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NSS evo2
QuickStart Guide
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No. Description
1 Touch screen
2 Rotary knob. Rotate to scroll through menu items, then press to confirm a
selection. Rotate to adjust a value and to zoom a zoomable panel.
3 X key. Press once to exit a dialog, to return to previous menu level and to remove
the cursor from the panel.
4 Power key. Press once to display the System control dialog. Repeat short presses
to cycle the backlight brightness. Press and hold to turn the unit ON/OFF.
5 Home key. Press once to display the Home page. Repeat short presses to cycle
the favorite buttons. Press and hold to display all favorite buttons as an overlay
on active page. Repeat short presses to cycle the favorite buttons.
6 STBY / AUTO key. With the autopilot in any automatic mode: Press to set the
autopilot to Standby mode. With the autopilot in Standby mode: Press to display
the autopilot mode selection pop-up.
7 Card reader door
8 Micro-SD Card readers
9 MARK key. Press to instantly save a waypoint at the vessel’s position. Press and
hold to display the Plot menu used for saving new waypoints, routes and tracks.
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¼ Note: The
MARK key is not available on 7” units.
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The System Control dialog
Used for quick access to system settings.
Activate the dialog by:
• pressing the
• swiping from the top of the screen
¼ Note: The content of the System Control dialog depends on connected equipment
and active panel.
Power key, or by
The Home page
Activate the Home page by pressing the Home key.
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You can customize the Home page background by adding your own .png or .jpg file.
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Application buttons
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Tools
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Close button
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Favorites
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Man Over Board
(MOB) button
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Application pages
Activate an application page by:
• tapping the application button (full page panel), by
• tapping a favorites button, or by
• pressing and holding an application button to select a predefined split page.
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Status panel
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Application panel
Instrument bar
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Adjust panel size
You can adjust the panel sizes in a split page.
1. Tap the adjust split button in the System Control dialog to show the resize icon
2. Drag the resize icon to set preferred panel size
3. Save the changes by tapping the screen.
Favorite page overlay
Display the favorite buttons as a pop-up on any page by pressing and holding the
Home key.
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Edit a favorite page
Enter the Favorites edit mode by:
• tapping the Edit icon, or by
• pressing and holding a favorite button
Edit favorite page
Delete favorite page
Add new favorite page
Edit an existing favorite page or configure a new page by dragging panel icons into or
out from the preview area.
Save the changes by tapping the Save button.
The Instruments bar
Tap the Instrument bar button in the System Control dialog to turn the
bar on/off.
To edit the content of the Instrument bar:
1. Tap the Instrument bar to make it active
2. Select the edit option from the menu
3. Tap the item you want to change
4. Select the information you want to display in the Instrument bar
5. Save the changes by selecting the save option in the menu.
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Charts
• Zoom the chart by using spread or pinch
gestures, by using the zoom buttons (A), or by
turning the Rotary knob.
• Move the view in any direction by panning the
chart.
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Waypoints
Save a waypoint at the vessel’s position by:
• using the new waypoint option in the menu, or by
• pressing the
To save a waypoint at selected position:
1. Tap the screen at selected position
2. Select the new waypoint option in the menu, or press the
MARK key.
• Display information about a chart item by tapping
the item.
MARK key.
¼ Note: The
MARK key is not available on 7” units
Routes
To create a route:
1. Tap the screen
2. Select the new route option in the menu
3. Tap the chart to position the first routepoint
4. Continue tapping the screen to position additional waypoints
5. Save the route by selecting the save option from the menu.
Navigating
To navigate to cursor position:
1. Tap the screen to positioning the cursor
2. Select the goto cursor option in the menu.
Navigate a predefined route by:
• tapping the route to make it active, then selecting
the goto route option in the menu, or by
• selecting the route from the Routes dialog, then selecting the goto option in the
dialog
Overlay
Add a radar, weather or StructureScan overlay on the chart by selecting the option in
the menu.
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Echosounder
• Zoom the image by tapping the zoom
buttons (A) or by turning the Rotary knob.
B
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Toggle available echosounder frequencies from the menu. Available options depend on
type of transducers connected to the system.
• View echosounder history by panning the
image.
• Adjust gain and color from the slide bar,
displayed by tapping the gain or color icon
(B), or by pressing the
• Toggle auto gain on/off from the menu, or by
pressing and holding the
Rotary knob.
Rotary knob.
Lower resolution images. Best performance in deep
water
High resolution images and better target separation
in shallow water
Lower resolution images. Best performance in deep
water
Better depth penetration than High CHIRP, but with
minimal loss of target definition
High resolution images and better target separation
in shallow water
Single
frequency
transducers
Chirp
transducers
50 kHz
83 kHz Greater water coverage
200 kHz
Low CHIRP
Medium CHIRP
High CHIRP
StructureScan
• Select Downscan or Sidescan view from the
menu
B
A
Toggle between available StructureScan frequencies from the menu.
• Zoom the image by tapping the screen
to position the cursor, then tap the zoom
buttons (A) or turn the
• Adjust contrast manually from the slide bar,
displayed by tapping the Contrast icon (B), or
by pressing the
Rotary knob
Rotary knob
455 kHz Excellent resolution and greater range than 800 kHz
800 kHz Better definition than 455 kHz at shallower depths
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Autopilot
You can activate the autopilot from any panel.
1. Press the
2. Select the autopilot mode in the Autopilot pop-up
STBY/AUTO key or the Autopilot tile in the Instrument bar
S Standby
FU Follow-up
NFU Non-Follow-up
A Auto Automatic steering, maintaining the set heading
ND NoDrift
N Navigation
W Wind * Automatic steering, maintaining the set wind angle
Wind
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navigation *
* Only available if the boat type is set to Sailboat.
¼ Note: You switch the autopilot to Standby mode from any automatic mode by a
short press on the
Autopilot is passive. Used when manually steering at the
helm
Manual steering. The rudder angle is set by the Rotary knob
or by another FU unit
Manual steering. The rudder movement is controlled by
the Port and Starboard buttons in the Pilot pop-up, or by
another NFU unit
Automatic steering, keeping the vessel on a straight bearing
line by compensating for drift
Automatic steering, navigating the vessel to a specific
waypoint or through a route using GPS data
Automatic steering, navigating the vessel to a specific
waypoint or through a route using both wind and GPS data
STBY/AUTO key.
Adjust set heading / course / wind angle
Adjust set heading (Auto mode), set wind angle (Wind mode) and
set course (NoDrift mode) by:
• tapping the
or by
• turning the
Port or Starboard buttons in the autopilot pop-up,
Rotary knob.
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Radar
B
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• Turn the radar transmitting on/off from the
menu.
• Set the range by using the zoom icons (A) or
by turning the
• Adjust gain, sea clutter and rain clutter settings
from the slide bar, displayed by tapping the
settings icons (B), or by pressing the
knob.
Rotary knob.
Audio
Activate the Audio overlay by tapping the Audio tile in the Instrument bar.
Rotary
Positioning a MOB mark
Save a Man Over Board (MOB) mark at vessel position by tapping the MOB button on
the Home page.
For more details, see the
NSS evo2 Operator manual.
*988-10628-001*