NS-START.Pro operating manual
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Operating Manual

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Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The NS—STRRT. Pro has been designed to provide essential information with a very simple and user friendly interface. Speed, heading, timer, start line distance and GPS coordinates functions are all accessible at the push of a button and clearly displayed on the backlit LCD, ideal for night sailing and enhanced safety. The new NS—STRRT.Pro features a Bluetooth communication transceiver offering a wide range of functions and applications: • Record up to 1248 hours of racing (1 point / 30 seconds) • Replay on Google Earth and other navigational software • Computer management of 10 waypoints,...

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Wherever you mount the NS—STRRT.Pro , it shouldn’t be flush to any thick surface such as the hull, so that the sensitivity of the embedded GPS receiver is not affected. Also a direct mount on a metal surface will reduce the receiver sensitivity.

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Controls and display description Buttons & display Pin reference (SLD) PC mode entry Comittee Boat reference (SLD) Setup mode entry Timer ON indicator RUN/START screen mode selection Backlight ON/OFF Backlight indicator Screen mode display Light sensor Waypoint screen mode Battery level indicator Units Safety leash attachment

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Screens and modes The NS-STHRT.Pro has 2 main modes of operation : the RUN screen and the START screen. Switching screens is made by pressing the button ~0). RUN Screen Course Over Ground- GPS Compass: COG Speed Over Ground: SPE START Screen Timer: Start Line Distance: The NS—STHRT-Pro has 1 Waypoint screen : it is displayed by by pressing the button [waY]. Waypoint Screen Course Over Ground: Waypoint information: The NS—STHRT-Pro has 1 information screen. The GPS coordinates and the average/max instant speed recorded during the current trip can be displayed by a holding and j...

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Operations Switching power on and off  Make sure the battery is installed with the correct polarity and has enough remaining power (positive pole inserted first) Press and hold for more than 4 seconds until the screen displays OFF and the sequence “3”, “2”, “1” is finished. A beep will be emitted when the device turns off to start the device. A beep will be emitted The device will turn off automatically when it cannot receive any GPS signal for 20 minutes. A beep will be emitted 3 seconds before it turns off. During the power up, the remaining time for the data logger is displayed for 5...

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Operations Note: Rinse with fresh water, do not use corrosive products. Especially any petroleum/mineral based product will damage permanently the plastics and rubber parts (the warranty will be void). For example never use (non exhaustive list): white spirit, acetone, any spray or liquid contact cleaner, grease remover, do never spray any product into the battery compartment. Note : Until enough satellites are locked, the is not ready to use. For all modes requiring the GPS data, the screen will display ”---” until it is ready. If the number of satellites is low, the display will blink....

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Run Screen This screen provides the heading and the speed of the vessel. COG (compass), upper line : The course over ground (heading in degrees) as measured by the GPS receiver is displayed. The value displayed can be averaged, see the SET mode. SPE (speed), lower Line : The speed over ground is displayed with a resolution of 0.1 knots (kts). The minimum speed is 0.5 knot, the maximum speed is 99.9 knots. The value displayed can be averaged, see the SET mode. Start Screen TIMER, upper Line : This mode offers a 5 minutes countdown timer, which can be synchronized to 5, 4 and 1 minutes. When...

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To synchronize the TIMER when it is running: • Short press QO to synchronize to 5, 4 or 1 minutes. If the timer value is greater than 2:45, the timer will synchronize to 4 minutes. If lower than 2:45, it will synchronize to 1 minute. The timer continues counting down. To stop the TIMER: • Press and hold CD-Note : With the GPS logger synchronized to the upcounting of the timer, the GPS logger stops when the timer is stopped or restarted in order to log the end of the current sail. Note : When the countdown timer reaches ’0:00’, the timer and the start line distance will switch automatically...

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To memorize the start line points when you reach the committee boat reference point. when you reach the pin reference point. • The distance in meters is now displayed on the data line. Note : If the start line is modified by the committee, you may be required to reenter one or both reference points. Note : The distance from the front of the boat to the NS—STHRT.Pro can be defined in the SET mode. Note : if the pin and the boat references are recorded with C*fO (instead of ) the NS—STHRT.PrO will show a sign instead of a “+’ for the distance to the line (only the sign is changed, the overall...

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A GPS data logger is embedded in the NS—STRRT.PTO allowing you to download all your sailing data to your computer using the NS—STRRT,Pro Wireless Manager PC app companion software. Upon setting the GPS data logger start parameter, the logger will start recording as soon as enough satellites are locked and/or when the timer reaches ‘0:00’. The recording interval can be set using the parameter GPS Logger Timing (see the SET mode, page 18 for details). Waypoint screen mode: Wxx The Waypoint screen is entered by pressing | wAf j.This mode displays information such as the direction, angle...

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To Memorize a waypoint while sailing The waypoint screen must be displayed. Press | wAf ] to select the waypoint (from WOO to W09) that you want to overwrite. Press and hold the button wAf to memorize the current boat position into the selected waypoint. The screen will display “WAY SAVE”, release the button | wa^I to confirm the memorization. The direction, speed and distance to reach it are displayed sequentially. Note: If the [waT] button is pressed for a prolonged period of time the NS—STHRT. Pro will enter the shutdown sequence: the memorization will be skipped and no position will be...

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