NorthStar Navigation Pilot System NS3300 - Manual (Page 11)

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For a power boat
• For a boat without GPS, or for a boat with GPS
but you do not want to navigate to a waypoint,
choose Compass mode. The autopilot steers the
boat at a set compass heading.
Select Compass mode by pressing , choose
Compass and press .
• To use the autopilot with a GPS to navigate to a
waypoint or along a route, choose GPS mode. The
autopilot steers the boat using navigation data
from the GPS.
3-3 Turning the NS3300 Pilot off
3-4 Backlight
Briefly press the key. The Backlight pop-up
will appear.
Repeating this action will toggle from day to
night mode
Use the Control Dial to increase or decrease the
display and keypad backlighting.
When in STBY mode:
• Press and hold the key. A pop-up box will
appear and start a 3 second count-down. The unit
will turn off when the timer reaches 0.
• Releasing the key during this time will resume
normal operation.
• Any settings you have made are retained by the unit.
When in AUTO mode:
• Press and hold the key. A warning pop-up box will
remind you to enter STBY mode before the unit can
be turned off. Press
to close the pop-up.
• The NS3300 Pilot has a choice of white background
‘Day’ and black background ‘Night’ backlighting
modes. Either mode can be selected using the
Control Dial.
• The Backlight pop-up may also be selected: Menu >
Setup > System > Backlight menu.
• Backlighting on all other Northstar instruments
that are connected and on the same NavBus
backlighting channel will also change.
3-5 Engaging autopilot
Select AUTO mode by pressing the key. The
autopilot is now steering the boat based on the
selected steering mode.
Select STBY mode by pressing the key. The
autopilot is not steering the boat – the helmsman
must steer the boat using the manual helm.
3-6 Disengaging autopilot
3-7 Setting the steering mode
Select GPS mode by pressing , choose GPS and
press .
For a sailing boat
• To steer to a set compass heading, choose
Compass mode.
Select Compass mode by pressing , choose
Compass and press .
• To navigate to a waypoint or along a route, choose
GPS mode.
Select GPS mode by pressing , choose GPS and
press .