NorthStar 6000i - Networking the 6000 i

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Getting Started
Networking the 6000i
Reference Manual Revision D
Conventions
This manual uses certain conventions to
provide a consistent means of recognizing
specific information, as follows:
• is the universal caution symbol for
caution and warning information
related to your personal safety or
possible damage to the system. The
CAUTION and WARNING notes contain
critical information—please read them!
• The phrase “Press a key” means push
briefly and release, unless otherwise
specified.
• Text written like “
CHART ” generally
refers to named keys on the 6000i’s
front panel. Text written like “
More
info
” generally refers to the 6000i’s
menu keys at the right side of the
screen.
• Whenever this manual tells you to
press
ENTER to perform a function, you
can press
CLEAR instead if you decide
not to perform that function. These
keys are abbreviated
ENT and
CLR on
the 6000i .
Networking the 6000i
Northstar’s N2 networking technology lets
you connect two or more 6000i units in
order to share navigation data (including
radar and sounder data) and all waypoints
and routes between the units. The system
can be operated from any connected unit,
and all changes to routes and waypoints
are reflected on all the networked units.
Networking is fully automatic on the
6000i; no special steps are necessary
In an N2 network, one display unit is desig-
nated as the master, and all others as
slaves. The only restrictions on N2
networking are the following:
• there must be one and only one master
unit operating in a network
• all units must have the same software
version.
If, for example, a slave unit is turned on
before the master, a message is displayed
reminding you to turn on the master unit
before using the slave. In case the master
unit is not available (removed for service,
for example), brief instructions show how
to temporarily convert a slave into a master
unit.
For details on networking, see N2
Networking, starting on page 149.