User manual NORTHSTAR 1201

[. . . ] Northstar 1200 Series Display Owner's Guide (P/N GM1200UG, Revision A2) Northstar Technologies 30 Sudbury Road Acton, Massachusetts 01720 (978) 897-6600 P/N GM1200UG Rev. A2 Table of contents Welcome - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Features - - - - - - - - - - - - - Optional Features with the Northstar vBox Turning the Display On - - - - Adjusting the Brightness - - - - The DATA and VIDEO Buttons - - Turning the Display Off - - - - Using Picture-In-Picture on the 1202 The POWER Button The Brightness Control The DATA Button - The VIDEO Button - The RED Button - - The HI/LO Button - The MENU Button - 1201 Setup Menu 1202 Setup Menu ----- 1 ----- 2 3 3 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 10 12 18 18 19 19 19 What's in this Manual - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - Front Panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - Using the Setup Menu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 --------------------------- Connections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Power Connector - The vBox Connector - - The VGA Connector - - The Video (BNC) Connector Configurations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 Without Optional vBox - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 With Optional vBox - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 About Video and VGA Cables Choosing a Mounting Location Connecting the Power Cable Other Connections - - - - - Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 23 25 27 28 Optional vBox - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Choosing a Mounting Location Installing the vBox - - - - VBox Connections - - - - PIP with the vBox - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 29 29 30 33 36 Maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Troubleshooting Symptoms and Possible Causes Restoring Factory Defaults - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 - - - - - - - - - 38 - - - - - - - - - 39 40 - - - - - 40 42 Service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - How To Get Service / Technical Support Limited Warranty Policy - - - - - - - - - - - - - Contacting Northstar Appendix A -- Installation Checklist - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43 - - - - - - - - 44 46 Appendix B -- Specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - Welcome Overview Congratulations on your purchase of the Northstar 1200 Series Marine Display. Now you can enjoy clear, crisp, bright images from sources such as "black box" marine electronics, onboard computers, entertainment and security systems. Your Northstar display has been designed for easy setup and operation. [. . . ] If the power cord must be shorter, make sure to keep the external fuses intact. If the power cable must be longer than that supplied, use a heavier gauge wire. In all cases, make sure to use 7 Amp external fuses on both positive and negative power leads. ! WARNING: ! WARNING: ! Page 22 -- Installation 1200 Series Display, Rev. A2 About Video and VGA Cables Always use very high quality cables and connectors for connecting sources to your new display. NOTE: Use only high quality cables and connectors for all data and video cables. Substandard cables will deliver corresponding results on the screen such as ghosting. Best results will always be achieved by using the highest quality molded cables. ! For VGA cable, use a high quality, flexible cable with molded VGA connectors on both ends (the display's VGA connector is male). The cable should be constructed of three coaxial and five twisted pair combination with an overall outer shield, and 75 ohm impedance. The most common cause of poor picture quality is low quality cables and connectors. For Video cable, choose high quality cable with 75 ohm impedance or equivalent. For trouble-free connection to the vBox, ensure the cable is terminated with molded BNC connectors. NOTE: Be sure to leave drip/service loops in all cables -- as you would with all marine electronics. ! Using high quality cable and connectors is perhaps the single most important action you can take during installation to ensure a high quality picture and trouble free life of your display system. 1200 Series Display, Rev. A2 Installation -- Page 23 Checking the Contents of the Shipping Carton Open the shipping carton and check the contents. The following list should be found in the shipping container: Part Number 1201 or 1202 1800-PK GD671 GT1800 HG366 XP600 GM1200UG WA535-B Part Description The 1201/1202 Display Parts Kit Warranty Registration Card Flush Mounting Template Gasket, Flush Mount Sunshield 1200 Product Family Owner's Guide Power Cable, 10ft 16AWG, 7Amp If any items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer. They can help you resolve any discrepancies. Page 24 -- Installation 1200 Series Display, Rev. A2 Choosing a Mounting Location For best results, Northstar recommends flush-mounting the 1200 series display. This provides the cleanest, safest, and most professional looking installation. Choose the mounting location carefully -- before any drilling or cutting takes place. Choose a location that: is a flat surface, so as not to stress the enclosure is convenient, accessible, and within comfortable reach gives you easy access to the front panel buttons can be clearly seen from your normal vantage point provides a reasonably direct path for cable routing has minimal glare from windows or other bright objects (even though the display has a high contrast, anti-reflective LCD screen that's specially coated and readable in direct sunlight, you'll want to make the screen as visible as possible) is well ventilated; poor ventilation may cause overheating, resulting in potential backlighting problems allows room for a vBox within four feet -- if a vBox is to be installed Do not immerse the unit in water. The front of the display is splash proof against dew and rain but is not to be immersed. Water intrusion from the rear of the display, which is open for ventilation, will cause failure of the display. 1200 Series Display, Rev. A2 Installation -- Page 25 Flush Mount Allow at least 2½-inches of clearance behind the display for cables and connectors. The figure above illustrates the recommended flush mounting drilling dimensions and clearances. [. . . ] Shipments to the Northstar factory should be made to the following address: Northstar Technologies Service Department 30 Sudbury Road Acton, MA 01720 USA 1200 Series Display, Rev. A2 Service -- Page 41 Limited Warranty Policy Northstar Technologies warrants the Northstar 1200 Series Display to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two (2) years. This warranty applies to the original purchaser and to any subsequent owner during the warranty period, which begins on the date of shipment of the unit, F. O. B. Systems may not be returned to Northstar without a Returned Materials Authorization (RMA) number. [. . . ]