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- Page 1 Explorer 650 Chartplotter and Fishfi nder Installation and Operation Manual www.northstarnav.com...
- Page 2 Documentation. BRUNSWICK NEW TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND ITS This manual represents the Explorer 650 as at the SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL time of printing. Brunswick New Technologies Inc. LIABILITY FOR ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN A WAY...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
8-1 Using the Explorer 650 ........ - Page 4 16 About display ............................. 55 17 Setting up the Explorer 650 ........................ 55 17-1 Setup > System ..............57 17-2 Setup >...
- Page 5 18-7 Northstar petrol/gasoline sensors ........
- Page 6 THIS MANUAL REPRESENTS THE EXPLORER 650 AS AT THE TIME OF PRINTING. NORTHSTAR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO SPECIFICATIONS WITHOUT NOTICE. The Explorer 650 is set up with default units of feet, °F (Fahrenheit), US gallons and knots. To change the units, see section 17-9.
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Page 7: Introduction
What to do when you add or remove fuel 12-1 Sounder Overview of the depth sounder Sounder Depth, bottom features, water features Sounder Fishfi nder Sounder Other boats Track your buddy, polling other boats DSC VHF Distress calls DSC VHF Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 8: Overview
1-1 Overview The Northstar Explorer 650 is a compact, rugged, DSC/Buddy track functions require a highly integrated marine chartplotter and Northstar DSC VHF radio with Buddy track fishfinder. It is easy to use and has an easy to support to be installed. -
Page 9: Removing And Replacing The Display Unit
Northstar carry bag. Replacing the display unit Remove the dust covers from the connectors. Plug the connectors into the back of the display unit: Mounting Match the connector’s color to the socket bracket color. Knob Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 10: Basic Operation
Goto cursor, then press Using the menus Operate the Explorer by selecting items from Changing data menus. Items can be submenus, commands or First press to move the highlight to the data. data to change, then: Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 11: Turning On And Off / Auto Power
• If Auto power off (see section 17-1) is , the display turns off. Explorer stays on when you turn the boat’s ignition switch off. You can now turn the Explorer off manually. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 12: Backlight And Night Mode
Explorer asks if the autopilot is active. Select: No: Use the Explorer to manually navigate to the destination MOB waypoint (see sections 3-1-1 and 3-1-2). Yes: The Explorer asks if the boat is to go to the MOB waypoint. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 13: Alarms
Demo: Simulates a boat moving along a route and automatically displays different Explorer functions. To start and stop Simulate mode, and for more information, see section 17-14. In simulate mode, Simulate or Demo flashes at the bottom of the display. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 14: The Main Displays
(see to select the display from the list, then press section 1-1). Chart menu and displays Note The sonar displays require sonar to be installed. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 15 Note system to be installed. For information on Press to go from a SmartCraft display back using SmartCraft, see the SmartCraft Gateway to your last chart or sonar display. Installation and Operation Manual. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 16 Other menu and displays Note Press to go from an Other display back to your last chart or sonar display. The DSC/Buddy track display requires a VHF radio to be installed. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 17 Sonar, second favorite (see section 17-13). Press To change the display to the next favorite, press Chart + sonar, third favorite . For example, with four favorites: Press Fourth favorite display Press Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 18: Navigation: Chart
The chart display shows the chart, the boat’s position course and navigation data. 3-1 Introduction to navigating The Explorer has two ways of navigating, going straight to a point or following a route. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 19 Going to a point on the chart Switch to a chart display. Move the cursor to the destination point: either use the cursor keys or use Find (see section 3-2-5). Press and select Goto cursor. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 20 0.025 nm of the waypoint or when the boat passes the waypoint or if you skip the waypoint. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 21: Chart Display
Boat course and CDI lines (see Appendix C, CDI). The boat is going to the waypoint called FISH6 G Distance and bearing of cursor from boat H Land The cursor (see section 3-2-1) A typical waypoint (see section 5) Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 22 3 above. and the latitude and longitude has a cursor symbol to show this: 36° 29.841’ N or S Latitude 175° 09.012’ E or W Longitude Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 23: Distance And Bearing Calculator
(COG), speed and a specified time. To turn Projected course on and off and to set the time, see section 17-2. A Projected position Boat’s projected course Boat position Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 24: Tracks And Tracking
CDI scale G The boat position is at the bottom, centre of the display. WARNING The highway display does not show land, dangerous waters or chart symbols. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 25: Navigation: Waypoints
If there are more waypoints than will fit on the display, press to scroll up or down a page at a time. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 26: Managing Waypoints
Editing a waypoint from the chart display to highlight the waypoint to delete. Press and select Delete. In the chart display, move the cursor to the waypoint to edit. Select Yes to confirm. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 27: Navigation: Routes
To go to the routes display, press , select Other, then select Routes. If there are more routes than will fit on the display, press to scroll up or down a page at a time. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 28: Managing Routes
Press to complete the route display and press Menu options while creating a route: Change the name if necessary. To add a waypoint to the route iii Press Press and select Add. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 29 Press select Edit. The selected route is displayed: the route name and a list of the waypoints. Edit the route as described in section 6-2-1 B, starting at step 3. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 30: Satellites
5 m (15 ft) for 95% of the time. WAAS covers all of the USA and most of Canada. EGNOS will cover most of Western Europe when it becomes operational. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 31: Satellite Display
The depth of the disappearing off the display. object or bottom is calculated by the Explorer Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 32: Interpreting The Display
If the boat is anchored, the echoes all come from the same area of bottom. This produces a flat bottom trace on the display. The screen shot shows a typical sonar display with the Fish symbols turned Off. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 33 50 kHz it is approximately 45°, and at 200 kHz it is approximately 11°. The differences in the cone width affect what is displayed. See section 8-3. 1000 Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 34: Single And Dual Frequency Fishfinding
Therefore, it gives excellent bottom Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 35 A Narrow angle, more detailed 200 kHz cone To use 50/200 kHz, select the Split 50/200 display (see section 9-4). Wide angle, less detailed 50 kHz cone Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 36 Comparison of the same fish scenario displayed at different frequencies: 1 minute ago 30 seconds ago 50 kHz display 200 kHz display 200/50 Khz display Mixed display Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 37: Fish Detection And Display
The 50 kHz frequency uses a wider cone than the 200 kHz frequency. This makes the fish arches easier to see. Fun fish symbol Normal fish symbol Fun symbol + depth Fish arch Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 38: Range
If the bottom depth is below the range, the bottom will not appear on the display. Manual range is useful if the bottom depth changes rapidly, because Auto range will cause the display to change range frequently. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 39: Gain And Threshold
(see section 9-5). To display or change the current settings for gain, select a sonar display and press . Select Threshold to display the thresholds. This display is called the gain window. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 40: Sonar Fishfinding: Displays
A Optional data header (see section 2-7-3) Optional compass (see section 2-7-4) Depth D Color bar Bottom Range G Fish symbols with depth H Depth line Surface The display scrolls from right (most recent echoes) to left (oldest echoes). Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 41: Sonar Zoom Display
Use the keys to adjust the zoom range. • The Explorer calculates the zoom depth automatically. It is not necessary to turn Bottom lock on for this display. A Zoomed bottom signal Sonar history Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 42: Sonar 50/200 Display
A vertical line showing the gain setting; echoes above this strength will display as the maximum signal strength Use the A-Scope while adjusting the gain and threshold settings manually (see section 8-6). Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 43 Adjust threshold so that it is just to the right of the noise. Press to close the gain window. If required, repeat these steps to adjust gain and threshold for the other frequency. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 44: Gauges Display
Select a data item that is available on your system. iii Repeat the above step to set the other gauges. Press to return to the Gauges display. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 45: Data Display
Select a data item that is available on your system or select None to leave the field empty. Repeat the above step to set the other data fields. Press Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 46: Fuel Functions And Display
C When you remove fuel Repeat procedure B, but subtract the fuel you have removed from the original amount of fuel in the tank to calculate the amount of fuel now in the tank. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 47: Fuel Display
Economy is the distance travelled per unit of fuel used. The Explorer calculates this from the boat speed and fuel used. The bigger this number, the better the fuel economy Range The estimated boat range at the current fuel flow. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 48: Fuel Consumption Curves
RPM. Now, do not change the engine speed. Wait for about 60 seconds for the boat to stabilise, then press . Wait while the Explorer records the data. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 49 RPM is less than when you recorded the curve. D Blue curve: fuel consumption at different RPMs recorded when you made this fuel consumption curve. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 50: Tides Display
Tide height cursor, a horizontal dotted line. Press to move cursor up and down. M Height of cursor on the tide chart N Moon phase for moon at the current time on the chosen date Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 51: User Card Display
Explorer. If a new if required. The new file appears in the route has the same name as an existing route file list. but has different data then the Explorer asks which route to keep. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 52: Dsc/Buddy Track Displays
Select Read. 15 DSC/Buddy track displays Buddy track requires an optional Northstar DSC VHF radio to be installed. Buddy track tracks other boats which have DSC radios connected to their GPS receivers by NavBus and are in VHF range. For information on setting up and using the VHF radio for buddy track, see the radio’s operation manual. -
Page 53: The Displays
Polled boats: The position is where the boat was when you last polled the boat. Buddy track: The position is where the boat was when your radio last polled the boat. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 54: Using The Displays
Press and select Edit waypoint. Press and select Delete all. All Edit the waypoint data if required (see section boats are deleted from that display and any 5-2-7). boat waypoints are deleted. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 55: About Display
The Setup menu options are explained in the following sections. Section 2-1 describes how to set or change data in the setup menus. The setup data available will depend on the optional sensors and instruments installed. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 56 Track (see 17-6) (See the SmartCraft Gateway Installation and Operation Manual) Logs (see 17-7) Alarms (see 17-8) Units (see 17-9) Comms (see 17-10) Calibrate (see 17-11) Time (see 17-12) Favorites (see 17-13) Simulate (see 17-14) Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 57: Setup > System
See section 18-8 time. See also section 2-3. To change only the chart palette, see section 17-2. Key beep Enables or disables the beep when a key is pressed. Auto power off See section 2-2. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 58: Setup > Chart
The Explorer asks for a Explorer asks if you want to apply the NMEA course deviation resolution; this is how much datum offset (see below). the boat direction needs to change to make the chart redraw. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 59 Mixing levels Mixes lower detail charts with higher detail charts on chart boundaries. :Lower detail chart is not shown. :Lower detail chart shown; this is slower to redraw. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
- Page 60 Displays signals (fog, radar, radio stations) and bouys. Int and US select the icon format; Simpl draws simpler icons. Attention areas displays attention area boundaries and information icons ; attention areas are important areas, such as restricted anchorages or shallow areas. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 61: Setup > Sonar
Fish alarm. The options are: Small, Medium There is a choice of Auto, Low, Medium or and Large. High. The Auto setting is recommended. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 62: Setup > Gps
Tank full Tells the Explorer you have filled a fuel tank (see section 12-1). Set remaining Tells the Explorer you have added or removed fuel (see section 12-1). Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 63 Tank size that the fuel sensor has been installed correctly Enter the capacity of the fuel tank. Northstar according to the installation instructions supplied recommends measuring tank size by draining with it, then see Appendix B - Troubleshooting.
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Page 64: Setup > Track
Explorer starts recording the boat’s course above) is deleted. into the selected track. Display Off: No track is shown on the chart. 1 to 5 (select a track number): The selected track is shown on the chart. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 65: Setup > Logs
0 (zero). Icons for alarms that are on can be displayed in the data header (see section 2-7-3). An alarm icon is normally black and turns red when the alarm sounds. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 66: Setup > Units
(knots), mph (miles per hour) or kph (kilometres per hour) Depth ft (feet), m (metres) or fa (fathoms) Height ft (feet) or m (metres) Fuel Litres, USGal (US gallons) or ImpGal (Imperial Gallons) The default units are shown above. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 67: Setup > Comms
Northstar instruments through NavBus NavBus is the preferred method for connecting or any compatible NMEA instrument. the Explorer 650 to other Northstar instruments. Press once or more until the Setup Select this if the instruments are connected using menu is displayed, then select Comms: NavBus. -
Page 68: Setup > Calibrate
To give stable readings, the Explorer calculates these values by taking several measurements and averaging them. Set the Speed filter to the lowest value which gives stable readings. The range is 1 to 30 seconds or Off (0). Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 69: Setup > Time
The first three favorites are preset to Chart, Sonar and Chart + sonar, and can not be altered. To select a display for Favorite 4, 5 or 6: Select the favorite to set. A list of choices is displayed. Select one. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 70: Setup > Simulate
To start the simulation from the boat position, press to switch to centre on boat mode. • To start the simulation from a different point, move the cursor to that point on the chart. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 71: Installation
C-MAP™ user cards (3 V) for storing data. (The older 5 volt cards are not supported) • Northstar carry bag. • Northstar NavBus junction boxes simplify wiring, particularly if several instruments are connected. For more information, see the NavBus Installation Manual. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 72: Sonar Transducer
Power out, 9 V DC (not used) White NMEA out Blue NavBus- + power in, 10.5 to 30.5 V DC Orange NavBus+ Yellow Auto power in Green External alarm out, 30 V DC 200 mA maximum. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 73: The Display Unit
Hand tighten the the back of the display unit. knob on the mounting bracket. Sit the display unit in place and fit the washers and nuts to the studs. Mounting bracket Knob Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 74: Power/Data Cable
Wire the Explorer for auto power to have the Explorer turn on with the boat’s ignition switch or to to record engine hours or if the Explorer must add up the total fuel used (for example if Northstar petrol/gasoline fuel sensors are installed or if SmartCraft is installed without fuel tank level sensors). -
Page 75: Gps Antenna
Contact the nearest Northstar dealer for more information. During setup Connect the transducer to the blue Explorer set Sonar to (see section 17-1) connector; tighten the locking collar. set up the sonar options (see section 17-3) Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 76: Northstar Petrol/Gasoline Sensors
Auto power off (see sections 2-2 and 17-1) set the fuel data (see section 17-5) 18-8 Installation: DSC VHF radio Fit and set up the optional Northstar DSC VHF radio following the instructions supplied with the Power/data cable radio. During setup:... -
Page 77: Smartcraft
Northstar depth instrument. NavBus to and assign the instrument a NavBus group number (see section 17-10) Receive and display boat speed and water temperature from a paddlewheel sensor on an optional Speed instrument. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 78: Other Nmea Instruments
Select the language to use. Change the data if necessary (see section 2-1) iii When the setup data is correct, press This data can be changed later (see section 17). Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 79: Appendix A - Specifications
0.6 m (2 ft) to 1000 m (3300 ft ) Sonar output: Power: Variable, up to 600 W RMS Dual frequency: 50 khz and 200 kHz Transom transducer cable length: 10 m (33 ft) Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 80 Sierra Leone 1960 S-JTSK South American 1969 South Asia Tananarive Observatory 1925 Timbalai 1948 Tokyo Tristan Astro 1968 Viti Levu 1916 Voirol 1874 Voirol 1960 Wake Island Astro 1952 Wake-Eniwetok 1960 WGS 84 Yacare Zanderij Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 81: Appendix B - Troubleshooting
Repairs to the product may only be carried out It is possible in many cases to solve difficulties by a service centre approved by Northstar. If the without having to send the display unit back to product must be sent into a service centre for the manufacturer for repair. -
Page 82: Gps Navigation Problems
The fuel tank may not refill to the same in place. The collar must be locked in place to capacity each time due to air pockets. give a watertight connection. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... -
Page 83: Sonar Fishfinding Problems
Manual Gain may be set too low, which may interfere with this Explorer. cause weak bottom echo or no fish signals. If in Manual Gain, try increasing the Gain. Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 84 The Explorer may have Manual Range selected and the selected Range value is too high for the depth. Either change the Explorer to Auto Range or select another depth range (see section 8-5) Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 85: Appendix C - Glossary And Navigation Data
Leg - The straight segments of a route between waypoints. A route with four waypoints has three legs. MOB - Man overboard. MOB function - Starts navigating back to the place where someone fell overboard (see section 2-4). Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual... - Page 86 Velocity Made Good: The speed at which the boat is approaching the destination. Destination Destination Plotted DTG (distance) course (distance) VMG (speed) SOG (speed) Boat position CDI scale CDI scale (distance) Plotted (distance) course Boat position Start Start Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual...
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