Northstar Explorer 557/567 Installation and Operation Manual
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GENERAL
Size:
557: 5.9” H x 6.5” W x 2.6” D
(150 mm H x 164 mm W x 65 mm D)
567: 7” H x 7.7” W x 2.1” D
(179 mm H x 195 mm W x 54 mm D)
Display:
557: 5” diagonal, TFT color, 480 x 640 pixels
567: 6.4” diagonal, TFT color, 480 x 640 pixels
Backlight: Display and keys
Supply voltage
10.5 to 32 V DC.
Supply current: at 13.8 V
300 mA min - no backlighting
550 mA max - full backlighting
External beeper or light output: Switched
to ground to sound alarm, 30 V DC, 200 mA
maximum.
Operating temperature
32°F to 122°F (0°C to 50°C)
ALARMS:
User set: Arrival radius, anchor, XTE, danger,
dangerous AIS vessels, low fuel (optional), loss
of DGPS fix
Fixed: Loss of GPS fix
GPS NAVIGATION
Chart card: C-MAP™ NT-MAX, NT+ or NT
User card: 3.3 V C-MAP™
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.
COMMUNICATIONS
NavBus
Connection to other Northstar instruments.
NMEA
NMEA 0183 ver 2 4800 baud
• Inputs from compatible instruments: DBT, DPT
(preferred), GGA, GLL, GSA, GSV, MTW, MWV,
RMC, VHW, VTG
Outputs, for compatible instruments: APA, APB,
BWR, GGA, GLL, GSA, GSV, RMB, RMC, VTG, XTE
STANDARDS COMPLIANCE
EMC:
USA: FCC Part 15 Class B.
Europe: (CE) EN301843-1:2004-06.
New Zealand and Australia: (C Tick) EN60945
9.2 & 9.3.
Environment: IPx6/IPx7/CFR46 (with card holder
and connections in place).
Appendix A - Specifications
TRACKER 557 TRACKER 567
164.0
mm ( 6.5 ")
0.051
)"9.5 ( mm
0.661
)"5.6 ( mm
)" 5
(
mm
72
1
33.1
mm ( 1.3 ")
88.5
mm ( 3.5 ")
32.0
mm ( 1.3 ")
195.0
mm ( 7.7 ")
0.591
)" 7.7 ( mm
0.971
)" 7 ( mm
)"
4
.
6
(
m
m
3
6
1
88.5
mm ( 3.5 ")
35.2
mm ( 1.4 ")
19.5
mm ( 0.8 ")