Simrad NSS evo2, Operator'S Manual

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Page 3: ...ion This manual represents the product as at the time of printing Navico Holding AS and its subsidiaries branches and affiliates reserve the right to make changes to specifications without notice Trademarks Lowrance and Navico are registered trademarks of Navico Fishing Hot Spots is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots Inc Copyright 2012 Fishing Hot Spots Navionics is a registered trademark...

Page 4: ...r included in the NSS evo2 makes it possible to read the manuals and other pdf files on the unit Manuals can be downloaded from www simrad yachting com The manuals can be read from an inserted Micro SD card or copied to the unit s internal memory Use the keys and on screen buttons to maneuver in the pdf file as below Search Goto page Page Up and Page Down Tap the relevant button Scroll pages Turn ...

Page 5: ...0 Charts 20 The Chart panel 21 Showing dual chart types 21 Vessel symbol 21 Chart scale 21 Panning the chart 21 Positioning the vessel on the chart panel 22 Displaying information about chart items 22 Using the cursor on the chart panel 23 Saving waypoints 23 Creating routes 23 Measuring distance 23 Find objects on chart panels 24 3D charts 24 Chart overlay 24 Insight specific chart options 25 Ins...

Page 6: ...points 51 Adjusting the radar image 52 Advanced radar options 52 Radar view options 53 EBL VRM markers 54 Setting a guard zone around your vessel 55 MARPA targets 56 Recording radar data 56 Radar settings 58 Echosounder 58 The Echosounder image 59 Zooming an Echosounder image 59 Using the cursor on the echosounder panel 60 Saving waypoints 60 Viewing sounder history 60 Setting up the Echosounder i...

Page 7: ...9 Enabling audio 80 The Audio panel 81 Setting up the audio system 82 Operating the audio system 82 Favourite channels 82 Using Sirius radio North America only 83 Weather 83 GRIB weather 84 SiriusXM weather 89 Video 89 The Video panel 89 Setting up the video panel 89 FLIR camera control 91 Time plots 91 The Time plot panel 91 Selecting data 92 Alarms 92 Alarm system 92 Type of messages 92 Single a...

Page 8: ...iles 96 Advanced simulator settings 97 Maintenance 97 Preventive maintenance 97 Cleaning the display unit 97 Cleaning the media port door 97 Checking the keys 97 Checking the connectors 97 NMEA 0183 Data logging 98 Software upgrades 98 Backing up your system data 8 Contents NSS evo2 Operator Manual ...

Page 9: ...tion pop up 5 Home key Press once to activate the Home page Repeat short presses to cycle the favorite buttons Press and hold to display the Favorite panel as an overlay on active page Repeat short presses to cycle the favorite buttons 6 X key Press once to exit a dialog to return to previous menu level and to remove the cursor from the panel 7 MARK key With cursor active on the panel Press to imm...

Page 10: ...lication 2 Tools Tap a button to access dialogs used for carrying out a task or for browsing stored information 3 Close button Tap to exit the Home page and return to the previous active page 4 Favorites Tap a button to display the panel combination Press and hold a favorite button to enter edit mode for the Favorites panel 5 Mand Over Board MOB button Tap to save a Man Over Board MOB marker at th...

Page 11: ...ic system settings Display the dialog by a short press on the Power key or by swiping down from top of the screen 4 Status bar 5 Dialog Information to or input from the user 6 Alarm message Displayed if dangerous situations or system faults occur 7 Menu Panel specific menu Display the menu by tapping the MENU panel button Split pages Enter a short description of your concept here optional You can ...

Page 12: ...menus and dialogs as on other panels This manual does not include specific operation instructions for any 3rd party device For features and functionality refer to the documentation included with the 3rd party device Mercury VesselView integration Enter a short description of your concept here optional Mercury VesselView 7 SmartCraft data display and interaction are enabled through the NSS evo2 whe...

Page 13: ...n the type of gauge and which data sources that are connected to your system For more information refer to the Instrumentpanels on page 78 section GoFreeTM wireless With a WIFI 1 unit connected to the NSS evo2 system you can use a wireless device to remotely control the unit The NSS evo2 is controlled from the wireless device by Apps downloaded from their relevant Application store Ú Note For secu...

Page 14: ... backlight for screen and keys are turned off to save power The system will continue to run in the background You select Standby mode from the System Controls dialog Switch from Standby mode to normal operation by a short press on the Power key Display illumination Enter a short description of your concept here optional The display backlighting can be adjusted at any time from the System control d...

Page 15: ... basic information for a selected item Press and hold On any panel with a cursor to activate the cursor assist feature On a panel button to see available split screen options On a favorite button to enter edit mode Scroll through a list of available options without activating any option Flick to quickly scroll through e g the waypoint list You need to tap the screen to stop the scrolling Pan to po...

Page 16: ...if the cursor is active or not Chartmenu cursornotactive Chartmenu activecursor Dialog boxes You select entry fields and keys in a dialog box by tapping the screen or by using the rotary knob Numeric and alphanumeric keyboards are automatically displayed when required for entering user information in dialogs You operate the keyboard by tapping the virtual keys and you confirm your entry by tapping...

Page 17: ...e or split page Adding new favorite pages Enter a short description of your task here optional 1 Tap the New icon in the favorite panel on the Home page to open the page editor dialog 2 Drag and drop page icons to set up a new page 3 Save the page layout The display will return to the Home page and the new page will be included in list of favorite pages Edit favorite pages Enter a short descriptio...

Page 18: ...tem control dialog Ú Note This only turns the Instrument bar off for the current page Turning the Instrument bar on off 1 Activate the System control dialog by pressing the Power key or by dragging your finger from the top of the screen 2 Toggle on off the instrument bar from the System control dialog Edit the content of the Instrument bar 1 Tap the Instrument bar to make it active 2 Tap the MENU ...

Page 19: ...on to the initial MOB mark Navigation to subsequent MOB marks will need to be done manually Cancel navigation The system will continue to display navigating towards the MOB mark until you select to cancel the navigation from the menu Delete a MOB mark Enter a short description of your task here optional 1 Tap the MOB mark to activate it 2 Tap the MOB mark s pop up to display the MOB mark dialog 3 ...

Page 20: ...s TurboView and C Map by Jeppesen via micro SD card or via the Ethernet network Charts can be shared over the Ethernet network so only one chart card per boat is required The Chart panel Key Description Comment 1 Waypoint 2 Vessel with extension line Extension line is optional 3 Route 4 North indicator 5 Grid 6 Range rings 7 Track 8 Chart range scale 9 Range rings interval Only displayed when Rang...

Page 21: ...ion Vessel symbol When a GPS and a suitable heading sensor are connected to the system the vessel symbol indicates vessel position and heading Without a heading sensor fitted the vessel icon will orientate itself using COG Course over Ground If no GPS is available the vessel symbol will include a question mark Chart scale You zoom in and out on the chart by using the zoom panel icons the rotary kn...

Page 22: ... be shown Ú Note Popup information has to be enabled in chart settings to see basic item information Available information for a selected chart item can also be displayed by using the menu Using the cursor on the chart panel The cursor is by default not shown on the chart panel When you tap the screen the cursor will become visible and the cursor position window will be activated When the cursor i...

Page 23: ...s 4 Save the route by selecting the save option in the menu Ú Note See the Waypoints routes and tracks section for more information Measuring distance The cursor can be used to measure the distance between your vessel and a selected position or between 2 points on the chart panel 1 Tap the screen on the place to where you want to measure the distance from the vessel 2 Start the measure function fr...

Page 24: ...hen centered on the vessel position only the tilt angle can be adjusted The view direction is controlled by the chart orientation setting See Positioningthevesselonthechartpanel on page 21 Zooming a 3D chart You zoom in and out on a 3D chart by using the zoom panel icons or the rotary knob Chart overlay Radar Structure AIS and weather information can be displayed as overlay on your chart panel Whe...

Page 25: ...n this section Community edits Toggles on the chart layer including Navionics edits These are user information or edits uploaded to Navionics Community by users and made available in Navionics charts For more information refer to Navionics information included with your chart or to Navionics website www navionics com Navionics chart settings Enter a short description of your concept here optional ...

Page 26: ...tion over time Dynamictideinformation Dynamiccurrentinformation The following icons and symbology are used Icons Description Current speed The arrow length depend on the rate and the symbol is rotated according to flow direction Flow rate is shown inside the arrow symbol Red symbol used when current speed is increasing blue symbol when current speed is decreasing Tide height The gauge have 8 label...

Page 27: ...eature For more information see www navionics com Depth highlight range Select a range of depths between which Navionics will fill with a different color This allows you to highlight a specific range of depths for fishing purposes The range will only be as accurate as the underlying chart data meaning that if the chart only contains 5 meter intervals for contour lines the shading will round to the...

Page 28: ...ance the vessel will move in the selected time period If no options are ticked on for This vessel then no extension lines will be shown for your vessel Own vessel heading is based on information from the active heading sensor and COG from active GPS sensor For other vessels COG data is included in the message received from the AIS system Synchronize 2D 3D chart Links the position shown on one char...

Page 29: ...d at your vessel s position Moving a waypoint Enter a short description of your task here optional 1 Tap the waypoint you want to move The waypoint icon will expand to indicate that it is active 2 Activate the menu and select the move option 3 Tap the chart to select a new position for the waypoint 4 Confirm the new position py pressing the rotary knob The waypoint is now automatically saved at th...

Page 30: ...ion in the menu Creating routes using existing waypoints Enter a short description of your topic here optional You can create a new route by combining existing waypoint from the Routes dialog The dialog is activated by using the Routes tool on the Home page Converting a track to a route Enter a short description of your topic here optional You can convert a track to a route from the Edit Track dia...

Page 31: ... an active route s pop up by pressing the rotary knob or from the menu The dialog can also be accessed by using the Routes tool on the Home page Tracks A track is a graphical presentation of the historical path of the vessel allowing you to retrace where you have travelled A track can be converted to a route from the Edit Tracks dialog From the factory the system is set to automatically track and ...

Page 32: ... a waypoint automatically when a course change is registered Ú Note The Tracks option must also be turned ON in the chart settings to be visible Waypoints routes and tracks dialogs Enter a short description of your concept here optional The waypoints routes and tracks dialogs give access to advanced edit functions and settings for these items The dialogs are accessed from the tools panel on the Ho...

Page 33: ... as part of a multiple panel page Key Description 1 Name of destination point 2 Vessel heading 3 Bearing to waypoint 4 Destination point 5 Bearing line with allowed off course limit When travelling on a route the bearing line shows the intended course from one waypoint towards the next When navigating towards a waypoint cursor position MOB or an entered lat lon position the bearing line will show ...

Page 34: ... on left and right side of the panel You toggle between the panels by tapping the left or right side of the panel GPSpositioninfo Loranpositioninfo Data fields Position in lat and lon GPS or as Loran GRI and station values Time and date SOG Speed over ground COG Course over ground DTD Distance to destination TTD Time to destination Navigate to cursor position You can start navigating towards curso...

Page 35: ...e route details from the menu Cancel navigation When you are navigating a route the menu will include an option for cancelling the route Navigating with the autopilot When you start navigation on a system with autopilot functionality you will be prompted to set the autopilot to navigation mode If you choose not to engage the autopilot the autopilot can later on still be set to navigation mode from...

Page 36: ...e waypoint when it is within this radius XTE limit Enter a short description of your concept here optional This parameter defines the vessel s accepted offset distance from the leg If the vessel goes beyond this limit an alarm will be activated Arrival alarm Enter a short description of your concept here optional When the arrival alarm is enabled an alarm will be activated when the vessel reaches ...

Page 37: ... the STBY AUTO key followed by tapping the selected mode in the autopilot pop up Switching from automatic mode to manual steering You can switch the autopilot to STBY mode from any automatic operation mode by a short press on the STBY AUTO key Ú Note If the NSS evo2 is connected to an EVC system via the SG05 you can take manual control of the steering irrespective of the autopilot mode Refer to Us...

Page 38: ...opilot tile in the instrument bar The following pop ups are available Autopilot controller showing active mode heading rudder and various steering information depending on active autopilot mode Manual adjustments to the set heading can only be made when the port and starboard arrow indicators are illuminated red and green Mode selection including access to turn pattern selection Turn pattern selec...

Page 39: ...nit AUTO Automatic steering where the set heading is maintained Heading capture Aborts the turn and uses the instantaneous compass reading as set heading Turn patterns Moves the vessel automatically in pre defined turn steering patterns Tacking Only available if the boat type is set to Sail Tacking with a fixed angle NoDrift Automatic steering keeping the vessel on a straight bearing line by compe...

Page 40: ...t heading in AUTO mode You adjust the set heading by using the rotary knob or the Port Starboard arrow buttons in the autopilot pop up An immediate heading change will take place The new heading will be maintained until a new heading is set Heading capture When the vessel is turning in AUTO mode an instant reset of the mode activates the heading capture function This will automatically cancel the ...

Page 41: ...d the dialog will disappear and the autopilot will go to NoDrift mode with current heading as set bearing line NAV mode Warning NAV mode should only be used in open waters You can use the autopilot to automatically steer the boat to a specific waypoint location or along a pre defined route The position information from the GPS will be used to change the course to steer to keep the boat on the trac...

Page 42: ... circle when using automatic waypoint shift WIND mode Ú Note The WIND mode is only available if the system has been set up for sailboat in the Autopilot Installation menu Before the WIND mode is started it must be verified that valid input from wind transducer is available Initiate wind steering as follows 1 Switch the Autopilot to AUTO mode 2 Adjust the boat heading until wind angle is according ...

Page 43: ...topilot with care when beating and running If the sails are unbalanced when beating yaw forces from the sails can drive the boat into the wind If the boat is driven beyond the set minimum wind angle the thrust from the sails will suddenly disappear and reduces the boat speed The boat will then be more difficult to steer as the rudder will become less effective The tack prevent function in WIND mod...

Page 44: ... Enter a short description of your concept here optional C turn makes the boat turn in a circle You can adjust the Rate of turn from the turn dialog before the turn is initiated and during the turn Increasing the turn rate makes the boat turn a smaller circle Spiral turn Enter a short description of your concept here optional Spiral turn makes the boat turn in a spiral with a decreasing or increas...

Page 45: ...he following parameters are available for depth contour tracking Depth gain This parameter determines the ratio between commanded rudder and the deviation from the selected depth contour The higher depth gain value the more rudder is applied If the value is too small it will take a long time to compensate for drifting off the set depth contour and the autopilot will fail to keep the boat on the se...

Page 46: ...h to indicate EVC override The system will return to NSS evo2 control in standby mode if no rudder command is given from the EVC system within a predefined period Autopilot settings Chart compass You can select to show a compass symbol around your boat on the chart panel The compass symbol will be off when the cursor is active on the panel Locking autopilot use for other units If two NSS evo2 unit...

Page 47: ...will change as much as this value Wind function With wind function set to AUTO the autopilot will automatically select between apparent and true wind steering AUTO is default and recommended for cruising When the boat is running it will also be surfing on the waves This may lead to significant changes in boat speed and thereby also changes in apparent wind angle True wind steering is therefore use...

Page 48: ...mended the level 4 values are the factory default values A low response level reduces the rudder activity and provides a more loose steering A high response level increases the rudder activity and provides a more tight steering A too high response level will make the boat start S ing Automatic steering This option displays an overview of all autopilot steering parameters and you can adjust paramet...

Page 49: ...ne 6 Rotary controls 7 Range rings 8 Range markers 9 Data bar Optional radar symbology Radar symbology can be turned ON OFF collectively from the Radar menu or individually as described in the Radarsettingspanel on page 56 section Radar overlay You can overlay the Radar image on the Chart This can help you to easily interpret the radar image by correlating the radar targets with charted objects Wh...

Page 50: ...er a short description of your concept here optional You start navigating to a selected position on the image by tapping the screen then using the go to cursor option in the menu The Cursor assist function Enter a short description of your concept here optional The cursor assist function allows for fine tuning and precision placement of the cursor without covering details with your finger Press an...

Page 51: ...y knob Sea clutter Sea clutter is used to filter the effect of random echo returns from waves or rough water near the vessel When you increase Sea clutter filtering the on screen clutter caused by the echoes of waves will be reduced The system includes predefined Sea clutter settings for habor and offshore conditions in addition to the manual mode where you can adjust the settings You select Sea c...

Page 52: ...here optional Radar symbology Enter a short description of your concept here optional Radar symbology defined in the the Radar Settings panel can be turned on off collectively See the radar panel illustration showing optional radar items Target trails You can define how long time the trail that each target leaves should remain on your radar panel You can also turn OFF target trails Ú Note True mot...

Page 53: ...he offset option from the menu 2 Tap the screen where you want to position the radar center 3 Confirm the setting by pressing save offset option in the menu True motion In True motion your vessel and moving targets move across the Radar screen as you travel All stationary objects remain in a fixed position When the vessel s symbol reaches the edge of the screen the radar image will be redrawn with...

Page 54: ... the save option to save your settings You can reset the EBL VRM center to vessel position from the menu Setting a guard zone around your vessel A guard zone is an area either circular or a sector that you can define on the radar image When activated an alarm will alert you when a radar target enters or exits the zone Defining a guard zone 1 Ensure that the cursor is not active 2 Activate the menu...

Page 55: ... of the target before the reception of data was lost Selected MARPA target activated by tapping the target icon The target will return to default target symbol when the cursor is removed Tracking MARPA targets 1 Tap the target on the radar panel 2 Select Aquire targets from the menu 3 Repeat process for more targets Once your targets are identified it may take up to 10 radar sweeps to acquire and ...

Page 56: ... settings Radar symbology You can select which optional radar items that should be turned on off collectively from the menu Refer to the Radar panel illustration Bearings Used for selecting whether the radar bearing should be measured in relation to True Magnetic North T M or to your relative heading R Data bar Turns on off the radar data bar Refer to the radar panel illustration The data bar can ...

Page 57: ...Installation The Installation option is used for radar installation described in the separate NSS evo2 Installation manual Radar NSS evo2 Operator Manual 57 ...

Page 58: ...ted simultaneously on the NSS evo2 If simultaneous operation is desired an external module such as the LSS 2 BSM 2 or a second NSS evo2must be fitted The Echosounder image Key Description Comment 1 Depth 2 Temperature 3 Frequency Zoom 4 Gain Color adjustment icons 5 Fish arches 6 Upper and Lower range 7 A Scope 8 Temperature graph 9 Zoom bars 10 Range scale 11 Depth line 12 Bottom Optional echosou...

Page 59: ...lected position on the image by tapping the screen then using the go to cursor option in the menu The Cursor assist function Enter a short description of your concept here optional The cursor assist function allows for fine tuning and precision placement of the cursor without covering details with your finger Press and hold your finger on the screen to switch the cursor symbol to a selection circl...

Page 60: ...rmines the water depth that is visible on the screen Auto range If you select Auto the system will automatically display the whole range from the water surface to the bottom Preset range levels You can select between several preset range levels Custom range This option allows you to manually set both upper and lower range limits The echosounder panel can be setup as a single view or with split vie...

Page 61: ...compensate for distance to the object making echoes from equal sized objects appear with the same size on the echosounder image Scroll speed You can select the scrolling speed of the echosounder image on the screen A high scroll speed will update the image fast while a low scroll speed will present a longer history The ping speed Enter a short description of your concept here optional The Ping Spe...

Page 62: ...the sounder image on the left side of the panel By default the zoom level is set to 2x You can select up to 8x zoom from the drop down menu The range zoom bars on the right side of the display shows the range that is magnified If you increase the zooming factor the range will be reduced You will see this as reduced distance between the zoom bars Bottom lock The bottom lock mode is useful when you ...

Page 63: ...ishsymbols Fishsymbolsanddepthindication Ú Note Not all fish symbols are actual fish Echosounder settings Echosounder source If you have more than one echosounder on your network you can select which sounder to be the preferred source on this NSS evo2 unit Network echosounder You can share the echosounder connected to this NSS evo2 unit on the network For more information about how to setup echoso...

Page 64: ...sounder file you can select which channel to display You exit the view function by tapping the X in the upper right corner Search depth Noise may cause the echosounder to search for unrealistic depths By setting the search depth manually the system will only display echoes received from objects within the set depth range Installation Used for echosounder installation and setup See the separate NSS...

Page 65: ...the StructureScan features The StructureScan image The view The StructureScan panel can be set up as a traditional downscan image or showing left right side scanning The DownScan image can also be added as an overlay to the traditional Echosounder image Key Description 1 Depth 2 Temperature 3 Frequency 4 Bottom 5 Zoom downscan Range sidescan icons 6 Range scale Zooming the StructureScan image You ...

Page 66: ...he measuring function when the image is paused 1 Tap the item from where you want to measure the distance 2 Start the measuring function from the menu 3 Tap on the screen to select the second measuring point A line will be drawn between the measuring points and the distance will be listed in the Information window 4 Continue tapping the screen to position new measuring points You can use the menu ...

Page 67: ...io between light and dark areas of the screen This makes it easier to distinguish object from the background To adjust the contrast setting 1 Tap the contrast icon or activate the contrast option in the menu The color adjustment bar is displayed 2 Drag the bar or use the rotary knob to set the value Palettes Enter a short description of your concept here optional You can select between several dis...

Page 68: ...e for distance to the object making echoes from equal sized objects appear with the same size on the echosounder image Flipping the Structure image left right Enter a short description of your concept here optional If required the left right SideScanning images can be flipped to match the corresponding side of you vessel Range Lines Enter a short description of your concept here optional Range lin...

Page 69: ...pear on the chart screen as soon as Structure overlay is enabled 2 Select Structure source Live data is default Ú Note Structure overlay can also be activated by selecting a saved StructureMap file in the files browser StructureMap sources Two sources can be used to overlay Structure logs on the charts Live data used when StructureScan units are connected to the NSS evo2 system Saved files These a...

Page 70: ...data StructureScan data can be recorded from a chart panel with Structure overlay enabled StructureScan recordings can also be started from a StructureScan panel When StructureScan data is being recorded there will be a flashing red symbol and a message will appear periodically at the bottom of the screen Ú Note The message includes information about file size Keep the size of your sonar logs to 1...

Page 71: ...n light and dark areas of the screen Water column Shows hides the water column in Live mode If turned OFF schools of bait fish might not be seen on the SideScan image If turned ON the accuracy of the SideScan image on the map might be affected by the water depth Frequency Sets the transducer frequency used by the unit 800 kHz offers the best resolution while 455 kHz has greater depth and range cov...

Page 72: ...selsonaradarpanel AIS target symbols The NSS evo2 system use the AIS target symbols shown below Symbol Description Sleeping AIS target not moving or at anchor Moving and safe AIS target with course extension line Dangerous AIS target illustrated with bold line A target is defined as dangerous based on the CPA and TCPA settings Refer Defining dangerous vessels on page 45 Lost AIS target When no sig...

Page 73: ...ion Without an active cursor the system will search for vessels around your vessel s position Viewing information about single AIS targets When you tap an AIS icon on the chart or radar panel the symbol will change to Selected target symbol and the vessel name will be displayed You can display detailed information for a target by tapping the AIS pop up or from the menu when the target is selected ...

Page 74: ...om an AIS SART an alarm message is displayed on the NSS evo2 This message includes the AIS SART s unique MMSI number its position and its distance and bearing from your vessel You have three options 1 Ignore the alarm The alarm is muted and the message closed The alarm will not reappear Ú Note If you ignore the alarm the AIS SART icon remains visible on your chart and the AIS SART remains in the V...

Page 75: ...fining dangerous vessels on page 45 AIS vessel lost Sets the range for lost vessels If a vessel is lost within the set range this will trigger an alarm Ú Note The check box controls whether the alarm pop up box is displayed and if the siren will sound The CPA and TCPA defines when a vessel is dangerous regardless of the enabled disabled state Vessel message Controls whether an alarm shall be activ...

Page 76: ...ength of the extension lines for your vessel and for other vessels can be set by the user A Heading B Course Over Groung COG The length of the extension lines is either set as a fixed distance or to indicate the distance the vessel will move in the selected time period If no options are ticked on for This vessel then no extension lines will be shown for your vessel For own vessel heading informati...

Page 77: ...on in the chart or relative to your vessel Different line style is used on the extension lines to indicate motion as shown below AISvesselsshownwithAbsolutemotion AISvesselsshownwithRelativemotion AIS icon orientation Sets the orientation of the AIS icon either based on heading or COG information AIS NSS evo2 Operator Manual 77 ...

Page 78: ...e Additional dashboards can be activated from the menu if other systems i e CZone or Mercury are present on the network Customizing the Instrument panel You can customize the Instrument panel by changing the data for each of the gauges in the dashboard by changing the dashboard layout and by adding new dashboards You can also set limits of analog gauges All edit options are available from the Inst...

Page 79: ...rs and coastal areas into the Atlantic and Pacific oceans Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea The Sirius audio products received vary depending on your selected subscription package For more information refer to www sirius com Before you can start using your audio equipment it must be installed according to the NSS evo2 Installation manual and the documentation included with the audio device Enab...

Page 80: ...ntrol buttons 3 Audio tile 4 Audio tools Audio control buttons Icon Tuner VHF DVD Playback Tap to display the list of available sources Tap to select previous next frequency Press and hold to tune in a channel Tap to rewind play fast forward Tap to select previous next track Tap to select next previous favourite channel N A N A N A N A Tap to start N A N A Tap to pause playback Tap to display the ...

Page 81: ...can adjust balance volume and volume limit settings individually for each zone Adjustments to the bass and treble settings will alter all zones Master volume control By default the volume for all speaker zones are adjusted when you adjust the volume on an NSS evo2 unit You can define which zones shall be altered when you increase decrease the volume from the NSS evo2 unit Selecting tuner region Be...

Page 82: ...channel is tuned in you can add the channel to your favoure list The favourite channels can be viewed selected and deleted from within the Favourite list You page through favourite channels by using the up down audio panel buttons Using Sirius radio North America only Channels list The channels list displays all available Sirius channels whether or not you have a subscription for the channel Favor...

Page 83: ...at is imported from an SD card will not be saved in the NSS evo2 The data will be lost when new GRIB data is imported Select the GRIB file to import the data The GRIB weather display Imported GRIB weather data can be displayed as an overlay on your chart panel When the GRIB weather overlay is selected the chart menu will increase to show GRIB weather options From this menu you can select which wea...

Page 84: ...alue in the brackets indicates historic weather data If you tap a position on the chart the information window will expand to include weather details for the selected position Animating GRIB weather forecast The GRIB data contains forecast information for a set number of days It is possible to animate the weather data and to show the predicted forecast for a specific time and date The time scales ...

Page 85: ...ding 2 City forecast icon 3 Wind barb 4 Storm icon 5 SST color bar 6 SST color shading Use the Sirius weather option menu to select which weather symbology that should be displayed and how they should appear on the chart panel Precipitation Enter a short description of your concept here optional Shades of color are used to show precipitation type and intensity Darkest color indicates highest inten...

Page 86: ...ind tail Zero knots Indeterminate wind direction Small barb 5 knots Large barb 10 knots Arrow barb 50 knots If a combination of 5 and 10 knot barbs are shown on a tail then these will need to be added together to give you the total wind speed The example below shows 3 x large barb 1 x small barb 35 knots and 60 knots indicated with 1 x arrow barb 1 x large barb Windspeed 35knots Windspeed 60knots ...

Page 87: ...ls When you tap a shaded weather area available information will be shown in the cursor window If pop up is enabled you can tap an weather icon to display the identity of the observation If you tap the pop up detailed information about the observation is be displayed You can also display the detailed information from the menu when the icon is selected Animating Sirius weather graphics The NSS evo2...

Page 88: ...essel You can also get an alarm as a severe weather forecast alarm issued for your chosen marine zone A watchbox is defined by the National Weather Service When the alarm is turned on you will get an alarm when your vessel is inside or is entering into a watchbox 88 Weather NSS evo2 Operator Manual ...

Page 89: ...5 to 120 seconds Video standard NSS evo2 supports NTSC and PAL video The two channels are set up individually Check the local video standard or the standard of your cameras Adjusting the video image You can optimize the video display by adjusting the video image settings The settings are adjusted individually for each video source Default for all settings 50 FLIR camera control When the connection...

Page 90: ...he video image by using the zoom panel buttons There are two different zoom options available depending on selected FLIR camera source option Digital zoom Only available when the camera is in Infrared mode In this mode the zoom is represented in levels 0 2 and 4 times zoom Each press on a zoom button will increment or decrement the zoom level Optical zoom Available in daylight mode In this mode th...

Page 91: ...ine and flatten out at the point the data was lost When the data becomes available again a dashed line will join up the two points showing an average trend line bridging the missing data Selecting data Enter a short description of your task here optional Each data field can be changed to show the preferred data type and the time range 1 Select the edit option from the menu 2 Activate the field for...

Page 92: ...at you can see the details and take the appropriate corrective action Type of messages The messages are classified according to how the reported situation will affect your vessel The following color codes are used Color Importance Red Critical Orange Important Yellow Standard Blue Warning Green Light warning Single alarms A single alarm is displayed with the name of the alarm as the title and with...

Page 93: ...l the reason for the alarm has been removed Disable Disables the current alarm setting The alarm will not show again unless you turn it back on in the Alarms dialog There is no time out on the alarm message or siren They remain until you acknowledge the alarm or until the reason for the alarm is removed Alarms dialog All alarms are setup in the Alarms Settings dialog The alarm dialogs can also be ...

Page 94: ...rent settings Settings Enter a short description of your concept here optional Provides access to application and system setting Vessels Status listing List of all AIS MARPA and DSC vessels with available information Message listing List of all messages received from other AIS vessels with time stamp Sun moon Displays sunrise sunset moonrise and moonset for a position based on entered date and the...

Page 95: ...ns through the main features of the product it changes pages automatically adjusts settings opens menus etc If you tap the screen or press a key when demo mode is running the demonstration will pause After a time out period demo mode will resume Selecting simulator source files You can select which data files to be used by the simulator A set of source files is included in your system and you can ...

Page 96: ...GPS data is generated from Speed Course and Route Used for manually entering values when GPS source is set to Simulated course or Simulated route Otherwise GPS data including speed and course comes from the selected echosounder or radar files Set start position Moves the vessel to current cursor position Ú Note This option is only available when the GPS source is set to Simulated course 96 Simulat...

Page 97: ...e unit is not in use for an extended period Cleaning the media port door Clean the media port door regularly to avoid that salt crystallize on the surface causing water to leak into the card slot Checking the keys Make sure that no keys are stuck in the down position If one is stuck wiggle the key to free it back to normal Checking the connectors The connectors should be checked by visual inspecti...

Page 98: ...a standardized universally unique identifier UUID which is very reliable and easy to use The data includeds such information as the time and date when a route was created etc User Data File version 4 This is best used when transferring data from one NS system to another since it contains all the extra bits of information these systems store about items User Data file version 3 w depth Should be us...

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