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Thblc of Contents

General

Information

Unit

Installation

.....................6

Display Unit........

.............6

Power Connection

.............

......6

Antenna

Installation .............

.................1

Star

Pilot

6

GPS Antenna

...............1

Basic Operation

.....................8

Star

Pilot

6

Keyboard

.............

........8

Alpha-Numeric

Keys

.......8

Common

Softkey

Functions

............8

PowerlBacklight

Control

.................9

Getting Started

....

l0

Turning

the

Star

Pilot 6

On.......

....

l0

The

Menu Screen

...........

l0

Choosing

The

Position Screen

....... l0

What Is A Waypoint'?

Entering

Waypoints

(1)Position

Mode

.................

12

Saving

Present Position

As A

Waypoint ........l2

(2)

Plot Mode

........14

Features of

Track Plot

t4

t1

ll

Creating

Routes

(5)

Status

Mode

....

19

(6)

Set Up

Mode

...................20

The Basics of GPS

................21

Advanced

Navigation

Guide

...............22

GPS

Modes............

.........22

Navigational

Terms

........22

NMEA

0183 Data Output

............ ..................23

Error

Messages & Troubleshooting

Tips ........ ..................24

GPS

Health Messages ............

........24

Error Codes

....24

Specifications ........

...............25

How To Obtain Service

.......26

@

1992 Interphase

Technologies,

Inc.

Pub.

#STP6-

l-,192

Interphasc

Star

Pilot 6r\1 is a tradcrrark

of'Interphase

Tcchnologies.

Inc

To

Our

Customer

Thank

you

for choosing

the

Interphase

Star

Pilot

6r\1

GPS

recetver.

Throughout

the development

of this

fine

product, we have

primarilv

been

concemed

with crcating

a unit that

of-lers the

best

possible value

for

your

money.

Selection

of features.

ease of

use, superior

perfor-

mance and outstanding

reliability

werc the benchmarks

upon

which

all

important design

decisions

were

made.

We f'eel

proud

of

the Star

Pilot 6 and

your satisf-action

is very impo-rtant to us.

To this end.

we

welcome

any

comments

or

rugg.riion, rh\u

might

have

in regard

to this equipment.

For the fastest

repair

sel'viG. it

is important

that

you

cornplete

the

WARRANTY

REGISTRATION

CARD

and

return it as

soon as

possible.

Important

l{otice

Navigation based

solely'

on one

method or one

instrument

should

never be

practiced. The

Star

Pilot

6

GPS

should be considered

as an

aid to

navigation.

not ils

the only

means of

navigation.

Whilc the

Global

Positioning System

is

usually

reliable and accurate.

certain

conditions

and

some locations

may cause

a deterioration

in

perlbr-

mance of this

or any other

GPS.

It is therefore

important

for

the

new

user to

learn about

the

lirnitations of this

systcm.

Warranty

Informntion

Interphase

Technologies,

Inc.

provides

a

limited one-year

warranty

on the Star

Pilot 6.

Please

note that there are

limitations

to our

warranty. We strongly

urge

you

to read this

warranty reprlnted at

the

back

of this

manual and

closely

follow

its

terms

and conditions

should

your

receiver

require

repair. Please

note that all

repair

work

performed

during

the

wananty

period

must be

pertormed by

Interphase

or an authorized

Interphase Service

Center

for the unit

to

remain under

warranty.

We have found that

many

problems

experienced by

GPS users

are

not caused by

a defect

in the unit.

but

insteacl are often

the result of

the user

not completely

understanding

its

proper

method of

opcration.

Therefbre.

we

strongly

recommcnd

that

should

you

experience

a

problem with

your

Star

Pilot 6

you first

call

Interphase

and ask

to

speak

to our

Technical Support

Department.

We

will

be

more than

happy to try and

assist

1'ou

on the

phone

and,

if required,

will

give

you

instructions on

how to

quickly get your

set

repaired.

Interphase

maintains a

staff of trained technicians

in Santa Cruz,

CA

who

can

quickly repair and

return

your

sct to

rts original

specifica-

tions.

We strongly

recommend

that

for

the

fastest service.

if

your

set

does

require

repair.

you

send it direct

to Interphase and

not return

it

to the

de aler. For

fastest

responsc,

please make a copy of

or

fill out

and

use the

repair request

fbrm at the end

of this

manual. Mark

the

outside

of the box

"FOR

SERVICE

REPAIR".

Interphase

Star

Pilot 6 GPS

Video Operation

Guide

Interphase

has a

video instructional

aid

for the

Star

Pilot 6 GPS

available.

It includes a basic

dcscription

of the Global

Positioning Systcm

and

terminology:

a helpful

glossary: a step-by-

step lcsson on

how to

start

vour

unit. enter

rvavpoints. track

plotting.

routing and

use

of

rnanl other

special leature s

of

your

Star

Pilot 6.

Whcthcr vou are a beginner

or an experienced

GPS

user.

this

video is a

very

helpful addition

ttl

)'our

operation

ntanual.

See

your Authorized

Interphase

Dealer

for

this

vrdeo or call

Interphase

@08)

427-1444.

The

Interphase

part # is

3tt-0002-017.

General

Informntion

Con-sratulations

on

your selection o1'thr'

Interphase Star

Pilot 6

GPS

receiver.

Its rugged

waterprool'desigrt tttake

s

it tdcal

l'or

installation

on

nearlv anv tvpe

of boat.

The Star

Pil<lt 6

f

.tur..

rr", aclr

ance tl l'unctions.

anci e

tnplor

s

one

of today's

most

sophisticatcd GPS

rccc'ir cr:.

Thc cot.tlil.tttotts

:tr

channel

parallel

receiver desisn

tracks

up to cight

GPS

satcllrte\

and

rs capable

of-providing

irccLrli.rte

ptrsitirrn inlonnatiot.l

e

\

c-r\

scct'lttcl.

The Star

Pilot

6

dcsign

is

compact

and

ot'\\ate

rproot'cottstruction.

It

has

a

long-lit'e

waterprool'keypad

which

allous

\()Lt t()

sclcci

cvr-rv

navi-eational

f'eature

.v.'ou

need

with

the touch

of'l

buttott.

It has a

beeper

fbr arrival

alanl, anchor

uatch

alartrt ancl

it

uill

beep

to

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

Latitucle and

Longitude

posrtion. You can

sclect ntanv ol'the Star

Pilot 6

f'eatures

with the Set-Up display.

You

can activate an

Anchor

Alarm.

Waypoint Arrival

Alarm. set universal

or

local

time.

The

Star

Pilot

6

graphrc navigation

mode shows

your

distancc off

the desired

course

and how to

steer,

right

or

lefi. to

gct

back

ort

course, course

over

ground

and speed over

ground. The Data

u'iltclow

in

the

navigation

mode allows

you

to choose

a

view ttl'estittratccl tirnc

of arrival.

timc

to

go. velocity rnade

good.

distance

ntade

good.

present

position latitude

and

lon-eitude.

current datc

and time.

or local

nragnetic

variation.

The Star

Pilot 6

makes it easy to

store

your

current

or

favorite

positions

in any

of 100

wavpoints.

Each

waypoint

is

clate

stantped for

future reference

and a

Waypoint Management

Displal,'

lets

vott

quickll, scroll through and

view

your

listin-e o1-wa1'points.

You

car.t

also

pre-program up to

l0 routes of

l0 waypoints each

1'or future use.

The Star

Pilot 6's

very low

power

consumption

(typically

less than

600

milliAmps

at l2

Volts DC) makes

it ideally

suited fbr many of

today's

smaller

boats, or cruising

boats,

with limited

power

avail-

ability.

Overhead

Shelf/Table

GPS

antenna/receiv

Antenna

cable

Star

Pilot

6 GPS display

unit

UniI

Installntion

Display

Unit

The compact size

of the Star

Pilot

6 allows for

easy

installation in

most

any boat. To

get

maximum

perfonnance

and lifc from

your

unit.

the

fbllowing guidelines

should be consiclered

when

selecting

a

mounting

location:

I

)

Select a location where

the unit

is protected

from

excessive

temperature.

Heat is one of the

worst

enemies of electronic compo-

nents,

and

will

accelerate component

aging, thereby reducing the

trouble-free life of

your

Star

Pilot

6.

2) Mount

the display

in

a

location where

it will

be convenient to

route

the

power

and antenna

cables.

NOTE: An optional. in-dash mountins

bracket is

available fbr

the Star Pilot

6 display unit. Contact

)'our

nearby

Authorized

Interphase Dealer

or the Interphase Accessories

Sales Depart-

ment

(408)

427-4444.

Power

Connection

The

Star Pilot 6 requires a

p()\\'er

sourcc r,^,ith

a

voltage

level from

l0

to

l6 VDC.

Low voltage mav

causc a clint drsplar. rcduccd

srgnal,

weak

beeper and a slow tum on. High

voltagc

nta\ eventually result

in failure

of some

internal part.

Thc nominal voltasc

lound

on

most

properly

operating marine

po\\er

\\\tL-llts

is 13.6

VDC.

I1 is recom-

mended

that

you

check the voltage supplr which

rou

intend

to

operate for

the

proper

level.

Connect

the two-pin

plug

on the cnd of'the

powe

r

supply

cable to the

power

supply

jack

located

at the rear of the

unit. Connect the red wire

to

the

positive

terminal and the

black

wire

to the negative

terminal of

your

boat's 12 VDC

battery, or the correspondin-u

connections of the

main

distribution

panel.

Avoid

connecting directly'

to the same circuit

with

any electronics which

tend to draw a larse

anrount of

power,

such

as bilge

pumps,

refrigerators

and transmitting radios.

The

power

cord included

with

the

Star

Pilot

6

includes

an

in-line

fuse holder with

a 1.6 Amp tuse installed.

Be certain when

connect-

ing

the

power

cord to the

battery that the correct

pcllarity

is observed

or the fuse may

blow and

possible

circuit damage

may occur.

WARNING: Never

replace the

Star

Pilot

6

in-line fuse with

a

fuse

of a higher rating. Always

replace with

a

fuse

with

a

rating

between

I Amp.

and

1.6

Amp. Before replacrng

the fuse

check all connec-

tions. If the fuse

continues to blow, return

the entire

system to

Interphase

for service.

Antewtn

Installation

Star

Pilot

6 GPS

Antenna

The Star Pilot 6 GPS

Antenna. with its receiver unit. is housed

in

a

durable.

waterproof

casrng designed

for mounting in an open

location.

For

optimum

signal reception, mount the antenna

with

a

360o

vie ri

of

the sky so

that

it can have line-of-sight tracking o1'thc

satellites. Prcvcnt oblects

such

as

poles.

rails. other antennas and

large cables

from

obstructing

the

view

between the GPS antenna and

the

satellites.

Care must alscl be taken

in

choosing

a mounting location

u'herc

radar beams

or

communicatior-rs

transrnitter bcants

WILL NOT

be

directed

towards the GPS antenna.

Mount the antenna on a

level

surface.

such

as

a cabin top. or on a

standard marine antenna extension

pole.

Use of

a standard marine

antenna mount

with

l-inch threads

is required

to complete

the

installation.

The Star Pilot 6 GPS antenna

includes

30

f-eet

of antenna cable.

If

extension cable

is needed,

call

Interphase

Customer Service

at

(408\

427

-4444

for

advice.

WARNING:

Never

attempt

to

take

off the

connector on

the end of

the cable or to

shorten

or splice the cable.

This

could cause damage to

the unit and

void

anv

warrantv.

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Softkeys

Basic

Operation

The

Star

Pilot

6

Keyboard

The

Star

Pilot

6

has

been designed to be as easy to learn and operate

as

possible.

The raised

push-button

kcy's

provicle

a tactile

feel

to each

operation

and

the

Star

Pilot

6

responcis with

an audiblc beep each

time a key is

pressed.

All keys necessar)' tbr

opcratic'rn of the unit are

on the front

panel.

In

addition to the alpha-numeric keys on the right

side,

the Star

Pilot

6 uses a unique approach called

"sofikeys"

along

the bottom of the display. These five keys

are

labeled

by the

LCD

display and are controlled by the unrt's sofiware,

thus the

name

"sofikeys".

The

"sofikey"

approach

allows

for very

easy operation. it almost

guides

you

along. even though the

Star

Pilot

6

possesses

an amazing

number of advanced f-eatures. It would take

a considerable number

of

additional buttons and

greatly

add to the operational

complexity

if

each function had a dedicated

button

instead

ol'using the

"sofikey"

approach.

Alpha-Numeric Keys

The

Star Pilot 6

is

equipped

with

an alpha-numeric keypad. The

alpha-numeric

kel,pad

consists of l2

pushbuttons.

Each buttttn is

labeled with

a

number. letters

or

s1'mbol.

All alphabet and number

entries

are

made

using the

Alpha-Numeric

Kevpad

as

shown

below.

The display screen

shows

you

rvhere

the le tter is

to bc entcred by the

highlighted

curs()r

position.

Example-Press Key #l:

Itime

-1

2times=A

3times=B

.1

times=C

and etc.

for

other keys and alpha-numeric

characters. A

space

is

entered by

pressing

Key

#0

two times.

Press

the

Right

Arrow on the Alpha-Nurneric

Keypad to move to

the

next letter

entry.

You may

edit or correct an entry

by using either the

Lefi

or

Right

Amow

Key

to the letter

position

and changing the entry.

Common Softkey

Functions

On some of the display screens seen

during operation

of the Star

Pilot

6.

you will

note a recurrence

of the followrng sofkey labels.

Their functions

are

identical in whichever

MODE is

being used.

When

the

MENU

softkey is

pressed.

the Star Pilot

6

will return

to

the Menu

Screen.

If

you

have

been in

a display in

which you

were

entering

information,

and then

press

thc

MENU

softkey.

the Star

Pilot

6

will

return to the Menu

Screen

with

no

changes being entered.

Use of the MENU softkey is

always

required

in

order to

move

the

Star Pilot

6

from

one

Mode

to another.

Alpha-Numeric

kevpad

\

I

Power/Backlight

The ESC. or ESCAPE

softker'. is sec-n on

\ontc

ol-thc'

displavs

which

ask

you

to ente r information.

sucl-t

as

\\

a\

n()ntt

ni,llttes

ot'

ctrordinates.

Pressing thc ESC

solikel,r.lill return the Star Pilot 6 to the

uith

no changes being entered.

This i' ur,--fLtl. tor

instance. if

you

started entering

a

waypoint

narne lnd then dccidr-cl

not to use that

waypoint.

Using

the ESC sofikey. thc Star Pilot 6

u

ill rc-turn to the

and

disregard the inforrnation

r

t-ru had

\tarte(l

t() enter

tbr the

sclected waypoint.

Up/Down

arrow

softkeys

(A

V )allou'\ou

to

scroll

through ancl

sclect various functions. The ENTR

(Enter)

sofiker is

uscri to

activate tcatures and entcr data

into

vour

reccl\ cr.

Power/Backlight Control

The

Powcr/Backlight

button

is located on the

lowcr rieht

of thc

Star

Pilot 6.

To

turn the unit On

press

the ker once.

To

turn the unit Off

press

and hold down the

key

until

the unit beeps. then the tbllowing

messase

u'ill

be displayed:

"Exit

Sequence

In Pnr-eress Do Not

Disconnect

Power

Until

Process Is Complete. Countdown: 36".

l'he unit

w'ill then

countdown

from 36 to 0 and then

shut

off.

WARNIN(i:

Do not turn off the

Star

Pilot

6 using a circuit breaker

or battery

switch. or allow engine starting to cause

voltage

drops to

the unit.

Waypoints, routes.

set up

values

and

satellitt'

almanac

information

ma1,

be

lost.

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

tum off automatically

two minutes afier the last

key

press

on an)'

sotikey. If

vou

want to keep

the

Backlight on continuously.

press

the

Power Key twice

(two

beeps).

A single

press

turns the Backlight ofl-.

The

backlight

does have a limited

lil-etirne.

For

maxirnum lif-e.

use

the

Backlieht sparinslv.

Star

Pilot

6

clisplav

unrt

(iPS

antcnna/receiver

Getting

Started

Check

to see

that all

the components

shgun

al

lt-fi

r"ere inclucled

with

your

Star

Pilot

6.

If

a

part is missing.

colltrlcl

the-

Interphase

Customer

Service

Department

(40tt)'127-1'l-t"l

rrnrtrccliately.

WARNIN(i:

DO NO'f

ope

rate thc Star

l)ikrt 6

u

ith

parts

missing

or

with

parts

other

than those

obtatttccl

throuclt

Interphase:

cloing

so

could

cause

maior

navigational

crrors.

.\tlr

Illltlltttle

tiotls

to the Star

Pilot

resulting

liom

unattthorizecl

parts ltt't

ll(\l

gt)\

e

I'ctl

hv

rvarranty.

Turning

The Star

Pilot

6 On

To tum the Star

Pilot 6 on.

press

thc

Poucr/filrcklrght

Kcv

located

on

the lower

right

corner

of the

unit onc

tirtlc.

I

sc

thc

Lrp

or Down

Arow

sofikeys

to adjust

the

display

scl'ccn c()rltri.l\l.

-l'o

tLtrll the unit

off.

press

and

hold down

the

Power/Brtcklrgllt

Kcr Lrrltil

it trccps.

The Menu

Screen

Upcln

turn

on. the Star

Pilot 6

pcrl'ortlls a

scll-tcst to cltcck

for

antenna

or cable

connection

prohlctns.

.\tl opcrl

\

crtical

bar on the

right

part

ol- the

scrcen

lvill I'ill up

l'r'ottt bottotlt

t()

t()p lts the-

tt-'st is

performccl. If the

re are any

problcrtrs.

lt

lllc\sagc

ri

ill appcar':

"No

Respc'rnse

Frorn

GPS

Antenna.

Turll

This L,rlit

Ol'l',\rld

Chcck

Cortnections".

During

thc

sclt-te

st \

()Lr

call

ad.iLrst thc

tlisplal

contrast.

When the

se lf-te

sl is cotllplclcti

suece-ssl'r.rllr. the unit

automatically

brings

up

thc

Mcttu Scrcctl.

There are

six

modes

fbr operation

o1'thc

Star

Pilot 6.

Thc

first three

modes

(keypad

choices

l' 2. -l)arc

tlar,'igrltiotr

scrccns'

The Position

Mode t'eatures

iln easy

to

vicvn'.

large cligit display

of

your

present

latitude

and

longitude.

The Plot ancl

Navigatc

Modes

provide

navigational

inforrnation

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) arc

fbr

support o1'the

navigation

screens.

The

Waypoint Mode

mana-qes

the

Wa1'point ancl

Route

libraries'

The Status

Mode

gives you inlirnnation

on the

conditiotts

of the

Star

Pilot 6

itself.

as

well as the GPS

satcllite

s

and

system.

l-he Set

Up

N,lodc

can be

used to

set

l()cal time and

the arrival

and

anchor

alanns.

Use the

keypad

on the

nght side

of the unit

to choose

an

operational

mode.

The Star

Pilot

6

is now started

and

is locking on

to the GPS

satcllite signals.

If this

is the

first time

turn-c'rn

for

the

unit.

it rnay

take several

minutes to

get

a

position fix.

Press

Key #l to

Choose

the

Position

Mode

You

will notice

the cunent

date

and time

on the

top ol'the

displal'.

The time

is

displayed

in UTC

(Universal

Time Coordinated).

See

the

Set Up

Mode

section.

Page

20 lbr details

on setting

the

timc to

Local

Time.

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At l'irst the latitude and longitude digits may be all

"0"s.

Note

the

lowcr

lclt corner of thc display.

Be low

the

ALT:

you

will read

OLD.

2D

or -lD. OLD

nreans

that the Star

Pilot

6 does

not have

a

new

position

iix. If 2D

or 3D

is shown.

thc

position

is

current.

Be

aclviscd

that it nrav take several minutes fbr the

Star

Pilot 6 to obtain a ncw

position

f ix.

When

the unit

completes its satellite search. the

"0"s

will

change to

vour

present position

coordinates and thc displav OLD

will

chanse to

2D or

3D.

You now have the

Star

Pilot

6 up ancl

runnins.

NOTFI: Do not be

alarrned

if

the

last

digits of the

Latitucle ur

Longitude sometimcs f-luctuate. This is normal w'hcn

thc Star

Pikrt

6

is receivin-u

position

infbmation.

What Is A

Waypoint?

..\

\\'arpoint

is usually a startin-rl

point.

clestination. buov or channe I

marker. or

irnv

place

you wish

the Star

Pilot

6 to

renrcrnber.

The Star Pilot 6

stores

up

to l(X)

Wuvpoint positions. Waypoints

ean

hc

storcrl

Lrsinc cither

ol.two

methods. You

can

INSTANTLY store

Iour

boat'\

prcsent position u'ith

the SAVE kev.

uhich

vou

will l'incl

u

hcn r.rsins

any o1-the thre c

Navigatiorral \{oclcs. You

can store

Wa1'points

at anytimc

h1

e

ntering the Latituclc

&

Longituclc

coorclin-

ates and

naming the

Wavpoints whilc-

using thc Star

Pilot

6

in

the

Waypoint Moclc.

Entering Waypoints

After

turning thc Star

Pilot

6 ON and

viewing

the

MENU

Scree n.

prcss

Key #-{ to bring

up the

Wairpoint

Scrcen.

The Wavpoint Log will

be

shown

on the left side of thc

displal'.

Thc

cursor

position

u'ill

be

noted

by

revcrse video.

To enter a new

Wavpoint.

or to cdit a

prcvic'rus

Waypoint,

use the

Arrou

L,p or

Down sol'tkeys till the

cursor

is located

at thc

position

in the

Waypoint

Log

that

you

wish

to use.

Then

press

the

sotikev

under

ENTR firr ENTER.

Atier

pressin-e

the ENTR.

or

ENTER soltkey,

a

Windor,r will

open on

the

right side

of the display

promptin-c

you

to

givc

the

Wavpoint

u

NAME. Use the Keypad Lcft or Right Arrows

to

movc

thc cursor tcr

the appropriate

letter space. There

are

l0

spaces

fbr letters

or digits.

Usin_e the

method

described

in

thc

Basic

Operation of the Keypacl.

enter the

Wa1'point Narne

.

Alter

you

have finished

giving your Waypoint

a

NAME.

and

have

entered it. a

new Window will

open on the right sidc

of thc displa;-.

You

will

be

prompted

to enter in latitude

and

longitude

coordinates.

Use thc Alpha-Numeric Keypad to move the

cursor and enter the

latitude

coordinates.

Press

the

ENTR sofikey.

Enter the longitude

coordinates.

Press

the

ENTR sofikey. The Waypoint

entry' is

complete and the display

returns

to the

Waypoint

Screen.

NOTE: Rcmcmber

to entcr

N fbr

NORTH Latitudes. W lbr WEST

Lonsitudes. etc.

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WAYPT,

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THEN

PRESS ENTR,

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(1)

Position

Mode

Choosing

Key

#1

fiom the

Menu

Screen

will

call

Lrp

thc

Position

Screen.

The upper

part

of

the

display

will rcad

"No

Destination"

when no

waypoints

are

stored

or selectecl.

ancl

u

ill

show either

a

waypoint

name

or a

route and

waypoint

Ilame

u

he

n one

has

been

preselected.

The Star

Pilot 6

uses GPS

satellite

signals to calcttlate

a current

position

in

Latitude and

Longitude.

This

positiorr is displaved

in

large,

easy to

read digits

in the center

part

of the

clisplar

'

\'ttu can

change

what information

is displayed

in

this

larse bor

br

prcsstn-Q

the SMAL

softkey

which

will immediately

changc-

ttt

rcitci L.\RG.

Now

you

can

change

the

data

in the

large bor

br

prersitru

the

< >

arrow

keys on either

side

of

Key

#0. Pressirtg

thc-

>

arrou

advances

the

information

display

from

Latll-on to

SOG/(-OC;.

the

RNG/BRG.

VMG/DMG,

SOA/RBA.

ETAIfTG.

DATE/TI\lE.

MAG

VAR

and

back

to

Latll-on

(see

Advanced

Navigatiorl

Ciuiclc

on

Page

22 for

definitions

of

abbreviations).

Pressin-e the

<

arrow'

key

reverses

the

order of advance.

The

lower lefi

part

of

the display

has ir

small data

bor

r"hich

always

shows altitude

and the

signal

rcccir.'ing

status. 3D

or 2D

display

means

your present

position is ctlrt'cltt.

OLD

displa)-

means

no

position

fixes

are being

updated.

Scc

Page 22 o1'Advanced

Naviga-

tion Guide

for

more details.

Note that

the altitude

will

onlr

bc clispllvccl

i1'the Star

Pilot 6

has

fixes

fiom fbur

satellites

and

is operating

in the 3D mode.

The

altitude

accuracy

will

lluctuatc

plus or Ittit.ttts 50

rneters,

which

is the

normal

tolerance

for GPS

altitudc

specit'icatitlrls.

The lower

right

part

of

thc displal

is

anothcr

sntall clata

box

which

is

userconfi-eurable

in the

satnc

wa\

as the

largc data

bor

described

abovc.

When

the

sofikel'

rcacls SMAL. r'ou

cnn change

the contents

of the box

by

pressing the

< >

arror.v

ket's.

You can

switch to

other

operating

modc-s

b1'

rcturning

to the

Menu

Screen.

or

instantly

switch

back and

fbrth

betwccn

Position.

Plot,

Navigate and

Status

Modes

b1'pressin-t

the

#1. #1. #3 or#-5

keys

when in those

modes.

You can

alsct

get

to the

Waypoint

and Set

Up

Modes by

pressing

#4

and

#6,

but

vou

can

only'

return to

the other

modes

through

the

Menu

Screen

tiorn thcse

two

tnodes.

When

you

switch

between

operating

modes,

the

last displays

set

will become

the

defaults

when

you

return to

the different

operating

modes.

Saving

Present

Position

As A lVaypoint

If

you wish to save

the current

position vicwed on the

Position

Screen

as a

waypoint,

press

the

softkey under

the

label SAVE

on the

display.

Upon

pressing the

SAVE

key, the Save

Present Position

Window

opens

to

reveal

your Waypoint

Log.

The

Waypoint Log scrolls

to the

first empty

location and

date

stamps the

position. The display

cursor

will identify this

location.

t2

If

you

have decided to save this

position. press

the softkey under thc

label ENTR on the display.

The cursor tbr this

waypoint location will

be shown

solid fbr I second and then retum to the

orevious

Position

Screen.

After

pressing

ENTR, the

waypoint location will be date stanrpecl. It'

a second cntry

is

saved that day.

the date stamp

will

be

fbllowecl

by" a

(WP2),

etc. See

Page l7 of the

Waypoint

Mode

section

to edit and

ndmc

the

waypoint

locations.

NOTE:

lf at any time

you rvish

to

get

out of the Save

Present

Position

Window.

press

the

sofikey

under

ESC

on

the

displa;".

This

will recall the Position Screen and no changes

will

be

nracle

on the

Wavnoint

Loq.

Pressing

the

softkey labeled MENU. below the

lowcr lcft side of thc

displar. brings

the

Star

Pilot

6

back to the Menu Screcn.

SAVE

IN

,,rlft

WAYPOINTS

MENUI

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Features of

Track Plot

If

your

track

moves off the display

area

(out

of

the

selected

scale).

the

Star

Pilot

6

will automatically

reset

your present

position

to the

center of the

plot

square

and

move the track

plot

dots

accordingly.

The scale

will remain

the

same.

(2)

PInt Mode

To

enter

the Plot Mode, choose

Key

#2 from

the

Menu Screen. The

Star

Pilot 6 display

will start by using the

last Plot Mode data and

destination.

The Plot Screen

provides

a

graphic

map

of

1'our

boat's

present

position

and

progress

towards the

destination

wa1'point. The

"N"

at

the top of the

map indicates true

north. At

the top

tl1'the display

above the

map is the

present

longitude of the

center

of the track

plot

square.

The right side of the display

shows the destirtation

warpoint.

and

just

below

it in

the

middle of the

right

sidc of' thc displar'.

the

present

latitude of the center

of the track

plot

square .

Thc lou,er right

side of the display shows

you

the range

(RNG).

orclistance

to

your

destination, and bearing

to steer

(BRG).

Dircctlr bclo',r thc

ntap

shows the scale at

which

the

map is set.

To

set

the

Plot map to the desired scalc.

push

thc

sol'tkev

under

SCLE

on the display.

The SET SCALE

windou * ill

open

revealing the

mile scales. Move the cursor using thc tlp

or Doun Arrow

softkeys.

When the cursor is set at the desirecl

scalc.

press

thc ENTR

sofikey.

The

Star

Pilot 6 will return centerecl

on thc Plot

Scrcen

with

thc

map

set to the selected scale.

In the Plot Mode an arrow

icon

u

ith a dot in the center

shows your

boat's

present position

and heacling. a cliarnond

with

a dot

in the

center shows

your startine

point.

ancl a

squar-c rvith

a dot

in the center

and a

f1a-e icon on top shows the

uarpoint

location.

The center

dots

mark

the actual

positions

most accuratelr'.

Whcn

a

waypoint is

selected. a course

line

(Great

Circle. not Rhunrb Line)

will

be drawn

between

the starting

point

and thc

r.ra1'point.

Dots will record

your

progress

over time as thc

boat icon lnove s.

To Reset

the Star

Pilot

6

Track Plot. that is. to crase all

plot

tracks

and

start

a new track

plotting.

move the cursor to CLEAR ALL at the

top

of the miles scales and

press

the

ENTR

soltkey.

To set the

Star

Pilot 6 Track Plot to a

new

clestination

Waypoint. press

the

softkey

under

WPT.

The

Na"'igate

to

WPT Window

w'ill

opcn to

vicw

the

Waypoint Log.

Using

the sofikev Up or Down Arrows lnove thc cursor to the

Waypoint

you

desire as the destinatron.

Press the sofikey

under

ENTR to

ENTER

the

Waypoint destination

you rvish

to

navigate to.

The

Star Pilot 6

will

then

return

to the

PIot

Screen.

Pressing the softkey under

RTE

operates

in

the same

Inanner

as

Track Plotting to a

Waypoint. After

selecting the ROUTE. the Star

Pilot

6

will

begin

plotting

to the first

Waypoint

of

the

Route. See

Page l7

of the

Waypoint Mode

section

for

details on setting up

Routes.

At

any time

while

you

are Track Plotting,

you

may

SAVE

your

present position

in the

Waypoint

Log by

pressing

the sofikey under

SAVE.

CLEAR ALL

lNM

2NM

5NM

25 NM

1OO NM

250 NM

NAVIGATE TO

K*T,rrtrirflEr

SAN FRANCISCO

T4

(3)

IYavigate Mode

Press

Key #3 from the

MenLr

Display to start the Star

Pilot 6

in the

Navigation

Mocle. The

Navigation Screen

-eraphicallv

shows

y'ou

the

Range or Distance.

and Compass

Bearin-u to the destination

Wal"point

in

the

upper

leti of the display.

The Destination

Namc is

in the top

center,

and

your

Cross

Track Error

(XTE)

is shown

in

the

center

bottom

o1'the display

above the softkey

labels.

The 3D

perspective

navigate

screcn teatures a destination

flag

at thc

top of the

navigation

"highway".

On each

sidc of

the center course

line. at the bottom

o1'the display.

is an autontaticalll

adjustecl Cross

Track scale.

Thc

direction

ot'the boat

icott in the center

ol'the clisplair

relates

to the

present

coursc

being

steered. I1'-vour

boat is stopped. or

moving

very slowly, the boat

icon

u'ill

change

dircctitttts

in a random

way. Once

you

pick

up

speed and

arc underway. thc

boat rcon

will

start

representing

your

current

heading.

The Star

Pilot

6

Navi-eation Screen

will

be-sin

providine

data to the

last Destination

Waypoint

usecl.

To

starl naviglrting lr) i.t

rtL-w

destina-

tion.

press

the sofikey under

WPT.

The Choose

WPT Window

will

open ttt

reveal vour

Wavpoint Lo-u.

Using

the Up or

Down Arrow

sofikeys. lnove thc cursor

ttt the

Waypoint location

you

wish to navigate to.

Press the

softkcy under ENTR.

The Star Pilot 6

u'ill

cnte r

your ne\\

destination

Waypoint and

return

to

the Navigation

Screen.

You may start

navigating a Route by

pressing

the

sofikey under RTE.

As

when navigatin-u to a

Waypoint.

you selcct a Route and thc Star

Pilot 6

will

begin

nar,'i-uating to the

first Waypoint ol'the

Route.

In the upper

n-uht corner

of thc display

is

a

small data box

which is

user configurablc

likc

those

in the Position

Mode . Press the

< >

arrow

keys to advance

throu-ch

Lat/Lon. SOG/COG.

VMG/DMG.

SOA/RBA.

ETA/TTG.

DATE/TIME ancl MAG

VAR.

LAT

-

Latitude

LON

-

Longitude

SOG

-

Speed

Over Ground

COG

-

Course Over Ground

VMG

-

Velocity Made Good

(to

waypoint.t

DMG

-

Distancc

Made

Good

(to

waypoint)

SOA

-

Speed

of Advance

(to

waypoint)

RBA

-

Relative Bearing

Angle

(to

waypoint)

ETA

-

Estimated

Time of Arrival

(to

waypoint)

TTG

-

Time

To

Go

(to

waypoint)

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DATE

-

Current

Date

TIME

-

Current

Time

MAG VAR

-

Local Macnetic

Variation

For

more

details

on these navigational terms.

please

refer to the

Advanced Navigation Guide section,

Page 22.

As with

the

other navigational

modes.

you

may storc

your

presenl

position

in

a

Waypoint at any time by

pressing

the

softkev undcr

SAVE.

If the

Star

Piklt

6

should

momentarily lose

contact

with

the

satellites.

or

if you

choose the

Navigate Mode before thc unit

has located the

minimal number of three satellites

necclccl. navisation data

wrll

be

blanks and at the

bottom of the displav

replucinu X'l'E rvill be the

message POSITION UNKNOWN.

When

the unit

fincls thc satellites.

it will resume navigatin-e to

your

Destination

Wal'point.

NOTE: You must have the

Arrival Alarm on to reccive audto or

visual

alert of arrival to

your

destination.

In

the

Auto mode. the Cross

Track scalc autonraticalll' adjusts to

keep

the boat

icon in

the active

grid

arca. This autorrutic

sctting is the

default.

To

set

fixed scales

press

the SCt-E

sof'tkcv

and

it

uill

allow

you

to choose between

Auto. l. l.

5.

10. l0 and

.50

rnilc

(kilonteter

or

nautical rnile) scales. If

your

Cross

Track Error is

grcater

than the

fixed

scalc,

the boat

icon

will stop

at

thc lcl't or richt

cclge.

br.rt the

correct digital

XTE reading

will still

bc

shorvn

and updated

below.

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(4)

Waypoint

Mode

The Star

Pilot 6

is

capable

of

storing

up to

100

Waypoints. whrch

can be

used to create up

to

l0 Routes

of

l0

Waypoints

each.

Waypoints

rnust

be

stored

into the

Waypoint

Lo-e belore they

can be

used

to create

Routes. To

view or edit

your Waypoint Log.

prcss

Key

#4 from the

MENU Screen.

The

Waypoint Log will be

seen

on

the lefi side

ol'thc clisplar'. The

cursor can

be

scrolled

to

dif'f'erent

Waypoint

positions

bv using thc

Up or

Down

Arrow

softkeys

below the display.

To

vie w.

enter or edil

a

Waypoint

press

the softkey under

ENTR aficr the cursor

is locatecl

at the

Waypoint

position

clesired.

Afier

pressing

the ENTR. or

ENTER

kcv.

a

Window

will

ope n

requesting

you

to enter or edit

the

Way'point Name. Use the

Ke1'pad

Left or

Right Arrows to

movc the cursor to the appropriatc

lcttcr

space.

Thcre

are

l0 spaces for

lctters ordigits. Usc thc

Alpha-

Numeric Keypad

to enter or cdit the

letter space

s. The

cursor

will

shou

which

letter

sprcc \()u

iirc

usirts.

When

you

have cornplcted the

NAME entr\'.

press

the

ENTER

sofikey.

When

vou

have completed the

NAME entr)'. a

new

Winclou' will

open

on the

right of

the display.

You mav

enter

or edit thc

latituclc

and

longitudc coordinates

tbr the

Waypoint

by using

the Alpha-

Numeric Keypacl to

movc

the

cursor to the desircd digit

space.

NOTE:

Remcrnber to enter

N lbr NORTH

Latitudes.

W

firr

WEST

Longitudcs. etc.

When

you

have con-rpleted the

latitucle and longitude entrv.

press

the

ENTR sofikey.

The

Star

Pilot

6

will return to the

Waypoint Screen.

Your

Waypoint will be shown added to the

Waypoint

Log on thc

lcft

side of the display.

Creating

Routes

Once

you

have

Waypoints stored in the Waypoint

Log.

you

can

create

ROUTES.

The

Star

Pilot can store up to

10 Routes. Each

Route

can

sequence up to

l0 waypoints.

To

create

or edit a

Route.

press

the sofikey undcr

RTE

on the

Waypoint Screen.

If you have

any

Routes

prcviously

stored.

they

will

be

shown on the

left

side of

thc display.

Use the

Up or Down

Arrow

softkeys

to m()ve the cursor to the

Routc

you wish

to cdit.

Press

the

softkey ENTR to ENTER the

Route

of

choice.

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WAYPOINTS

SANTA

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TO VIEW

OR

EDIT DETAILS

OF A WAYPT,

USE

ARROW

KEYS

THEN

PRESS

ENTR,

MENUI

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WAYPOINTS

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NAME

SANTA

CRUZ

Sru

rnnru

EDIT

NAME

WITH KEYPAD

THEN

PRESS

ENTR,

OR

PRESS

DEL

TO

DELETE

MENUI

ESCIDELI

IENTR

WAYPOINTS

EDIT

LATiLON

SANTA CRUZ

LATITUDE

fo"sz.sr

N

LONGITUDE

123"03.80

W

USE

KEYPAD

THEN

PRESS

ENTR

MENUI ESC I I IENTR

h"t

\t

IJ

WAYPOINTS

ENNEM

PT SUR

PT PIED

BLAN

PT CONCEPT

TO VIEW OR

EDIT DETAILS

OF A WAYPT,

USE ARROW

KEYS THEN

PRESS ENTR,

MENUI

RTE

I

n

I

v

IENTR

t1

ROUTES

F{artf.X{-

SC TO PT ARG

BJ TO LPZ

MONT TO BJ

TO V|EW OR

EDIT DETAILS

OF A ROUTE,

USE ARROW

KEYS THEN

PRESS ENTR,

MENUIWpTSI

n

lv lerurn

Route

Screen

#l

Routc Screen

#2

Route Screen

#3

R',r,

\l

To enter a

ne\\' Route.

\'ou

nrust

scroll

down to a blernk space artcl

press

ENTR. After

vou

prcss

thc

sofikcy ENTR,

thc

Edit Narne

Route

Window will open. The Route selected

will

be noted on the

leli side

of the display.

If

you

wish. you

ciln

press

the sol-tkey

DEL

to

delete the entire ROUTE. LJsing

the Alpha-Numeric Kcypad,

yoLr

may

NAME

or eclit the

Routc Narnc.

When

this

is

completed.

prcss

the sofikey ENTR ancl the Star Pilrtt 6

will

display the

ROUTE on the top of the left side ancl

the

Wavpoints

currently

stored in the ROLITE bclow. If

you wish

to adcl a ner',

Waypoint

to a

Rollte.

or

change a Waypoint's RoLlte

position.

use the

Up or

Down Arrcw sofikeys to move the cursor to the clesirccl

position

and

press

the sottkey' uncler ENTR.

The

Star

Pilot

6 display

will

show

you

the ROLITE

ancl

thc

Waypoint

positions

on thc

lcfi sicle

of thc clisplar.

Your War

point

Lo_s

will

be listed on the

ri-sht side

of the displav untlcr the

label

NEW

WPT.

Using the Up or Down Arrou

sol'tkels.

rrove the cursor

to thc

Way'point you wish

to

place

in thc

scqucntial

orcie r

positiorr

inclicatecl unc'ler thc

ROUTE Waypoints

on thc

lc1'1. Prcss

the

ENTR

sol'tker,.

and the

Wavpoint selected

rvill

bc entcrccl

in

the

ROUTE. To

Dclete

a

Waypoirrt l'rom the Route. move thc

cursor to thc

'i'DEL

WPTt'

at the top of the

Waypoint Los.

Prcss thc ENTR

sofikel'.

and

the

Waypoint

selected

will

be renrovecl fl'orn the Routc.

The Star Pilot

6

will then

return

to tlrc-

Eclit

RoLrte

screen with

thc

ROUTE and the

Wavpoint

positions

e

urrcntlr stored

on thc

lcfi sidc

of the displav.

Thc rieht siclc o1'thc

clisplar'$ill asain allow

\,olr

to

add. change or delete

Way'points on

this

Route.

Il'you are

f inished.

prcss

DONE.

Il'at

any timc cluring use

of'the

Wavpoint

Screclrs.

or Route

Screens.

pressinu

the

sofikel'ESC

lvhen

shown will rcturn

the unit to the

previor.rs

scrccn. with no

changes

heing

enterccl.

Prcss

thc

MENU

sotikel' rvhen

shown to e

xit

thc

WAYPOINT

N{ODtr

ancl

rcturn

to

thc Mcnu Screen.

h

H

ROUTE EDIT

NAME

sc To sF

SANTA

CRUZ

ANO NUEVO

PIGEON PT

PILLAR PT

ST FRANCIS

Ep

ro sF

EDIT NAME

WITH KEYPAD

THEN PRESS

ENTR, OR

PRESS DEL

TO DELETE

MENUI esC

iOeUl IENrR

EDIT

ROUTE

SC TO SF

SANTA CRUZ

ANO NUEVO

PIGEON

PT

PILLAR PT

ST FRANCIS

TO

ADD.

CHANGE

OR

DELETE A WPT

ON THIS

ROUTE

USE ARROW

KEYS THEN

PRESS ENTR

MENUIDONEI

A

I

V

IENTR

ROUTE NEW

WPT

sc To sF

SANTA

CRUZ

ANO NUEVO

PIGEON

PT

PILLAR

PT

ST

FRANCIS

.DEL

WPT'

SANTA CRUZ

PT SUR

PT PIED BLAN

PT CONCEPT

MENUI esC

I

n

I

v

I

erurn

Route Screen

#4

l8

(5)

Status

Mode

The STATUS

MODE

is selected by

pressing

Ke1, #-5 ol'f the

Menu

Screen.

This

will

bring up

the Status Screen

which

provides

the

fbllowing

data:

Thc top

part

of

the

Star Pilot 6 Status Scrcen

shows

1,ou

thc

Software

Version

of the Control

Unit. thc AntennalReceiver

UItit ancl

the GPS

Moclc currently being uscd.

fbllowed by the GPS

Hcalth

messa-qe.

The GPS

Hc'alth message

givcs infbnnation re-eardin.e thc

Anterrna/

Receiver's current

status in its

effort

to

set

sicnals

fiorn

thc

satcllitcs.

The

center

part

of the clisplal'provicles

the tirne

of the last

positiotr

fix.

Next arc the

values t'or

PDOP.

HDOP and

VDOP. Thcsc

arc

mathematical

values

l'ronr computing

the

geotnetrv ot'thc satcllitcs

beirrg

used to calculatc

vour

current

position.

PDOP

stands for Position Dilution Of

Precision. Thc lower the rating

the

bettcr

your

position

fix. Above

l2 is not

usable.

A PDOP of

l-3

is exccllcnt..l-6

good.7-9

acceptable.

l0-12

marginal.

and

12+

unacceptablc.

The Star

Pilot

6 does

not

displal'

Lat/Lon

when

the

PDOP is ll or

-rrrcatcr.

HDOP

stancls l'or Horizontal

Dilution Of Precision.

It indicate s

thc

accuracy

of latituclc ancl

longitudc coordinatc's.

VDOP

stands ttrr

Vertical

Dilution Of

Precrsion. It indicates the

accurac),

ol'altitude clata

(important

fbr

3D

fix onl.u").

The

bottom

o1'thc Star

Pilot

6 Status

Screen shows ERROR CODE.

If the unit

is operating normally. this

will

be

00. See Pagc 22 of the

Advanced

Navi-eation Guide for more details on error

messages.

.5)

\.M!g/

h

CONTROL

S/w

VER 2.01

RCVR Sn/t

VER 1.0

GPS MOOE 3-D

AUTO

GPS

HEALTI.I GOOD

I-AST

FIX

AT

13:44.07

PDOP 2.1

HDOP

1.3

vDoP

1.5

ERROR CODE

OO

t9

GPS SET UP

UNITS

US

BEARINGS

TRUE

SMOOTHING

1

ARRIVAL ALRM

OFF

ANCHOR

ALRM

OFF

NAV CALCULATOR

a6)

ver/

h

H

(6)

Set

Up

Mode

Upon

pressing

Key #6, the Star

Pilot 6

GPS Set Up Screen

allows

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.

NOTE: If

you

change

units

while in the Plot

Mode. the track

plot

rs

cleared.

Use

the up/down

arrow

softkeys to choose thc

f eature

you wish

to

ad1ust. the

press

ENTR.

Each

feature has a

window

that

tells

y'ou how

to adjust the

settings.

Afier

vou

havc

the

setting

yt)u want.

press

ENTR.

Pressing

ESC returns

you

to the Set

Up

screcn without

entering

anv changes.

You

may

press

the

MENU key' to

return to the

Menu Screen.

The Srnoothing

function

allows

you

to use

dittbrent

Data Averaging

settings.

These settings

go

lrom

1

(no

averaging)

to

99. The unit's

dclault

is l.

A Data Averaging

setting of 3.

for

cxitnrple

.

averages the

last three

position readings

received frorn thc

satcllitcs ancl

"snroothes

out"

position

ancl

navigation

readings. This

f-eaturc is rnost Lrseful

when

your

boat

is moving

verv

slowly or

lrot nror ing at all.

As

a

gencral

rule. the faster

your boat

spccd. thc less i.tr e raginu

Yttu

need.

Interphase

recommends

that

t'or

the

l'astcsl

po\\cr

brtats

no

ai'eraging

is

used

(l).

lbr most

power

boitt usr'

such

as

l'ishing or cruising

settitlgs

betw'een 2 and,5.

ancl tor sailboats:cttins:

bctucctt

-1

ancl

10.

Use

Tirne Offset to

set

accuratc

clisplal

ol'local tirlc

tl.1

hour clock).

Afier using the up/dorvn

arro\\'sot'tkcrs

to

hrchlicht the

Tirne Offiet

press

ENTR. Then adiust

the tintc

ol'f'sct itt hour increntettts

fiom UTC

(Universal

Time Coordinatccl.

or Circenu ich

\{cart

Tirne

)

wrth

thc up/

down softkeys and

then

prcss

ENTR to cotnplctr-

thc time offsr-t

cntr\'.

The Amival Alann

rnust bc cnsasecl

lirr the Star

Pilot

6

to

provide

audio or

visual noticc o1'arrival

at a

nltvigatiortal dcstlnatiott.

Ttt tum

the Arrival

Alann on. select

Arrir al Alann and

prcss

ENTR. Use the

up/down arrow

softkeys to

highli-eht ENABLED

(ot.t)

or DISABLED

(offl.

Afier

selecting

vour

choice.

press

ENTR.

Whe

n

tunting

the

Anival Alarm on. alier

vou

press

ENTR the displal'

u

ill highli-uht the

nume

ric

setting

in the

lower

parl

o1'thc

clisplay'. The

,Arrir

al

Alann

ilctivc

settings

are

between 0.0.5 and

9.99

trnilcs.

lreters or tlaittical

nrilcs).

I1'vc'ru set it belorv

0.05. the unit dctaults back to

0.05.

0.0-5 miles

=

26.1

l'cct 0.0-5

NM

=

304

f-eet 0.0-5 KM

=

50

meters

The Anchor Alarm can

be set to sound an

auclible beep

when vour boat

drifis

past

the

set distance

fiom

your

anchora,ee.

Tunting on and

setting the

Anchor Alarm

is identical to the

Arrival Alann

above.

NOTE:

To silencc either audible

ALARM.

press

an)'ke1'oncc.

TIME OFFSET

BE

SMC

TIME

ARRIVI

ANCHC

N

HRS FROM

UTC

.8

HRS

PRESS ARROW

KEYS TO

INCREASE

OR

DECREASE THE

OFFSET, THEN

PRESS

ENTR

MENU

I

ESC

I

N

I

V

IENTR

GPS

SET UP

UNITS US

BEARINGS

TRUE

SMOOTHING

1

TIME OFFSET

.8

HRS

ANCHOR ALRM

OFF

NAV CALCULATOR

ARRIVAL

ALARM

BE

sMc

TIME

ARRIVI

ANCHC

N

SET

OPTION

ENABLED

fiTFf'"*';l

DISTANCE

0.10 Ml

MENUI

esc

I

n

I

v

lErurn

20

Tltc Basics

of

GPS

GPS. or Global Positioning

Systern.

is

a satellite navigation system

designed to

provide

worldwide positioning

and tirne

infbrmation

with

all

weather

capability.

quick

response

time and accuracy tct within

several

yards.

GPS

is

maintained by the

United States Department

of

Defense 2rl hours

a

day.

GPS

will

be a system ol-24 satellites orbiting

at an altitudc

very

high

above the earth. Because of the

great

altitude. the satcllitcs' signals

are

not interl-ered with

by the terrain or

geographv.

and the high

fiequency of

the signals

(l-57-5

MHz) results in

practicallv

no

interence from

shipboard cngines or other

electrcnic

svstems.

GPS uses the

principle

of ranging

to

givc

vr)u

vr)ur

position.

This

is

done by

measuring

the distance from

your position

to the

position

of

at least three satellites. The

distance to

a

satellite is

calculated bv

measuring how long it

takes radio signals

to arrivc froln the krrown

position

of each of the respective satellites

in their orbits.

The

satellites and the

Star

Pilot

6

must

be

precisely

tinted to

generate

the

exact

same radio signal

at the exact

same time in order

to

mcasure

the tirne and distancc

calculations

with

a high degree of

accuracy.

This is

accomplished by the use of atomic

clocks on all the satellitcs.

and by comparing

what part

of

the

radio

signal code is rece rvcd

at

the

exact same time fiom

all the satellites.

To

complete

its

calculations filr

your position.

the

Star

Pilot

6 looks

up ir-r its data base

the

known position

o1'each of the satellites

at that

exact time. Because thc

GPS satellites

are

in

such a high orbit.

their

positions

at any

-eiven

tinre are

quite predictable.

Now.

all the Star

Pilot

6

needs

to do is calculate

all this for three or firur satcllitcs

every f-ew seconds.

and

you

have continuous position

updatingl

GPS satellites are

constantly monitored

by Department

of

Def'ense

ground

stations. Satellite

clocks and exact

pclsitionin_t

infbrmation

is

computed and any

variations

are noted

or

corrected as

neccssary.

and

transmitted to the appropriate satellites.

WARNING: As of April 1992,

there are 16 workin-e satellites

in

orbit.

Full implementation

of

2l satcllites

(and

three

sparesl

is

currently

pro.yccted

fbr 1993.

Users are

cautioned that the

systcm is

still in an experimental

operational status

and the system

may be

turned

off or

satellites

moved

at any time. without warning.

DO

NOT

place

yourself

or your vcssel

in a

situation

where

GPS

is your

sole

means of navigation.

Check with

the Coast Guard

tor currcnt

operational

slalu\

and messages.

WARNIN(i: Selective Availability

(S/A)

has been implemenred

by

the

U.S.

DOD

to

restrict

the accuracy of

GPS

positions.

As of April

1992.

the accuracy of

the GPS system is

such that 95%

of the time

a

fix will

be

within

100 rneters

of the actual

geographic

position.

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