NorthStar 951X Installation Manual page 63

Connecting to a
Northstar 800
series loran
951/952 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision B
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Table 7: Connecting to an external Northstar beacon
orange (ground)
For details about interfacing the unit to the Northstar 8401, you may
want to refer to the Northstar 8401 Manual (Part Number GM465). For
details about interfacing the unit to the Northstar 8800, you may want to
refer to the Northstar 8800/8801 Beacon Receiver Installation Manual
(Part Number GM635, Rev. A). For details about connecting to other
sources of differential corrections, see the manufacturer's instructions for
wiring information.
Now you're ready to set up the 951/952 to receive the data from the
external source, using the RS-232 interface port.
1. Press the 67$5 key until you display the USER CUSTOMIZATION
screen.
2. Press the 3257 6(783 237,216 menu key. The following screen
will be displayed (information displayed in the RS-232 SETUP option
at this time may be different):
3. If you want to receive SC-104 corrections through the unit's RS-232
interface port, the port information box in the lower center of the
screen must read SC-104 IN. If the port is set for anything other than
SC-104 IN, press the (',7 menu key, then press the &85625 3$' to
display SC-104 IN, then press the (17(5 key.
4. Use this same procedure to set the baud rate to match that of the
external device, if necessary. (Refer to the external device's instruc-
tions for correct baud rate setting.) The unit is now configured to
accept differential corrections from an outside source.
If a Northstar 800 series loran is already available on the vessel, you can
connect it to the 951/952 as an ideal source of Loran-C TDs and previ-
ously stored waypoint locations. Use the appropriate pin/wire connec-
tions and the 800's setup sequence, each listed below, to initialize the
manuals search engine
receiver (continued)
tan (RS-232 ground) #17
SECTION THREE - Interfacing
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