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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.
WARNING:
DO NOT operate
the
Star
Pilot
with
parts
missing or
with
parts
other than those obtained
through
Interphase; doing so
could cause major
navigational errors.
Any malfunctions to the Star
Pilot resulting from unauthorized
parts
are not covered by
warranty.
Turning The
Star
Pilot
On
To tum the
Star
Pilot
on,
press
the Power
Key located on the
lower
right corner of the unit
one time. Use the Up or
Down Arrow
softkeys
to adiust the display screen
contrast.
The Menu Screen
Upon turn on, the Star
Pilot
will first show the Menu Screen.
There
are six modes
for
operation
of the Star
Pilot. The first three
modes
(keypad
choices
1,2.3) are
navigation screens. The Position
Mode
features an easy to
view, large
digit
display of
your
present
latitude
and
longitude. The Plot and
Navigate Modes
provide
navigational
information in
graphic formats, displaying a
plot
of
your
boat's
course or a steering
track to
your
destination.
The next three
modes
(keypad
choices 4. -5. 6) are
for support of the navigation screens.
The
Waypoint Mode manages the
Waypoint
and
Route libraries.
The Status
Mode
gives you
infbrmation on the conditions
of the
Star
Pilot itself,
as
well as the GPS satellites and
system. The Set Up
Mode can be used to
set local time and the arrival and anchor
alarms.
Use the
keypad
on
the ri-eht side of the unit to choose
an operational
mode. The
Star
Pilot is now started and is
locking
on to the
GPS
satellite signals.
If this
is
the
first
time turn-on
for the unit.
it may
take several minutes to
get
a
position
fix.
Press Key
#1
to Choose the
Position Mode
You will notice the current date and time on
the top of the display.
The
time
is
displayed
in UTC
(Universal
Time
Coordinated).
See the
Set Up Mode section,
Page l9 fordetails on setting the time
to Local
Time.
At first
the
latitude and longitude digits
may
be all
"0"s.
Note the
Iower right corner of the display.
Below the ALT:
you
will read
OLD.
2D
or 3D. OLD
means that the Star
Pilot
does
not have a
new
position
fix.
If 2D
or 3D
is shown. the
position
is current.
Be advised
that it may take several
minutes for the
Star
Pilot to obtain a
new
position
fix. There may be times
when
the
necessary three satellite
positions
are
not readily
available.
When the unit completes
its
satellite search,
the
"0"s
will
change to
your present position
coordinates and the display OLD
will change to 2D or 3D.
You now
have the Star
Pilot
up and
running. Your
position
is
being
constantly
uodated
everv f'ew seconds.
NAVIGATE
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SETUP
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