Northstar 962 Chart
Plotter
Northstar 962
Description: Northstar 962 X GPS High-end color GPS/raster
charting system with Echo Sounder. The Northstar 962 gives you new, powerful
features to comfortably handle the diverse conditions you'll experience on the
water and it makes options like the 490 Echo Sounder possible.
Northstar 962 features like OverZoom and ClearZoom were
developed to make the 962 a more useful tool. The 962 reads both NOAA and ARCS
international electronic charts so that you literally have the world at your
fingertips - in great detail.
The Northstar 962 ease-of-use comes from
having been there, done that. The big, bright sunlight readable screen
performs equally well on a dark, rainy night. Even complicated functions
position, distance, and bearing of up to 2,000 waypoints. Northstars 962 gives
you big, bright, sunlight-readable displays with accurate, logical navigation
information all with intuitive, touch-of-a-button speed that allows you to
navigate even in close quarters with confidence.
Northstar 962 GPS Features
Maptech/ARCS raster charts on CD-ROM
Internal hard disk
stores multiple CD-ROMs
Modes: North-up, Course-up, Leg-up, Chart-up
Automatic chart switching
Fast chart redraw
Real-time Phantom
Loran-C TDs
Vessel course predictor line
Range rings
2,000
waypoints, 1,000 routes
Two year limited warranty
Northstar 962
Features/Specifications:
Maptech/ARCS raster charts on CD-ROM
Internal hard disk stores multiple CD-ROMs
Modes: North-up, Course-up, Leg-up, Chart-up
Automatic chart switching
Fast chart redraw
Real-time Phantom Loran-C TDs
Vessel course predictor line
Range rings
NAVIGATION:
Lat/Lon, speed, course, one-second updates
Point and Shoot feature
Trip planning function, save trip as a route
Rhumb line or great circle navigation
STEERING SCREENS:
Large, easy-to-read text
Waypoint name, distance and bearing
XTE (numeric and graphical)
Heading correction
Speed/Course (SOG/COG)
Zoomable 3-D screen with waypoints
WAYPOINT & ROUTE MANAGEMENT:
2,000 waypoints, 1,000 routes
Waypoints as lat/lon, distance/bearing, or Loran-C
TDs
Enter or edit waypoints and routes directly from chart or from
current position
Sort waypoints by symbol, name, distance or bearing with
"Quicksearch" feature
MISCELLANEOUS:
Enhanced Man Overboard function
Large multiple track storage
Avoidance areas with alarms
Tidetrack and currents
Built- in demo
158 datums
12 parallel channels
ACCURACY: 3m 2DRMS with Differential 20m 2DRMS without
Differential
UPDATE RATE: 1 per second
TIME TO FIRST FIX: 30 seconds
DYNAMICS: Velocity: 1800km/h; Acceleration: 4g; Jerk: 2m/sec
3
SC-104: message types, including 1 and 9
Internal Beacon Receiver (962XD)
TYPE: 2-channel, fully automatic
FREQUENCY: 283.5-325.0kHz
ACQUISITION TIME: 15 seconds
Three bi-directional NMEA I/O ports
One bi-directional RS-232/RS-422 port
Two fully functional control head ports
VGA output
200 PPNM speed output
External MOB input
External alarm output
External SAVE input
Waterproof control head
Unsurpassed sunlight view ability
640 x 480 pixel, high temperature, backlit, transmissive,
65,536 color LCD
Flush- and yoke-mount standard
High contrast, anti-reflective screen
Two audio beepers for alarms
CD-ROM drive for charts
Hard drive
1.44MB floppy drive
Optional Zip drive backup
Large, easy-to-use backlit controls
Easy interfacing I/O plate
10- 36 volts DC power
0°C-55°C max 95% relative humidity,
noncondensing
Display Modes - Single/Dual Frequency, Bottom Lock,
Split-Screen, Bottom Zoom, Marker Zoom, A-Scope
FREQUENCIES: 50 and 200KHz
OUTPUT POWER: 1000W (600W optional)
PULSE LENGTHS: 0.100 to 1 msec
PRR: 30 to 600 pulses/min
ALARMS: Fish, Seabed, Temperature
UPDATE RATE: 10Hz max (depends on water depth)
Echo review time: 3 minutes
"SoundTrac": Mark past echo as a waypoint
Go directly to past echo
Zoom Modes: Marker, Bottom, Bottom Lock, Bottom
Discrimination
A-Scope analyzes present or past echoes
Auto Modes: Fishing or Cruising
Navigation data shown at bottom of screen
SCREEN NOTATIONS:
Sunlight-readable, color echo data
Seabed depth (various size digits)
DEPTH & SCALE: Frequency of each window (50/200)
KHz
Speed, water temperature (if connected)
Advance scale, depth marker
Lat/Lon of position marker
Alarm status, Auto/manual status
Lat/Lon of vessel, distance/bearing and name of waypoint,
steering indicator
MANUAL CONTROLS:
Gain (0 - 75dB), Clutter (0 - 9), Signal Level (0 -
5)
Noise Limiter (On/Off)
White Level (background color)
Screen color palette
Range 2000 feet, 800 meters
Shift, alarm parameters, depth & position
markers
Zoom In/Out
Advance speed (1/8 to 2/1)
Depth units (Feet, Meters, Fathoms)
Installation calibrations: speed, temp, gain
TRANSDUCERS: (not supplied)
Interfaces to Airmar B250, B44V, B744V and other
manufacturers equivalents.
Check with Northstar for specific models
INTERFACING:
Connects to Northstar 962 & 961 GPS Chart
Navigator
Transducer outputs open circuit/short circuit
protected
LED monitors input power and system status
PHYSICAL FEATURES/ENVIRONMENTAL:
DIMENSIONS: 8 x 5 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches
WEIGHT: 4 pounds
Waterproof, sealed design
10-30 VDC, 8 watts. reverse polarity and overvoltage
protected
-25°C to +60°C operating temperature
-55°C to +90°C storage
temperature