Compass - Nexus Marine
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1. The PAGE button is also used to move the cursor when in edit mode A press on PAGE moves the cursor in a circular pattern one step to the right for every press A press on PAGE and MINUS together back steps cursor to the preceding step When in editing mode a long press gt 2sec on PAGE will escape from that editing mode 4 2 2 MINUS A press on MINUS moves to the next sub function In edit mode it decreases a digit by one 4 2 3 PLUS A press on PLUS moves to the previous sub function In edit mode it increases a digit by one 42 4 SET A press on SET unlocks a digit to access edit mode When unlocked the digits are active flashes and can be edited by pressing DOWN PLUS and PAGE as required When finished editing lock the digit by another press on SET 5 14 COMPASS NA English 4 2 5 Clear A press on CLEAR clear digits in edit mode 4 2 6 Calibration To access calibration mode press and hold SET more than 2 seconds To return to main function mode press SET when the text return 2 sec RET is displayed 4 2 7 Lighting The instrument uses red back lighting for both the display and the 5 push buttons The light can be set at 4 different levels To access the light control press and hold PAGE for more than 2 seconds The flashing text Lit OFF will be displayed and the display will be lit momentarily To select between the 4 light levels press UP LOW MED MAX and O2. You can install the NX2 Compass in three different ways The compass transducer connected directly to the NX2 Compass instrument By using the connection kit when both log and compass transducers are installed with a single cable to the NX2 Compass instrument The installation may also include a NX2 Server where all transducers may be connected All data including power will pass along one cable The installation includes 6 major steps Read the installation and operation manual Plan where to install the transducers and instruments Run the cables Install the transducers and instruments Take a break and admire your installation Learn the functions and calibrate your system Before you begin drilling think about how you can make the installation as neat and simple as your boat will allow Plan where to position the transducers Server and instruments Think about leaving space for additional instruments in the future A few do nots you should consider Do not cut the cables too short Allow extra cable length at the Server so it can be disconnected for inspection without having to disconnect all N attached cables Do not place sealant behind the display The instrument gasket eliminates the need for sealant Do not run cables in the bilge where water can appear Do not run cables close to fluorescent light sources engine or radio transmitting equipment to avoid electrical disturbances Do not rush take your time A n
3. the value the roll will be decreased by the value When the offset is without a minus sign it will be added The pitch sensor is not yet available at mars 1997 5 27 English NA COMPASS 5 4 C70 Configure NX2 To return to normal mode press SET when the text rET is displayed In the configuration you will be able to tell the Nexus Network where YOU have installed the log and wind transducer This is important because you may optionally install those transducers at the Server instead of the instrument 5 4 1 C71 HDC master r I TR On the Compass transducer is connected at the Compass Data F instrument HIL OFF the wind transducer is connected at the NX2 Server nFF 5 4 2 C72 Log master On the log transducer is connected at the Compass Data instrument OFF the log transducer is connected at the NX2 Server 5 4 3 C73 Function on terminal In3 Select function on the terminal pin 3 The following functions are available If other function then water temperature is selected you may still use the water temperature function by connecting the NX2 log transducer at the Server or at the Wind Data instrument TMP Standard temperature function for the log transducer TRM Use the external trim button for the SPEED Trim function STR Use the external trim button for the STEER Pilot function MOB Use the external trim button for the M O B function Roll Use the roll sensor to compen
4. function is flashing select AWA and press SET bab eb A copy of the present windangle is flashing press SET to accept or MT enter preferred windangle then confirm with SET Dun You will now see the text WA flashing with a pointer at the left or right side For now just press the SET again then press PAGE to a see the closed hauled angle IWH o Example you have set 40 as your tacking angle UH The boat is sailing with the pre set wind angle when the LCD pointer is displayed as a vertical line strait up A windangle deviation is displayed as a filled sector When sailing too high segments are above the horizontal line and when sailing too low segments are below the horizontal line COMPASS NA English The windangle referens AWA is also sent out to all NX2 instruments and the STEER Pilot will also show you the deviation from your set angle The AWA can also be used downwind as a jibe warning indicator or to keep the fastest downwind speed When the AWA was selected the text WA was flashing with a left or a right pointer This function is used to perform an automatic tack when the NX2 Autopilot is installed and activated for wind steering Use the PLUS and MINUS to change the direction of the WA pointer then press SET Your NX2 Autopilot if activated in wind mode will now perform an automatic tack 4 5 5 Steer referens BTW option The text OFF or MEM is displayed This steer function w
5. i e sailing 15 lower than the reference set course for more than 5 seconds a timer will pop up telling you the elapsed time spent at knocked angle Also read chapter 4 5 3 Tactical use of MEM 5 2 C20 Calibration of Log To return to normal mode press SET when the text rET is displayed 5 2 1 C21 Select unit for speed Unit for speed knots KTS km h K h or miles h m h 5 2 2 C22 Calibration of log transducer Calibration value for speed and distance 1 00 1 99 Drive the boat a measured distance at normal speed Compare the distance with the trip counter Calculate the value with the following formula True distance from the sea chart T Log trip counter distance L T xC N The current calibration value C L New calibration value N If you suspect a current in the water drive the boat in both directions and divide trip counter distance by two If the Compass Data is installed with NX2 Server where the log is already calibrated no further calibration is needed 5 24 COMPASS NA English 5 2 3 C23 Unit for temperature Select degree Celsius C or degree Fahrenheit F 5 2 4 C24 Temperature offset By adding a positive or negative value here it will be added as a offset before displayed as the temperature 5 3 C30 Compass Settings To return to normal mode press SET when the text rET is displayed 5 3 1 C31 True or magnetic course MAG This function will display bearing co
6. is equally set in all instruments The dampening is individually set for each instrument 6 2 2 Fault action 1 Compass No reading or wrong heading Check that setting C71 is according to your installation e Check that the local magnetic variation is properly set C32 e Make sure the Autodeviation have been carried out C33 Check for magnetic disturbences e Make sure the transducer is aligned correctly see C36 5 3 6 2 Speed and distance functions No reading e C13 should be ON See 5 1 2 e Check that setting C72 is according to your installation e Check that the impeller is rotating easy and freely i e is free from vegetation 5 30 COMPASS NA English e Check that there is no remaining anti fouling paint inside the through hull fitting 6 2 3 Error messages The following messages may appear on the display ERR 2 Nexus Network is missing check colour coded connections ERR 3 No Network data received within a given time ERR 10 Range error caused by incorrectly entered value e g 430 ERR 11 Remote command that can not be performed ERR 17 Too small magnetic variation ERR 18 Busy with Autodeviation ERR 19 Autodeviation check error repeat again If other messages than the above appears on the Compass Data instrument contact your NX2 dealer 5 31 English NA COMPASS 7 Specifications 7 1 Technical specifications Dimensions Compass Data instrument 113 x 113 mm 4 3 x 4 3 inch Instrume
7. C interface Art No 21248 The interface comes with software and is supplied with a 9 pole D sub connector cable for the RS232 PC port The PC interface will be a very useful tool to control and monitor real time data or when editing Waypoints to from PC file or to from NX2 GPS or Server For users who writes there own software please contact SILVA SWEDEN and ask for NX2 Application notes 9 32 COMPASS NA English 8 Warranty WARRANTY GENERAL All our products are designed and built to comply to the highest class industry standards If the products are correctly installed maintained and operated as described in the installation and operation manual they will provide long and reliable service Our international Network of distributors can provide you with the information and assistance you may require virtually anywhere in the world Please read through and fill in this warranty card and send it to your national distributor for product registration LIMITED WARRANTY The warranty covers repair of defective parts due to faulty Manufacturing and includes labour when repaired in the country of purchase The warranty period is stated in the product manual and commences from the date of purchase The above warranty is the Manufacturer s only warranty and no other terms expressed or implied will apply The Manufacturer specifically excludes the implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose CONDITIONS e The sup
8. ERR 19 will appear i e the difference between the last Autodeviation and this Autocheck is to big to be accepted Make a new Autocheck and if you still get ERR 19 make a new Autodeviation since the last one was probably disturbed When the Autocheck is OK the Compass will store the average result from both Autodev and Autocheck 5 3 5 C35 Clear the Autodeviation If you by any reason prefer to reset the deviation created by the Autodeviation function press SET when text CLR Atd is displayed you are now asked to confirm the flashing text YES by another press on KEY or select no by use of PLUS or MINUS button then SET 5 3 6 This function is used when the Compass is giving a constant course error i e it is not mounted exactly aligned as the boat there is no need to mount the transducer at the boats centreline Make sure that the local magnetic variation is entered before you make the alignment adjustment otherwise you are unable to see the difference between local magnetic variation and alignment error The Compass may be installed reversed 180 but never at perpendicular or 90 relative the centreline Press the SET and adjust ADJ the angle by entering the error If you want to add 5 enter 005 If you want to subtract 5 enter 355 360 5 C36 Adjust the Compass alignment 5 3 7 C37 Off course alarm This function is used to set a course alarm that will be activated when the boats average course is more th
9. FF To lock the selected level press SET The selected light level will be copied to all NX2 instruments connected to the system When the lighting is on it is not possible to reduce or turn off the light individually 5 15 English NA 4 3 Main function Top data is COMPASS HEADING Top data is either magnetic or true HEADING and your choice is set in the set up When magnetic Compass course is selected the small MAG sign is lit on the LCD 4 4 Analogue function Press the PAGE button to change from Compass heading to steer reference The LCD arrow will then point at the text STEER instead of HEADING HDC 360 The text HDC 360 means true or magnetic course for the LCD pointer in a 360 scale STR 60 The text STR 60 means that the course deviation is amplified 3 times and displayed in a 60 scale At 360 scale each sector represent 5 and at 60 scale each sector represent 1 T Three sectors in steer mode represents 2 error Each sector in Compass mode represents 5 5 16 TL jr EI COMPASS mace oo 035 L II a Oo me _ I COMPASS NA E English 4 5 Sub functions Select sub function with PLUS or DOWN Information text for the sub function is displayed You may also park your favourite function so it will automatically be displayed after power on Press PAGE and SET together to park the displayed function The display will f
10. G and the averaged travelled course CMG from start or reset You may clear and restart the dead reckoning manually by pressing 1 7 CLEAR 4 5 13 X track error XTE Option To get this function set NAV On C14 See 5 1 3 The text XTE is displayed shortly when this function is selected then a symbolic boat is displayed on one side of the road which is displayed as three vertical lines Your boat will be displayed on the right or left side of the symbol The distance is also displayed and can be in either Nautical mile Km or Miles 4 5 14 Ina small NEXUS network The Compass Data instrument can be used in a small Network together with the Speed log Multi Repeater or analogue instruments without a Server When both the log and Compass transducers are installed at the Compass Data instrument we recommend you to install by use of the connection kit art no 21453 Only one cable will then carry all the signals between the instrument and the connection box Additional NX2 instruments may be connected direct at the Compass Data instrument One NEXUS Network power data cable will then go to the additional Multi or Log instruments See 2 1 3 5 21 English NA COMPASS When using the Compass Data in a Network with more then 3 transducers we recommend you to use the NX2 Server One Nexus Network power data cable is used to connect all instruments You will have NMEA 0183 in out Depth infor
11. N PASSION FOR PERFORMANCE Compass Instrument English NA COMPASS Introduction Thank you for choosing NX2 Compass instrument We are convinced that you will appreciate all the valuable information either you are a cruiser or a racer It is important that you are following this instruction regarding installation and operation If the instrument are to be used in a Nexus Network there are some systems settings that are dependent on where the transducers are installed i e at the instrument or at the Server This manual is written for NX2 Compass instrument version 1 00 Edition November 2011 COMPASS NA English 1 Ps Jean 5 2 EE me aa 7 2 1 Installing the instrument erranernnnornnernerernrvrnrnnnnrnnanennanernannnnannnnennnnnnnnunennunene 8 2 1 1 Connections in Nexus Network ms ssmsssssrresrersresrrerressresrrrrrerrrrr renen ennen ren eran an 10 2 1 2 Connection to a HPC COMpass mistrnsresrrrsrersresrrerresrresrrrr esse enn rer rr rr ren r an rna ran 10 2 1 3 Connection of a 35 or 45 degree COMPASS sssmrssrsssrressrrerrrerrrerrererrrrrrn norr an 11 IPS US eal EE RV RE NR PP 12 3 1 Initialising the instrument in a Nexus Network rrrrnrrrnnrernnrrrnrrrrnrrnrnrrnnnrrnnsrrnnn 12 3 2 Re initialising the iNStrUuMeNtaiosssossessresrresrerrrerrenernrrrnrrnrernr nere rens rn rr rer rn r ren ran rn aren 12 2 OPEN ee 13 41 About TAS IAM Al ets sawtaerrcen gene cinimanbesadvenateaanuainasnaiueuhtue deme inaa erar
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14. eat installation is easy to do The following material is needed Wire cutters and strippers Large Philips and small flat head screw driver Hole saw for the instrument clearance hole 63 mm 27 5 mm 14 drill for the mounting holes Plastic cable ties If you are doubtful about the installation obtain the services of an experienced technician English NA COMPASS 2 1 Installing the instrument Place the adhesive drill template on the desired location for the instrument Drill the 2 holes using a 5 mm la drill for the two pin bolts Use a 63 mm 272 hole saw to machine the clearance hole for the instrument connection socket Remove the template a Screw the two pinbolts to the instrument Put the instrument in place Screw the two nuts from the back Note The two nuts must just be tighten by hand Run the Nexus Network cable from the Server to the instrument If you want to cut the Nexus Network cable to length disconnect 4 pole jack plug and cut the cable Peel off about 35 mm 1 4 of the cable insulation Remove about 6 mm 1 4 from the 3 isolated wires the 4th wire is an earth screen Attach the 4 cable protectors to the wires using a pair of flat pliers Connect the 4 cable protectors to the 4 pole jack plug as shown Apply silicon paste on all Silicon paste locations as shown Note Must be done to avoid corrosion COMPASS English e Apply silicon paste to the instrument connection pin
15. enset value The text OCA OFF is displayed Press SET to enter the maximum allowed course error then press SET again This function is filtered for 30s to avoid false alarms such as when sailing in heavy sea Set to 00 will turn alarm OFF 5 3 8 C68 Roll adjustment This adjustment is valid only if roll is selected in C73 you have to exit and enter the calibration again after C73 is set to Roll Adjustment of the roll offset Mount the roll transducer according to the instructions Adjust the offset so the roll is displaying 00 when 5 26 Dr ra COMPASS Ls WT a Fr PT OL i PA IE Lis 7 OM t Z MIN LULU COMPASS NA English the boat is horizontal By entering a minus sign in front of the value the roll will be decreased by the value When the offset is without a minus sign it will be added When a roll transducer is connected both wind speed and wind angle will be compensated for the roll and thus increasing the accuracy The roll sensor is not available at the time for this manual 5 3 9 C69 Pitch adjustment This adjustment is valid only if roll is selected in C73 you have to exit and enter the calibration again after C73 is set to Roll Adjustment of the pitch offset Mount the pitch transducer according to the instructions Adjust the offset so the pitch is displaying 00 when the boat is horizontal By entering aminus sign in front of
16. ent should be returned to the national distributor or one of its appointed dealers in the country where it was originally purchased Valid claims will then be serviced and returned to the sender free of charge Alternatively if the equipment is being used away from the country of purchase it may be returned to the national distributor or one of its appointed dealers in the country where it is being used In this case valid claims will cover parts only Labour and return postage will be invoiced to the sender at an appropriate rate DISCLAIMER Common sense must be used at all times when navigating and the Manufacturer s navigation equipment should only be considered as aids to navigation The Manufacturers policy of continuous improvement may result in changes to product specification without prior notice 9 33 English NA COMPASS Fileid WARRANTY CARD TO BE RETURNED TO YOUR NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR OWNER Name Street City Zip Code Country Product name Serial number A BC 2 54 56 7 EG EG Date of purchase Date installed Dealers stamp Tick here if you do not wish to receive news about future products 5 34 Copyright O Nexus Marine AB Karlsbodav gen 20B 168 67 Bromma Sweden Tel 46 0 8 506 939 00 Fax 46 0 8 506 939 01 www nexusmarine se 22135 1 Edition 5
17. ill give Compass course true or magnetic i relative bearing to Waypoint It must be used together with a GPS or Decca Loran C navigator connected to the NEXUS network at the Server or at the GPS instrument Press CLEAR The text OFF MEM or the previous selected function is flashing select BTW and press SET Va an TA ee I The steer referens BTW is automatically calculated 4 5 6 Steer referens CTS option The text STR OFF or MEM is displayed This steer function will give course to steer true or magnetic relative bearing to Waypoint including compensation for drift It must be used together with a GPS or Decca Loran C navigator connected to L4 the NEXUS network at the Server or at the GPS instrument The NX2 log transducer must also be installed Press CLEAR The text OFF MEM or the previous selected function is flashing select CTS and press SET The steer reference CTS is automatically calculated Hints Even if your Compass is un deviated the CTS function will anyway tell you the optimum course to sail The CTS function gives you the shortest way to sail towards the Waypoint Tide must however be taken into consideration since it will give a time dependant drift on the boat English NA COMPASS 4 5 7 Tactical use of MEM Function MEM is used to discover the smallest of wind shifts during upwind or downwind sailing but it is your tactical decision whete
18. lash once to confirm that you have parked the function 4 5 1 Seta steer STR reference direct in MEM The text STR and OFF is displayed LIT La ad I This function is used when setting a course to steer 7 co TV 1 Press SET to set your present course as reference The text MEM is then displayed together with the set course 2 Select STEER mode by pressing PAGE CI Lis n The boat is on course when the LCD pointer is displayed as a vertical line strait up A course deviation is displayed as a filled sector ES ES I En ca my TT The LCD segments will lit up one by one to form a course deviation sector of max 30 Every new press on SET will seta new course in MEM 4 5 2 Seta numeric steer reference STR in MEM The text STR OFF or MEM if activated is displayed 1 Press CLEAR The text OFF or MEM is flashing I 1 Select MEM with PLUS or MINUS and press KEY now a copy of your present course is flashing allowing you to adjust i the course to steer 2 Use PLUS or MINUS to change value use PAGE to move to next figure When set confirm with SET NE il 3 Select steer STR mode by pressing PAGE AIS The MEM function can also be used for racing since it is supporting both a starboard and a port memory Se chapter 4 5 7 regarding TACTICAL use 5 17 English NA COMPASS 4 5 3 Advanced use of STR MEM The text STR OFF or MEM i
19. mation will if used be repeated at more than one NX2 instrument Network bonus function When you are using the race timer on the Multi or Log instrument a graphical countdown timer will pop up the last 60 seconds UU In this example there is 45 seconds to the start 5 22 COMPASS NA E English 5 Calibration Set up It is important to carefully calibrate and set up the instrument The values are stored in a non volatile memory To access calibration PAGE press and hold SET more than 2 seconds To select a calibration code press DOWN PLUS and MODE as required To return to normal operation mode press SET when the text return rEt is displayed The calibration routines are divided into four groups C10 C17 USR User settings C20 C24 BSP Log transducer and temp calibrations C30 C37 HDC Compass settings C70 C74 CON Configuration of the NX2 system To change a calibration value press SET To select calibration value press DOWN PLUS and PAGE as required To lock the selected value press SET 5 1 C10 User settings To return to normal mode press SET when the text rET is displayed 5 1 1 C11 Select the dampening The dampening will effect wind angle wind speed boat speed and VMG Dampening is between dO Os and d9 120 To change the dampening press SET and change with PLUS or MINUS and enter with SET 5 1 2 C13 Displaying boat speed trip log and temperature optio
20. n When set to OFF the functions will be removed from the display The Compass Data instrument may still operate as a Server in the Nexus Network transmitting the log and temperature data to other NX2 instruments without having the information displayed on this instrument 5 1 3 C14 Display NAV functions option NAV functions are only useful when the Compass Data is connected in a Nexus Network with Compass transducer and a navigator The selection NAV On will add the functions that is avaliable from the Nexus Network such as BTW XTE etc 5 23 English NA COMPASS 5 1 4 C15 Beep when KEY is pressed Setting KEY On will make a beep at every KEY press and when KEY is OFF There is no beep 5 1 5 C16 Referens pointer On OFF Setting REF On will show a reference pointer in the true direction as a Ib a steer indicator in the Compass graphical mode When set to OFF 7 no reference indicator will be visible When the indicator is activated WEF and a MEM course is set this pointer will slowly blink and when nce overlapping your Compass pointer you are on course ure 1 5 1 6 C17 Knock Timer KTR roan This is a race sailing function that will help you to decide when to L li tack When activated a knock timer will pop up when you are L TR sailing lower than the knock angle When the knock angle is set nn to 00 it is OFF LIL Example when KTR is set to 15 and you are knocked
21. nne RTR 24 5 2 1 C21 Select unit for SPEE rrrrarrrrarrvrarrvnnrrnnarrvnarrvnnrnnnnrnnnnsnnnnsnnnnnnnunennnnee 24 52 2 C22 Calibration of log transducer rrnrrrnrnrrvnvnnrrnnnnrernnnrenrnnrenrnsrernnnrennnne 24 5 3 English NA COMPASS 5 2 3 C23 Unit for temperature cc ccccccccssceceececeeseeeeeseseeceeeesaeessaeessaeeseneess 25 5 2 4 C24 Temperature OffSCt ssssmnsssessresseerrrorrosererrerrrerrrrr rer rrrr narr ren r rr rar RAR ennen 25 5 3 C30 Compass Settings Aarre rr rek rr nr RK nr RK RR KKR rn nn nn 25 5 3 1 C31 True or magnetic course MAG rrrnnrrrnrrrnnnrrnnrrnnnnrnnarennnrrnnnnnnnannnnnnnn 25 5 3 2 C32 Magnetic deviation VAR insonnessrssrrssresrrsrrerrresrrerrerrrerrrrr nere rrr rens ren renar ann 25 5 33 C33 Au todevidliON risens nkr anas scn ied eg AOE ERNE RAEES ANNE 25 5 3 4 C34 Check the AUtodeviatiON smnmnossresressresrrerrerrresrrerrerrrer rens rer r rer r ens rinna arenan 25 5 3 5 C35 Clear the Autodeviation sismnssssssessressresrrerrerrrerrrer rer rrer rens rer ers rr ene rs renar ann 26 5 3 6 C36 Adjust the Compass aligNMENt asissnosssesssresssrrssrrrerrerererrererrrrrrrrnr enn n rr rann 26 Hol COS OM course Ilar cessc enka i i Eiri a aTa 26 5 3 8 COO Roll adjustment RE dubuasguaninbeatkaenaliernddlannesxe 26 5 3 9 GOO Pitch adjustment isnosssssssesssrrsrresserenrrrresrrrsrrrrrrrrn eran sne rr rer r rr nr rann rr rn r enn 21 54 C70 Configure NX2 sedisediicavriscrsinaddsannenecedsarie
22. nt cable 0 4 m 16 inch Power supply 12 V DC 10 16 V The instrument is polarity protected Power consumption Instrument 0 08 W 0 8 W at max illumination Log and temp sensor 12 mW Wind transducer 50 mW Temperature range Storage From 30 C to 80 C 22 F to 176 F Operation From 10 C to 70 C 14 F to 158 F Weight Instrument 283 g 10 oz Transducer 650 g 23 02 Enclosure Instrument Water proof Transducer Water proof CE approval The products conforms to the EMC requirements for immunity and emission according to EN 50 08 1 and EN 55022 7 2 Nexus Network introduction and user policy Introduction The Nexus network is a high performance non collision Multi talker Multi receiver data bus specially designed for marine navigation applications The most important features are the high update rate fast response times very low data latency 25ms and very high data security even at very long distances Another important feature is that Data transfer efficiency will not degrade even when used in large and complex systems It utilises the RS485 standard with up to 32 senders and or receivers to form a Local Area Network Data is transmitted asynchronously with 1 start bit 8 data bits 1 parity bit two stop bits in 9600 baud User policy The Nexus network is open for new users and applications without a licence or licence fee The easy link between Nexus network and your PC application is the full duplex P
23. on default setting 3 1 Initialising the instrument in a Nexus Network At the first power on after installation you will be asked to press SET PrSKEY This will give the instrument a logical ID number from 16 and upwards on the Nexus Network To initialise the instrument press SET one at a time on all installed digital instruments Note Always wait for the text Init OK A to be displayed before you press SET on the next instrument The Server automatically gives the first unit ID number 16 then 17 and so on The order in which you press SET will be the same order as the instruments will be addressed by the Remote Control if used The example shows that the instrument version number is 1 00 and the given logical ID number is 16 The ID number will always be 8 if the Compass transducer is connected to this instrument If the instrument is a repeater it may have any number from 16 and up 3 2 Re initialising the instrument If and when two instruments by mistake have the same ID number you must re initialise the instruments to avoid network disturbance and blockage of data To re initialise the instrument press MINUS and PLUS together during the power up sequence i e when version and ID numbers are displayed The display test is then re started on all instruments and you will be asked to press SET ANY KEY on each instrument as explained above Note If you do not succeed to re initiali
24. ounting Nuts for instrument mounting Tube of silicon grease Connection cover 4 pol screw terminal Power cable red and black 3 m 9 ft Extra wire protectors 0 25 mm 1 100 Extra wire protectors 0 75 mm 1 32 OM NINO DOADODUNNRDNRN Registering of this product Once you have checked that you have all the listed parts please take time to fill in the warranty document and return it to your national distributor By returning the warranty card it will assist your distributor to give you prompt and expert attention in the event of your experiencing difficulties with this product Keep your proof of purchase Also your details are added to our customer database so that you automatically receive new product catalogues when they are released English COMPASS DATA PASSION FOR PERFORMANCE Compass Instrument Installation and Operation Manual English NAF File id WARRANTY CARD TO BE RETURNED TO YOUR NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR OWNER Name Street City Zip Code Country Product name Serial number gt 000000 o00000 9 oooood oooooo ooo0000 a D N 000000 ooooo0g oooooo OOOOOO 000000 Date of purchase Dealers stamp EJ here if you do not wish to receive news about future products COMPASS TEMPLATE SCHABLONE GABARIT DE PERCAGE MONTER INGSMARE 76 5 6 MAURWNa COMPASS NA English 2 Installation
25. our boat to be pushed off course i e where you normally would tac when getting a header See more under KTR setup 4 5 8 Battery voltage BAT The text BAT will display battery voltage The voltage is measured inside the instrument and will not compensate for any voltage drop caused by installation 4 5 9 Boat speed BSP option The text BSP will display boat speed water speed The text BSP will toggle with selected unit i e KTS KMH or MPH As an option you may add or remove displaying boat speed BSP trip log TRP and water temperature TMP See calibration 5 20 COMPASS NA English 4 5 10 Trip log TRP option The text TRP is displayed and will show trip distance from 0 00 to 99 9 nautical miles kilometre or miles After 99 9 0 00 is displayed Clear trip by pressing CLEAR 4 5 11 Water temperature TMP option The text TMP is displayed with water temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit This function requires a NX2 Nexus or Star log transducer 4 5 12 Dead reckoning CMG DMG f This function requires both Compass and Log transducers The text CMG Course Made Good is first displayed then after MIH i some seconds the text DMG Distance Made Good is displayed Ire The two functions are alternating When the instrument is powered LJ Jb up the CMG DMG function is cleared Then while underway the function will continuously calculate the shortest travelled distance DM
26. plied warranty card and receipt with proof of purchase date must be shown to validate any warranty claim Claims are to be made in accordance with the claims procedure outlined below e The warranty is non transferrable and extends only to the original purchaser e The warranty does not apply to Products from which serial numbers have been removed faulty installation or incorrect fusing to conditions resulting from improper use external causes including service or modifications not performed by the Manufacturer or by its national distributors or operation outside the environmental parameters specified for the Product e The Manufacturer will not compensate for consequential damage caused directly or indirectly by the malfunction of its equipment The Manufacturer is not liable for any personal damage caused as a consequence of using its equipment e The Manufacturer its national distributors or dealers are not liable for charges arising from sea trials installation surveys or visits to the boat to attend to the equipment whether under warranty or not The right is reserved to charge for such services at an appropriate rate e The Manufacturer reserves the right to replace any products returned for repair within the warranty period with the nearest equivalent if repair within a reasonable time period should not be possible e The terms and conditions of the warranty as described do not affect your statutory rights CLAIMS PROCEDURE Equipm
27. r high pressure washing equipment e At least once a year check all your connections and apply additional silicon paste at each connection point e Always use the instrument cover for protection when not in use e Storing transducers and instruments when not in use for longer periods It is advisable to remove the instruments and transducers and store them inside the boat or at home in room temperature if possible 6 2 Fault finding Before you contact your NX2 dealer and to assist your dealer to give you a better service please check the following points and make a list of e All connected instrument and transducers including their software versions e Nexus Network ID numbers for each instrument displayed at power up 6 2 1 General In most cases the reason for faults in electronic equipment is to be found in poor installations Therefore always first check that e installation and connection is made per instructions for instrument and transducers see 2 1 3 e screw terminals are carefully tightened e no corrosion on any connection points e no loose ends in the wires causing short cuts to adjacent wires e cables for damage that no cables are squeezed or worn e battery voltage is sufficient should be at least 10 V DC e the fuse is not blown and the circuit breaker has not opened e the fuse is of the right type two instruments do not have the same ID number see 3 2 e the dampening for course and speed
28. r to tac or to stay on course The Compass Data instrument will automatically keep track on wheter you are using the starboard or port MEM if the course difference between each trim is more then 45 There is also a new function called KTR Knock TimeR giving you the time spent i seconds when sailing below a preset knock Angle Both MEM and KTR will help you to get a very good picture over actual windshifts both in size and time How does it work On the optimum compass heading press the trim or SET button to store your present course in the memory called MEM Your actual course is then constantly compared with MEM and displayed as a lift or as a header Each time you press trim or KEY a new reference course is set How to use the MEM function When you are sailing at a good speed and with the sail trimmed press trim or SET The Compass Data will then store the present course in memory MEM as a reference If you then have a lifter press TRIM again but if you have a header more then 5 10 tack After you tack re trim the sails and get a good boat speed before you press trim or SET again Now you have set a new reference in the memory Whenever you get a lifter press TRIM but when you get a header tack Your previous trim reference will automatically be displayed and used Now add the KTR timer The timer must first be activated This is done by setting the CAL value C 17 to the maximum angle where you consider y
29. s at the back of the instrument Press the jack plug onto the instrument pins Press the cable in to the cable leads e Mount the connection back cover with the screw Your instrument installation is done English NA COMPASS 2 1 1 Connections in Nexus Network If you already have a Nexus Network i e a Server it is more practical to connect the transducer to the Server due to the single instrument cable installation Note Set C71 OFF see 5 4 1 2 1 2 Connection to a HPC Compass If you already have a Nexus Network i e a Server it is more practical to connect the transducer to the Server due to the single instrument cable installation Note Set C71 OFF see 5 4 1 a s 1G N e069 I COMPASS NA E English 2 1 3 Connection of a 35 or 45 degree compass The power cable is connected via a 3A fuse from the battery or at the boats fuse panel and direct to the instrument or Server One red and one black power wire is included Note Set C71 ON see 5 4 1 Always connect a 3 AMP fuse between Power supply and instrument Green Yellow Transducer White I ZF N Black fous coh LOEN Lo Ar bis 4 III E 1234 l 5 11 English NA COMPASS 3 First start At each power on the instrument will first show all segments lit up then the ID number and software version VER Number 8 is the fixed ID when the Compass transducer is connected direct at the instrument and the setting in C71 is
30. s displayed U Li I Press CLEAR The text OFF or MEM is flashing select one of the following four different steering modes that are available MEM AWA BTW CTS or OFF and press SET CI wT 1 Each function is explained in detail The function STR is a Nexus network function i e it will transmit the steer reference data to other NX2 instruments The steer information used on the Compass Data instrument is functioning within the same concept as the STEER Pilot instrument The instrument is especially designed for displaying steer or Compass heading information in the most efficient way You may also use one or more external TRIM buttons to set new references To be able to utilise the wind steer function AWA you will need either a Wind Data instrument or a NX2 Server with a wind transducer For the BTW and CTS functions you will need a NX2 GPS or any NMEA GPS Decca or Loran C navigator to be connected Also if you have installed a NX2 Autopilot and it is activated you may change the course or wind angle by using the STR function You can not activate or turn the pilot off with STR so use with care 4 5 4 Steer referens AWA option The text OFF or MEM is displayed This function may be used when sailing upwind or downwind where Compass course is chosen to be the secondary steer priority after windangle Press CLEAR The text OFF MEM or the previous selected
31. sate wind speed and angle Not yet available at the time for printing this manual When the selection roll is made further settings in calibration can be made to correct the offset angle See C68 5 3 8 When Speed TRriM TRM is selected a press on the external trim button will transmit the trim command on the Network To be able to set both steer and trim reference the optimum way is to connect one trim button for speed to the Compass Data instrument and one trim button for steer at the Server Such an installation gives you the opportunity to trim both speed and steer with separate buttons 5 28 COMPASS NA English 5 44 Connection of trim button Connect the trim button as per the drawing The button should make a short connection when pressed f It is also possible to connect Eee ee FE more than one button in parallel ei for example one on starboard and one on port side JERI ELR A E 1234 Article number for the push button 19763 HW 5 4 5 C74 Demo mode The Compass Data instrument has a built in demonstration mode All values are simulated in this mode It is convenient to learn the functions of the instrument by using this mode Every 7th second the text DEM will appear to alert you that demo mode is selected 5 29 English NA COMPASS 6 Maintenance and fault finding 6 1 Maintenance e To clean the instrument use only mild soap solution and rinse with water e Do not use detergents o
32. se we suggest you disconnect just pull out the connection plug all except one of the instruments that had the same ID number then repeat the above procedure Reinstall the instruments and redo the PRESKEY procedure 5 12 COMPASS NA English 4 Operation 4 1 About this manual e Each time a push button is referred to in this manual the push button name will appear in bold and CAPITAL letters e g PAGE e Unless otherwise stated the push button presses are momentary e Each time a function is mentioned in the text it will be in brackets and in the same format where possible as displayed e g MEM e This manual has been written to be Compatible with Compass Tactical Data instrument from software version 1 0 e All functions followed by the text option is not valid in a factory set up instrument See calibration to be able to display these functions Note We have put in a lot of effort in order to make this manual correct and complete However since we continuously make our products better some information may differ from the products functions If you need further information contact your national distributor English NA COMPASS 4 2 How to use the 4 push buttons COMPASS HEADING COURSE or STEER information INFOTEXT SUB FUNCTION CLEAR SET DOWN PAGE PLUS 4 2 1 PAGE A press on PAGE changes the mode page of the graphical display It scrolls in a circular pattern one step for every press
33. tage B T errnannrnannnnannnnannvnnnnnnnennnnennnnennanennnernnnernnnennanennenenne 20 4 5 9 Boat speed BSP option sossnssesssessrressessressreoreorrrerrerrrrr rer rerr rr rr sess eeseeeeseeeeaes 20 4 5 10 Trip log TRP Option missossrssesrressesressessesresreoresrernrerrrrrerrrrr enn renen r rr rer r rer rer rn ran 21 4 5 11 Water temperature TMP Option sssossssrsssrssrssreressrorenrerrerrrr rer rrr ren r renen rann 21 4 5 12 Dead reckoning CMG DMG sssrnssrsssrrsressrerrrsrressrrr rens rer rrrr rer rrer rinner rn aren 21 4 5 13 X track error XTE OPtiONassssssssressessresserssreorerorrererrr reor rer rrrr rer rr enn rn rr rn rn aren 21 4 5 14 In a small NEXUS NEtwOrKk sssossrssrrssresresrresreorreorrerrrrr nere rer rrrr rer rr ennen ren rann an 21 SCAN SMP 23 51 ENE rense 23 5 1 1 C11 Select the dampening rrarrvrranavnrnnrvrrnnsnnvnnnnnvnnnnnsnnnnssnnnrnvnnnrnnnnnensnnee 23 5 1 2 C13 Displaying boat speed trip log and temperature option 23 5 1 3 C14 Display NAV functions option rrrnrrrnnrrrnnrrrnnrrnnnrrnannnnannnnnnnnnannnnnnnn 23 5 1 4 C15 Beep when KEY is pressed sssssssssrerrrsrresrrerrerrrererrr rer rrrr rens r enn rr r enn r anna 24 5 1 5 C16 Referens pointer ON OFF sntssssssressrrsrrssrrsssresrsrrresrrer ren rrrr rann rann rr ran rr anna 24 51 6 C17 Knock Timer KIR isselesonsasassansnodendssnderianonindensanenskabsnokns sanskonneksnndsstane 24 Se GL Ge AON OR IO gt EEE EE r Si
34. urse and Wind direction as true or magnetic Select On to display all as magnetic the LCD will then indicate up Select OFF to display all as true 5 3 2 C32 Magnetic deviation VAR Set the deviation direction first i e E East or W West then enter the magnetic value in 1 10 of a degree 5 3 3 C33 Autodeviation This function is used to autodeviate your Compass Take the boat L II into a turn in calm sea when steady press SET to start aurir The text DEV starts flashing and a LCD sector will show you the lity course where to end When you have taken the boat through the H d minimum 360 turn press SET again and if successful the text o DEV Atd will appear again If you read ERR 17 the Compass magnetic variation have been too small That is if you either interrupted the deviation too soon by pressing SET before done or if the Compass is affected by strong magnetic distortion 5 3 4 C34 Check the Autodeviation This function is used to check your Autodeviation Make a new Autodeviation in calm sea during the evening as described in 5 3 3 and you may or not take the boat the opposite direction as AI when Autodeviated me 5 25 English NAF The text CHK starts flashing and a pointer will show you the course where to end When you have taken the boat through the minimum 360 turn press SET again and if successful the text CHK Atd will appear again otherwise ERR 17 or
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