NorthStar 972 GPS
http://www.northstarcmc.com/...0Rev%20B.pdf
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• Caution »
• Checking the 972 package »
• SECTION TWO: Installing and wiring the 972 »
• Configuration »
• Bench-testing the 972 »
• Mounting the Control Head »
• Choosing the best mounting location »
• Mounting the Processor »
• Wiring the 972 »
• Avoiding cable wiring shortcuts »
• Control head connectors »
• Processor connectors »
• Electrical power requirements »
• Connecting the 972 to ship’s power »
• SECTION THREE: Installing and wiring the GPS antenna »
• The 2301 antenna »
• Mounting and wiring »
• Mounting and wiring the 2301 »
• Re-fabricating the 972 connector »
• SECTION FOUR: Networking the Northstar 972 »
• Networking setup »
• Restrictions on networking »
• Technical details »
• Installation Planning »
• Number of devices »
• Ethernet Switches »
• SECTION FIVE: Checking out the system »
• Turning the 972 on and off »
• Chart data »
• Checking satellite status »
• Installation-test checklist »
• Checking the network »
• SECTION SIX: Interfacing the 972 system »
• The NMEA connector »
• Wiring the NMEA connector pins »
• Configuring the NMEA ports »
• Configuring the RS-232 port »
• Using the Aux Port »
• Connecting two Northstar units for database transfer »
• Connecting the 972 to a remote display »
• Connecting the 972 to a video camera »
• SECTION SEVEN: Troubleshooting and servicing the 972 system »
• Troubleshooting installation problems »
• Getting technical support »
• Contacting Northstar »
• Hearing from you »
• Using the Dealer Express web pages »
• Obtaining software updates »
• Returning a 972 for service »
• APPENDIX A: 972 technical specifications »
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http://www.northstarcmc.com/...DIM-RevA.pdf
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• SECTION ONE: Introducing the Northstar radar »
• SECTION TWO: Installing and wiring the radar »
• System diagram »
• Installing the radar antenna »
• Choosing the antenna location »
• Mounting the radar antenna »
• Installing the control box »
• Replacing the fuse »
• Wiring the radar »
• Radome cable connection »
• Open array cable connection »
• Connecting a ground wire »
• Connecting the power cable »
• Radar power control »
• Connecting the radar control box to the navigator »
• Wiring the heading sensor »
• SECTION THREE: Setting up the radar »
• Radar transmitter status »
• Heading sensor requirements »
• Calibrating the radar »
• Preparing for calibration »
• Setting the Trigger Delay »
• Radar tuning »
• Presets »
• Setting the STC Curve »
• Setting the Heading Calibration »
• Antenna parking position »
• SECTION FIVE: Using manual control functions »
• Gain and clutter adjustments »
• Rain Clutter »
• Sea Clutter »
• Gain »
• Other functions »
• SECTION SIX: Servicing the radar »
• Contacting Northstar »
• Hearing from you »
• Returning a radar for service »
• APPENDIX A: Specifications and Drawings »
• APPENDIX B: Troubleshooting »
• Confirming the equipment installed »
• Make sure the power is present and correctly wired »
• Are Range Rings displayed »
• If the array or antenna fails to turn »
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