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To Our Customer
Important Notice
Warranty Information
(ieneral
Information
UnitInstallation
DisplayUnit
PowerConnection
Antenna
Installation
Star
Pilot
GPS
Antenna
BasicOperation
Star
PilotKeyboarcl
Alpha-Numeric
Keys
Common
Sofikey
Functions
Power/Backl
ightControl
Getting
Started
TurningtheStarPilotOn
The
MenuScreen
What
Is
A Waypoint'l
Enterin-e
Waypoints
(
1)Position
Mode
Saving
Present
Positionina
Waypoint
(2)
PlotMode
Features
ofTrack
Plot
(3)
Navigate
Mode
(4)
Waypoint
Mode
Creating
Routes
(5)
Status
Mode
(6)
Set
Up Mode
TheBasicsof GPS
Advanced
NavigationGuide
GPS
Mocles
Navigational
Terms
Error Messages& Troubleshooting
Tips
GPS
HealthMessages
ErrorCodes
Specifications
How To ObtainService
Warranty
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Overhead
GPS antenna/receiver
Antenna cable
Star
Pilot
GPSdisplal,unit
Power cable
UnitInstallation
Display
Unit
The compactsizeof theStar Pilot allows lor easyinstallation
in
most any boat. To getmaximum perfbrmance and lif-cfrom your unit.
thetollowing guidelinesshould beconsidered
when selectinga
mounting
location:
l) Selecta locationwherethe unit isprotected
1}om
excessive
temperature.
Heat is oneof the worst enemiesof electronic
components.and will acceleratecomponent aging.thereby
reducing
thetrouble-freelif-eof your Star Pilot.
2) Mount thedisplay
in a locationwhereit will beconvenient to
routethe
power andantennacables.
NOTE: An optional.in-dashmounting bracketis available for
thc Star Pilot display unit.Contact
your nearbyAuthorized
Interphase Dealer or thc Interphase Accessories
Sales
Depart-
ment
(408)
427-4444.
Power
Connection
The
Star
Pilotrequires
a
power
sourcewith
a
voltagelevelfiom 10
to 16
VDC.
Low voltagemaycauseadimclisplay.reducedsignal.
weak
beeperandaslow turn
on.Highvoltagemay
cventually
result
inlailure
of someinternal
part.
Thenominalvoltagclbund
on
most
properly
operating
marine
pow'er
systemsis 13.6VDC. It is
recommended
that
you
checkthe
voltage
supply
whichyouintend
to
operate
fbrthe
proper
level.
Connectthetwo-pin
plug
ontheendol'thc
power
supplycabletothe
power
supply
jacklocated
atthe
rear
of theunit.Connectthe
redwire
to
the
positrve
terminalandtheblack
wire
tothenegativeterminalof
vour
boat's
l2 VDC battcry.orthecorrcspondingconnectionsofthe
maindistribution
panel.
Avoid
connectingdirectlytothe
same
circuit
with
anyelectronics
which
tendtodrawalargeamountof power,
such
asbrlge
purnps.
refri-eerators
andtransmittingradios.
The
power
cordincluded
with
the
Star
Pilotincludesanin-linefuse
holderwitha 1.6Ampfuseinstalled.Be
certain
when
connectingthe
power
cordtothebatterythatthecorrect
polarity
is
observedorthe
fusemayblowand
possible
circuit
damage
may
occur.
WARNING: Ncvcrreplace thcStarPilot's in-linefuse
with
a
fuse
ofahigherrating.Alwaysreplacewith
a
fusewith
a
ratin-u
between
I Amp.and1.6Arnp.

Gencral
Informntion
Congratulations
on
your
selection
oftheInterphase
StarPilot
GPS
receiver.
Itsrugged
waterproof
designmakes
it ideal
fbrinstallation
onnearly
any
typeof boat.
TheStar Pilot f-eatures
many
advanced
functions,
and
employs
one
oftoday'smost
sophisticated
GPS
receivers.
The
sequential
three
channelreceiver
design
tracks
uptoseven
GPSsatellites
andis
capable
of providing
accurateposition
information
every
second.
TheStar Pilot designis
compact
andof waterproof
construction.
It
has
along-lifewaterproof
keypad
which
allows
you
toselect
every
navigational
f'eatureyouneedwith the
touch
of abutton.
It has
a
beeper
for arrivalalarm,
anchorwatch
alarm
andit will beepto
acknowledge
whenever
abuttonis
pressed.
The
StarPilotworks
inafullyautomaric
mode
whichyou
need
only
start
uptoinitialize.
There
isnoneed
toenter
anapproximate
Latitude
andLongitude
position.
You
can
selectmany
oftheStar
Pilot'sfeatures
with
theSet-Up
display.
You
canactivate
anAnchor
Alarm,Waypoint
Arrival
Alarm,
setuniversal
orlocal
time.
The
Star
Pilot'sgraphic
navigation
mode
shows
your
distance
off'
the
desired
course
andhowtosteer,right
or lefi. toget
back
on
course,course
over
ground
andspeed
overground.
TheDatawindow
inthenavigation
mode
allows
you
to
choosea
view
ofestimatecl
time
of arrival.
time
to
go,
velocity
madegood.
distance
made
good.
present
position
latitude
andlongitude,
current
dateand
time.
orlocal
magneticvariation.
The
Star Pilot makesit easy
tostore
your
current
orfavorite
positions
inanyof 100waypoints.
Each
waypoint
is
date
stamped
lor
future
reference
andaWaypoint
Management
Display
letsyou
quickly
scrollthrough
and
viewyour
listing
of waypoints.
You
can
also
pre-program
upto l0 routes
of l0 waypoints
eachforfuture
use.
The
StarPilot's
very
low
power
consumption
(typically
less
than
600milliAmps
at l2 Volts
DC)
makes
it ideatly
suited
for
many
of
today's
smaller
boats.
orcruising
boats,
with
limited
power
availabilitv.

Overhead
Shelfffable
GPS antenna/recciver
Antenna
Star
PilotGPS
displayunit
a* Power cable
UnitInstallation
DisplayUnit
The compactsizcof theStar Pilot allou s tirreasr installation
in
most any boat.
To getmarimuttt pcrlix'tttaltcc
ancl
lil'efrom your unit.
the fbllowing guiclelinesshor.rlclbc'
cottsiclcrccl
r.rhenselcctinga
mounting
location:
l) Select a location
whcrethc unit is
prtttc-ctcdfrom ercessive
tempcrature.
Heat isoneol-thc \\
orstL'tl!-lllie
sof clcctronic
components.
andwill accclcrate
contponcntaging,
thereby
reducing
thc trouble-free
lite of your Star Pilot.
2) Mount thedisplay in a locatictn
rvhcre
it will bc convenient
to
route
thepower and antenna
cablcs.
NOTE: An optionzrl.
in-dashmounting bracket
is available
tor
thc Star Pilot display unit.Contact
your nearby
Authorized
Interphase Dealer or theInterphase AccessoriesSales
Depart-
ment
(408)
127-4414.
PowerConnection
The
Star
Pilotrequiresi.r
powersourcewitha
voltagelevel
from l0
to I6VDC.Low voltagemaycausea
dimdisplay.
reduccd
signal.
weakbccperand
a
slowtumon.
High
voltagemay
eventually
result
infailureof someinternal
part.Thenominal
volta-ecfoundon
most
properly
operating
tnarine
powersy\temsis 13.6
VDC.It is
rccommendedthat
you
check
thevolta-uesupply
which
you
intendto
operate
forthe
proper
level.
Connect
thctwo-pin
plug
ontheendofthe
power
supply
cabletothe
power
supply
jacklocatedat
therearoftheunit.
Connect
the
redwire
tothe
positive
terminaland
thcblack
wiretothe
nc-qativetcnninal
of
yourboat's
l2 VDC battcry,orthecorresponding
connections
ofthe
rnaindistribution
panel.
Avoidconnecting
directlytothe
sanlecircuit
with
any
electronics
whichtend
todrawalarge amount
of powcr.
suchasbilge
pumps,refrigeratorsandtransmitting
radios.
The
power
cord
included
withthe
StarPilotincludesan
in-line
fuse
holder
witha 1.6Ampfuscinstalled.
Becertain
whenconnecting
the
power
cord
tothebattery
thatthecorrect
polarity
is
observed
orthe
l'usemayblowand
possible
circuit
damage
mayoccur.
WARNIN(i: NeverreplacetheStar
Pilot'sin-linefuse
witha
fuse
of a
higherrating.
Alwaysreplace
withafuse
with
a
ratin-ebetween
I Amp.and1.6
Arnp.

AntewtnInstallntion
StarPilotGPS
Antenna
TheStar
PilotGPS
Antenna,
withitsreceiver
unit.
ishousecl
ina
durable.
waterproof
casing
designed
formounting
rn
an
opcn
location.
Foroptrmum
signal
reception,
mounttheantenna
witha
360o
view
ofthesky
sothat
itcan
haveline-of-sight
tracking
of the
satellites.
Preventobjects
suchas
poles.
rails,other
antennasand
largecables
fiom obstructing
the
viewbetween theGPS
antenna
and
thesatellites.
Care
mustalso
betaken
inchoosing
amounting
location
where
radar
beams
orcommunications
transmitterbeams
WILL NOT be
directed
towards
theGPS
antenna.
Mountthe
antenna
onalevelsurface,
suchasacabin
top,orona
standard
marineantenna
extension
pole.
Use
of astandard
marine
antenna
mount
with I
-inch
threads
isrequired
tocomplete
the
installation.
TheStar
PilotGPS
antenna
includes30
feetofantenna
cable.
If
extension
cable
isneeded,call
Interphase
Customer
Service
at
(408)
427-4444
foradvice.
WARNING: Neverattempt
totakeoff the
connector
onthecnd
of
the
cableor
toshortenor splicethe
cable.
Thiscouldcause
damageto
theunit
and
voidany
warranty.
StarPilot antenna/rccetver
Star Pilot antenna/recerver
I
I
I
Backstay -- 8-fbotfiberglass
extender
(l x l.lTHDI
U-shaped bracket
Antenna mount
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x 14THD)

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Basic
Operation
The StarPilot Keyboard
TheStar Pilot hasbeendesigned
tobeaseasytolearnandoperateas
possible.
Theraised
push-button
keys
provide
atactile
f-eel
toeach
operation
andtheStar Pilot responds
with anaudiblebeep eachtime
akeyis
pressed.
All keys
necessaryforoperationof theunit
areon
thc
front
panel.
In additionto thealpha-numenc
keys
ontheri-eht
side,theStarPilotusesaunique
approachcalled
"softkeys"
along
thebottomof thedisplay.
These
fivekeysarelabeledbythe
LCD
display
andarecontrolledbytheunit'ssoftware,thus
thename
"softkeys".
The
"softkey"
approachallows
forvery easyoperation,
it almost
guidesyou
along.even
thoughtheStar
Pilot
possesses
anamazing
number
of advanced
features.
It wouldtakeaconsiderable
numberof
additional
buttonsand
greatly
addto theoperationalcomplexity
if
eachfunction
had
adedicated
button
instead
of usins
the
"softkev"
approach.
Alpha-NumericKeys
The
Star Pilot is
equipped
with analpha-numeric keypad.
The
alpha-
numeric
keypadconsistsof 12
pushbuttons.
Eachbutton
islabeled
witha number.lettersorsymbol.
All alphabetand numberentriesare
madeusingthe
Alpha-NumericKeypadasshownbelow.
Thedisplay
screenshows
youwhere
the
letteris
tobeenteredby the
highlighted
cursor
position.
Example-Press
Key#l:
Itime -l 2times=A 3times=B 4times=C
andetc.forother
keys
andalpha-numeric
characters.
A spaceis
enteredbypressing
Key
#0
twotimes.
PresstheRight
Arrow ontheAlpha-NumericKeypadtomovetothe
nextletterentry.
You may
edit
orcorrect anentryby usingeither
the
Lefi or RightArrow Keytothe
letter
position
andchanging
theentry.
CommomSoftkey
Functions
Onsomeof thedisplay
screensseenduringoperation
of theStar
Pilot,youwill notearecurrenceof the
followingsofkey labels.
Theirfunctionsare
identicalin whicheverMODE isbeingused.
When
the
MENU softkeyis
pressed,
theStar Pilot will returntothe
Menu
Screen.
If youhavebeenin adisplayin which
youwere
enteringinformation,andthen
press
theMENU softkey,theStar
Pilot will returntothe
Menu
Screen
withnochanges beingentered.
Useof theMENU softkey
isalways requiredin order tomove the
Star Pilot fromone
Modetoanother.
Alpha-Numeric
keypad
\\\
I
Power,rbacklight

TheESC.or
ESCAPEsoftkey.
isseenonsomeofthedisplays
which
ask
you
toenter
information,suchas
waypointnamcsorcoordinates.
Pressingthe
ESC
sofikey
will return
theStar
Pilottothe
prcvious
screen
withno
changesbeing
entered.
Thisisuseful.torinstance.if
you
startedentering
awaypoint
nameandthendecided
nottouscthat
waypoint.Using
theESCsofikey,
the
StarPilot
will retruntothe
previousscreen
anddisregard
the
information
youhadstartedtoenter
lbrthe
selectedwaypoint.
Power/BacklightControl
ThePowerOn/Otfbutton
islocatedonthelower
rightside of the
StarPilot.ToturntheunitOn
press
thePower
Key
once.
Toturn
the
unit
Off press and
holdthePower
Key
down
untilitbeeps.
The
DisplayBacklight
goes
onautomatically
when
vou
turn
the
Star
Pilot on.
A momentary
push
onthe
PowerKey alternatesthe
BacklishtOn& Off.

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Getting
Started
Checktoseethat
allthecomponents
shownatleti wereincluded
withyour
Star
Pilot.
If a
part
ismissing.contact
theInterphase
CustomerService
Department(408)
427-4444immediately.
WARNING: DO NOT operate
the
Star
Pilot
with
parts
missingor
withparts otherthanthoseobtained
through
Interphase;doingso
couldcausemajor
navigationalerrors.
Any malfunctionstotheStar
Pilot resultingfrom unauthorized
parts
arenotcoveredby warranty.
Turning TheStarPilotOn
To tum the
Star Pilot on,
press
thePower
Keylocatedonthe
lower
rightcornerof theunitonetime.UsetheUp or DownArrow softkeys
toadiustthedisplayscreen
contrast.
TheMenu Screen
Uponturnon,theStarPilot
will firstshowtheMenuScreen.
There
aresixmodes
for operation of theStar Pilot.Thefirstthree
modes
(keypad
choices
1,2.3)are
navigationscreens.ThePosition
Mode
featuresaneasyto
view,large
digit
displayofyour
present
latitude
and
longitude.ThePlotand
NavigateModes
provide
navigational
informationingraphicformats,displayinga
plot
ofyour boat's
courseor asteering
trackto your destination.
Thenextthree
modes
(keypad
choices4.-5.6) are
for supportof thenavigationscreens.
The
WaypointModemanagesthe
Waypoint
and
Routelibraries.
TheStatus
Mode
givesyou
infbrmationontheconditions
ofthe
Star
Pilotitself,
as
wellastheGPSsatellitesand
system.TheSetUp
Modecanbeusedto
setlocaltimeandthearrivalandanchor
alarms.
Usethe
keypad
ontheri-ehtsideof theunittochoose
anoperational
mode.The
StarPilotisnowstartedandis
locking
ontothe
GPS
satellitesignals.
If this
is
the
first
timeturn-on
fortheunit.
itmay
takeseveralminutesto
get
a
position
fix.
PressKey#1to ChoosethePositionMode
Youwill noticethecurrentdateandtimeon
thetopof thedisplay.
The
time
is
displayed
inUTC(Universal
Time
Coordinated).
Seethe
SetUpModesection,
Pagel9 fordetailsonsettingthetime
toLocal
Time.
At first
the
latitudeandlongitudedigits
may
beall
"0"s.
Notethe
Iowerrightcornerofthedisplay.
BelowtheALT: you
will read
OLD.2Dor3D.OLD meansthattheStar
Pilot
does
nothavea
new
position
fix.If 2D or3D isshown.the
position
iscurrent.
Beadvised
thatit maytakeseveral
minutesfor the
Star Pilot toobtainanew
position
fix. Theremaybetimes
when
the
necessarythreesatellite
positions
are
notreadily
available.
Whentheunitcompletes
its
satellitesearch,
the
"0"swill changeto
yourpresentposition
coordinatesandthedisplayOLD will changeto2D or3D.
Younow
havetheStarPilot upand
running.Your
position
is
being
constantly
uodated
evervf'ewseconds.
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NOTE,:Do notbe
alarmed
if the
last
digits
ofthe
Latitude
or
Longitude
sometimes
fluctuate.
This
isnormal
whenthe
Star
Pilot
is
receiving
positioninformation.
What Is A Waypoint?
A Waypoint
is
usually
astarting
point,
destination,
buoy
orchannel
marker,
or any
place
youwishthe
Star Pilot toremember.
It iscan
beafavorite
fishing
spot,
harbor
entrance.
location
of areef.
rocksor
other
important
bottom
structure.
TheStar
Pilot
stores
upto 100
Waypoint
positions.
Waypoints
can
be
stored
using
eitheroftwo
methods.
Youcan
INSTANTLY store
yourboat's
present
position
withthe
SAVEkey,
which
you
will find
whenusing
anyofthethree
Navigational
Modes.
Youcan
store
Waypoints
atanytime
byentering
the
Latitude
& Longitude
coordin-
ates
and
naming
the
waypoints
while
using
thestar Pilot
inthe
Waypoint
Mode.
To Enter a Waypoint
Afierturning
theStarPilot
ON and
viewing
the
MENU Screen,
pressKey#4tobring
upthe
Waypoint
Screen.
The
Waypoint
Log
will beshown
onthe
lefi
sideofthedisplay.
The
cursor
positionwill be
noted
byreverse
video.
Toentera
new
Waypoint,
or
toedit
a
previous
Waypoint,
use
the
Anow Upor
Downsofikeys
till thecursor
is
locatedat
the
position
inthe
Waypoint
Logthat
youwish
touse.
Then
press
the
sofikey
under
ENTR for ENTER.
Afier pressingthe
ENTR,or ENTERsofikey.
aWindowwill open
on
the
rightside
ofthe
display
prompting
you
to
give
the
Waypoint
a
NAME. Use
the
Keypad
Lefi or Right
Arows tomovethe
cursor
to
the
appropriate
letterspace.
There
are
10spaces
forletters
ordigits.
Using
the
method
described
in the
BasicOperation
of the
Keypad,
enter
the
Waypoint
Name.
Afteryouhave
finished
giving
yourWaypoint
aNAME' and
have
entered
it,a
new
Window
will open
onthe
right
side
of the
display.
You
will be
promptedtoenter
inlatitude
and
longitude
coordinates.
Usethe
Alpha-Numeric
Keypadto movethe
cursor
and
cnter
the
latitude
coordinates.
Pressthe
ENTR softkey.
Enter
the
longitude
coordinates.
Press
the
ENTR softkey.
The
Waypoint
entry
is
complete
andthe
display
returnsto the
Waypoint
Screen.
NOTE: Remember
toenter
N for NORTH Latitudes'
W for WEST
Longitudes,
etc.
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