Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Explorer 721US del fabbricante NorthStar Navigation
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2 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual FC C Stat ement 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.
3 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual Con t e n t s Sec tio n 1 - Gen er al In fo rm ati on ............................................................................................................... 6 1 - 1 Features .
4 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 4 - 7 R espo nse T yp e to LL Polling C alls (LL R EPL Y) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 4 - 8 Mute the Noti f icati on Rin g T one ( LL RI NG) .
5 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual IMPORT ANT : 1. Some features described in this manual are not av ailable on every model. 2. DSC functions will not operate on the radio until your user MMSID has been entered.
6 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual Sect ion 1 - Ge neral I nforma t ion 1-1 F e a t u r e s Cong ratu lati ons on y our p urchas e of a N or ths ta r VH F E xpl orer 721 US or 721 EU mar ine b and r ad io.
7 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 2. Onl y four m enu i tems can b e disp laye d at any on e tim e on th e LCD. Press CH + or CH - to scro ll up and do wn th e menu u ntil th e curs or is p osit ion ed at th e desi red o ptio n.
8 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual Th ese s ym bo ls may not a pp ear at all o r may be sh own i n a dif ferent lo ca tion o n the o pti onal h ands et. Symbol Meaning TX Transmitting. HI L O T ransmission power .
9 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual Baro Graph. A histogram of barometric pr essure readings over the past 24 hours .
10 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 1 - 7 Ba sic O pe rat ion a nd Key Func ti ons All possible keys on the base unit, the microphone, and the optional handset are listed and their functions are explained.
11 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual T o add a favorite channel for the fi rst time, select that channel then hold 3CH to store it in the CH1 location. Repeat the procedure to stor e t wo more favorite channels in the CH2 and CH3 locations respectively .
12 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual info Information. Press on the base MIKE to toggle through the INFO displa y to show the barometric historgram, the bar ometric readout and temperature, or the Sig nal- to-Noise Ratio (SNR).
13 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual Maintain your buddy list. See Section 2-3. Set radio sensitivity. See Section 2-4. Set backlight level. See Section 2-5. Set contrast level. See Section 2-5. Set position & UTC manually .
14 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 2- 2 Show Wea the r , SNR or Hap py Fish on Ha ndse t (INFO DAT A) If you have t he op tio nal han dset i nst alle d, yo u can us e INFO DA TA to show the lo cal w eather f orec as t (e.
15 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 2- 3 Ma in tai n Your Bud dy Lis t (BUDDY LIST) Use the Buddy List to store the names and associated MMSIDs of 20 fa vorite people. Names are stored in the or der of entry, with the most recent entry shown fi rst.
16 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 2- 3-3 Dele te an En tr y 1. Select BUDDY LIST . Press ENT or push the rotary knob to display the list of entries. 2. Scroll down (if required) t o the entry you want to delete and press ENT .
17 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 2- 5- 1 Set th e Back lig hti ng Leve l 1. Select BACKLIGHT . 2. Use CH + or CH - to select a comfortable back light level. 3. Press ENT or push the r otary k nob to confi rm the new level and return to the menu.
18 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 2-6- 2 Local Ti me ( TIME OFFSET) The local time can be set by entering the time off set between UTC and local time as follows. 1. Select GPS/DA T A, then SET TING. 2. Select TIME OFFSE T to enter the diff erence between UTC and local time.
19 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 2-6-3 Time Forma t Opti ons ( TIME FORMAT) Time can be shown in 12 or 24 hour format. 1 . Sel ec t G PS/ DA T A, t hen SE T T ING . 2. Sele c t TI ME FO RMAT . 3. Sele c t 1 2 H r or 24 Hr as desire d.
20 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 2-6-7 GPS Aler t O pti ons (ALERT ) The GPS alert is usually set to ON so that if the GPS navigation receiver is disconnected, the alarm sounds. 1. Select GPS/DA T A, then SET TING.
21 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual Sect ion 3 - Radio Se tu p Menu ( R ADIO S ETUP) Hold down CALL/MENU then scroll down and select RADIO SETUP . Press ENT or push the rotary k nob to show the RADIO SETUP menu options.
22 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual RADIO SETUP > CH NAME RING VOL UME KEY BEEP EDIT CH NAME TELEPHONE CH NAME 01 TELEPHONE SA VE CH NAME PHONE1 > YE.
23 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 3-6 Set t he Priori t y Chan ne l (WAT CH MODE) If you have the 721EU , watch mode is similar to a dual watch, scanning between the priority channel and the working channel.
24 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual RADIO SETUP W A TCH MODE WX ALER T > COM PORT GPS SOURCE NA VBUS > ON OFF GPS SOURCE N M E A > NAVBUS COM PORT.
25 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 3-9- 2 Swi tch the Ba rom etri c Dis play ON o r OFF (BARO DISPL Y ) 1.
26 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 4- 1 DSC SETUP Men u Op tio ns Check your user MMSID . See section 4.2. T o enter your user MMSID for the fi rst time, see Section 7-9 . Enter or change the name and/or details of a group .
27 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual If you make an error , select < and press ENT to backup and correct the entr y ( 721US ) or CLR and ENT ( 721EU ). 4. Enter the group MMSID . The fi rst number is always 0.
28 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual conversa tion. A manual response asks if you want to acknowledge the call, and then asks if you want to conv erse with the caller . 1. Select DSC SETUP , then select INDIV REPL Y .
29 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual It ’ s not possible to have both A TIS ON and DSC ON simultaneously. When you enable one, the other will turn OFF . If DSC and A TIS are both OFF , you must turn DSC ON for normal DSC operation.
30 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual Sect ion 5 - Send a nd Receive DSC C a ll s A vali d user M MSID mus t have b ee n entere d to access t he DSC f unc t ion s. I f you don ’t have a user MMSID, see Appendix D .
31 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 5-3 C al l an In div idu al (I NDIVIDUAL) Y ou can call anyone who has a radio with DSC functionality. You can set the priority level of the DSC call to routine, saf ety, urgency , or distress.
32 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 5-4 Cal l th e Most Rece nt Cal le r (L AST CALL) This facility is useful and used frequently. 1. Press CALL/MENU to enter the DSC CALL menu. LAST CALL is aut omatically selected.
33 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual select the correct channel. 3. The radio asks for confi rmation of the ALL SHIPS call (SEND?). Press ENT or push the rotary knob to select YES and send the call, and continue as explained in Section 5-3.
34 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 5-9 Requ es t the LL Pos iti on of a B udd y (LL REQUEST ) 1. Press CALL/MENU to ent er the DSC CALL menu, then select LL REQUEST . 2. Select the buddy whose LL position you want to request then press ENT or push the rotary knob to send the request.
35 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual Sta r t Track i ng as follows: 1. Press CALL/MENU to ent er the DSC CALL menu, then select TRACK BUDDY . 2. Selec t ST ART TRACK, then select YES. The ST AR T TRA CK display changes to ST OP TRACK.
36 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual RCV: GROUP GP: RD GROUP VHF721 ROUTINE RCV: GEOGRAPH VHF721 10:34 UTC ESC –> EXIT RCV: POSITION BUDDY3 82º50.
37 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 6- 1 Send a D ist res s Call 1. Open the red cover labelled DISTRESS. If time is available to specify the nature of the distress, go to step 2. Otherwise, go directly to step 3.
38 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual RCV: DISTRESS 123456789 FLOODING ESC –> EXIT RCV: DISTRESS 10:34 UTC 82º50.003'N 27º45.543'W RCV: DISTRESS RELA Y 123456789 ESC –> EXIT 6-2 Receive a D istr ess Ca ll (RC V: DISTRESS) An alert sounds when a distress call (DISTRESS!) is received.
39 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual Nor ths tar E xp lor er 72 1US and 72 1EU GENERAL Pow er Supply : 13.6 V DC.
40 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual Channel Naming: Y es T ri watch, favorite channel scan: Y es All scan: Yes User programmable MMSID: Y es (User MMSID and A TIS (721EU) MMSID and NAME directory : Y es - 20 numbers & group TRANSMIT TER Fr equency : 156.
41 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual Appendi x B - T roubleshoot ing 1. The transceiver will not pow er up. A fuse may have blown OR there is no v oltage getting to the transceiver . a) Check the power cable for cuts, breaks , or squashed sections.
42 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual NOTE For assis tance in und erstandin g the Tabl e, see notes a) to o) belo w.
43 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual Transmit ting frequencies MHz Port operati ons and ship movem ent Channel designator Notes Ship stations Coast stations.
44 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual d. The frequencies in this T able may also be used for radiocommunications on inland waterways in accord- ance with the conditions specifi ed in No. 5.226. – 56 – 62238 IEC:2003(E) e.
45 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual C. 2 USA Cha nn el Cha r t CH SEND (MHz) RECEIVE (MHz) TRAFFIC TYPE SHIP TO SHIP SHIP TO SHORE NAME T AG 01A 156.050 156.050 Port Operations, Selected VTS Areas Y es Y es POR T OPS/V TS 03A 4 156.
46 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual CH SEND (MHz) RECEIVE (MHz) TRAFFIC TYPE SHIP TO SHIP SHIP TO SHORE NAME T AG 61A 4 156.075 156.075 U.S. Government, Canadian Coast Guard Y es Y es UNA UTHORIZED 63A 156.
47 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual WEA THER MHz TRAFFIC TYPE NAME T AG Wx01 RX Only 162.550 NOAA WEA THER CHANNEL ------ ------ NOAA WX Wx02 RX Only 162.400 NOAA WEA THER CHANNEL ------ ------ NOAA WX Wx03 RX Only 162.
48 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual C -3 CANADA Cha nn el CHART CH SEND (MHz) RECEIVE (MHz) TRAFFIC TYPE SHIP TO SHIP SHIP TO SHORE NAME T AG 01 156.050 160.650 Public Corr espondence, Duplex No Y es TELEPHONE 02 156.
49 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual CH SEND (MHz) RECEIVE (MHz) TRAFFIC TYPE SHIP TO SHIP SHIP TO SHORE NAME T AG 28B RX Only 162.000 Public Corr espondence, RX Only ------ ------ TELEPHONE 60 156.025 160.625 Public Corr espondence, Duplex No Y es TELEPHONE 61A 4 156.
50 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual WEA THER MHz TRAFFIC TYPE NAME T AG Wx01 RX Only 162.550 NOAA WEA THER CHANNEL ------ ------ NO AA WX Wx02 RX Only 162.400 NOAA WEA THER CHANNEL ------ ------ NO AA WX Wx03 RX Only 162.
51 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual C - 4 EU INLAND WATERW AY CHANNELS - C oun tr y Spe cif ic For specifi c channel information for your country, please refer t o local authorities. CH SPECIFIC FOOTNO TES T RANSMITTING FREQUENCY (MHZ) SHIP- TO-SHIP SHIP- TOPORT NAUT .
52 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 17 h) 156.85 156.85 x 77 a) k) 156.875 156.875 x 18 156.9 161.5 x 78 156.925 161.525 x 19 156.95 161.55 x 79 a) 156.975 161.575 x 20 157 161.6 x 80 157.025 161.625 x 21 a) 157.
53 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 1.1 General r emarks to frequency table 1 1.1.1 The channels for service categories ship-to -ship and nautical information may also be used for vessel traffi c-sys tems by traffi c centr es.
54 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual Append ix D - M MSI D a nd License In format ion Y ou must obtain a user MMSID (Mar ine Mobile Ser vice Identity) and enter it into your radio in order to use the DSC functions.
55 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual Sect ion 7 - In sta ll t he E xplo rer 72 1 7 - 1 Installation Options There are two ways to install the radio . Y ou can choose: • a deck or overhead mounted gimbal installation .
56 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 13. T wo fl at screws for the microphone bulkhead mount 14. T wo spring washers for the microphone bulkhead mount 15. T wo plain washers for the microphone bulkhead mount 16.
57 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 4. Slide the radio into the mounting gimbal. 5. I nser t the two mounting knobs through the holes and tighten them suffi ciently to hold the radio at the desired viewing angle.
58 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 7 -7 Insta ll th e Mic ro pho ne Bu lkh ea d Mou nt 1. Hold the microphone bulkhead mount at the chosen location and use a soft pencil to mark the screw hole positions on the mounting surface.
59 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 4. BLACK P ower wire . C onnect this to the NEGA TIVE (-) batter y terminal. 5. RED Pow er wire . Connect this to the POSITIVE (+) batter y terminal. Check that a 10 Amp fuse is installed on this power cable close to the battery.
60 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual 7 -1 1 The Comp le ted In stal la tio n (with O pti ona l Han dse t) M84 M84 Battery VH F Antenn a Wallpl ate on bu lk .
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