Document Outline

• SECTION ONE - Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Who should read this manual
  • Scope of this manual
  • Getting technical support
    • Hearing from you
  • Servicing the unit
  • Returning a unit for service
  • Ordering information
• SECTION TWO - Installation
  • Safety considerations
  • System overview
  • Installation considerations
    • Ensuring a proper 961 installation
    • Avoiding shortcuts
    • Using the GPS antenna (AN150)
    • Using DGPS with an AN150 and 8410 ACU
    • Using the DGPS antenna (AN205-P)
    • Bench-testing the 961
  • Choosing a system location
    • Mounting the control head
      • Yoke mounting
      • Flush mounting
    • Installing the processor
      • Processor installation tips
  • Wiring the 961
    • Electrical power requirements
    • Wiring the system
      • Connectors
  • Installing the antenna
    • Choosing an antenna
    • Choosing an antenna location
      • Choosing the AN150 antenna location
      • Choosing the AN205-P combination antenna location
    • About the antenna cabling
    • Installing the AN150 antenna
      • Wiring the AN150 antenna
      • Mounting the AN150 antenna
    • Installing the AN205-P antenna
      • Wiring the AN205-P antenna
      • Mounting the AN205-P antenna
    • Installing an 8410 ACU (for use with the AN150 only)
      • Mounting the 8410
      • RF grounding
      • Differential GPS antenna cable connectors
  • Turning the unit on and off
    • Turning the unit on
    • Advisory message
    • For new units only
    • GPS signals
      • GPS receiver status summary
      • Lat/lon coordinates
      • SOG and COG
      • Loran-C TDs
    • About auto-dimming mode
    • Turning the unit off
  • Testing and troubleshooting the 961
    • Troubleshooting common installation problems
      • Troubleshooting the GPS/DGPS antenna installation
• SECTION THREE - Interfacing
  • Interfacing the unit
    • Connector pin wiring
  • Configuring the NMEA output ports
    • Setting the output format
    • About NMEA 0183 and RAY 0183
      • Displaying NMEA output sentences
    • About the NMEA TLL sentence
      • Modifying NMEA output sentences
    • Choosing the NMEA 0183 talker ID
    • Setting NMEA 0183 lat/lon precision
    • Changing the output rate
    • Changing the NMEA 0183 waypoint ID
    • Setting the NMEA 0183 checksums
  • Setting the auxiliary port
    • Aux port format
      • Outputting DGPS corrections to another source
      • Diagnostics
      • Port off
    • Aux port baud rate
  • Setting PPNM
  • Using VGA output
• SECTION FOUR - Service/Maintenance
  • Service functions
    • Viewing product information
      • Viewing head 1 serial number and software revision
      • Viewing head 2 serial number and software revision
      • Processor serial number and software revision
      • Beacon receiver self-test and software revision
      • GPS receiver self-test and software revision
    • Configuring the receivers
      • Changing GPS speed averaging value
      • Adjusting satellite elevation
      • Viewing the GPS software version
      • Setting DGPS operation
      • Setting beacon frequency and baud rate
    • Viewing GPS status
    • Changing port setup
    • Saving and restoring databases and system logs
      • Saving and restoring a 961 database
      • Saving log data
  • Maintenance functions
    • Cleaning the 961
    • Installing 961 software updates
• APPENDIX A - Technical Specifications
  • Northstar 961
    • Power
    • GPS receiver
    • Interfacing
  • Physical features
    • Control head
    • Processor
    • Environmental
      • Head
      • Processor
  • Internal beacon receiver specifications (961XD)
    • Signal processing
    • Data processing
    • Power
  • AN150 Active GPS Antenna
  • 8410 Antenna Coupling Unit
  • AN205-P GPS/DGPS antenna