NorthStar 6000i, Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

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Reference section 10 — Setup
Changing your port settings Reference Manual Revision D
Adjusting satellite elevation
The
lowest sat elevation
option is used
mainly for technical applications, in which
the
6000i must track all visible satellites
regardless of how low they are on the
horizon. In other instances where
high-precision fixes are necessary, you can
increase this setting to “hide” any low satel-
lites, thereby preventing their use as
sources of GPS position information, and
avoiding potential errors.
This option is adjustable from 0° to 25°, in
5˚ increments, but Northstar recommends
leaving this option at the factory setting of
5°.
Changing your port settings
You can interface the 6000i directly to a
variety of external equipment, such as the
Northstar 490 “black box” for fishfinding,
autopilots, depth sounders, PC’s, and so on.
The
6000i’s ports meet the specifications of
most navigation devices, providing you
with a customized setup for interfacing
with practically any NMEA 0183-compat-
ible equipment.
The 6000i is interfaced with other equip-
ment through its data transmission ports:
two NMEA ports (labeled NMEA) and one
auxiliary port (labeled AUX). To see a
summary of the wiring information for
these ports, press the
STAR
key to display
the
OPTIONS/SERVICE INFO
screen, then
Port
setup options
and
Wiring info
.
For details about interfacing the 6000i ,
contact your local authorized Northstar
dealer.
Setting up the echosounder
For the echosounder to work with the
6000i , you must configure the echo-
sounder to the 6000i’s AUX port and then
set up the AUX port for fishfinding:
1. Press the STAR key to display the
OPTIONS/SERVICE INFO
screen.
2. Press
Port setup options
.
3. Press
Edit
.