NS360 Wireless operating manual
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Introduction Welcome to the NS360 Wireless! A complete racing system derived from the NS360+, which includes a GPS speedo, magnetic compass, race timer, distance to the start line and all essential race functions, the new NS360 Wireless features a wireless communication transceiver offering a wide range of new 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 100 waypoints, including their coordinates and descriptions Computer management of 20 routes imported from...

Installation The mounting location should be as far as possible from any magnetic objects to avoid any interference with the compass sensor. The NS360W should be mounted as close as possible to the vertical and horizontal planes. Wherever you mount the NS360W, 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. If your NS360W isn’t facing the same direction as the boat, you can compensate this difference in the parameter tab of the Novasail Wireless Manager PC software. NS360 Wireless Operating Manua

Controls and display description Sub-mode Backlight Timer Upper line screen Upper line mode selection Sub-mode selection both lines Lower line screen Lower line mode selection Boat Mode Active line Modes and sub-modes Timer: Speed: • Hi: High sensitivity • Md: Medium sensitivity • Lo: Low sensitivity • MAX: Maximum speed • TRP: Total distance Magnetic Heading: • Hi: High sensitivity • Md: Medium sensitivity • Lo: Low sensitivity • GPS: GPS based • ROL: Roll angle indicator Start Line Distance: Waypoints: • W00 to W99: Waypoint 0 to 99 Routes: • R01 to R20: Route 1 to 20 Current GPS...

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 the lower 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 remains in the horizontal position for more than 3 minutes. A beep will be emitted 3 seconds before it turns off. Upon switching on, the remaining memory time for the...

Operations Note: If the battery is almost discharged, the GPS functions are automatically deactivated (’OFF’ is displayed) in order to save power. Only the functions linked to the magnetic compass are activated and the battery indicator will blink. Note: Until enough satellites are locked, the NS360W is not ready for use. For the modes SPE, SLD and Wxx, the screen displays ’---’. For the MAX speed submode, the maximum value is displayed but blinking until ready. Note: Alkaline batteries should be used in order to result in a maximum lifespan of 36 hours. When using a disposable battery, it...

• A line is ’ACTIVE’ when the icon appears inside. To activate a line, you need to push (mode) once in front of the chosen line. The icon <333E* appears. • After activiting a line, choose the mode and sub-mode required on the ’ACTIVE’ line by pushing (mode) and then the arrows < and > for the submode selection. • You are free to choose any mode on each line independantly. • When the icon llil9 is displayed, the GPS trace is recording. • The Novasail Wireless Manager PC software gives you three options at startup : GPS trace record disabled, GPS trace record always ON and GPS trace record...

This mode provides the speed over ground of the boat as measured by the GPS receiver. The sub-modes provide several speed resolutions, the trip distance and the maximum speed. The boat speed is displayed in knots (kts) with an accuracy of 0.1 knots. The minimum speed is 0.5 knots. • Use the arrows < and > to scroll the sub-modes. Speed sub-modes • Hi: High sensitivity The high sensitivity speed allows a very sensitive reading of any speed variation. • Md: Medium sensitivity This sub-mode provides an average speed of the boat over a short period of time. This is particularly useful when...

To reset the maximum speed or trip distance: • Select the maximum speed or the trip distance in the sub-mode • Tilt the device 90 degrees to the right or left for more than 3 seconds • The selected sub-mode is reset To win races you need to react to the smallest wind shifts. The NS360Wdigital compass delivers precise and reliable heading information to help you to tack and jibe at the most suitable times. The sensitivity of the compass can easily be adjusted to High, Medium or Low by scrolling through the sub-modes. • Use the arrows < and > to scroll the sub-modes Sub-modes of the Magnetic...

Under low sensitivity more subtle variations due to big waves and sudden gusts are filtered. note: The magnetic variation of your geographical location can be compensated in the parameter tab of the Novasail Wireless Manager PC software. • GPS: GPS based compass This sub-mode provides the route followed by the boat measured by the GPS receiver. • ROL: Roll angle indicator mode Used in Roll angle indicator (ROL) mode, the NS3BOWdisplays the roll angle of the boat. The angle range can vary from 0 to 70 degrees; if the angle is greater than 70 degrees, the value blinks and remains...

• Press and hold © to stop the timer and reset to the last synchronized minute Synchronize the TIMER: • In any mode press © will display the timer on the upper line and result in the following action: - if the timer is stopped, start and set the timer value to the last synchronized minute - if the timer is down-counting and the timer value is lower than 3:45, set the timer value to the lower minute - if the timer is down-counting and the timer value is greater than 3:45, set the timer value to 4 minutes • With the timer mode displayed and the timer stopped, press the upper < to synchronize...