Summary of NS360
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Operating manual v1.3.
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 2 introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 controls and display descript...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 3 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 transce...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 4 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. Note: wherever you mount the ns360w ns360w ns360w...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 5 modes and sub-modes timer: tim speed: spe • hi: high sensitivity • md: medium sensitivity • lo: low sensitivity • max: maximum speed • trp: total distance magnetic heading: hdg • hi: high sensitivity • md: medium sensitivity • lo: low sensitivity • gps: gps based • ...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 6 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 the lower to start the device. A beep will be emitted. • press and hold the lower for more than 4 seconds...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 7 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 satellite...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 8 activate a line, switching modes and sub-modes • a line is ’active’ when the icon appears inside. To activate a line, you need to push once in front of the chosen line. The icon appears. • after activiting a line, choose the mode and sub-mode required on the ’active...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 9 speed mode: spe 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. ...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 10 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 magnetic heading compass mode: hdg to win races y...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 11 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 th...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 12 • 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...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 13 the maximum distance displayed is 999 meters to the start line. The start line consists of 2 points that have to be aligned with the start line: • : committee boat • : pin to memorize the start line points • press when you reach the committee boat reference point •...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 14 note: when the down counter reaches 0:00, the timer and the start line distance will switch automatically to the modes selected in the parameter tab of the novasail wireless manager pc software. Waypoint mode: wxx the waypoint mode has been made for those who are s...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 15 route mode: rxx the route mode has been made for those who are sailing island races and require information such as the direction and distance to reach the series of pre- defined waypoints. Up to 20 routes, made up of up to 500 waypoints can be memorized: r01 to r2...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 16 • a push on or will select the previous or the next waypoint into the current route. • the direction, speed and distance to the target waypoint on the chosen route will be displayed sequentially on the main screen. Note: it is necessary to upload the routes into th...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 17 current gps coordinates this mode allows the latitude and longitude of the current position to display (in degrees and decimal minutes). To activate this mode, you need to press the arrows and simultaneously. The latitude is displayed on the upper line and the long...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 18 way mode the way mode allows waypoints in your ns360w to be memorized with a name (3 characters) and the geographical coordinates. To enter the way mode: • with the product switched off, press the arrow then the lower simultaneously. Way is displayed on the data li...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 19 pc mode the pc mode is activated to exchange data between the ns360w and the dongle connected to the computer. The novasail wireles manager software allows you to check the communication status. Please refer to the novasail wireles manager documentation for more de...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 20 user calibration of the magnetic compass: cal when enabled in the parameter tab of the novasail wireless manager pc software, the ns360w enters automatically a set of sub-menus to allow a self calibration of the magnetic compass at power on. There are 10 sub-menus ...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 21 push the select key when ready. The ns360w will enter the calibration along the axis. After a few seconds, 3 beeps will be emitted to notify the end of step 1. • step 2: ’2’ is now displayed on the lower screen. The ns360w must be oriented as follows: push the sele...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 22 • step 4: ’4’ is now displayed on the lower screen. The ns360w must be oriented as follows: push the select key when ready. The ns360w will enter the calibration along the axis. After a few seconds, 3 beeps will be emitted to notify the end of step 4. • step 5: ’5’...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 23 • step 6: ’6’ is now displayed on the lower screen. The ns360w must be oriented as follows: push the select key when ready. The ns360w will enter the calibration along the axis. After a few seconds, 3 beeps will be emitted to notify the end of step 6. • step 7: ’7’...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 24 • step 8: ’8’ is now displayed on the lower screen. The ns360w must be oriented as follows: push the select key when ready. The ns360w will enter the calibration along the axis. After a few seconds, 3 beeps will be emitted to notify the end of step 8. • step 9: ’9’...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 25 • step 10: ’10’ is displayed on the lower screen. The ns360w must be oriented as follows: push the select key when ready. The ns360w will enter the calibration along the axis. After a few seconds, 3 beeps will be emitted to notify the end of step 10. The ns360w wil...
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 26 version 1.0: first version version 1.1: update of route mode chapter version 1.2: update of the waypoint mode chapter with heading difference to the waypoint version 1.3: update of the timer mode chapter document history.
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Ns360 wireless operating manual 30 this product meets or exceeds all of novasail’s rigorous quality controls and inspection standards. Complete services will be provided in accordance with the statement of warranty set forth below if any manufacturing defect or natural failure occurs within the warr...
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Disclaimer ns360 wireless operating manual 31 information in this document is provided solely in connection with novasail ltd products. Novasail ltd reserves the right to make changes, corrections, modifications or improvements to this document and the products described herein at any time, without ...
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