Northstar EXPLORER 567, EXPLORER 557 Installation Guide

Explorer 557/567

Chartplotter

Installation and Operation Manual

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DANGER

WARNING

CAUTION

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 possible injury or death.

WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury

CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.

CAUTION used without the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in property damage.

DISCLAIMER: It is the owner’s sole responsibility to install and use the instrument and transducers in a manner that will not cause accidents, personal injury or property damage. The user of this product is solely responsible for observing safe boating prac tices.

BRUNSWICK NEW TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL LIABILIT Y FOR ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN A WAY THAT MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS, DAMAGE OR THAT MAY VIOLATE THE LAW.

Governing Language: This statement, any instruction manuals, user guides and other information relating to the product (Documentation) may be translated to, or

has been translated from, another language (Translation). In the event of any conf lict between any Translation of the Documentation, the English language version of the Documentation will be the official version of the Documentation.

This manual represents the Explorer 557/567 as at the time of printing. Brunswick New Technologies Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates reserve the right to make changes to specifications without notice.

FCC Statement

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a normal installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an output on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help.

A shielded cable must be used when connecting a peripheral to the serial ports.

Important

The choice, location, angle and installation of the instrument & GPS antenna are critical to performance of the system as intended. Follow instructions in this manual carefully. If in doubt, consult your Northstar dealer.

Ensure that any holes cut are in a safe position and will not weaken the boat’s structure. If in doubt, consult a qualiﬁ ed boat builder.

Global Position System: The global Position System (GPS) is operated by the U.S. Government which is solely responsible for its operation, accuracy and maintenance. The GPS is subject to changes which could aﬀ ect the accuracy and performance of all GPS equipment anywhere in the world, including the 557/567 and 650, 657, 660. To reduce the risk of misusing or misinterpreting the 557/567 and 650, 657, 660, you must read and understand all aspects of this Installation & Operation Manual. We also recommend that practice all operations using the built-in simulator before using the 557/567 or 650, 657, 660.

Electronic Chart: The electronic chart used by 557/567 or 650, 657, 660 is an aid to navigation designed to supplement, not replace oﬃ cial government charts. Only oﬃ cial government charts supplemented by notices to mariners contain the information required for safe and prudent navigation, Always supplement the electronic information provided by 557/567 or 650, 657, 660 with other plotting sources such as observations, depth soundings, radar and hand compass bearings. Should the information not agree, the discrepancy must be resolved before proceeding any further.

AIS: The AIS features on this chart-plotter are designed as a safety aid only and do not guarantee safety at sea. AIS transmission is mandatory on some, but not all, vessels. You should check your local laws and regulations for requirements in your area. As a result of diﬀ erent legal requirements, diﬀ erent vessel sizes and uses, you should not assume that your AIS equipped chart-plotter will show the location of ALL vessels in your area. Careful prudence, judgement, and safe navigation practices should be always be exercised. AIS should be used to complement radar, but AIS is not a substitute for radar.

Fuel Computer: Do not rely on the fuel computer as the sole source of information regarding available fuel onboard. Fuel economy can change drastically depending on boat loading and sea conditions. Fuel Computer information should be supplemented by visual or other checks of the fuel load. This is necessary due to possible operator errors such as forgetting to reset the fuel used when ﬁ lling the tank, running the engine with the Fuel Computer not switched on, or on other operator actions that may render the device inaccurate. Always carry adequate fuel onboard for the intended trip, plus a reserve to allow for unforeseen circumstances.

Failure to adhere to these warnings may lead to death, serious injury or property damage. Northstar disclaims all liability for installation or use of this product that causes or contributes to death, injury or property damage or that violates any law.

The 557/567 is set up with default units. To change the units, see section 15-9

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Contents

1 Introdu ction .......................................................................................................................................... 8

1-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1-2 Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1-3 Plug-in cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1-4 Removing and replacing the display unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2 Basic Op eration .................................................................................................................................... 10

2-1 Using the keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

2-2 Using the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2-3 Turning on and off / auto power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2-4 Backlight and night mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2-5 Man overboard (MOB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2-6 Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2-7 Simulate mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2-8 The main windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

3 Navigati on: Chart ................................................................................................................................. 18

3-1 Overview of navigating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

3-2 Chart window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3-3 Distance and bearing calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3-4 Projected course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

3-5 Tracks and tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

4 Navigation: Highway w indow .............................................................................................................. 24

5 Navigati on: Waypoints ......................................................................................................................... 24

5-1 Waypoints window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

5-2 Managing waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

6 Navigati on: Routes .............................................................................................................................. 27

6-1 Routes window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

6-2 Managing routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

7 Satelli tes ............................................................................................................................................. 30

7-1 Satellite window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

8 Gauges wi ndow ................................................................................................................................... 31

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9 Data wind ow ....................................................................................................................................... 32

10 Fuel funct ions and display .................................................................................................................. 33

10-1 What the fuel computer does . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

10-2 Fuel window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

10-3 When you add or remove fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

10-4 Low fuel alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

10-5 Boat speed sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

10-6 Fuel consumption curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

10-7 Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

11 Tides window ..................................................................................................................................... 40

12 User card win dow ........................................................................................................... .................... 41

13 AIS ..................................................................................................................................................... 42

13-1 Viewing AIS Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

13-2 Dangerous Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

13-3 AIS Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

14 DSC/Budd y track windows .................................................................................................................. 45

14-1 The windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

14-2 Using the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

15 Setting up t he 557/567 ....................................................................................................................... 47

15-1 Setup > System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

15-2 Setup > Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

15-3 Setup > GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

15-4 Setup > Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

15-5 Setup > Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

15-6 Setup > AIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

15-7 Setup > Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

15-8 Setup > Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

15-9 Setup > Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

15-10 Setup > Comms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

15-11 Setup > Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

15-12 Setup > Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

15-13 Setup > Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

15-14 Setup > Simulate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

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16 Installat ion ........................................................................................................................................ 62

16-1 Installation: What comes with the 557/567 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

16-2 Installation: Options and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

16-3 Installation: The display unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

16-4 Installation: Power/Data cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

16-5 Installation: GPS antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

16-6 Installation: Northstar petrol/gasoline sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

16-7 Installation: SmartCraft™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

16-8 Installation: Other NavBus instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

16-9 Installation: Other NMEA instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

16-10 Installation: Setup and test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Append ix A - Specifica tions ..................................................................................................................... 70

Append ix B - Troubleshootin g ................................................................................................................. 71

B-1 General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

B-2 GPS navigation problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

B-3 Fuel consumption problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Append ix C - Glossary an d navigation data .............................................................................................. 74

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Quick reference

Feature Type See Requires

General How to use the keys and displays 2

Troubleshooting Appendix B

Simulate mode 2-7

Glossary of special names Appendix C

Speciﬁ cations Appendix A

MOB Man overboard key 2-5

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: records of where the boat has been 3-5

GPS receiver status 7

Saving and loading data with a user card 12 User card

Chart data Chart features (built in world chart) 3-2

Chart details 3-2-4 & 5 C-MAP™ chart

Tides at a port 11 C-MAP™ chart

AIS 13

Alarms Built in alarms 2-6

SmartCraft™ engine alarms 1-1 SmartCraft™

Boat data Data at top of main displays 2-8-3

Compass at top of main displays 2-8-4

Dedicated data window 9

Fuel Fuel computer, petrol/gasoline engine 10 Fuel sensors

Fuel computer, SmartCraft™ engines 10 SmartCraft™

What to do when you add or remove fuel 10-3

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1 Introduction

1-1 Ov ervi ew

The Northstar 557/567 is a compact, rugged, highly integrated marine chartplotter. It is easy to use and has an easy to read color display. Complex functions can be performed with a few key presses, taking the hard work out of boating.

This manual covers:

557/567

Color display, external GPS antenna.

The available functions, displays and setup menus depend on the optional sensors and instruments that are installed:

1 The Fuel functions require optional

petrol/gasoline or SmartCraft™ fuel sensors to be installed and set up.

2 SmartCraft™ engine functions require a

SmartCraft™ system to be installed. For information on using SmartCraft™, see the

1-2 Cleaning and main tenance

The 557/567 screen is covered by a proprietary anti-reflection coating. To avoid damage, clean the screen only with a damp cloth and mild detergent when dirty or covered in sea salt. Avoid abrasive cleaners, petrol or other solvents. If a plug-in card gets dir ty or wet, clean it with a damp cloth or mild detergent.

1-3 Plug-in cards

The 557/567 can use two kinds of plug-in card:

1 C-MAP™ chart cards have chart details

required for navigating in a particular region. When a chart card is plugged in, the extra details automatically appear on the 557/567 chart window.

The 557/567 can use NT, NT+, NT-MAX and

NT-MAX2 cards.

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3 The 557/567 can send data to other

instrument s, such as an autopilot, and receive data from other instruments.

4 AIS functions require an optional AIS receiver

to be installed.

For information on installing options, see section 16-2 .

This manual describes how to install and operate the 557/567. Special terms are explained in Appendix C. For maximum benefit, please read this manual carefully before installing and using the unit. For more information on this instrument and other Nor thstar products, go to our website, www.northstarnav.com.

To optimize per forman ce, avoid w alking o n or jamming cables and connectors.

Push the dust cover over the display when the 557/567 is turned of f.

2 C-MAP™ user cards are used to store

navigation data. Each user card expands the 557/567 memory and allows the data to be transferred to another 557/567 easily (see section 12).

Note: The older 5 volt user cards are not supported.

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Changing the p lug-in card

CAUTION

Handle plug-in cards carefully. Keep them in their protective cases when not plugged into the 557/567.

Keep the holder in place in the 557/567 at all times to prevent moisture from entering the card compartment.

Gold contacts under here

31 2

Card

Holder

Turn the 557/567 off (see section 2-3).

Pull the card holder out of the 557/567 and pull any card out of holder.

Put the card in its case.

1-4 Removing and re placing the display u nit

If the display unit is bracket mounted then the display unit can easily be removed and replaced for security or protec tion.

Removing the display unit:

1 Turn the display unit off (see section 2-3) and

put the dust cover on.

2 Loosen the knob on the mounting bracket

and lift the unit off the bracket.

3 Unplug the connectors from from the

display unit, turning each locking collar anticlockwise. Push the attached dust covers over the connectors.

4 Store the display unit in a dry clean place,

such as the optional Northstar carr y bag.

Replacing the display unit

1 Remove the dust covers from the connectors.

Plug the connectors into the back of the display unit:

Match the connector’s color to the socket

color.

Insert each connector and turn the locking

collar clockwise until it is finger tight.

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Push new card into holder. Ensure the gold contacts are on the outer edge and underneath (see above).

Keep the card’s case.

Push card holder fully into 557/567

Knob

Nothing will be damaged if a cable

is plugged into the wrong socket by mistake.

2 Hold the display unit in place on the

mounting bracket. Adjust the tilt of the display for best viewing, then hand tighten the knob on the mounting bracket. Remove the dust cover.

Mounting bracket

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 sec tion 2-8).

CURSOR KEYS - to move the cursor or the selection highlight.

MENU - Show a menu of the options for the current window.

Press

the chart.

(see section 5-2-1).

POWER - Turn 557/567 on and off (see sec tion 2-3); adjust the

backlighting (see section 2- 4).

2-1 Using the keys

In this manual:

Press means to push the key for less than a second.

Hold means to hold the key down.

The internal beeper beeps when a key is pressed (to disable or enable the beep, see section 15-1).

again to display the Setup menu (see section 15).

ENTER - Start an action or accept a change.

ZOOM - Zoom in or out to display different areas and detail on

WAYPOINT - Create an instant waypoint at the boat position

MOB - (Man Overboard, see section 2-5).

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2-2 Using the menus

Operate the 557/567 by selecting items from menus. Items can be submenus, commands or data.

Selecting a submenu

after a menu item indicates a submenu, for example Chart . Press or to move the highlight to the submenu, then press

Starting a command

Press

or to move the highlight to the

command, for example Goto cursor, then press

Changing data

First press data to change, then:

a) To change a tick box

means Off or No.

Press

b) To select an option

1 Press

2 Press

or to move the highlight to the

means On or Yes

or to change the tick box.

to display the menu of options.

or to move the highlight to the

option you want, then press

2-3 Turning on and off / auto p ower

Turning on manually

If the 557/567 is not wired for auto power, press

to turn the unit on. If necessary, adjust the display to be easy to read (see section 2-4).

Note: If the 557/567 is not wired for auto power then the 557/567 does not record engine hours and might not record fuel consumption (see section 16-4).

Turning off manually

If the 557/567 is not wired for auto power or if

the ignition switch is off, hold down display turns off.

until the

c) To change a name or number:

1 Press

2 Press or to select a let ter or digit to

change. Press or to change the letter or digit.

Repeat this to change other letters or

numbers.

3 Press

d) To change a slider value

Press the value.

Auto power

If the 557/567 is wired for auto power (see section 16- 4), t hen:

The 557/567 automatically turns on when you

turn the boat’s ignition switch on.

You can not turn the 557/567 off while the

ignition switch is on.

you turn the boat’s ignition switch off.

If Auto power off (see section 15-1)

is , the 557/567 stays on when you turn the boat’s ignition switch of f. You can now turn the 557/567 off manually.

to display the name or number:

to accept the new value. Or press

to ignore the changes.

to decrease the value or to increase

Auto power off (see section 15-1) is

, the 557/567 automatically turns off when

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2-4 Backlight a nd night mode

To go to the Backlight display, press briefly. When you have finished, press

Backlight

The display and keys are backlit. To change the backlight level, select

to dim or to brighten.

Tip: Press twice to give the brightest screen,

with maximum backlight and Night mode off.

Backlight, then press

2-5 Man overboard (MOB)

The MOB feature saves the boat’s position and then navigates back to this point.

WARNING

MOB will not work if the 557/567 does not have a GPS fix.

1 Press

The 557/567 stores the boat’s position as a

waypoint called MOB.

2 The 557/567 changes to the chart window,

with the MOB waypoint at the centre of the chart.

The chart zooms in for accurate navigation.

If the chart can not show the required small scale, the 557/567 changes to plotter mode (a white display with crosshatching and no chart details, see section 15-2).

3 The 557/567 sets the MOB waypoint to be the

destination to navigate to.

If the NMEA output (autopilot) is off (see

section 15-10) use the 557/567 to manually navigate to the destination MOB waypoint (see sections 3-1-1 and 3-1-2).

Night mode

Night mode sets the palette for all displays.

Normal palette, for daytime

A palette optimised for night time.

To change mode, select Night mode, then press

. To change only the char t palette, see section

15-2 .

If the NMEA output (autopilot) is on, the

557/567 asks if the autopilot is active. Selec t:

No: Use the 557/567 to manually navigate to the

destination MOB waypoint (see sec tions 3-1-1 and 3-1-2).

Yes: The 557/567 asks if the boat is to go to the

MOB waypoint.

Select:

Yes: to immediately start navigating to the

MOB waypoint.

WARNING

This might result in a sudden and dangerous turn.

No: disengage the autopilot; then use

the 557/567 to manually navigate to the destination MOB waypoint (see sec tions 3-1-1 and 3-1-2).

To cancel MOB or set another MOB

1 Press

2 Select an option from the menu.

Tip: The MOB waypoint remains on the chart after the MOB has been cancelled. To delete the MOB waypoint, see section 5-2-5.

again to display a menu.

2-6 A larm s

When the 557/567 detects an alarm condition, it displays a warning message on the display, the internal beeper sounds and any external beepers or lights operate.

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Press sound again if the alarm condition occurs again.

The 557/567 has user settable alarms plus an alarm for loss of GPS fix (see section 15-8).

to clear the alarm. The alarm will

2-7 Simulate mode

In Simulate mode, the 557/567 ignores data from the GPS antenna and other transducers and sensors and the 557/567 generates this data itself. Otherwise, the 557/567 functions normally.

There are two simulate modes:

Normal: Allows a user to become familiar

with the 557/567 off the water.

Demo: Simulates a boat moving along a

route and automatically displays different 557/567 fun ction s.

2-8 The main window s

The display menu allows quick access to the main windows and favorites. Full-screen Chart is at the top of the menu followed by favorites. Other windows are available from the sub menu.

More…

To start and stop Simulate mode, and for more information, see section 15-13. In simulate mode,

Sim ulate or Demo flashes at the bottom of

the display.

WARNING

Never have Simulate mode on when the 557/567 is navigating on the water.

Note:

The windows available depend on the optional sensors and instruments that are installed (see section 1-1).

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Note: The windows below the menu divider can only be shown full screen without a data header. (see section 2-8-3).

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2-8-1 Multi window displays

The 557/567 can show two windows at once.

Adding a window to the display

Press

The active window

If there is more than one window displayed, the active window is indicated by a red border. Press

, select Add window and selec t a window to add. The 557/567 automatically rearranges the display to show the new window.

twice to change the active window.

Changing window size

1 Press

2 Press

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

second window.

The 557/567 exchanges the two windows.

Replacing a window on the display

1 Press

window.

2 Press

window that is not currently visible.

Note: When some windows are small then not all the data is shown.

Pressing the active window.

and selec t Split ratio.

to change the height of the

, select Replace and select the

twice to change the active

, select Replace and select a new

will display the options menu for

Chart is active

Red border

Gauges is active

Red border

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2-8-2 Favorite displays

The 557/567 has a list of commonly used displays, called favorite displays. There can be up to six favorite displays.

Chart, Gauges, Highway, Fuel, Data, and Tanks windows can be combined in a display. Each of these displays can have a data header (see section 2-8-3) and a compass (see section 2- 8-4).

Selecting a favorite display

Press

Adding a favorite display to the list

1 Set up the display with the window or

2 Press

3 Select where in the list to add the new

and selec t a favorite from the menu.

windows you want in the new favorite (see sections 2-8-2 and 2-8-3).

and select Save this display. The

557/567 displays the favorites list.

favorite. If you select an existing favorite display then the new favorite will replace the existing favorite in the list.

Deleting a favorite display from the list

1 Press

2 Highlight the display to delete, press

and select Delete.

Changing the order of the favorites list

1 Press

2 Highlight the display to move, press

and select Move up or Move down.

twice then select Favorites.

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2-8-3 Data header

The displays can show data at the top, called the data header.

When you select a window from the display

menu (see section 2-8) the 557/567 displays an appropriate data header for the window.

Each favorite display (see section 2-8-2) has its

own data header. When you selec t a favorite display, the 557/567 recalls the data header for this favorite.

Setting the data header for a display

1 Press

2 To turn the data header on or off :

i Select Data.

ii Select

3 To select the size of the data:

i Select Size.

ii Select the size to display.

4 To change the data displayed:

i Select Data setup.

ii Change a data field:

a Press the cursor keys to highlight the

b Press

c Selec t a data item that is available

iii Repeat the above step to set the other

data fields.

Tip: If all fields in a line are None then the line will not be displayed and the data header will take less space on the display.

5 Press

Tip: The data header will change when you select another display. To set a data header that you can recall later, set the header as part of a favorites display (see below).

and selec t Data header.

or .

field.

data items.

on your system or select None to leave the field empty.

to display a menu of

Favorites displays and data headers

To set a data header for a favorites display, follow the steps to add a favorite (see section 2-8-2

- Adding a favorite display to the list). In step 1, set the data header for the favorite as described above.

Note: Only the Char t, Gauges, Highway, Fuel, Data, and Tanks windows can have a data header.

2-8-4 Compass

The chart, sonar and highway displays can show a compass at the top of the window.

The compass always shows the boat’s course over ground (COG), a black symbol in the middle. When the boat is navigating to a point, the compass also shows bearing to the destination (BRG), a red symbol.

In this example, BRG is 332°M and COG is 341°M.

To turn the compass off or on:

1 Press

and selec t Data header.

2 Set Compass to or .

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3 Navigation: Chart

The chart window shows the chart, the boat’s position course and navigation data.

3-1 Overview of navigating

The 557/567 has two ways of navigating, going straight to a point or following a route.

3-1-1 Navigating to a point

When the 557/567 is navigating to a point, the chart and highway windows show navigation data:

A The boat position .

B The destination point marked with a circle.

C The boat’s plotted course to the destination.

D Two CDI lines, parallel to the boat’s plotted

course, which indicate the maximum expected deviation from the plotted course.

For more information, see appendix C.

If the 557/567 is connected to an autopilot, the 557/567 will send data to the autopilot to steer the boat to the destination. Start the autopilot before starting to navigate to the point.

If the 557/567 has no autopilot, steer the boat manually:

a use the boat position and destination on the chart or highway windows

b or use navigation data window on the data header (see section 2-8-3)

c or use COG and BRG on the compass (see section 2-8-4).

Note:

1 If the XTE alarm is enabled, an alarm will

sound if the boat deviates too much from its intended course (see section 15-8).

2 If the arrival radius alarm is enabled, then an

alarm will sound to show that the boat has reached the destination (see section 15-8).

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3-1-2 Going to a waypoint or to a p oint on the chart

A waypoint is a position that you can set on the 557/567 chart, for example a fishing spot. (see section 5).

Going to a waypoint from the chart window

1 Go to the chart window.

2 Move the cursor to the waypoint: either use

the cursor keys or use Find (see section 3-2-5).

3 Press

Going to a waypoint from the waypoints window

1 Go to the waypoints window.

2 Press

go to.

3 Press

Going to a point on the chart

1 Switch to a chart window.

2 Move the cursor to the destination point:

either use the cursor keys or use Find (see section 3-2-5).

3 Press

Make sure the course does not pass over land or dangerous waters.

Navigating

The 557/567 navigates to the point as described in section 3-1-1.

Cancelling navigating

Go to a Chart window, press

Cancel goto.

Tip: Before starting, create waypoints at points of interest. Create a waypoint at the start of the trip for you to navigate back to (see section 5-2-1).

and selec t Goto.

or to highlight the waypoint to

and selec t Goto.

and selec t Goto cursor.

WARNING

and selec t

3-1-3 Following a route

Preparing

A route is a list of waypoints that the boat can follow (see section 6).

To create waypoints before creating the

route, see section 5-2-1.

To create a route, see section 6-2-1.

Starting a route from the chart window:

1 Go to the chart window.

2 Press

3 Press

follow. Press .

4 The 557/567 asks for the direction to traverse

the route.

Select

created) or

5 The 557/567 displays the chart with the

route marked and starts navigating from the start of the route.

Starting a route from the routes window:

1 Go to the routes window.

2 Press

follow. Press

3 The 557/567 asks for the direction to traverse

the route.

Select

created) or

4 The 557/567 displays a chart with the route

marked and starts navigating from the star t of the route.

and selec t Star t Route.

or to highlight the route to

Forward (the order the route was

Reverse.

or to highlight the route to

and selec t Star t.

Forward (the order the route was

Reverse.

Navigating

The 557/567 navigates to each waypoint on the route in turn as described in section 3-1-1.

The 557/567 stops navigating to the waypoint at the end of the current leg and starts the next leg of the route:

a when the boat comes within 0.025 nm of the

waypoint

b or when the boat passes the waypoint

c or if you skip the waypoint.

Skipping a waypoint

To skip a waypoint, go to a chart window, press

and selec t Skip. The 557/567 starts navigating straight towards the next waypoint on the route.

WARNING

Skipping a waypoint with the autopilot on might result in a sudden course change.

Cancelling a route

When the boat has reached the final waypoint, or to stop the boat following the route at any time, cancel the route. Go to a chart window, press

and selec t Cancel route.

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3-2 Chart window

To go to the Chart window, press then selec t Chart.

A typical chart window shows:

A Data header. To turn the data off or on or to change what data is displayed (see sec tion 2-8-2)

B Compass (see sec tion 2-8-3)

C Char t scale (see section 3-2-3)

D Boat position (see sec tion 3-2-1)

E Boat track (see section 3-5)

F Boat course and CDI lines (see Appendix C, CDI)

G Distance and bearing of cursor from boat

HLand

ISea

J The cursor (see sec tion 3-2-1)

K A typical waypoint (see section 5)

Note: To change the types of information displayed on the chart (see sec tion 15-2)

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3-2-1 Chart modes

The Chart has two modes:

Centre on boat mode

To switch to centre on boat mode in the char t window, press of the chart. As the boat moves through the water, the chart automatically scrolls to keep the boat in the centre of the chart. The cursor (see below) is turned off.

Cursor mode

The keys To switch to cursor mode in the chart window, hold down a cursor key. The cursor and moves away from the boat:

Press the key which points in the direction that the cursor will move, for example press

to move the cursor down.

Press midway bet ween two of the cursor keys to make the cursor move diagonally.

Hold a cursor key down to make the cursor move continuously across the display.

In Cursor mode:

The distance ( the cursor from the boat are displayed at the bottom, left corner of the display.

The chart does not scroll as the boat moves.

If the cursor reaches the edge of the display, the chart will scroll.

For example, hold down

cursor to the right side of the display and the chart will scroll to the lef t.

. The boat is at the centre

and are called cursor keys.

appears

DST) and bearing ( BRG) of

to move the

3-2-2 Latitude and longit ude

Latitude and longitude can be displayed in the data header. The display is degrees and minutes to three decimal places, about 2 m (6 ft) resolution. Normally the position is the boat ’s position, and the latitude and longitude has a boat symbol to show this:

36° 29.637’ N or S Latitude

175° 09.165’ E or W Longitude

If the cursor has been moved in the last ten seconds, then the position is the cursor’s position, and the latitude and longitude has a cursor symbol to show this:

36° 29.841’ N or S Latitude

175° 09.012’ E or W Longitude

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WARNING

When reading the boat position, make sure the position is not the cursor position.

3-2-3 Chart scale

Press to zoom in and display a smaller area of the chart in more detail. Press and display a bigger area in less detail.

The chart scale is displayed at the top lef t of the chart:

to zoom out

3-2-4 Chart symbols and info rmation

The chart will show symbols, such as waypoints and chart symbols (for example buoys, beacons, wrecks and marinas). When the cursor is placed over a symbol for at least two seconds, a data window appears at the bottom left of the display with information about the symbol.

To see stored information about a point on the chart (for example, a chart symbol):

1 Move the cursor to that point on the chart.

2 Press

3 A menu of objects is displayed:

i Select an object to display.

ii Press

other objects.

iii Finally, press

and select Chart info.

to return to the menu. Select

to return to the char t.

3-2-5 Finding a char t symbol

To find and display a char t symbol:

1 Press

2 Select the type of symbol: Waypoints, Routes,

Ports by name, Ports & services, T ide stations or AIS Vessels.

3 For Ports & services: selec t the type of ser vice

to find.

For Ports by name: press

enter a name or let ters contained in the port name, then press .

4 A list of items is displayed. If there are more

items than will fit on the display, press

and selec t Find.

, , or to

to page up and down.

For Ports by name: to search for a different

port name, press then press .

5 Select the item and press

window changes to show the item in the middle of the display.

To see stored information about the item,

press

(see section 3-2-4).

. change the name,

. The chart

3-3 Distance and bear ing calculator

The distance and bearing calculator can plot a course of one or several legs and show the bearing and length of each leg, as well as the total distance along the course. The completed course can be converted into a route.

To use the distance and bearing calculator:

1 Press

is displayed. Press and select

Distance.

2 Move the cursor to the star t of the first leg. It

does not matter if this point is a waypoint or not. Press

3 To add a leg to the course, move the cursor

to the end of the leg. It does not matter if this point is a waypoint or not. The display shows the bearing and length of the leg, as well as the total distance along the course. Press

until the chart window

3-2-6 Perspective view

Perspective view shows the chart from an angle instead of from straight above. To turn perspective view on or off, press and set Perspective to

4 To remove the last leg from the course, press

5 Repeat the above two steps to enter the

whole course.

6 To save the new course as a route, press

new points on the course as new waypoints, with default names. If necessar y, edit the route later (see section 6-2-2) and edit any new waypoints later (see section 5-2-3).

7 Finally, press

window.

or .

and selec t Remove.

and selec t Save. This also saves any

to return to the char t

3-4 Projecte d course

If Projected course is turned on, then the 557/567 will display the projected position based on the course over ground (COG), speed and a specified time. To turn Projected course on and off and to set the time, see section 15-2.

A Projected position

B Boat’s projected course

C Boat position

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3-5 Tracks and trackin g

Tracking records the boat’s position to memory at regular intervals, which can be:

Time intervals.

Or distance intervals.

The track of where the boat has been can be displayed on the chart. The 557/567 can display one track while recording another.

To work with track s, see section 15-5.

The 557/567 can store five tracks:

Track 1 can hold up to 200 0 points and is intended to record the normal progress of the boat.

Tracks 2, 3, 4 and 5 can hold up to 500 points each and are intended to record sec tions to be retraced accurately, for example entering a river mouth.

Tip: Record the tracks in good conditions.

When recording is on and the track becomes full then recording continues and the oldest points in the track are deleted. The maximum length of a track depends on the selected track interval: a small interval will give a shor ter, more detailed track and a long interval will give a longer, less detailed track, as shown in these examples:

The track lengths are in the current distance units, for example nm.

Time intervals

Interval Track 1 Track 2, 3, 4

or 5

1 sec 33 minutes 8 minutes

10 sec 5.5 hours 1.4 hours

1 min 33 hours 8 hours

Distance intervals

Interval Track 1 Track 2, 3, 4

or 5

0.01 20 5

1 2,000 500

10 20,000 5,000

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