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Northstar Explorer 657 Installation and Operation Manual

1 Introduction

Quick reference to the built-in and optional features:

Feature

Type

See

Requires

General

How to use the keys and displays

2

Troubleshooting

Appendix B

Simulate mode

2-6

Glossary of special names

Appendix C

Specifi cations

Appendix A

MOB

Man overboard key

2-4

Navigation

Overview of how to navigate

3-1

GPS fi x

Finding the boat’s position on the chart

3-2

Navigate to any point or to a waypoint

3-1

Navigate along a route

3-1

Projected course: An estimate of progress

3-4

Tracks: records of where the boat has been

3-5

GPS receiver status

7

Saving and loading data with a user card

14

User card

Chart data

Chart features (built in world chart)

3-2

Chart details

3-2-4 & 5

C-MAP™ chart

Tides at a port

11

C-MAP™ chart

AIS

15

Alarms

Built in alarms

2-5

SmartCraft™ engine alarms

1-1

SmartCraft™

Boat data

Data at top of main displays

2-7-3

Compass at top of main displays

2-7-4

Dedicated data window

11

Fuel

Fuel computer, petrol/gasoline engine

12

Fuel sensors

Fuel computer, SmartCraft™ engines

12

SmartCraft™

What to do when you add or remove fuel

12-1

Sounder

Overview of the depth sounder

Depth, bottom features, water features

Fishfi nder

8

8

8

Sounder

Sounder

Sounder

Other boats

Track your buddy, polling other boats

Distress calls

16

16

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