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Explorer 657
Fishfi nder and Chartplotter
Installation and Operation Manual
www.northstarnav.com
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Please read carefully before installation and use. This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards, Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid DANGER possible injury or death. WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, ! WARNING could result in death or serious injury CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, !CAUTION could result in minor
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Important The choice, location, angle and installation Sonar fishfinder: The accuracy of the sonar of the instrument & transducers are critical to depth display can be limited by many factors, performance of the system as intended. Follow including the type of the transducers, the location instructions in this manual carefully. If in doubt, of the transducers and water conditions. It is the consult your Northstar dealer. user’s responsibility to ensure the 657 transducers are installed an
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Contents 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 7 1-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1-2 Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1-3 Plug-in cards . . . . . . . .
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8-4 Fish detection and display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 8-5 Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 8-6 Gain and threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 9 Sonar fishfinding: Displays ..............
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17-5 Setup > Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 17-6 Setup > Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 17-7 Setup > AIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 17-8 Setup > Logs . . . . . . . .
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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: record
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1-1 Overview The Northstar 657 is a compact, rugged, highly DSC/Buddy track functions require a integrated marine chartplotter and fishfinder. It is Northstar DSC VHF radio with Buddy track easy to use and has an easy to read color display. support to be installed. Complex functions can be performed with a few The 657 can send data to other instruments, key presses, taking the hard work out of boating. such as an autopilot, and receive data from The available functions, displays and setup
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Changing the plug-in card Gold contacts under here 1 2 4 3 Card Holder Turn the 657 off (see section 2-2). CAUTION Pull the card holder out of the 657 and pull any card out of holder. Handle plug-in cards carefully. Keep them in Put the card in its case. their protective cases when not plugged into the 657. Push new card into holder. Ensure the gold contacts are on the outer edge and underneath Keep the holder in place in the 657 at all times to prevent moisture from entering the card (se
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2 Basic Operation Overview of the keys ESCAPE - Go back to an earlier menu or display. In chart mode, centres chart at boat’s position. DISPLAY - Show a menu of the main displays. To go to a display, select it from the menu (see section 2-7). CURSOR KEYS - to move the cursor or the selection highlight. MENU - Show a menu of the options for the current window. Press again to display the Setup menu (see section 17). ENTER - Start an action or accept a change. ZOOM - Chart windo
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Changing data c) To change a name or number: First press or to move the highlight to the 1 Press to display the name or number: data to change, then: 2 Press or to select a letter or digit to a) To change a tick box change. Press or to change the letter or digit. means On or Yes Repeat this to change other letters or means Off or No. numbers. Press or to change the tick box. 3 Press to accept the new value. Or press b) To select an option to ignore the changes. 1 Pre
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2-3 Backlight and night mode Night mode To go to the Backlight display, press briefly. Night mode sets the palette for all displays. Backlight Normal palette, for daytime The display and keys are backlit. To change the A palette optimised for night time. backlight level, highlight select Backlight, then To change mode, highlight Night mode, then press to dim or to brighten. press or . To change only the chart When you have finished, press palette, see section 17-2. Tip: Press tw
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2-5 Alarms When the 657 detects an alarm condition, it displays a warning message on the display, the internal beeper sounds and any external beepers or lights operate. Press to clear the alarm. The alarm will sound again if the alarm condition occurs again. The 657 has user settable alarms (see section 17-9). 2-6 Simulate mode In Simulate mode, the 657 ignores data from the GPS antenna and other transducers and sensors and the 657 generates this data itself. Otherwise, the 657 function
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2-7 The main windows The display menu allows quick access to the main windows. Full-screen Chart and Sonar are at the top of the menu. Other windows are available from the More… sub menu. Note 1 The windows available depend on the optional sensors and instruments that are installed (see section 1-1). 2 Set up commonly used windows as favorites and press to switch between windows (see section 2-7-2). 14 Northstar Explorer 657 Installation and Operation Manual
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Note: The windows below the menu divider can only be shown full screen without a data header. (see section 2-7-3). Northstar Explorer 657 Installation and Operation Manual 15
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2-7-1 Multi window displays The 657 can show two windows at once. Changing window size 1 Press and select Split ratio. 2 Press or to change the height of the windows. Note: Some windows are fixed in size. 3 Press . Exchanging two windows on the display 1 Press twice to change the active window. 2 Press , select Replace and select the second window. The 657 exchanges the two windows. Replacing a window on the display 1 Press twice to change the active window. 2 Press , select Replace
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2-7-2 Favorite displays The 657 has a list of commonly used displays, Deleting a favorite display from the list called favorite displays. There can be up to six 1 Press twice then select favorite displays. Favorites. Sonar, Gauges, Fuel, Data, and Tanks windows can 2 Highlight the display to delete, press be combined in a display. Each of these displays and select Delete. can have a data header (see section 2-7-3) and a compass (see section 2-7-4). Selecting a favorite display To selec
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Favorites displays and data headers 2-7-3 Data header To set a data header for a favorites display, follow The displays can show data at the top, called the data header. the steps to add a favorite (see section 2-7-2 - Adding a favorite display to the list). In step 1, set the data header for the favorite as described above. 2-7-4 Compass The chart, sonar and highway displays can show a When you select a window from the display compass at the top of the window. menu (see section 2-7) the
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3 Navigation: Chart The chart window shows the chart, the boat’s position course and navigation data. 3-1 Introduction to navigating The 657 has two ways of navigating, going straight 3-1-2 Going to a waypoint or to a point on to a point or following a route. the chart 3-1-1 Navigating to a point A waypoint is a position that you can set on the 657 chart, for example a fishing spot or a point on When the 657 is navigating to a point, the chart a route (see section 5). and highway display
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3-1-3 Following a route Preparing Skipping a waypoint A route is a list of waypoints that the boat can To skip a waypoint, go to a chart window, follow (see section 6). press and select Skip. The 657 starts navigating straight towards the next waypoint To create waypoints before creating the on the route. route, see section 5-2-1. To create a route, see section 6-2-1. ! WARNING Starting a route from the chart window: 1 Go to the chart window. Skipping a waypoint with the autopilot on mig
