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Northstar Explorer 538i/538 Installation and Operation Manual

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Rotation

The options for chart rotation are:

North up:

North is always at the top of the chart display.

Track up:

The chart is rotated so that the boat direction is to the

top of the display. This option is useful for navigating narrow harbours
or rivers. The Explorer 538/538i asks for a course deviation; this is how
much the boat direction needs to change to make the chart redraw.

Tip: If the chart redraws too frequently, increase the course deviation

setting.

Course up:

This option is only available if the boat is navigating

to a destination. The chart is rotated so that the plotted course to the
destination is vertical.

Palette

Select the Color scheme for the LCD display. The options are:

Normal

Sunlight:

Brighter Colors, more visible in sunlight.

Night:

Reversed Colors for night, to preserve night vision.

Map datum

Explorer 538/538i GPS positions are based on a worldwide reference
(datum) known as WGS 84. Most paper charts are based on WGS 84.
However, some paper charts are based on other datums In these cases,
the latitude and longitude coordinates of objects on the Explorer 538/538i
chart display are different to the latitude and longitude coordinates of
these objects on the paper chart. This applies to all objects, such as the
boat, waypoints, tracks, lines of latitude and longitude and cartographic
features such as land, rocks, buoys and depth contours.

Use

Map datum

to select the Explorer 538/538i map datum to

match the datum of the paper chart. Then, the latitude and longitude
coordinates of objects displayed on the Explorer 538/538i will change to
match the corresponding coordinates on the paper chart.

14-2 Setup > Chart

Press

once or more until the Setup menu is displayed, then select Chart:

Factory reset

This option returns all of the Explorer 538/538i settings (except the language, waypoints and routes) to the
default factory settings shown on the setup menus.

SmartCraft

No SmartCraft gateway is fitted. Disable SmartCraft functions.

Normal SmartCraft operation

See section 15-7.

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