Appendix a - specifications – NorthStar Navigation Explorer 660 User Manual

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Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual

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Appendix A - Specifications

GENERAL

Size: 201 mm H x 190 mm W x 72 mm D
(7.9" x 7.5" x 2.8").

Weight: display unit 115 g (2.2 lB).

Display: 6.4" diagonal, TFT color,
800 x 480 pixels.

Backlight: Display and keys

Supply voltage: 10.5 to 30.5 V DC.

Supply current: at 13.8 V

350 mA min - no backlighting.

1 mA max - full backlighting.

External beeper or light output: Switched to
ground to sound alarm, 30 V DC, 1 A maximum.

Operating temperature

0° to 50°C (32° to 122°F)

ALARMS:

User set: Arrival radius, anchor, XTE, danger,

too shallow, too deep, fish, temperature,
temperature rate, low battery, low fuel
(optional), loss of DGPS fix

Fixed: Loss of GPS fix

GPS NAVIGATION

Chart and user cards:

Capacity: Two cards
Type:

C-MAP™ NT cards and NT+ cards, 3.3 V

C-MAP(tm) user cards.

Waypoints: Up to 3000, with default or
user-defined alphanumeric names up to eight
characters.

Routes: 25 Routes, with up to 50 points each

Tracks: By time or distance, one track of 2000
points and four of 500 points.

Chart datums

121 Chart datums (see next page)
One user-defined map shift.

Chart scale: 0.05 to 4096 nm for chart (chart
dependent) down to 0.01 nm in plotter mode.

SONAR FISHFINDING

Depth range:

0.6 m (2 ft) to 1000 m (3300 ft )

Sonar output:

Power: Variable, up to 600 W RMS

Dual frequency: 50 kHz and 200 kHz

Transom transducer cable length:

10 m (33 ft)

Depth acquisition time from startup:

Typically 2 seconds at 30 m (100 ft)

Temperature:

Range 0° to 37.7°C (32° to 99.9°F)
Resolution of 0.1° unit.

Speed (from paddlewheel transducer):

1 to 96.6 kph (57.5 mph, 50 kn).

FUEL COMPUTER

(Optional fuel sensor(s) required)

Engine types:

Outboard carburetted two stroke and EFI

petrol/gasoline engines: 50 to 300 hp.

Outboard four stroke petrol/gasoline engines:

90 to 300 hp.

Inboard petrol/gasoline engines: 70 to 400 hp.

Flow rate:

Minimum: 5 litres per hour (1.3 U.S. gallons

per hour).

Maximum: 130 litres per hour (34 U.S. gallons

per hour).

COMMUNICATIONS

NavBus

Connection to other Northstar instruments.

NMEA

NMEA 0183 ver 2 4800 baud
Input, from GPS or DGPS receiver: GGA, GLL,

GSA, GSV, RMC, VTG

Input, from a wind sensor: MWV
Output, for autopilot or other instrument:

APA, APB, BWR, GGA, GLL, GSA, GSV, RMB,
RMC, VTG, XTE, DBT, DPT, VHW, MTW, XDR

STANDARDS COMPLIANCE

EMC:

USA: FCC Part 15 Class B.
Europe: (CE) EN64000-6-1 and EN64000-6-3
New Zealand and Australia: (C Tick) AS-NZS

3548.

Environment: IPx6/IPx7/CFR46 (with card
holder and connections in place)

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