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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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Optional Features with the Northstar vBox - - - - - 2
What’s in this Manual - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Turning the Display On - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Adjusting the Brightness - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
The DATA and VIDEO Buttons - - - - - - - - - - 3
Turning the Display Off - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Using Picture-In-Picture on the 1202 - - - - - - - 4
Front Panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
The POWER Button - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
The Brightness Control - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
The DATA Button - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
The VIDEO Button - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
The RED Button - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
The HI/LO Button - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
The MENU Button - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
Using the Setup Menu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
1201 Setup Menu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
1202 Setup Menu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
Connections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
The Power Connector - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
The vBox Connector - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19
The VGA Connector - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19
The Video (BNC) Connector - - - - - - - - - - 19
Configurations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
Without Optional vBox - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
With Optional vBox - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
About Video and VGA Cables - - - - - - - - - 23
Choosing a Mounting Location - - - - - - - - 25
Connecting the Power Cable - - - - - - - - - 27
Other Connections - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28
Optional vBox - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29
Choosing a Mounting Location - - - - - - - - - 29
Installing the vBox - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29
VBox Connections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30
PIP with the vBox - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33
Maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 36
Troubleshooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38
Symptoms and Possible Causes - - - - - - - - - 38
Restoring Factory Defaults - - - - - - - - - - - 39
Service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40
How To Get Service / Technical Support - - - - - 40
Limited Warranty Policy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42
Contacting Northstar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43
Appendix A — Installation Checklist - - - - - - - - 44
Appendix B — Specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - 46
1200 Series Display, Rev. A2 Welcome — Page 1
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. To help you get the best results, please read through
the brief, easy-to-understand instructions in this manual.
Features
Your new display features an easy-to-use, sunlight-viewable,
clear, crisp 12.1” display. As shown in the table below, the 1201
supports VGA and SVGA inputs. The 1202 supports up to UXGA
including the popular SXGA used on black box radars and other
marine electronics.
The display provides front panel controls to switch between one
data input (VGA data such as black box electronics, computers
etc.) and one video (NTSC/PAL from sources such as cameras,
VCR’s, DVD’s, etc.) input.
Product Compatible
Resolutions
Native
Resolution
Northstar 1202
12” Display
UXGA (1600 x 1200)
SXGA (1280 x 1024)
XGA (1024 x 768)
SVGA (800 x 600)
VGA (640 x 480)
SVGA (800 x 600)
Northstar 1201
12” Display
SVGA (800 x 600)
VGA (640 x 480)
SVGA (800 x 600)
Page 2 — Welcome 1200 Series Display, Rev. A2
There are no PC boards to install, no software drivers to load. Just
plug your existing data and video source outputs into the
display. You can switch between them by pressing and
on the front panel.
Optional Features with the Northstar vBox
With the optional vBox, your input capacity will double to two
data inputs and two video inputs. The vBox also adds two useful
nighttime viewing features: Red mode and Hi/Lo mode.
Red Mode
The RED feature tints the VGA display (whatever’s plugged
into the Data port) to a reddish hue for enhanced nighttime
viewing. It’s like adding a night palette to all your marine
electronics automatically. This is particularly useful if your
navigator is connected to your display and you use it at
night.
Hi / Lo Mode
The HI/LO function allows both video and data displayed to
be at a lower intensity for better nighttime viewing.
How’s the Manual?
Your feedback is important to us. Please take a minute to drop us
an email and let us know what you think of the manual. Send
your comments and suggestions to us at:
docs@NorthstarNav.com
DATA
VIDEO
1200 Series Display, Rev. A2 What’s in this Manual — Page 3
What’s in this Manual
This manual is in three basic parts. The first part consists of
information related to getting started as well as basic informa-
tion about the display.
The second part of the manual, beginning on page 22, addresses
the installation process. Typically only the installer will use this
section. However, it does provide ideas and pointers for locating
your display as well a list of installation tips.
Finally, the third section, beginning on page 38, describes how to
troubleshoot the display and how to get service should the need
arise.
Getting Started
Turning the Display On
To turn the display on, simply press until the display
lights up. Within a few seconds, you will see a picture if an
active source is plugged into either the Data or Video
connector on the back panel.
Adjusting the Brightness
The brightness control is located on the right hand side of
the display. Press the up arrow to make the screen brighter
and the down arrow to make the screen dimmer.
The DATA and VIDEO Buttons
These two buttons control what image is displayed on the
screen. Simply press the button corresponding to the image
you wish to view.
Press to see what you’ve connected to the VGA Data
connector on the back of the display. Press to display
PWR
DATA
VIDEO
Page 4 — What’s in this Manual 1200 Series Display, Rev. A2
what’s connected to the BNC Video connector. Press both
buttons at once to view Picture-In-Picture (see below).
With the optional vBox, you can have up to four inputs: your
original Data and Video source, plus an Auxiliary Data and
Video source. Each time you press the display will
switch between the two Data sources you have connected.
The same is true for .
Using Picture-In-Picture on the 1202
The 1202 includes a feature called Picture-In-Picture (PIP)
which allows display of a full screen of data with a smaller
video image on top of it. This is useful if you want a view of
your engine room in the corner of your navigator display. PIP
is available only on the 1202. More complete information
about PIP settings can be found on page 14.
Turning the Display Off
To turn the display off, simply press and hold for a few
seconds until the display shuts off.
DATA
VIDEO
PWR
1200 Series Display, Rev. A2 Front Panel — Page 5
Front Panel
The Northstar 1201 and 1202 displays have several buttons
along the bottom of the display that are used to select data
sources as well as Hi/Lo* and Red* modes.
There is also a control to adjust the brightness of the display.
The figure above shows the front panel and its controls. Each
control is described below.
* Note that Red mode and Hi/Lo mode require the optional vBox.
1202
N
ORTHSTAR
RED
HI/LO
DATA VIDEO
MENU
PWR
HI/LO
MENU
RED VIDEO
DATA
Brightness
Control
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The POWER Button
This key turns the display (and vBox, if connected) on and
off. You must hold it for a few seconds to turn the display
off. This delay prevents accidental shutoffs.
The Brightness Control
Press the up arrow to make the screen brighter. Press the
down arrow to make the screen dimmer.
The DATA Button
Displays the VGA data source connected to the DATA
input. This key is also used in the Setup Menu to make
choices and adjust various values lower.
If the optional vBox is installed, repeated presses of this key will
alternate between the primary and auxiliary data input.
The VIDEO Button
Displays the NTSC/PAL video source connected to the
VIDEO input. This key is also used in the Setup Menu to
make choices and adjust various values higher.
If the optional vBox is installed, repeated presses of this key will
alternate between the primary and auxiliary video input.
The RED Button
The Red Mode feature is available only when the
optional vBox is connected and affects only Data. This
mode does not alter Video.
PWR
DATA
VIDEO
RED
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