NorthStar Navigation 8000I - Manual (Page 77)

77 Northstar 8000i Black Box Processor
10.17 Instruments
You can:
• choose how to view the instruments
• rename an instrument panel
• select the color scheme for an instrument panel
• change the layout of the instrument panel
• add a new instrument to a panel
• resize an instrument on a panel
• create an instrument panel
• change the appearance of an instrument
• delete an instrument from a panel
• delete an instrument panel
10.17.1 Create an instrument panel
Use this to create an instrument panel. You can create and store a maximum of 100
instrument panels, to suit different activities.
To create an instrument panel:
1. Select Display then select Instruments . If you can't see the Config button, select
Return .
2. Select Config from the control panel, then Panel Config .
3. Select New Panel then enter the name for the new instrument panel using the
onscreen keyboard, and select OK.
4. Now you can add each new instrument (see "Add a new instrument").
10.17.2 Add a new instrument
Use this to add a new instrument to your Instruments screen.
New instruments are always shown in the top left corner of the Instruments screen, so if you
want to locate a particular instrument in the top left corner, add this last of all so that you
don't need to reposition it.
The instrument must have been physically installed as part of your 8000i network, and must
send and receive data using NMEA or NavBus formats.
To add a new instrument:
1. Select Display then select Instruments . If you can't see the Select Panel button,
select Return .
2. Choose Select Panel then select the instrument panel that you want to change
and select Return .
3. Select Config then select Add Instrumen t. The Select Data Channel box is
displayed.
4. The Active Channels button shows the current setting. If it's On, the 8000i shows
the data channels that are currently receiving that data. (If it's Off, the 8000i shows
all the data channels that are available.) Select the button to toggle the Active
Channels button
On , if necessary.
5. Select + next to the data channel that is most appropriate for the instrument that
you're adding (for example, if you're adding a water temperature sensor, select +
Environment). The 8000i lists the instrument data available from that data channel.
6. Select the instrument data that you want to show, then choose Next .
7. The Choose Gauge box is displayed with a choice of different gauge displays. Select
the type of gauge display that you want for the new instrument and the 8000i
shows you a preview.