n c o o r d i n a t e sa n d t h c d i s p l a v O L D w i l l c h a n s e t o 2 D o r 3 D . Y o u n o w h a v e t h e S t a r P i l o t 6 u p a n c lr u n n i n s . N O T F I : D o n o t b e a l a r r n e d i f t h e l a s t d i g i t s o f t h e L a t i t u c l eu r L o n g i t u d e s o m e t i m c s f - l u c t u a t eT . his is normal w'hcn thc Star Pikrt 6 i s r e c e i v i n - up o s i t i o n i n f b m a t i o n . [n What Is A Waypoint? . . \ \ \ ' a r p o i n t i s u s u a l l y a s t a r t i n - rpl o i n t . c l e s t i n a t i o n .b u o v o r c h a n n eI marker. or irnv place you wish the Star Pilot 6 to renrcrnber. \JKT) T h e S t a r P i l o t 6 s t o r e su p t o l ( X ) W u v p o i n t p o s i t i o n s .W a y p o i n t s e a n h c s t o r c r lL r s i n cc i t h e r o l . t w o m e t h o d s .Y o u c a n I N S T A N T L Y s t o r e I o u r b o a t ' \ p r c s e n tp o s i t i o n u ' i t h t h e S A V E k e v . u h i c h v o u w i l l l ' i n c l u h c n r . r s i n sa n y o 1 - t h et h r ec N a v i g a t i o r r a l \ { o c l c s . Y o u c a n s t o r e W a 1 ' p o i n t sa t a n y t i m c h 1 e n t e r i n g t h e L a t i t u c l c & L o n g i t u c l c c o o r c l i n a t e s a n d n a m i n g t h e W a v p o i n t s w h i l c -u s i n g t h c S t a r P i l o t 6 i n t h e Waypoint Moclc. h WAYPOINTS FrffiTr*[tr P TS U R P T P I E DB L A N PT CONCEPT a-1 MENUI RTE I T O V I E WO R E D I TD E T A I L S 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 , N I V IENTR h Entering Waypoints A f t e r t u r n i n gt h c S t a r P i l o t 6 O N a n dv i e w i n gt h e M E N U S c r e e n. prcssKey #-{ to bring up the WairpointScrcen. T h e W a v p o i n tL o g w i l l b e s h o w no n t h e l e f t s i d eo f t h c d i s p l a l 'T . hc cursorpositionu'ill be notedby revcrsevideo.To entera new Wavpoint.or to cdit a prcvic'rus Waypoint,usethe Arrou L,por Down sol'tkeys till the cursoris locatedat thc positionin the WaypointLog thatyou wish to use.Then pressthe sotikevunder ENTR firr ENTER. Atier pressin-e the ENTR. or ENTER soltkey,a Windor,rwill openon you to givc the Wavpointu the right sideof the displaypromptin-c NAME. Usethe KeypadLcft or Right Arrows to movc thc cursortcr letterspace.Thereare l0 spacesfbr lettersor digits. the appropriate Usin_e the methoddescribedin thc BasicOperationof the Keypacl. enterthe Wa1'pointNarne. WAYPOINTS S A N T AC R U Z rnaru Ehru E D I TN A M E W I T HK E Y P A D 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 A l t e r y o u h a v ef i n i s h e dg i v i n gy o u r W a y p o i n ta N A M E . a n dh a v e enteredit. a new Window will openon the right sidcof thc displa;-. You will be promptedto enterin latitudeand longitudecoordinates. Use thc Alpha-NumericKeypadto move the cursorand enterthe latitudecoordinates. Pressthe ENTR sofikey.Enterthe longitude Pressthe ENTR sofikey.The Waypointentry'is coordinates. completeand the displayreturnsto the WaypointScreen. WAYPOINTS NOTE: Rcmcmberto entcrN fbr NORTH Latitudes.W lbr WEST Lonsitudes.etc. M E N U IE S C I ll E D I TN A M E S A N T AC R U Z IENTR EDITLAT/LON LATITUDE fo"sz.srN LONGITUDE 1 2 3 " 0 3 . 8 0W USEKEYPAD T H E NP R E S S ENTR I IENTR (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.This positiorris displavedin large,easyto readdigitsin the centerpartof the clisplar' \'ttu can changewhat informationis displayedin this larsebor br prcsstn-Q ttt rcitciL.\RG. the SMAL softkeywhich will immediatelychangcNow you can changethe datain the largebor br prersitruthe < > thc-> arrou advances arrow keyson eithersideof Key #0. Pressirtg the informationdisplayfrom Latll-on to SOG/(-OC;.the RNG/BRG. V M G / D M G , S O A / R B A .E T A I f T G . D A T E / T I \ l E . M A G V A R a n d backto Latll-on(seeAdvancedNavigatiorlCiuiclcon Page22 for the Pressin-e the < arrow'key reverses definitionsof abbreviations). orderof advance. The lower lefi part of the displayhasir smalldatabor r"hichalways status.3D or 2D display showsaltitudeand the signalrcccir.'ing meansyour presentpositionis ctlrt'cltt.OLD displa)-meansno Navigapositionfixes arebeingupdated.Scc Page22 o1'Advanced tion Guidefor more details. Note thatthe altitudewill onlr bc clispllvccli1'theStar Pilot 6 has fixes fiom fbur satellitesand is operatingin the 3D mode. The 50 rneters,which is the altitudeaccuracywill lluctuatcplus or Ittit.ttts normaltolerancefor GPS altitudcspecit'icatitlrls. The lower right part of thc displal is anothcrsntallclatabox which is in the satncwa\ as the largcdatabor described userconfi-eurable abovc. When the sofikel'rcaclsSMAL. r'ou cnn changethe contents of the box by pressingthe < > arror.vket's. You can switchto otheroperatingmodc-sb1'rcturningto the Menu Screen.or instantlyswitchbackand fbrth betwccnPosition.Plot, N a v i g a t ea n d S t a t u sM o d e sb 1 ' p r e s s i nt-ht e# 1 . # 1 . # 3 o r # - 5k e y s when in thosemodes. You can alsctget to the Waypointand Set Up Modesby pressing#4 and#6, but vou can only'returnto the other modesthroughthe Menu Screentiorn thcsetwo tnodes. When you switchbetweenoperatingmodes,the lastdisplaysset will becomethe defaultswhen you returnto the differentoperatingmodes. SavingPresentPositionAs A lVaypoint If you wish to savethe currentpositionvicwedon the PositionScreen as a waypoint,pressthe softkeyunderthe label SAVE on the display. Upon pressingthe SAVE key, the SavePresentPositionWindow opensto revealyour Waypoint Log. The Waypoint Log scrollsto the first empty locationand datestampsthe position.The displaycursor w i l l i d e n t i f yt h i s l o c a t i o n . t2 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 . NOTE: lf at any time you rvishto get out of the SavePresent PositionWindow. pressthe sofikeyunderESC on the displa;".This will recallthe PositionScreenand no changeswill be nracleon the W a v n o i n tL o q . ,,rlft MENUI ESC I S A V EIN WAYPOINTS A I V IENTR h P r e s s i n gt h e s o f t k e y l a b e l e d M E N U . b e l o w t h e l o w c r l c f t s i d e o f t h c displar. brings the Star Pilot 6 back to the Menu Screcn. l3 (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.The right sideof the displayshowsthe destirtation andjust below it in the middleof the right sidcof' thc displar'.the presentlatitudeof the centerof the trackplot square . Thc lou,erright to your sideof the displayshowsyou the range(RNG).orclistance destination, and bearingto steer(BRG). Dircctlr bclo',rthc ntap showsthe scaleat which the map is set. CLEAR ALL lNM 2NM 5NM 25 NM 1OONM 250 NM hr NAVIGATETO K*T,rrtrirflEr SAN FRANCISCO To setthe Plot map to the desiredscalc.pushthc sol'tkevunderSCLE the o n t h ed i s p l a yT. h e S E T S C A L E w i n d o u * i l l o p e nr e v e a l i n g mile scales.Move the cursorusingthc tlp or Doun Arrow softkeys. scalc.pressthc ENTR sofikey. When the cursoris setat the desirecl on thc Plot Scrcenwith thc map The Star Pilot 6 will returncenterecl setto the selectedscale. In the Plot Mode an arrow icon u ith a dot in the centershowsyour with a dot in the a cliarnond boat'spresentpositionand heacling. rvitha dot in the center centershowsyour startinepoint.ancla squar-c icon on top showsthe uarpoint location.The centerdots and a f1a-e Whcn a waypointis mark the actualpositionsmost accuratelr'. selected. a courseline (GreatCircle.not RhunrbLine) will be drawn Dots will recordyour betweenthe startingpoint and thc r.ra1'point. progressover time as thc boat icon lnoves. To Resetthe Star Pilot 6 Track Plot.that is. to craseall plot tracks and starta new trackplotting.move the cursorto CLEAR ALL at the top of the milesscalesand pressthe ENTR soltkey.To setthe Star Waypoint.pressthe softkey Pilot 6 Track Plot to a new clestination underWPT. The Na"'igateto WPT Window w'ill opcn to vicw the WaypointLog. Using the sofikevUp or Down Arrows lnovethc cursorto the Waypointyou desireas the destinatron. Pressthe sofikeyunder you rvishto navigateto. ENTR to ENTER the Waypointdestination The Star Pilot 6 will thenreturnto the PIotScreen. Featuresof Track Plot If your track movesoff the displayarea(out of the selectedscale).the Star Pilot 6 will automatically resetyour presentpositionto the centerof the plot squareand move the trackplot dotsaccordingly. The scalewill remainthe same. Pressingthe softkeyunderRTE operatesin the sameInanneras Track Plottingto a Waypoint.After selectingthe ROUTE. the Star Pilot 6 will beginplottingto the first Waypointof the Route.See Pagel7 of the WaypointMode sectionfor detailson settingup Routes. At any time while you areTrack Plotting,you may SAVE your presentpositionin the Waypoint Log by pressingthe sofikey under SAVE. T4 (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".On eachsidc of the centercourse Cross line. at the bottomo1'thedisplay.is an autontaticallladjustecl Track scale.Thc directionot'theboat icott in the centerol'the clisplair boat is stopped.or relatesto the presentcourscbeingsteered.I1'-vour moving very slowly,the boat icon u'ill changedircctittttsin a random way. Onceyou pick up speedand arc underway.thc boatrconwill your currentheading. startrepresenting Screenwill be-sinprovidinedatato the The Star Pilot 6 Navi-eation lastDestinationWaypointusecl.To starlnaviglrtinglr) i.trtL-wdestination. pressthe sofikeyunderWPT. The ChooseWPT Window will openttt revealvour WavpointLo-u. Usingthe Up or Down Arrow sofikeys.lnove thc cursorttt the Waypointlocationyou wish to navigateto. Pressthe softkcyunderENTR. The Star Pilot 6 u'ill cnter your ne\\ Waypointand returnto the NavigationScreen. destination You may startnavigatinga Routeby pressingthe sofikeyunderRTE. to a Waypoint.you selccta Routeand thc Star As when navigatin-u to the first Waypointol'the Route. Pilot 6 will beginnar,'i-uating In the uppern-uhtcornerof thc displayis a smalldatabox which is userconfigurablclikc thosein the PositionMode. Pressthe < > arrowkeys to advancethrou-chLat/Lon.SOG/COG.VMG/DMG. SOA/RBA. ETA/TTG. DATE/TIME anclMAG VAR. LAT - Latitude LON - Longitude SOG - SpeedOver Ground COG - CourseOver Ground VMG - VelocityMadeGood (to waypoint.t DMG - DistanccMadeGood (to waypoint) SOA - Speedof Advance(to waypoint) RBA - RelativeBearingAngle (to waypoint) ETA - EstimatedTime of Arrival (to waypoint) TTG - Time To Go (to waypoint) l5 h-. \t -J ffil NAVIGATETO WAYPOINTS sANTA n-N117 ::::::l M E N U IE S C I N I V IENTR 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. or if you choose the Navigate Mode before thc unit has locatedthe m i n i m a l n u m b e r o f t h r e e s a t e l l i t e sn e c c l c c ln. a v i s a t i o n d a t a w r l l b e blanks and at the bottom of the displav replucinu X'l'E rvill be the m e s s a g eP O S I T I O N U N K N O W N . W h e n t h e u n i t f i n c l s t h c s a t e l l i t e s . i t w i l l r e s u m e n a v i g a t i n - et o y o u r D e s t i n a t i o n W a l ' p o i n t . NOTE: You must havethe Arrival Alarm on to recciveaudtoor visualalertof arrivalto your destination. I n t h e A u t o m o d e . t h e C r o s s T r a c k s c a l c a u t o n r a t i c a l l l 'a d j u s t st o k e e p t h e b o a t i c o n i n t h e a c t i v e g r i d a r c a .T h i s a u t o r r u t i c s c t t i n g i s t h e d e f a u l t . T o s e t f i x e d s c a l e sp r e s st h e S C t - E s o f ' t k c va n d i t u i l l a l l o w y o u t o c h o o s e b e t w e e n A u t o . l . l . 5 . 1 0 . l 0 a n d . 5 0r n i l c ( k i l o n t e t e ro r n a u t i c a l r n i l e ) s c a l e s .I f y o u r C r o s s T r a c k E r r o r i s g r c a t e r t h a n t h e f i x e d s c a l c , t h e b o a t i c o n w i l l s t o p a t t h c l c l ' t o r r i c h t c c l g e .b r . r t h e correct digital XTE reading will still bc shorvnand updatedbelow. l6 (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. enteror edil a Waypointpressthe softkeyunderENTR aficr the cursoris locatecl at the Waypointpositionclesired. Afier pressingthe ENTR. or ENTER kcv. a Window will open you to enteror edit the Way'pointName.Usethe Ke1'pad requesting Left or Right Arrows to movc the cursorto the appropriatclcttcr s p a c eT. h c r ea r e l 0 s p a c e fso r l c t t e r so r d i g i t s .U s c t h c A l p h a s. The cursorwill NumericKeypadto enteror cdit the letterspace s h o u w h i c h l e t t e rs p r c c\ ( ) u i i r c u s i r t s . When you havecornplctedthe NAME entr\'.pressthe ENTER sofikey. [0) \JK!) WAYPOINTS S A N T AC R U Z b T O V I E WO R E D I TD E T A I L S 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 , M E N U IR T E I ^ WAYPOINTS S A N T AC R U Z I V IENTR E D ] TN A M E Sru rnnru E D I TN A M E W I T HK E Y P A D 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 When vou havecompletedthe NAME entr)'.a new Winclou'will . o u m a v e n t e ro r e d i t t h c l a t i t u c l c o p e no n t h e r i g h to f t h ed i s p l a y Y tbr the Waypointby usingthe Alphaand longitudccoordinates NumericKeypaclto movc the cursorto the desircddigit space. WAYPOINTS NOTE: Remcrnberto enterN lbr NORTH Latitudes.W firr WEST L o n g i t u d c se.t c . S A N T AC R U Z EDIT LATiLON LATITUDE fo"sz.srN LONGITUDE 1 2 3 " 0 3 . 8W 0 USEKEYPAD T H E NP R E S S ENTR When you havecon-rpleted the latitucleand longitudeentrv.pressthe ENTR sofikey.The Star Pilot 6 will returnto the WaypointScreen. Your Waypointwill be shownaddedto the WaypointLog on thc lcft sideof the display. MENUI ESC I I IENTR Creating Routes h"t \t Onceyou haveWaypointsstoredin the WaypointLog. you can createROUTES.The Star Pilot can storeup to 10 Routes.Each Routecan sequence up to l0 waypoints. IJ To createor edit a Route.pressthe sofikeyundcrRTE on the WaypointScreen.If you haveany Routesprcviouslystored.they will be shownon the left sideof thc display. Use the Up or Down Arrow softkeysto m()vethe cursorto the Routc you wish to cdit. Pressthe softkeyENTR to ENTER the Routeof choice. WAYPOINTS ENNEM PTSUR P T P I E DB L A N PT CONCEPT T O V I E WO R E D I TD E T A I L S 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 , M E N U IR T E I n I t1 v IENTR 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. C H A N G EO R DELETEA WPT ON THISROUTE U S EA R R O W K E Y ST H E N P R E S SE N T R T o e n t e r a n e \ \ ' R o u t e . \ ' o u n r u s t s c r o l l d o w n t o a b l e r n ks p a c e a r t c l pressENTR. After vou prcss thc sofikcy ENTR, thc Edit Narne R o u t e W i n d o w w i l l o p e n . T h e R o u t e s e l e c t e dw i l l b e n o t e d o n t h e l e l i s i d e o f t h e d i s p l a y . I f y o u w i s h . y o u c i l n p r e s s t h e s o l - t k e yD E L t o d e l e t e t h e e n t i r e R O U T E . L J s i n gt h e A l p h a - N u m e r i c K c y p a d , y o L r m a y N A M E o r e c l i tt h e R o u t c N a r n c . W h e n t h i s i s c o m p l e t e d . p r c s s t h e s o f i k e y E N T R a n c lt h e S t a r P i l r t t 6 w i l l d i s p l a y t h e R O U T E o n t h e t o p o f t h e l e f t s i d e a n c lt h e W a v p o i n t s c u r r e n t l y s t o r e d i n t h e R O L I T E b c l o w . I f y o u w i s h t o a d c la n e r ' , W a y p o i n t t o a R o l l t e . o r c h a n g e a W a y p o i n t ' s R o L l t ep o s i t i o n . u s e t h e Up or Down Arrcw sofikeys to move the cursor to the clesirccl p o s i t i o n a n d p r e s s t h e s o t t k e y ' u n c l e rE N T R . T h e S t a r P i l o t 6 d i s p l a y w i l l s h o w y o u t h e R O L I T E a n c lt h c W a y p o i n t p o s i t i o n so n t h c l c f i s i c l eo f t h c c l i s p l a r .Y o u r W a r p o i n t L o _ sw i l l b e l i s t e d o n t h e r i - s h ts i d e o f t h e d i s p l a v u n t l c r t h e l a b e l NEW WPT. Using the Up or Down Arrou sol'tkels. rrove the cursor t o t h c W a y ' p o i n ty o u w i s h t o p l a c e i n t h c s c q u c n t i a lo r c i er p o s i t i o r r i n c l i c a t e cul n c ' l e rt h c R O U T E W a y p o i n t s o n t h c l c 1 ' 1P. r c s s t h e E N T R s o l ' t k e r , .a n d t h e W a v p o i n t s e l e c t e dr v i l l b c e n t c r c c li n t h e R O U T E . T o Dclete a Waypoirrt l'rom the Route. move thc cursor to thc 'i'DEL W P T t ' a t t h e t o p o f t h e W a y p o i n t L o s . P r c s st h c E N T R s o f i k e l ' . a n d t h e W a y p o i n t s e l e c t e d w i l l b e r e n r o v e c lf l ' o r n t h e R o u t c . T h e S t a r P i l o t 6 w i l l t h e n r e t u r n t o t l r c -E c l i t R o L r t es c r e e n w i t h t h c R O U T E a n d t h e W a v p o i n t p o s i t i o n se u r r c n t l r s t o r e do n t h c l c f i s i d c o f t h e d i s p l a v . T h c r i e h t s i c l co 1 ' t h cc l i s p l a r ' $ i l l a s a i n a l l o w \ , o l r t o a d d . c h a n g e o r d e l e t eW a y ' p o i n t so n t h i s R o u t e . I l ' y o u a r e f i n i s h e d . prcss DONE. I l ' a t a n y t i m c c l u r i n gu s e o f ' t h e W a v p o i n t S c r e c l r s o . r Route Screens. p r e s s i n ut h e s o f i k e l ' E S C l v h e n s h o w n w i l l r c t u r n t h e u n i t t o t h e p r e v i o r . r ss c r c c n . w i t h n o c h a n g e s h e i n g e n t e r c c l .P r c s s t h c M E N U s o t i k e l ' r v h e n s h o w n t o e x i t t h c W A Y P O I N T N { O D t r a n c lr c t u r n t o thc Mcnu Screen. M E N U I D O N E IA I V I E N T R h Route Screen#3 H ROUTE sc TosF SANTA CRUZ ANO NUEVO P I G E O NP T P I L L A RP T ST FRANCIS NEWWPT .DEL WPT' SANTA CRUZ PT SUR P T P I E DB L A N PT CONCEPT MENUIesC I n I v I erurn Route Screen#4 l8 (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. T h e G P S H c ' a l t h m e s s a g eg i v c s i n f b n n a t i o n r e - e a r d i n . teh c A n t e r r n a / R e c e i v e r ' sc u r r e n t s t a t u si n i t s e f f o r t t o s e t s i c n a l s f i o r n t h c s a t c l l i t c s . T h e c e n t e r p a r t o f t h e c l i s p l a l ' p r o v i c l e st h e t i r n e o f t h e l a s t p o s i t i o t r fix. Next arc the valuest'orPDOP.HDOP and VDOP. Thcscarc valuesl'ronrcomputingthe geotnetrvot'thc satcllitcs mathematical t osition. b e i r r gu s e dt o c a l c u l a t vc o u r c u r r e n p P D O P s t a n d sf o r P o s i t i o nD i l u t i o nO f P r e c i s i o nT.h c l o w e rt h e r a t i n g t h e b e t t c ry o u r p o s i t i o nf i x . A b o v e l 2 i s n o t u s a b l e .A P D O Po f l - 3 is exccllcnt..l-g 6 o o d . 7 - 9a c c e p t a b l el 0. - 1 2 m a r g i n a la. n d 1 2 + The Star Pilot 6 doesnot displal'Lat/Lonwhen the unacceptablc. PDOP is ll or -rrrcatcr. s thc l'orHorizontalDilutionOf Precision.It indicate HDOP stancls accuracyof latituclcancllongitudccoordinatc's. It indicatesthe VDOP standsttrr VerticalDilutionOf Precrsion. ol'altitudeclata(importantfbr 3D fix onl.u"). accurac), The bottomo1'thcStar Pilot 6 StatusScreenshowsERROR CODE. If the unit is operatingnormally.this will be 00. SeePagc22 of the Guide for more detailson errormessages. AdvancedNavi-eation t9 CONTROLS/w RCVR Sn/t GPS MOOE GPS HEALTI.I I-AST FIX AT PDOP HDOP vDoP VER 2.01 VER 1.0 3-D AUTO GOOD 13:44.07 2.1 1.3 1.5 ERRORCODE OO .5) \.M!g/ h 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.S.. Metric or Nautical), bearings(Magnetic or True). smoothing (Data Avcraging). time offset. arrival and anchor alarms. IENTR Use the up/down arrow softkeys to choose thc featureyou wish to a d 1 u s t .t h e p r e s s E N T R . E a c h f e a t u r e h a s a w i n d o w t h a t t e l l s y ' o u h o w t o a d j u s t t h e s e t t i n g s .A f i e r v o u h a v c t h e s e t t i n g y t ) u w a n t . p r e s s E N T R . P r e s s i n gE S C r e t u r n s y o u t o t h e S e t U p s c r e c n w i t h o u t entering anv changes. You may pressthe MENU key'to return to the Menu Screen. T h e S r n o o t h i n gf u n c t i o n a l l o w s y o u t o u s e d i t t b r e n t D a t a A v e r a g i n g s e t t i n g s . T h e s e s e t t i n g sg o l r o m 1 ( n o a v e r a g i n g )t o 9 9 . T h e u n i t ' s d c l a u l t i s l . A D a t a A v e r a g i n g s e t t i n g o f 3 . f o r c x i t n r p l e. a v e r a g e st h e l a s t t h r e e p o s i t i o n r e a d i n g sr e c e i v e d f r o r n t h c s a t c l l i t c sa n c l" s n r o o t h e s o u t " p o s i t i o n a n c ln a v i g a t i o n r e a d i n g s . T h i s f - e a t u r ci s r n o s t L r s e f u l when your boat is moving verv slowly or lrot nror ing at all. As a g e n c r a l r u l e . t h e f a s t e r y o u r b o a t s p c c d . t h c l e s s i . t rer a g i n u Y t t u n e e d . I n t e r p h a s e r e c o m m e n d s t h a t t ' o r t h e l ' a s t c s lp o \ \ c r b r t a t sn o a i ' e r a g i n g i s u s e d ( l ) . l b r m o s t p o w e r b o i t t u s r ' s u c h a s l ' i s h i n go r c r u i s i n g s e t t i t l g s b e t w ' e e n2 a n d , 5 .a n c lt o r s a i l b o a t s : c t t i n s :b c t u c c t t - 1a n c l 1 0 . GPS SET UP UNITS BEARINGS SMOOTHING T I M EO F F S E T A N C H O RA L R M US TRUE 1 .8 HRS OFF NAV CALCULATOR A R R I V A LA L A R M SETOPTION BE sMc TIME ARRIVI ANCHC N E N A BL E D fiTFf'"*';l DISTANCE 0 . 1 0M l M E N UeI s c I n I v l E r u r n U s e T i r n e O f f s e t t o s e t a c c u r a t cc l i s p l a l o l ' l o c a l t i r l c t l . 1 h o u r c l o c k ) . A f i e r u s i n g t h e u p / d o r v n a r r o \ \ ' s o t ' t k c r st o h r c h l i c h t t h e T i r n e O f f i e t press ENTR. Then adiust the tintc ol'f'sctitt hour increntettts fiom UTC ( U n i v e r s a l T i m e C o o r d i n a t c c l .o r C i r c e n ui c h \ { c a r t T i r n e ) w r t h t h c u p / d o w n s o f t k e y s a n d t h e n p r c s s E N T R t o c o t n p l c t r -t h c t i m e o f f s r - tc n t r \ ' . T h e A m i v a l A l a n n r n u s t b c c n s a s e c ll i r r t h e S t a r P i l o t 6 t o p r o v i d e a u d i o o r v i s u a l n o t i c c o 1 ' a r r i v a la t a n l t v i g a t i o r t a ld c s t l n a t i o t t . T t t t u m t h e A r r i v a l A l a n n o n . s e l e c tA r r i r a l A l a n n a n d p r c s s E N T R . U s e t h e u p / d o w n a r r o w s o f t k e y s t o h i g h l i - e h tE N A B L E D ( o t . t ) o r D I S A B L E D ( o f f l . A f i e r s e l e c t i n gv o u r c h o i c e . p r e s s E N T R . W h e n t u n t i n g t h e A n i v a l A l a r m o n . a l i e r v o u p r e s s E N T R t h e d i s p l a l ' u i l l h i g h l i - u h tt h e n u m er i c s e t t i n g i n t h e l o w e r p a r l o 1 ' t h c c l i s p l a y ' .T h e , A r r i ra l A l a n n i l c t i v c s e t t i n g sa r e b e t w e e n 0 . 0 . 5a n d 9 . 9 9 t r n i l c s . l r e t e r s o r t l a i t t i c a l set it belorv0.05. the unit dctaultsback to 0.05. nrilcs). I1'vc'ru 0.0-5miles = 26.1l'cct 0.0-5NM = 304 f-eet 0.0-5KM = 50 meters The Anchor Alarm can be setto soundan aucliblebeepwhen vour boat Tunting on and drifis pastthe setdistancefiom your anchora,ee. settingthe AnchorAlarm is identicalto the Arrival Alann above. N O T E : T o s i l e n c ce i t h e ra u d i b l eA L A R M . p r e s sa n ) ' k e 1 ' o n c c . 20 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.h e s a t c l l i t c ss' i g n a l s with by the terrainor geographv. are not interl-ered and the high 5 H z ) r e s u l t si n p r a c t i c a l l n f i e q u e n c yo f t h e s i g n a l s( l - 5 7 -M vo interencefrom shipboardcnginesor otherelectrcnicsvstems. G P S u s e st h ep r i n c i p l eo f r a n g i n gt o g i v c v r ) uv r ) u rp o s i t i o nT. h i s i s doneby measuringthe distancefrom your positionto the positionof at leastthreesatellites. The distanceto a satelliteis calculatedbv measuringhow long it takesradiosignalsto arrivcfroln the krrown positionof eachof the respective satellitesin their orbits. The satellitesand the Star Pilot 6 mustbe preciselytintedto generate the exactsameradiosignalat the exactsametime in orderto mcasure the tirneanddistancccalculations with a high degreeof accuracy. T h i s i s a c c o m p l i s h ebdy t h e u s eo f a t o m i cc l o c k so n a l l t h e s a t e l l i t c s . and by comparingwhat part of the radiosignalcodeis recervcd at the exactsametime fiom all the satellites. To completeits calculations filr your position.the Star Pilot 6 looks up ir-rits databasethe known positiono1'eachof the satellitesat that exacttime. Becausethc GPS satellitesare in sucha high orbit.their positionsat any -eiventinrearequitepredictable. Now. all the Star Pilot 6 needsto do is calculateall this for threeor firur satcllitcs everyf-ewseconds. and you havecontinuouspositionupdatingl GPS satellites areconstantlymonitoredby Departmentof Def'ense groundstations.Satelliteclocksand exactpclsitionin_t infbrmationis computedand any variationsare notedor correctedas neccssary. and transmitted to the appropriate satellites. WARNING: As of April 1992,thereare 16 workin-esatellitesin o r b i t . F u l l i m p l e m e n t a t i oonf 2 l s a t c l l i t e(sa n dt h r e es p a r e sils currentlypro.yccted fbr 1993. Usersarecautionedthatthe systcmis still in an experimental operationalstatusand the systemmay be turnedoff or satellites movedat any time. withoutwarning. DO NOT placeyourselfor your vcsselin a situationwhereGPS is your solemeansof navigation.Checkwith the CoastGuardtor currcnt o p e r a t i o n asll a l u \a n dm e s s a g e s . WARNIN(i: SelectiveAvailability(S/A) hasbeenimplemenred by the U.S. DOD to restrictthe accuracyof GPS positions.As of April 1992.the accuracyof the GPS systemis suchthat95% of the time a fix will be within 100rnetersof the actualgeographicposition. 2l 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.By becomingntorefamiliarwith these you will increaseyour navigationaland GPS termsand concepts, own navigationalskills. The Star Pilot 6 operatesin an automaticGPS Mode.When three areavailable.2D fixesfirr latitudcand longitudearegiven. satellites are available.3D fixes for latitude.lorrgitudeand If tbur satellites altitudeareqiven. NavigationalTerms (xrE) \- Course Made Good (cMG) LATITUDE/LONGITUDE (LATiLON) Latitudeis the distance measuredin degreesNorth and Southof the cquator.Longitudeis the rneasured in degreesWest and Eastof thc prirnemeridianat clrstance G r c c n w i c hE . ngland. SPEED OVER (;ROUND (SO(;) This is the trLrcspeedcalculated from the time and distanceover the grouncly'ouhavetravelled.SOG for rtscalculations. or clcstination not considerwatcrsne-cd c'loes C O U R S E O V E R ( ; R O U N D ( C ( X ; ) T h i s i s t h e t r u ec o u r s eo v e r the groundon which you arecurrentlvhcailing. Waypoint BearingTo wa y p o i n t( B R G ) C R O S ST R A C K F I R R O R( X l ' F l ) T h i s i s t l r cd i s t a n c co l ' y o u rb o a t , track(startpoint to clestination). eitherlefi or right.frorl the clesirccl RAN(;E (RNG) Distanccl'rontpresctrlpositiortto the sclected way'point. *Speed Of Advance (SOA on B R Gl i n e ) Present Position Speed Over Ground (SOGon COG line) B E A R I N G ( B R ( ; ) A n g l e l ' r o n rT r u e ( r n a g n c t i cNl o r t ht o t h c wavpoina t l p r e s c npt t r s i t i o r i . ESTIMATF.D'[IME of ARRIVAI- (F.T,\) Thisis anestimate basecl on the currenttirneancl1'ourTIME TO GO tTTGl ot'whenyou will get to the selectedwaypoint. TIME TO GO (TT(;) This is calculatcdI'romthe clrrrentdistanceto anclyour VELOCITY MADE GOOD -eo(DTG) to your destination ( V M G ) o f h o w l o n g i t w i l l t a k cy o u t o g e t t o t h e s c l e c t c d rvitrpoint. Course -z Llne Start V E L O C I T Y M A D E G O O D ( V M G ) T h i s i s t h ep o r t i o no f y o u r boat'sspeedthat is parallelto yourdesiredtrack(startpoint to VMG is especiallyusefulfbr sailin-e boatswhereclosing destination). of'courseor speedon the desiredwaypointis displayedregardless bearingchanges(tacking)madeenroute. 22 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. / Current Course (coG) R E L A T I V E B E A R I N G A N G L E ( R B A ) A l s o c a l l e cSl t e e r i n g Angle,this is the anglebetweenyour currentheading(COG)and the bearingto the waypornt(BRG). This is usefulfor adjustin-q ilutr)pilots,determiningwhcn to tack.or observingleeway. Relative Bearing Angle (RBA) Presenl Position NMEA 0183Data Output Course The extra connectoron the Star Pilot 6 rearpanelis a serialdata outputinterfacewhich can provideGPS datato someautopilots. trackplottersor fishfinders.The serialdatais in the NMEA 0ltt3 formatand is transmitted continuouslyand may not be compatible w i l l a l l N M E A 0 1 8 3i n t e i ' f a ceeq u i p m e n tT . h e N M E A 0 1 8 - ld a t ai s transmitted at 4tt00baud.8 databits.no parit;-.I stopbit. To usethe d a t a .t h c i n t e r c o n n e c l i olnr se : + Llne Start Data Return (This is not grour"rcll View From Front of Female Plug Way p o i n t tr I Data Transmit l<-/ .t-Pin I G r o u n da t G P S o n l y ! r nd D o N o t g r o u n da t D a t aR e c e i v e e 2' Interconnect Catrle rPart#0.1-(X)03-008 ) Velocity M a d eG o o d ( V M Go n Course line) --->j i . l - P i ni { l+ I I | -r-Pin l 0 ' I n t e r c o n n e cEt x t e n s i o nC a b l e --1 | / | | | r / /- F__(g r! / Present Position tPart #0-l-(XX)6-001i1 ffiEf- Course --Llne T h e d a t a s e n t e n c e sa r e a s f b l l o w s : 15 ,4 2 3 1 7, 4 , 3 6 5 7 . 5 N , .74 5 ,, 1 2 2 0 3 . 8 0 , W , 0 ,03. 2 $ GP R M C , 2 4 1 0 5 9 1, 15 . 5 E 2 ,3N0,3 . 8 0 , W , 0.497, 2 7 0 , 0 01. , V " 01 $ GP R M B , A , 0 . 0R2, ,S T R T , W E S T , 3 6 5 7 . 514 .2 2 0 3 . 8 0 . W $ GP G 1 1 . 3 6 5 7 . 5N5. 1 , ,W E S T , ,0 4 7 . 9N $ GP B W C2, 2 4 317 , 3 6 5 75. 4 ,N .12 3 0 3 . 8 0 , W , 207, r , 2 5 5M $ G P V T G , 3 2 5 , T , 3 0 9 , M1 , 0N0, 0 . 0.2,K $GPAPA,A,A,O.02,R,N.V,V,255,M,WEST r-' A $GPAPB,A,A,O.O2,R,N,V,V,255,M,WEST,255,M,, F* L.' f/V, L'<*-- speed Over Ground (SoG on COG line) 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 .T h i s m c s s a g e w i l l n o n n a l h ' a p p e a r f o r a s h o r t t i m e u p o n f i r s t t u r n i n - et h e u n i t o n . I f t h i s n t c s s a g ed o c s n o t c h a n g e . r n s p e c tt h e c a b l e c o n n e c t i o n s a t t h c A n t c n t t l t m o d u l e a n d a t the back of thc Star Pilot 6 displav unit to cnsure thev arc clean. dry and there are no bent oins. Also check the cablc to cnsure it has not been cut or crushecl. N o ( i P S T M ( T i m e ) - T h i s m e a n s t h e S t a r P i l o t 6 i s r e c ei v i n g s i g n a l sb u t h a s n o t l o c k e d o n t o a s a t e l l i t e .I t i s s t i l l s c a r c h i n ga n d c o m p u t i n g . I f t h i s m e s s a g ed o e s n o t c h a n g c a l i c r a n - t i n u t eo r t w o . m a k e s u r e t h e r e a r e n o o b s t r u c t i o n s t o t h c a n t c r t n a ' sv i e w o f t h e s k y . l S A T T h e S t a r P i l o t 6 h a s l o c a t e d o n e s a t e l l i t e. 2 S A T T h e S t a r P i l o f 6 h a s l o c a t e c lt u ' o s a t e l l i t e s G O O D - T h e S t a r P i l o t 6 h a s f b u n d a t h i r d s a t e l l i t e a n c lc a n n o w c a l c u l a t e a c u r r e n t L a t l ] - o n p o s i t i o n . l f t h e S t a r P i l o t 6 l o c a t e sa f o u r t h s a t e l l i t e i t w i l l b e o p e r a b l e i n 3 D M o d e a n c lc a n c a l c u l a t e a l t i t u d ea s w e l l . PDOP Too High - This means that even with thc rninimal three s a t e l l i t e si n v i e w . t h e o r i e n t a t i o n o f t h e s a t e l l i t e si n t h e s k y i s s u c h t h a t t h e S t a r P i l o t 6 c a n n o t p r o v i d e a c c u r a t ef i x e s . Error Codes F-F- This meansthe Star Pilot 6 has lostcontactw ith thc Antenna/ are solid anclcleanbetweenthc AntenReceiver.If cableconnections na and Star Pilot 6. try turningthe unit off ancibackon to reset it. It' thcrc is a problcrnirt the "FF" doesnot changewithin a few mott-tcnts. or thc Module.the cableor connectors, eitherthe Antenna/Receiver should Unit, andthe completeStar Pilot 6 sy'stcrn Display/Control Sen'ice Center. be returnedto the Interphase Factor.v" 00 - This meansthe Star Pilot 6's systemsarc crror frce. Any other Error Code meansthereis a problem with the Antenna/ Receiver.Try turning the Star Pilot 6 off. then on again.If the Emor Codes persistcontactthe Interphase TechnicalSupport Group (408) 427-4444for advice. 24 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.s" <--6 Physical: :1"high. 30' cablc Antenna/receiver sizc: 6" cliarnctcr. wcight: I lb. Antenna/receiver D i s p l a yu n i t w e i g h t : l . l 5 l b s . L C D d i s p l a yd i m e n s i o n s-:1 . 1 . 5r ' - 1 . 2 5 " L C D d i s p l a yr e s o l u t i o n :l l l t r 1 6 0p i x e l s l2 0 . " 1 8p0i r e l st o t a l :l . - 5 7 - 5 pixelsper squareinch P o w e r : l 2 V D C n o m i n a(l 1 0 - 1 6V D C ) . l e s st h a n6 ( X r) n A -20o ransc: L'nit 0 to -50oC. Operatingtemperature antenna/receiver to +70"C General: S i x - c h a n n e l ,c o n t i n u o u sp a r a l l e lG P S r e c e i v e r .t m c k s u p t o e i g h t satellites Update rate: I secondcapabilitr A c c u r a c y ( t y p i c a l ) : P o s i t i o n . l 5 r n e t e r sR M S V e l o c i t y : 0 . 1 K t R M S s t c - a c l \r a t e D y n a m i c s : 0 - 6 - 5 0m p h Software UpdatesInterphaseperioclicallv updatessofiwarein navigational instruments and oft'crsthcscupdatesto its customers. For more informationon Interphase sofiwareupdate prosramscall the lnterphaseTechnicalServiceGroup at (408) 427-4444. 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