NorthStar Explorer 710 VHF, Operation And Installation Manual

Page 1: ...www northstarnav com Explorer 710 VHF VHF Marine Radio Operation and Installation Manual ...

Page 2: ...all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury CAUTION used without the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which ...

Page 3: ...IMULATOR 17 2 7 Reset to Factory Defaults RESET 17 Section3 RadioSetupMenu RADIOSETUP 18 3 1 Radio Setup Menu RADIO SETUP 18 3 2 Channel Names CH NAME 18 3 3 RING BEEP Volume RING VOL and BEEP VOL 19 3 4 Internal Speaker Connections INT SPEAKER 19 3 5 Set the Priority Channel WATCH MODE 19 3 6 Weather Alert Wx ALERT 20 3 7 NMEA protocol COM PORT 20 Section4 DSCSetupMenu DSCSETUP 21 4 1 DSC Setup M...

Page 4: ...tional communications authority regulations 4 Northstar NZ Ltd recommends that you check the radio operating licensing requirements of your country before using the Northstar VHF radio The operator is solely responsible for observing proper radio installation and usage practices 5 A DSC warning label is supplied with the 710US To comply with FCC regulations this label must be affixed in a location t...

Page 5: ...l 3CH key to select your three favourite channels PSCAN similar to dual watch facility In addition the VHF 710 US EU models also provide DSC Digital Select Calling capability that meets USCG SC101 and Class D Standards 710US only DSC Digital Select Calling capability that meets EC Class D Standards VHF 710EU only DISTRESS call button to automatically transmit the MMSID and position until an acknow...

Page 6: ...Otherwise press ESC to keep the original entry 5 Press ESC to backup one screen or exit Any changes are active as soon as you exit the screen 1 4HowtoEnterAlphanumericData If your radio does not have the optional alphanumeric microphone use the CH key to enter alphanumeric data Press to count through numbers or hold down to scroll rapidly to the desired number Press to step through the alphabet or...

Page 7: ...y unread Call Log messages Low Battery warning activates at 10 5 V 88 Channel selected USA INT CAN Selected channel bank for VHF radio operations and regulations X Channel is temporarily deleted from the ALL SCAN operation B A Channel suffix if applicable CH1 CH2 CH3 Shows which of the 3 favourite channels if any are selected Otherwise blank ATIS Enabled for use in European inland waterways Otherwis...

Page 8: ...urn SQL slowly clockwise or use the LOCAL setting See section 2 3 16 9 Priority Channel VHF 710US only Also on the microphone Press to cancel all other modes and to tune into the priority channel Press again to return to your original channel The default is Channel 16 To make Channel 09 the priority channel hold down 16 9 until a beep sounds and 09 is displayed 16 Priority Channel VHF 710EU Also o...

Page 9: ...D UIC Channel Bank 710USonly Press to toggle between USA International or Canadian channel banks The selected channel bank is displayed on the LCD along with the last used channel All the channel charts are shown in Appendix C U I ChannelBank Press to toggle between channel banks Note that the channel banks available are dependent upon your VHF radio model The selected channel bank is displayed on...

Page 10: ... saving changes and to back up to the previous screen CALL MENU DSC Setup Menu and DSC Call Menu 710USand710EUonly Press to enter the DSC Call Menu and make DSC calls See Section 5 Hold down to enter MENU SELECT Scroll to DSC SETUP to setup your MMSID and other DSC information Go to RADIO SETUP to customize your Northstar VHF radio See Section 4 MENU Radiomenu 7000only Press to enter the Radio Men...

Page 11: ...et position UTC manually See Section 2 5 Set local time and time format See Section 2 5 Radio Setup Menu See Section 3 Turn the GPS Simulator on off See Section 2 6 Reset factory settings See Section 2 7 Section 2 The Radio Menu MENU 2 1RadioMenuOptions Menu The following options are available through MENU or CALL MENU 1 3 and 1 4 explain how to navigate around the menu and enter save and change da...

Page 12: ...e new entry which is displayed at the top of your buddy list Note that when the BUDDY LIST is full 20 entries you cannot make a new entry until you have deleted an existing entry 2 2 2EditanEntry 1 Select BUDDY LIST Press ENT to display the list of entries 2 Scroll down if required to the incorrect entry and press ENT 3 Select EDIT The cursor is at the first character of the name 4 Edit the buddy ...

Page 13: ...ity 1 Select LOCAL DIST then select DIST 2 Press ENT to activate the DIST setting This disables local sensitivity and the menu is displayed again 2 3 2SetLocalSensitivity 1 Select LOCAL DIST then scroll to LOCAL 2 Press ENT to activate the LOCAL setting This disables distance sensitivity and the menu is displayed again LOCAL is displayed on the LCD as a reminder that local sensitivity is selected ...

Page 14: ...ion receiver is disconnected or absent you can specify the vessel position and the local time manually using the GPS DATA option This information is important because it will be used if a DSC distress call is transmitted You can also enter the course COG and speed SOG and select GPS Alert and GPS Simulator options 2 5 1ManuallyEnterPositionandUTCTime MANUAL Note that this function is available onl...

Page 15: ...ap outline Mountain High Maps Compiled by HM Nautical Almanac Office Z A B C C D D E 0 1 2 3 3 30 4 4 30 5 E F F G H I I 5 30 6 6 30 7 8 9 9 30 K K L L M M M 10 10 30 11 11 30 12 13 14 N O P P Q R S 1 2 3 3 30 4 5 6 T U U V V W X Y 7 8 8 30 9 9 30 10 11 12 h h h h h m m m m m No Standard Time legally adopted Standard Time Universal Time value from table V X K L P Q Q R V U T S R Q P T S A A Z B C ...

Page 16: ...LLdisplay If you have entered the vessel position manually as described in the previous section the vessel position is always shown on the screen with the suffix M However if the time is being updated through a GPS navigation receiver you can switch the vessel position display on the screen on or off as follows 1 Select GPS DATA then SETTING 2 Select LL DISPLAY 3 Select ON on or OFF off as desired In ...

Page 17: ...d ON on simulated Speed Over Ground SOG Course Over Ground COG and LL position appear on the screen This data is updated automatically during the simulation It is not possible to send a DSC transmission when in Simulator mode 2 7ResettoFactoryDefaults RESET Use this to return every setting to the factory defaults except all MMSID settings and the entries in your buddy list 1 Select RESET The radio...

Page 18: ...ts are listed in Appendix C with their default name tags CH NAME gives you the option to edit or delete the channel name tags displayed on the screen 1 Select RADIO SETUP then CH NAME 2 Use or to step through the channels with their name tags until you see the channel name tag you want to change then press ENT In this example the channel nameTELEPHONE associated with channel 01 is being changed to...

Page 19: ...nto the external speaker jack 1 Select RADIO SETUP then INT SPEAKER 2 Select ON on or OFF off then press ENT to enable the setting and return to the menu 3 5SetthePriorityChannel WATCHMODE If you have VHF 710EU watch mode is similar to a dual watch scanning between the priority channel and the working channel CH16 is the priority channel However if you have a VHF 710US and are operating on USA or C...

Page 20: ...SETUP then WX ALERT 2 Select ON on or OFF off then press ENT to enable the setting and return to the menu When a weather alert is broadcast the alarm will sound Press any key to hear the weather alert voice message 3 7NMEAprotocol COMPORT The radio can be added to a group of instruments using NMEA protocol 1 Select RADIO SETUP then COM PORT 2 Select CHECKSUM ON on or OFF off then press ENT to enable...

Page 21: ...before you can access the DSC functions You can display and read your user MMSID at any time but you get only one opportunity to enter your user MMSID 1 Select DSC SETUP then USER MMSID 2 If this is the first time that you are entering your user MMSID a dashed line appears Enter your user MMSID along the dashed line Press ENT to confirm each correct entry and to move to the next digit If you make an...

Page 22: ...e entry 4 Enter the group MMSID Note that the first number is always 0 Press ENT 5 The group name and group MMSID are shown in a confirmation screen Press ENT to store the details and return to the GROUP SETUP screen 4 3 2EditGroupNameDetails 1 Select DSC SETUP then GROUP SETUP The existing group names are displayed Press or to scroll to the incorrect entry then press ENT 2 Press ENT to edit The gro...

Page 23: ...l and then asks if you want to converse with the caller 1 Select DSC SETUP then INDIV REPLY 2 Select AUTO for an automatic response or MANUAL for a manual response 3 Press ENT to confirm your choice and return to the menu 4 5ATISMMSID ATISFunctionality VHF 710EU only You must enter your ATIS MMSID to access ATIS functionality if you are navigating inland waterways within Europe ATIS sends a digital...

Page 24: ...see previous section 1 Select DSC SETUP then ATIS FUNC 2 Select ON on to enable the ATIS functionality and automatically disable DSC functionality The ATIS annunciator appears on the screen It is not possible to have both ATIS ON on and DSC ON on simultaneously When you enable one the other will turn OFF off If DSC and ATIS are both OFF off DSC will have to be switched ON on for normal DSC operation...

Page 25: ...LL REPLY You can set up the radio to respond to an LL polling request in one of three ways AUTO automatically replies to any incoming LL polling requests from any of your buddies MANUAL choose whether to reply automatically or manually to any incoming buddy polling requests OFF ignores all incoming buddy LL polling requests 1 Select DSC SETUP then LL REPLY 2 Select your response and press ENT to c...

Page 26: ...rking channel automatically 5 2SendingDSCcalls 1 Press CALL MENU to show the types of DSC call that can be made Note Only four DSC call types can be shown at any one time on the screen 2 or to scroll up and down the DSC call types until the cursor is positioned at the desired option then press ENT the DSC call types are Make a routine call or acknowledgement to a new caller or a buddy See Section ...

Page 27: ...s no reply retry making the call See Section 5 2 2 5 2 2RetryingaRoutineCall 1 If there is no reply to your call after one minute UNABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE the radio asks if you want to retry the call SEND AGAIN 2 Select YES and press ENT to retry the call The radio will repeat this cycle twice If the call still cannot be placed the radio returns to normal operation 5 2 3AcknowledgementofanIndividualI...

Page 28: ... and continue as explained in Section 5 2 1 5 2 6CallAllShips ALLSHIPS The ALL SHIPS ROUTINE call option is shown only on the VHF 710US 1 Press CALL MENU to enter DSC mode then select ALL SHIPS 2 The priority is set automatically to URGENCY However you can select one of the following call priori ties URGENCY For use when a serious situation or problem arises that could lead to a distress situation...

Page 29: ...ata for the 10 most recent relayed Distress Calls so that you can call any of them quickly LL position is received to 3 decimal places if the sending radio is qualified Always try to make voice contact on CH16 first as follows 1 Press CALL MENU to enter DSC mode then select DIST LOG 2 The most recently received Distress Call Is the first entry 01 in the Distress Log Select the entry that you want to ...

Page 30: ...rity see Section 5 3 2 Note In some countries INDIVIDUAL DISTRESS RELAY calls are received GROUP Routine priority only see Section 5 3 3 GEOGRAPHIC Routine priority only see Section 5 3 4 POLLED POSITION Routine priority only see Section 5 3 5 In addition to the audible alert the telephone icon will flash on the screen 5 3 1ReceivinganAllShipsCall ALLSHIPS 1 When you receive notification of an ALL S...

Page 31: ... people that you set up earlier see Section 4 3 2 You do not need to send an acknowledgement If desired press PTT to initiate voice contact on the designated channel The call data is stored in the Call Log see Section 5 2 7 5 3 4ReceivingaGeographicCall GEOGRAPH A geographic call is received by vessels within a specific geographic boundary area 1 When you receive notification of a GEOGRAPH call pres...

Page 32: ...screen The whole display starts to flash and beep loudly The distress call repeats five times continuously It then repeats randomly every 3 5 to 4 5 minutes until a distress acknowledgement DISTRESS ACK is received from a search and rescue authority or until you cancel the distress call manually The radio selects CH16 automatically so that you can hear any incoming voice contacts from search and res...

Page 33: ... respectively The VHF710 is capable of receiving enhanced LL position data if the vessel transmitting the Distress Call is sending this This provides the position of the distressed vessel to within 20 m 60ft 6 3DistressAcknowledgement distressack orRelay An alert sounds when a Distress Relay DISTRESS RELAY is received Press any key to cancel the alert Try to make voice contact with the calling ves...

Page 34: ... Dimming control Yes Antenna connector SO 239 50 ohm Temperature Range 15ºC to 50ºC Waterproof JIS 7 Dimensions 161 W x 75 H x 147 D mm without bracket Weight 1 29 kg 2 8 lbs without microphone Frequency stability 10ppm Frequency control PLL GPS NMEA input Yes Comm port 4800 baud NMEA DSC Yes FEATURES Flush Mount kit and dust cover Yes Local Distant control Yes Position polling Yes Group Call Yes ...

Page 35: ...cy 156 025 163 275 MHz 12 dB SINAD sensitivity 0 25 uV distant 2 5 uV local 20 db SINAD sensitivity 0 35 uV Adjacent CH selectivity more than 70 db VHF 710US more than 70 db VHF 710EU Spurious response more than 70 db VHF 710US more than 70 db VHF 710EU Intermodulation Rejection ratio more than 68 db VHF 710US more than 68 db VHF 710EU Residual Noise level more than 40 db unsquelched Audio output ...

Page 36: ...ceiver a Re route the power cables away from the engine b Add a noise suppressor to the power cable c Use resistive spark plug wires and or use an alternator whine filter 4 No sound from the external speaker a Check that the external speaker cable is physically connected b Check the soldering of the external speaker cable 5 Transmissions are always on low power even when high HI power is selected T...

Page 37: ... x x x 63 m o 156 175 160 775 x x x 04 m o 156 200 160 800 x x x 64 m o 156 225 160 825 x x x 05 m o 156 250 160 850 x x x 65 m o 156 275 160 875 x x x 06 f 156 300 x 66 156 325 160 925 x x 07 156 350 160 950 x x 67 h 156 375 156 375 x x 08 156 400 x 68 156 425 156 425 x 09 i 156 450 156 450 x x 69 156 475 156 475 x x 10 h 156 500 156 500 x x 70 j 156 525 156 525 Digital selective calling for dist...

Page 38: ...162 025 SPECIAL NOTES ON INTERNATIONAL CHANNEL USEAGE Notes referring to the Table General notes The International mode is not legal for use in US or Canada Waters a Administrationsmaydesignatefrequenciesintheinter ship portoperationsandshipmovementservices for use by light aircraft and helicopters to communicate with ships or participating coast stations in pre dominantly maritime support operati...

Page 39: ... required by the individual administrations concerned for communication between ship stations aircraft stations and participating land stations engaged in coordinated search and rescue and anti pollution operations in local areas under the conditions specified in Nos 51 69 51 73 51 74 51 75 51 76 51 77 and 51 78 i The preferred first three frequencies for the purpose indicated in Note a are 156 450 ...

Page 40: ...Yes No BRIDGE COM 14 156 700 156 700 Port Operations Selected VTS Areas Yes Yes PORT OPS VTS 15 2 RX Only 156 750 Environmental RX Only ENVIROMENTAL 16 156 800 156 800 International Distress Safety and Calling Yes Yes DISTRESS 17 1 156 850 156 850 State Controlled 1W Only Yes Yes SAR 18A 156 900 156 900 Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 19A 156 950 156 950 Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 20 157 000 161 ...

Page 41: ...perations Recreational Yes No SHIP SHIP 73 156 675 156 675 Port Operations Yes Yes PORT OPS 74 156 725 156 725 Port Operations Yes Yes PORT OPS 77 1 156 875 156 875 Port Operations 1W Only Yes Yes PORT OPS 78A 156 925 156 925 Boat Operations Recreational Yes No SHIP SHIP 79A 156 975 156 975 Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 80A 157 025 157 025 Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 81A4 157 075 157 075 U S Gov...

Page 42: ...TES ON USA CHANNEL USAGE 1 LOW POWER 1 W only 2 Receive Only 3 LOW POWER 1W initially Override to HIGH POWER by holding down H L key before transmitting Used normally in bridge to bridge communications 4 Lightly Shaded Simplex channels 03A 21A 23A 61A 64A 81A 82A and 83A cannot be lawfully used in U S waters unless special authorization is obtained from the U S Coast Guard Not for use by the gener...

Page 43: ...1W with power up Yes No BRIDGE COM 14 156 700 156 700 Port Operations VTS in Selected Areas Yes Yes PORT OPS VTS 15 1 156 750 156 750 Commercial 1W Only Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 16 156 800 156 800 International Distress Safety and Calling Yes Yes DISTRESS 17 1 156 850 156 850 State Controlled 1W Only Yes Yes SAR 18A 156 900 156 900 Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 19A 156 950 156 950 Canadian Coast Guard Y...

Page 44: ...ions Recreational Yes Yes PLEASURE 72 156 625 156 625 Intership Yes No SHIP SHIP 73 156 675 156 675 Commercial Fishing Only Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 74 156 725 156 725 Commercial Fishing Only Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 77 1 156 875 156 875 Port Operations 1W Only Yes Yes PORT OPS 78A 156 925 156 925 Boat Operations Recreational Yes No SHIP SHIP 79A 156 975 156 975 Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 80A 157 025 157 0...

Page 45: ...OW POWER 1 W only 2 Receive Only 3 LOW POWER 1W initially Override to HIGH POWER by holding down H L key before transmitting Used normally in bridge to bridge communications 4 Lightly Shaded Simplex channels 21A 23A 61A 64A 81A 82A and 83A cannot be lawfully used in Canada waters unless special authorization is obtained from the Canadian Coast Guard Not for use by the general public 5 The letter A...

Page 46: ...56 175 160 775 x 4 a 156 2 160 8 x 64 a 156 225 160 825 x 5 a 156 25 160 85 x 65 a 156 275 160 875 x 6 a b 156 3 156 3 x 66 a 156 325 160 925 x 7 a 156 35 160 95 x 67 a c 156 375 156 375 x 8 a q 156 4 156 4 x 68 a 156 425 156 425 x 9 a b c 156 45 156 45 x 69 a 156 475 156 475 x 10 e 156 5 156 5 x 70 a 156 525 156 525 Digital selective calling for distress saftey and calling 11 156 55 156 55 x 71 1...

Page 47: ...0 157 025 161 625 x 21 a 157 05 161 65 x 81 a 157 075 161 675 x 22 157 1 161 7 x 82 l m 157 125 161 725 x 23 m 157 15 161 75 x 83 a m 157 175 161 775 x 24 m 157 2 161 8 x 84 m 157 225 161 825 x 25 m 157 25 161 85 x 85 a m 157 275 161 875 x 26 m 157 3 161 9 x 86 a m 157 325 161 925 x 27 m 157 35 161 95 x 87 a d 157 375 157 375 x 28 m 157 4 162 x 88 a p 157 425 157 425 x AIS 1 a n 161 975 161 975 AI...

Page 48: ... f In the countries mentioned under 1 1 2 this channel is used for service category ship to port authori ties g In the Netherlands this channel is used by its national coastguard for communications during oil pollu tion operations on the North Sea and for safety messages for the North Sea Waddenzee IJsselmeer Ooster and Westerschelde h This channel may be used only for service category on boardon ...

Page 49: ...CEIVE MHz TRAFFIC TYPE SHIP TO SHIP SHIPTO SHORE NAME TAG 00 1 156 000 156 000 UK Coast Guard Users Yes Yes UK COAST GRD M1 157 425 157 850 UK Marina Channel M1 Yes Yes UK MARINA M2 161 425 161 425 UK Marina Channel M2 Yes Yes UK MARINA 31 157 550 162 150 INT L Duplex Holland No Yes NL MARINA 96H 162 425 162 425 INT L Belgium No Yes BEL G MARINA L1 155 500 155 500 INT L Skandinavia Yes No LEISURE ...

Page 50: ...e effective as a safety device this radio must be used only within the geographic range of a shore based VHF marine Channel 70 distress and safety watch system The geographic range may vary but under normal conditions is ap proximately 20 nautical miles 2 4 3 1 EXTERNAL SPEAKER GPS NAVIGATION RECEIVER BLACK RED 2 x FUSES VHF ANTENNA Waterproof deck outlet BATTERY Section 7 Installation Section ...

Page 51: ...le and external speaker connection cable 3 Two mounting knobs 4 Microphone bulkhead mount 5 GPS connection cable 6 Four self tapping screws for the mounting gimbal 7 Four flat screws for the mounting gimbal 8 Four plain washers for the mounting gimbal 9 Four spring washers for the mounting gimbal 10 Four nuts for the mounting gimbal 11 Two self tapping screws for the microphone bulkhead mount 12 Tw...

Page 52: ...g angle can be adjusted a recessed installation The radio is recessed into a cavity cut into a bulkhead The radio fixture is perma nent and the viewing angle cannot be adjusted Location Requirements Please check these before doing any cutting or drilling Whichever installation method you choose ensure that the chosen location is at least one metre 3 from the antenna allows easy connection to at lea...

Page 53: ...ws shown in the picture If you are drilling into fiberglass use a drill bit smaller than 5mm to drill the pilot holes Otherwise drill the four screw holes where marked using a 5mm 3 16 drill bit Drill completely through the mounting surface 3 Use a Philips screwdriver and the set of four flat screws spring washers plain washers and nuts to attach the mounting gimbal to the location site 4 Slide the ...

Page 54: ... slide the radio into the cavity 4 Working from the rear of the bulkhead align the racheted outstand on each side of the radio with the central hole in each mounting bracket 5 Use the two short M5x10 screws to screw the mounting brackets to the sides of the radio 6 Slide each M5x32 screw through the screw hole in the mounting bracket then attach the lock nut and the stopper If your bulkhead exceed...

Page 55: ...White thin cable 2 EXTERNAL SPK Black thin cable 4 GPS connector pins used 4 NMEA IN Yellow 5 NMEA IN Green 2 NMEA OUT Orange 6 NMEA OUT Black ConnecttheRadioCables Rearviewofbaseunit 1 VHF Antenna connection Antenna is not supplied 2 Combined power and speaker cable The end of the power cable splits in two BLACK Earth Connect to the NEGATIVE battery terminal RED Power Connect to the POSITIVE batt...

Page 56: ...sions until you have obtained an MMSID and entered it into your 710 or 720 Entering your user MMSID is ONCE ONLY operation 1 Press and hold CALL MENU to display the menu 2 Press CH or rotate the knob to select DSC SETUP then press ENT 3 Press ENT to select USER MMSID A dashed line appears 4 Enter your user MMSID along the dashed line Use an alphanumeric microphone or the CH key Press ENT to confirm...

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