NorthStar EXPLORER 435, Installation And Operation Manual

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Northstar Explorer 435/438 Installation and Operation Manual 11
Press MENU twice to display the
Setup
menu,
then select
System
:
Language
Select the language for the displays. The options
are: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish,
Dutch, Swedish, Portuguese, Finnish and Greek.
Tip: In case you can’t read the current language, the
language setting is found at the top of the system
menu.
Backlight
The backlight control
is displayed. The bar
setting represents
the current level of
backlighting.
Key beep
Enables or disables the
beep when a key is
pressed.
3-1 Setup > System
Auto power off
Select
On
to have the fishfinder power off
automatically every time the boat’s ignition is
switched off. This applies only if the display unit
is wired for Auto Power. See section 6-4 Wiring
Options.
Snooze Mode
This power
saving option
slows the
sounding rate
(time between
each ultrasonic pulse) to a user specified interval
from 5 minutes to 2 hours. The fishfinder appears
to turn off, however all alarms operate normally.
To return to normal operation, press any button.
Ideal to be used as an anchor alarm.
Factory reset
This option returns all of the fishfinder settings
(except the language) to the default factory
settings shown in section 3 Setting up the
Explorer 435 and Explorer 438.
“
Reset to factory defaults?
” appears.
Press to select Yes or No. Then press MENU or
to reset and exit.
3-2 Setup > Sonar
Press MENU twice to display the
Setup
menu,
then select
Sonar
:
Scroll speed
Use this to set the scroll speed on the display. There
is a choice of:
Very Fast
,
Fast
,
Medium
,
Slow
and
Pause.
The depth of the water also
affects the speed of the display.
Faster scroll speeds combined with a slow boat
speed (typically between 2 and 6 knots) shows the
most fish detail.
Medium
or
Slow
scroll speeds
result in sonar information being displayed over a
longer period, but with less detail. See Section 4-1
Interpreting the display, for more information.
Fish filter
Use this to select the minimum fish symbol size to
be detected and displayed. There is a choice of:
Small
,
Medium
and
Large
.