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    www . n o rt h s ta r n a v . c o m E x p l or e r 43 5/438 Fi s h fi nder Inst allation an d O p eration Manual[...]

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    IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION Please read carefully bef ore installa tion and use . DANGER This is the safety aler t symbol . It is used to aler t you to potential personal injur y hazar ds, Obey all saf ety messages that follow this symbol to a voidpossible injury or death. ! W ARNING W ARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 4 Co n te n t s 1 Int ro du c ti on .......................................................................................................................................... 6 1 - 1 Ben ef it s of the E xp lore r 4 3 5 an d E xpl orer 438 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 5 Ap pe nd ix A - Sp ec if i ca ti ons ..................................................................................................................... 27 Ap pe nd ix B - T r o ub les ho oti ng .........................................................................................[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 6 1 Intr odu ction Con grat ulati ons on ch oosi ng a No r ths tar f ishf inde r . For ma xi mum b enef it , plea se read t his manu al ca refu lly b efore i nst allat ion an d use. T his manu al des cr ibe s how to ins ta ll and s et up th e E xpl orer 435 or E xp lore r 4 3 8. R efer t[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 7 1 - 2 Ho w the E xp lore r 43 5 a nd Ex plo re r 4 3 8 work T he E xp lore r 4 3 5 an d Ex pl orer 438 have t wo p ar t s: - th e tra nsdu cer at ta che d to the hul l - th e displ ay unit . T he tr ans ducer g ene rate s an ult ras oni c puls e (so und t hat is ab ove the h ear ing r [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 8 2 Ba sic O perat ion Key Op era tio n The fi sh finde r is opera t ed th roug h me nu s. To select a menu item: 1 . Press or to move t he hig hlight to t he ite m. 2. Press to sel ec t th e item . To change a setting: 1 . Use th e cur sor ke ys or to ma ke the change(s ). 2. Press to c[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 9 Gain Adjustment Ga in (sensi tiv it y) cont rols th e amo unt of d eta il disp laye d on th e scre en. R efer to se c tio n 4 - 3 f or mo re information. 1. P r e s s brief ly to show th e gain cont rols . 2. Press or to adju st g ain. 3. Press to s witch b et we en au to and ma nual g[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 10 3 Set t ing up t he E xp lore r 43 5 and E xp lore r 438 Press MENU t wice to sho w the Setup me nu, th en se lec t a p ar ti cula r opti on usin g the or cursor key s. (Se c tio n 2 Basi c Op erat ion, d esc rib es ho w to use t he key s in more d eta il. ) T he Se tup m enu an d opt[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 11 Press MENU t w ice to disp lay th e Se tu p men u, then selec t Sys te m : Langua ge Se le c t the la ngua ge fo r the d isplay s. T he o pti ons are : English, I talia n, F rench , Ger man, Spa nish, Du tch, Swedish, Por tugu ese, Finnish a nd Gre ek . Tip: In case you can’t re ad [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 12 3- 3 Se tup > Fuel ( Ex plo rer 438 only) ! W ARNING These features can be used only when the optional single or twin engine fuel kit has been installed. Press MENU t w ice to disp lay th e Setup men u, then selec t Fue l : • A s a fish s ymb ol ( On ). • A s a fish s ymb ol w [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 13 Cl ear U sed Select Cl ea r use d to s et Us e d (th e amo unt of f uel us ed ) to zero. Do t his to st ar t measu rin g th e amo unt of f uel us ed o ver a cer t ain ti me or distance. Wh en aske d A re you s ur e? select Ye s . Ta n k s i z e Enter th e ca pac it y o f the f ue l ta[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 14 3- 5 Se tup > Log s Press MENU t w ice to disp lay th e Se tu p men u, then selec t Logs : T he va lue s can b e chan ge d ind ep end entl y of each ot her. The se lo g va lues a re save d when t he unit is turned of f. Re set tri p di st (E xp lo rer 438 only) T his rese ts t he t[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 15 3- 7 Se tup > U nit s Press MENU t w ice to disp lay th e Se tu p men u, then selec t Uni ts : T he de fau lt uni ts are sho wn in th is exam ple. Dist ance Select from: • nm (nautic al miles) • mi (miles) • km (ki lom et r e s ) Depth Select from: • ft ( f e et ) • m (me[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 16 Te m p e r a t u r e The factory settings should be sufficiently accurate for normal usage. To calibrate the temperature readout, first measure the water temperature with a thermometer known to be accurate. Use th e cur sor ke ys to displ ay the te mpe ratu re read out b ox , then i n[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 17 Bottom Large school of fish Streng th of echoe s T he col or s ind icate d if feren ces in th e st reng th o f th e ech o. Th e st reng th var ie s with s ever al f ac tor s, such as t he: Singl e fish Kelp / Wee d Hard b ot toms such a s rock or co ral sh ow as wi de b ands So f t b [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 18 Shadows Sha dow s are create d arou nd areas w here t he ul tr aso nic b eam ca nnot ‘s ee’ . T hes e areas in clu de ho llow s on t he bo t tom or b esid e roc k s and l edg es, w here t he s tron g ec hoe s retu rne d of f the ro ck s ob scur e the weak e cho es o f the f ish an[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 19 Note : T i mes in dic ate d are for i llus tr atio n onl y . 1 min ute ag o No w Ti me St ationary boat When a boat is stationary, all bottom echoes will come from the same small area of bottom. This will produce a flat bottom trace on the screen. T he ap pear an ce of th e Son ar and[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 20 T ran sducers Inst allation Guide ). • If t he bo at is an chor ed th en f ish will ten d to show o n the d ispl ay as ho rizo ntal l ines a s the y sw im into an d out o f the t ra nsdu cer so nar b eam. Sl ow sp ee ds in d eep er w ater gi ve the b est f ish arch ret urns . • Ra[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 21 4- 4 Ran ge Ran ge is th e ver ti cal d epth d isplay ed on t he E xp lore r 4 3 5 and E x pl orer 438. T he No r ths tar f ishfi nde r has t wo ra nge m od es, Auto R ang e and M anual R ang e: • In Auto R ang e, the f ishfi nde r adjus t s the de pth ra nge a utomat ica lly s o th[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 22 5- 1 So na r di spla y T o sho w the S onar di splay hi ghli ght Son ar and press : T his disp lay sc rolls f rom r ight (m os t recent ec ho es) to le f t (o lde st e cho es) . (se e se c tio n 3- 2 Se tup > S onar). Dat a head er , s et up to show th e water te mp erat ure, ba t [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 23 5-4 So na r A- Sco pe d isp lay T o sho w the A-Sco pe d isplay , se lec t S ona r A-Sco pe an d pre ss . Use th is to anal yse t he so nar dat a in det ail an d opt imize t he Ga in set t ings . The user can define the level of the weakest and strongest echoes to be shown on the sona[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 24 5- 6 Da ta di spl ay T o sho w the Dat a displ ay , se lec t Data a nd pre ss . T he dat a disp lay shows a graph of the water temperature and depth over t im e a n d o t h er selected d ata item s. T he gr aph is us ef ul for l oc atin g war m and co ld sp ots i n the w ater . Re fer[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 25 • Bracket mounting re quires a panel for mo untin g the br acke t. Ensure th at the p anel is not l ikely to d efor m and is n ot subj ec t to ex cessiv e vib rati on. T he b ra cket ca n be t ilte d an d rotate d so th e E xpl ore r 4 35 an d Ex pl orer 4 38 ca n be rem oved a f te[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 26 F use F use White (NMEA out) Green External Beeper or Light Red Y ellow Black Main switch 12 V DC Ignition switch T o ignition system Au to powe r op tion Au to powe r op tion Black wire : C onnec t this to the negative bat ter y terminal. Red wire : Conn ec t t his to the p osit ive [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 27 E xp lo re r R 3 10 : Repea te r for d ept h, sp ee d, w ater temp er ature a nd ba t ter y vol tag e. Accept s NavB us or NME A dat a inpu ts f rom ot her inst rument s. Explorer D 2 1 0 : Dep th Repea t er Explorer 5 50: Col or G PS Char tpl otter with worldwide cove ra ge 6 -6 Cl e[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 28 This troubleshooting guide is written with the assumption that the user has read and understood the relevant sections in this manual. It is p ossib le in m any cas es to so lve di f f icul tie s wi tho ut hav ing to s end th e disp lay uni t ba ck to th e manu fa ct urer fo r repa ir [...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 29 3. The fi sh finder operat es e rra ti cal ly: a) Check that the transducer does not have debris (e.g. weed, plastic bag) caught around it. b) The transducer may have been damaged during launching, running aground or whi le un der w ay wit h deb ris etc. I f the t ra nsdu cer has b ee[...]

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    Northstar Explorer 435/438 I nstallation and Operation Manual 30 9. Fuel used or remaining se em inac curate: a) If th e engi ne is ru n whil e the f ishf ind er is po were d of f, the f ishf ind er do es no t record th e amou nt of f uel us ed du ring t hat eng ine ru n. Cons eq uentl y , t he Fue l remain ing va lue w ill b e high er tha n the a [...]

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    Made in New Zealand MN000598A-G AMERICAS 30 Sudbur y Road, Acton, M A 01720, USA Ph: +1 978.897.6600 Ph: +1 800.628.4487 F ax: +1 978.897.7241 sales@bntmarine.com EUROPE Unit 2, Ocean Quay , Belvidere Rd , Southampton, SO14 5Q Y , ENGLAND Ph: +44 2380 339922 F ax: +44 2380 330345 nor thstaruk@nor thstarnav .com A USTRALIA PO Box 479, Gladesville, N[...]