Installation: Gps Antenna; Installation: Northstar Petrol/Gasoline Sensors - NorthStar EXPLORER 550 Installation And Operation Manual

15-5 Installation: GPS antenna

Selecting an antenna
Fit one of these GPS antennas:
Normally use the internal GPS antenna
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(EXPLORER 550i) or the GPS antenna supplied
(EXPLORER 550).
An optional differential beacon DGPS
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antenna to give enhanced accuracy within
range of land based differential beacons
in areas where WAAS or EGNOS are not
available. Such a DGPS antenna has both a
GPS receiver and a beacon receiver, and it
automatically applies the beacon correction
to the GPS position.
A compatible GPS or DGPS instrument or
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antenna connected by NavBus (see section
15-8) or NMEA (see section 15-9). In this
case, the EXPLORER does not need its own
antenna.
Note:
The EXPLORER can apply the WAAS and
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EGNOS DGPS correntions to any GPS antenna.
To configure the EXPLORER for different
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antenna options, see section 14-3.
For more information, contact your Northstar
dealer.

15-6 Installation: Northstar petrol/gasoline sensors

Fit the optional petrol/gasoline fuel kit following
the instructions supplied with the kit.
Note:
Fit one kit for each engine, up to two
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engines.
SmartCraft engines have fuel flow sensors,
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therefore Northstar fuel sensors are not
required as well.
Wire for auto power (see section 15-4).
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During setup enter fuel setup data
(see section 14-4)
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Northstar EXPLORER 550/550i Installation and Operation Manual
Installing an antenna
If an external antenna is required, install the
antenna and fit the antenna cable back to the
display unit. Follow the instructions in the manual
supplied with the antenna. Fit an optional
Northstar extension cable if required.
Connect the EXPLORER external antenna to the
gold EXPLORER connector:
During setup, configure the EXPLORER for the
chosen antenna, see section 14-3.
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Fuel sensor cable