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MARINE ELECTRONICS

One Touch To Choose Your World

STARLIGHT PRO

CODE: S3egLZctcp 1011a970/090505

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ANUAL

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Page 1: ...a970 090505 USER MANUAL Copyright 2005 LORENZ ELECTRONICS Italia All rights reserved Printed in Italy No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means or stored...

Page 2: ...lease contact the Company s customer service or your local dealer The chartplotter is not built water proof Please give attention to avoid water intrusion into the chartplotter Waterdamageisnotcovered...

Page 3: ...DDITIONAL C CARDS 19 2 5 1 Inserting C CARD 19 2 5 2 Removing C CARD 20 3 For the New User 21 3 1 SCREEN DISPLAY CONFIGURATION 21 3 1 1 Charts and Text Area 21 3 1 2 Depth Graph 23 3 1 3 GPS Data Page...

Page 4: ...TING AND USING ROUTES 41 4 1 1 Waypoints 41 4 1 1 1 Adding Waypoint 41 4 1 1 2 Creating a route 42 4 1 1 3 Deleting Waypoint 42 4 1 1 4 Deleting route 43 4 1 1 5 Distance and Bearing to Target 43 Time...

Page 5: ...Points 57 4 4 3 Deleting the A B C D Segment 57 4 4 4 Moving the A B C D points 57 4 4 5 Inserting the A B C D points 57 4 4 6 Navigating on the A B C D points 57 4 5 USING THE TRACK FUNCTIONS 57 4 5...

Page 6: ...tion 67 4 9 C STAFF 67 4 10 C METEO 67 4 11 FISH FINDER MENU 68 5 Terms Functions 69 6 For the Technician 95 6 1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 95 6 2 INSTALLATION 96 6 3 EXTERNAL WIRING 97 6 4 TYPICAL CONN...

Page 7: ...haracters listed by keys sequence with the menu names enclosed between inverted commas for example MENU BASIC SET TINGS ENTER INPUT OUTPUT ENTER means press the MENU key using the cursor key to select...

Page 8: ...difficulties can be diagnosed using these tests If you still need assistance call your local dealer reporting the Software Release and Car tography information available in the About Page Select Abou...

Page 9: ...nual Worldwide Background Update The System Update menu is entered from the About page To select this menu fol low the procedure Plug the special data C CARD MENU About ENTER MENU Update Worldwide Cha...

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Page 11: ...he key board brightness The MARK key In Basic Mode pressing MARK places Mark at cursor coordinates in Ad vanced Mode places deletes edits and moves Mark and use it in a route The PAGE key Press PAGE t...

Page 12: ...menu without making changes If you are not into a menu if the GPS computing a valid fix position and the chartplotter is not in Home mode pressing CLEAR sets Home mode When Home called also Navigate...

Page 13: ...FUNCTION Fig 2 2 Power On 2 2 1 TURNING ON Press and hold the right side of POWER for 1 second The chartplotter emits one rapid beep sound and a title page is opened After a few seconds the first of t...

Page 14: ...SETTINGS ENTER INPUT OUTPUT ENTER PORT 3 INPUT ENTER Then choose your preferred setting among the NMEA available settings NMEA 1200 N81 N NMEA 4800 N81 N NMEA 4800 N82 N NMEA 9600 O81 N NMEA 9600 N81...

Page 15: ...oose your preferred setting follow the procedure MENU BASIC SETTINGS ENTER INPUT OUTPUT ENTER PORT 2 OUTPUT ENTER Then choose your preferred setting among the NMEA available settings NMEA 0183 4800 N8...

Page 16: ...NMEA 4800 N82 N NMEA 9600 O81 N NMEA 9600 N81 N the default setting is 4800 N81 N and press ENTER to confirm 2 4 4 C COM CONNECTIONS To connect the modem C COM to the chart plotter follow the procedur...

Page 17: ...RM ENTER ON ENTER 2 5 ADDITIONAL C CARDS The chartplotter uses two types of C MAP cartridges either a chart cartridge or a data storage cartridge A chart cartridge called C CARD contains detailed char...

Page 18: ...II 2 5 2 REMOVING C CARD Press lightly the C CARD you wish to remove 1 and move it to the top 2 until you hear a click the C CARD will ejected out of the slot 3 Fig 2 5 2 Removing C CARD Note C MAP is...

Page 19: ...ar 2 2 and 2 3 Once this is done you can use your chartplotter for navigation 3 1 SCREEN DISPLAY CONFIGURATION The screen display can be shown in 8 different modes wrap around among cartography and te...

Page 20: ...screen with partial information on SOG Fig 3 1 1a Charts and text windows If Target is set in the previous Fig 3 1 1a instead of the only SOG informa tion window a text line with DST BRG XTE SOG and...

Page 21: ...des Depth graph dis played only on 1 3 of the screen Fig 3 1 2 The Depth Graph 1 3 of the screen or Depth graph displayed on 1 2 of the screen Fig 3 1 2a The Depth Graph 1 2 of the screen 3 1 3 GPS DA...

Page 22: ...or solution As example the satellite with PRN 10 is used for solution with S N 44 Azimuth 127degree and Elevation 70degree When a valid fix is received the Lat Lon Date Time Altitude VDOP HDOP SOG and...

Page 23: ...wn Fig 3 1 6 The example of Wind Data page 3 2 A B C D FUNCTION The A B C D function allows you to create the A B C D points and to delete them 3 2 1 INSERTING THE A B C D POINTS Place the cursor on t...

Page 24: ...GLE DESTINATION 3 3 1 DISTANCE AND BEARING TO TARGET Once you have positioned the cursor on your desired location a generic point on the map press DEST Fig 3 3 1 Navigation to a single destination On...

Page 25: ...ct technology Key points are New Data Features Tides and Currents intuitive arrows show direction and strength World Background Charts with terrestrial data Value Added Data Pictures and Diagrams Land...

Page 26: ...ap area is visible The perspective view allows showing more chart information immedi ately ahead and around the cursor Fig 3 4 1 1 Perspective View 3 4 1 2 Palette MENU MAP SETTINGS ENTER Palette ENTE...

Page 27: ...MAP SETTINGS ENTER Zoom Type ENTER This feature allows more expansions or compression of the chart scale while zooming in or out Zoom Mode has two options STANDARD default or FLEXI ZOOM When in FLEXI...

Page 28: ...revious levels is identified by a dotted pattern When the cursor is moved on an area not covered by data of the current level the chartplotter zooms out to the first level covered by cartographic data...

Page 29: ...ER It is possible to see the variation of the Tidal arrows on the selected area at any given time A window is shown on the low left side of the chart press ENTER to set the date and time manually MENU...

Page 30: ...t 5 Mt 5 Mt 5 Mt 5 Mt 9999Mt Land Elevation Data On Off Off Off Off On Roads On Off Off Off Off On POIs On Off Off Off Off On Lat Lon Grid On Off Off Off Off On Chart Boundaries On Auto Off Off Off Au...

Page 31: ...P SETTINGS ENTER Other Map Configurations ENTER Seabed Type ENTER Ports Services On Off The default setting is On MENU MAP SETTINGS ENTER Other Map Configurations ENTER Ports Services ENTER Tracks Rou...

Page 32: ...n Grid On Off The default setting is On MENU MAP SETTINGS ENTER Other Map Configurations ENTER Lat Lon Grid ENTER Chart Boundaries On Off Auto The default setting is On MENU MAP SETTINGS ENTER Other M...

Page 33: ...3 4 2 Automatic Info on Points window If you press ENTER you get the information about that object 3 4 2 1 Info on objects with Pictures On the Quick Info there will be the camera icon on the top bar...

Page 34: ...panded information While moving the cursor through the Info Tree all the relevant information of the selected object is shown on the lower part of the page When the selected object is a Tide Height pr...

Page 35: ...he available services are shown Fig 3 4 5a Automatic Info window 3 4 6 GETTING TIDE INFO To obtain Tide Info Fig 3 4 6 Tide Info icon Place the cursor on the Tide symbol a automatic Info window is ope...

Page 36: ...artplotter allows finding Nearest Services Port By name Tide Sta tions Wrecks Obstructions 3 4 7 1 Finding Port Services To locate and display the nearest available facilities of a particular type i e...

Page 37: ...d value Press ENTER to accept 3 4 7 3 Finding Tide Stations Finds the nearest Tide Stations up to 10 on the map from the boat position if a valid fix is received or from the cursor position if the rec...

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Page 39: ...R ADVANCED FUNCTIONS ENTER ON ENTER When Advanced Functions is Off the chartplotter operates in Basic Mode 4 1 MORE ABOUT CREATING AND USING ROUTES At anytime you may add or delete Waypoints see a rou...

Page 40: ...ENTER is continued to create the route until you have reached the last Waypoint your final destination Segments connecting the Waypoints are shown and the starting point is identified by a circle sur...

Page 41: ...EN TER otherwise The route remains on the screen shaded until the screen is re drawn To delete route see also Par 4 1 2 2 and 4 1 2 4 4 1 1 5 Distance and Bearing to Target Once you have positioned th...

Page 42: ...press ENTER the Target icon is moved on the next previous Waypoint in the route Otherwise in both Modes when the cursor is placed in a generic position on the chart press DEST Awindowappearstoadvicet...

Page 43: ...lacing Waypoint between two existing ones I Press ENTER Select INSERT and press ENTER The line between the two Waypoints is turned into a dotted line move the cursor to the new position When the curso...

Page 44: ...ss ENTER Select EDIT and press ENTER to modify a Waypoint A window will be shown with Name Symbol Color and Latitude Longitude of the Waypoint advising about what Waypoint data are modifiable Fig 4 1...

Page 45: ...rmation about Waypoints User Points List page MENU ADVANCED SETTINGS ENTER USER POINTS ENTER Move up down the cursor key to select the User Point you wish If the page contains more than 12 User Points...

Page 46: ...LL ENTER A warning message appears select YES and press ENTER CLEAR otherwise to delete all stored User Points Send Receive User Points Sends all User Points to an external device using the serial por...

Page 47: ...MENU ADVANCED SETTINGS ENTER ROUTE ENTER RE VERSE ROUTE ENTER Reversing a route plan is most typically used to return to the point where the route originally started 4 1 2 4 Selecting route Color MEN...

Page 48: ...ing route MENU ADVANCED SETTINGS ENTER ROUTE ENTER ROUTE REPORT ENTER REVERSE ENTER Reversing a route plan is most typically used to return to the point where the route originally started See also Par...

Page 49: ...Mark name symbol and Latitude Longitude is shown 4 2 1 2 Deleting Mark Select Advanced Mode Adding Mark or Place cursor on Mark Press ENTER Select DELETE and press ENTER the Mark remains on the screen...

Page 50: ...remains on the screen shaded until the screen is redrawn Note If you try to move a Mark that belongs to many routes the chart plotter emits three beeps and on the screen a Warning message appears If y...

Page 51: ...NGS ENTER USER POINTS ENTER A full window is opened showing information about all stored User Points Marks Events and Waypoints Move up down the cursor key to select the User Point you wish If the pag...

Page 52: ...want to delete the Event press ENTER 4 2 2 3 Goto Place cursor on Event Press DEST a circle encloses the Event symbol A straight line is shown on the screen connecting the Target with the ship s posit...

Page 53: ...cted Event is connected to the current route The same Event can be added in many routes Note An existing Event can be connected to the current route in another mode too Place cursor on Event the infor...

Page 54: ...lained in the previous paragraph 3 2 if Advanced Mode is selected allows you not only to create the A B C D points and to delete them but also to modify and move them 4 4 1 INSERTING THE A B C D POINT...

Page 55: ...nd press ENTER by the cursor key move the cursor on the screen a dotted line connecting the point to move with the new position appears By pressing ENTER the point is placing in the new position 4 4 5...

Page 56: ...track The default setting is Off 4 5 4 SELECTING TRACK COLOR Selects the desired color among the eight colors available for the selected track MENU ADVANCED SETTINGS ENTER TRACK ENTER COLOR ENTER 4 5...

Page 57: ...stance you can store a fix when the distance from its last stored position is greater than a defined distance Choose in the range 0 01 0 05 0 1 0 5 1 0 2 0 5 0 10 0 Nm the distance unit is selected by...

Page 58: ...nding a name that uniquely identifies the file s contents Dates forexample areoftenusedinfilenames however theytakeupseveralcharacters leaving you with little flexibility The secret is to find a compr...

Page 59: ...ration prepares the User C CARD to receive and store information 4 6 5 CHANGING USER C CARD MENU ADVANCED SETTINGS ENTER USER C CARD ENTER CHANGE ENTER Allows to change the User C CARD 4 7 C LINK C Li...

Page 60: ...ndary Chart Plotter that receives data When the navigation is activated on the Master chart plotter the C Link navigation data will be continuously sent to the Slave until the navigation is active If...

Page 61: ...link navigation datacan refer to Single Destination navigation Route Following navigation Values identified by are sent only for Route Following navigation The Destination Icon Navigation leg Fix Pos...

Page 62: ...ENU BASIC SETTINGS ENTER INPUT OUTPUT ENTER C LINK ENTER Secundary Station ENTER When Slave mode is set the chart plotter cannot manipulate the C link navigation data anymore Stop current navigation I...

Page 63: ...navigation data is received the Slave parses the infor mation received and executes the relative actions depending on its current working status Important When the Navigation to the external Destinat...

Page 64: ...Calculated Distance to Next Wpt Distance to travel from ship to the Wpt after the Des tination calculated Distance to Dest Next Route Leg length Distance to Last Wpt Distance to travel from ship to t...

Page 65: ...taff functions are based on STAFF Concept Satellite Tracking Aided Fleet Fishing The STAFF Concept is designed for professional fishing purpose to allow monitoring the position of the vessels of a fle...

Page 66: ...INDER MENU The chart plotter combined with the sonar performance of the Fish Finder is one of the most advanced marine navigation system available MENU FISH FINDER SETUP ENTER For more information see...

Page 67: ...them see Par 3 2 in Advanced Mode it is possible to place move navigate and delete them see Par 4 4 About page Selects a page that gives information on software and cartography version and general sof...

Page 68: ...mputes the distance between the current GPS position and the GPS position saved at the activation of the anchor alarm in the menu If the computed distance exceeds the value set in the menu the chartpl...

Page 69: ...variation is computed auto matically for every zone as soon as the chart is displayed The default setting is Mag MENU ADVANCEDSETTINGS ENTER COMPASS ENTER BEARINGS ENTER Beeper Turns On Off the sound...

Page 70: ...are in a charts level contained in the C CARD the next four charts level are displayed The default setting is On MENU MAP SETTINGS ENTER Other Map Configurations ENTER Chart Bound aries ENTER C Link S...

Page 71: ...ection the boat should be steered in order to efficiently make headway back to the courseline while also proceeding toward the destination Waypoint Cultural Features Any man made topographic feature a...

Page 72: ...ng the menu settings Delete file Deletes file from User C CARD MENU ADVANCEDSETTINGS ENTER USERC CARD ENTER DELETE ENTER Delete route To delete the selected route MENU ADVANCED SETTINGS ENTER ROUTE EN...

Page 73: ...INGS ENTER Other Map Configurations ENTER Depth Range Min ENTER Depth Range Max Sets a max reference depth value The default setting is 10 Mt MENU MAP SETTINGS ENTER Other Map Configurations ENTER Dep...

Page 74: ...OTTER IS CONNECTED TO THE VOICE NAVIGATION SYSTEM Enables On or disables Off the Echosounder C Voice mode If it is On the Depth message is spo ken The message is spoken if a valid depth data is receiv...

Page 75: ...butthe Correction is not enabled the ship s position is not changed The default setting is Off MENU ADVANCEDSETTINGS ENTER FIX ENTER FIXCORRECTION ENTER Fix Datum Selects the Fix Datum WGS 1984 is th...

Page 76: ...th 127degree and Elevation 70degree When a valid fix is received the Lat Lon Date Time HDOP VDOP SOG COG and Altitude are shown in the page Graphic Data Page The Graphic Data Page shows in graphic mod...

Page 77: ...ion Of Precision It is the index for position fixing accuracy The smaller the HDOP value the more accurately the position can be fixed Home From the chart display if the GPS computing a valid fix posi...

Page 78: ...ion on earth Lat Lon Grid Turns On Off the displaying of the Latitude and Longitude Grids The default setting is On MENU MAP SETTINGS ENTER Other Map Configurations ENTER Lat Lon Grid ENTER Light Sect...

Page 79: ...ace cursor on Mark ENTER ADD TO ROUTE EN TER Marine Settings menu Turns On Off the display of Names Nav Aids Light Sectors Attention Areas Tides Currents Seabed Type Ports Services Tracks Routes Under...

Page 80: ...pographic feature formed by the action of natural processes coastlines relief glaciers Nav Aids Turns On Off the displaying of the Nav Aids The default setting is On MENU MAP SETTINGS ENTER Other Map...

Page 81: ...ype i e thenearestHospital sailmaker bank etc The icons list of the available services is shown on the screen see Par 3 5 5 MENU NEAREST SERVICES ENTER NMEA 0183 The NMEA 0183 Data Interface Standard...

Page 82: ...ys maps and screen in darker colors Sunlight is designed to enhance the visibility of the screen when the chartplotter is exposed to the sunlight The maps are much brighter than in the other modes and...

Page 83: ...The icons list of the available services is shown on the screen see Par 3 5 6 MENU FIND ENTER PORT BY NAME ENTER Port Info The Port Info function is a combination of a new Port Info database containi...

Page 84: ...ENTER Roads ENTER Rolling Road Scale Sets you preferred Rolling Road Scale among 0 2 0 5 1 0 2 0 4 0 10 0 The default setting is 0 2 MENU ADVANCEDSETTINGS ENTER NAVIGATE ENTER ROLLROADSCALE ENTER Rout...

Page 85: ...us Bar ENTER Save file Saves file on User C CARD MENU ADVANCEDSETTINGS ENTER USERC CARD ENTER SAVE ENTER Screen Amplifier TheScreenAmplifierfunctionallows whenitisOnandHomemodeisset toplacemaponthescr...

Page 86: ...tting is 01 0 Kts MENU ADVANCEDSETTINGS ENTER SIMULATION ENTER SPEED ENTER Speed Unit Sets the speed unit among Kts knots Mph miles per hour e Kmh kilometers per hour The default setting is Kts MENU B...

Page 87: ...ures which calculate the tide graph for all primary and secondary ports world wide This function can calculate the tide heights for any past or future date and as a by product of this calculation will...

Page 88: ...setting is 1 sec MENU ADVANCED SETTINGS ENTER TRACK ENTER TIME ENTER Track menu As long as the chartplotter is connected to a positioning instrument it stores all points in its memory The chartplotter...

Page 89: ...es Select USER C CARD menu MENU ADVANCED SETTINGS ENTER USER C CARD ENTER User Point Place on the chart identified by its coordinates and displayed on the screen with a reference symbol see Mark Waypo...

Page 90: ...TER WAYPOINT ENTER Moving Waypoint Select Advanced Mode Place cursor on existing Waypoint ENTER MOVE ENTER move cursor ENTER Deleting Waypoint Basic Mode Place cursor on existing Waypoint CLEAR Deleti...

Page 91: ...n but in the reverse showing a wider but less detailed view Compresses map scale scale value is refreshed When Plotter Mode option is set On from the map configuration setup it allows zooming into map...

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Page 93: ...or 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 pixels user selectable Cartography C MAP C CARD Operating temperature range 0 55 degrees Celsius Memory Non volatile with battery back up Keyboard Silicon rubber backlight W...

Page 94: ...96 User Manual Dimensions mm inch 6 2 INSTALLATION Fig 6 2 Installation types...

Page 95: ...97 User Manual 6 3 EXTERNAL WIRING 6 4 TYPICAL CONNECTIONS POWER I O Connector 6 4 1 GPS CONNECTIONS GPS on Port 1...

Page 96: ...98 User Manual GPS on Port 2 GPS on Port 3 6 4 2 AUTOPILOT CONNECTIONS Autopilot on Port 1 Autopilot on Port 2...

Page 97: ...1 External NMEA on Port 2 6 4 4 C COM CONNECTION POWER I O WIRE COLOR FUNCTION BLACK GND COMMON RED PWR 10 35 Vdc WHITE GREEN GREY OUTPUT3 YELLOW USED BY C COM BROWN USED BY C COM USED BY C COM INPUT...

Page 98: ...oftware Library version and date SYSTEM TEST XXXX V x yy NTSL V x yy zz R gg mm yyyy RAM menu Dim menu Cartridges Serial ports Modem Test EXTERNAL ALARM Fig 6 5 System Test Use the cursor key to selec...

Page 99: ...ness instead of to left it will increase brightness 6 5 3 CARTRIDGES To check the C CARD and its connector Background ROM To test the WorldWideBackground If there is not a malfunction the code of the...

Page 100: ...s for your particular receiver Check your receiver manual to be sure that you have selected the proper inter face format If the screen is blank you may have a broken connection and no data is being re...

Page 101: ...ter will be restarted and the new settings applied Choosing NO the new settings will be applied only next time the chart plotter is powered up Choosing ABORT will dis carded all changes and nothing wi...

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Page 103: ...metal obstacle is placed around the chartplotter acting as a shield for the antenna If after 15 minutes the chartplotter does not get the fix turn it Off and On again THE CHARTPLOTTER DOES NOT TURN O...

Page 104: ...sic Settings 71 87 Beacon 71 Bearing 71 Beep 10 15 Beeper 71 BRG 71 Buoy 71 Buoys ID 32 Buoys Name 71 BWC 76 C C CARD 19 77 91 101 C CARD Connector 101 C CARD Test 101 C COM 18 99 C COM Connections 18...

Page 105: ...splay resolution 102 Display Settings 102 Displaying Track 58 Distance 59 Distance Track 76 Distance Unit 76 Distance and Bearing to Target 43 Distance To Go 76 DTG 76 Dynamic Nav Aids 75 Dynamic Nav...

Page 106: ...15 80 Lat Lon Grid 34 80 Latitude 80 Light Sectors 33 80 List User Points 55 List User Points Page 47 53 Load File 60 Load file 80 Local Time 90 LOG 80 Longitude 80 Loran 72 80 89 M Magnetic Deviation...

Page 107: ...30 73 84 87 Save file 60 73 84 87 Screen Amplifier 87 Screen Display 21 Screen Size Unit 102 Seabed Type 33 72 85 87 Selecting Route 48 50 87 Selecting Route Color 49 86 Send Route 87 Send User Points...

Page 108: ...91 User C CARD 19 59 77 91 User C CARD Menu 59 User Point 91 User Point Name 91 User Points List 91 User Points List page 47 53 UTC 90 91 UTM 72 91 V Value Added Data 34 91 Variable Range Marker 92 Va...

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