Northstar 6100i 6K6 Network Navigation System with 6.4" Display

This listing is for the Northstar 6100i system with 6.4" diagonal screen. To see other screen size systems, click here.

The future of integrated navigation is here - thanks to the Northstar 6100i Series. Available in any size you need, the latest Northstar systems add a new even-higher-speed network interface and Navionics Platinum compatibility. Navionics Platinum provides the most in-depth detail available, with 3D map views, port photos, satellite overlay maps and more, in addition to Navionics' famous reliable and accurate chart data. The Northstar 6100i chartplotters come with GPS antennas; just pick the Navionics region that you need, and you're good to go!

Next, you can add the Northstar 491 Sounder Module and a transducer to give you a high-detail definition view of the ocean below your boat. Then, pick out a Northstar radar listed to the right to give you a full view of what's overhead and up ahead. You can also integrate your SmartCraft sensors and autopilots into your Northstar 6100i system, as well as full video!

The Northstar 6100i comes in five different flavors to suit any appetite (or any sized boat). There's an ultracompact 6.4" diagonal display, providing high resolution in a small space; the 8'4" display, which provides a bit bigger picture if you have the room for it; and a 10.4" display to round out the full VGA systems.  If that's not enough for you, there's a 12.1" SVGA system, which is perfect for giving crystal-clear split-screen displays. If you're still not impressed, you can get a Northstar 6100i 15.1" XVGA system - with a high enough resolution to watch HDTV on your boat (though you'll need a bit more hardware). Plus, the Northstar 6100i Series allows you to connect more than one display to your system, so you can have as many screens as you can fit on your boat!

Plotter, radar, sounder and video are all equally easy to use. Stand-alone or in an integrated system, they're smart. You pick the display size you want, you choose the functions you need. Start simple, it stays simple, no matter how big the boat, how many stations or how many functions you add. Do it now. Do it later. It's all about flexibility. The 6k series offers total integration. Hardware. Software. Upgrades. Plug it in and turn it on. Total control. There's no learning curve; touch one key and things happen!

6100i At a Glance

• Networkable Combo Chartplotter, Fishfi nder, Radar, Video
• Cartography Navionics Platinum, Classic, Silver, Gold, Gold+
• Screen HI-Resolution, Direct Sunlight Viewability Screen
• Network Faster Network Performance
• Sonar Module High Power Dual Frequency
• Radar Multiple Power & Size Array and Dome Scanners
• Video INPUT and OUTPUTs
• SmartCraft Engine Monitoring (Diesel and Gas)
• Waterproof Rugged Waterproof Casing
• Available in: 6.4," 8.4," 10.4," 12" and 15" inch units

THE ENGINEERS CALL IT A NETWORK.

N2 Technology is Northstar's method for moving information around your boat. You don't see it, but it's the workhorse inside your unit. Enter a waypoint on one display, and see the waypoint on every display. Insert a Navionics chart card in the master unit and N2 makes that chart data available to all other units on the boat (as though the card were plugged into each unit). Add a radar to your 6100i or 6000i, and all units can display and control radar.

N2 is what moves that radar overlay up to the tower. N2 is what allows you to navigate from the flybridge or the tower. N2 puts the sounder display in the cockpit. N2 is what lets you do anything from anywhere.

Northstar's 6k series gives you crisp, clear screen choices of 15, 12, 10.4, 8.4 and 6.4 inch displays. They are the perfect setup for center consoles or sport cruisers. Want functionality, but don't have much space? Then the 6k series is your answer.

Pick a single function, or pick them all! Plotter, radar, sounder, video, multifunction displays, split screens, and overlays all via one button.

PLOTTER.

The Northstar 6k series chartplotter /GPS is the core of the integrated navigation system. Concise, crystal-clear Navionics cartography presented on full-color displays with blindingly fast speed, with award winning Platinum cartography available on the 6100i, all at the touch of a single key. Each size comes standard with GPS and WAAS. Touch-of-a-key simple and vintage Northstar.

SOUNDER.

Northstar's 6k Series sounder makes fishing easy. Razor-sharp screen clarity gives you all the information you need. Go over a school? The unique SoundTrac feature, a Northstar exclusive, lets you scroll back in "history" and navigate back to the exact spot with the touch of a button. Standard features include:

Dual-frequency (50/200 kHz). Four zoom modes: bottom, bottom lock, bottom lock center, and marker zoom. Nine different screen color sets. Adjustable fish, bottom, and temperature alarms. Depth in feet, fathoms, or meters. Speed through-the-water and water temperature are available.

When you combine the Northstar 491 Sounder with the 6k series navigation and radar functions, the performance is just plain awesome. Unless you're a fish.

TRUE COLOR RADAR.

Radar was designed to be part of the 6k series' integrated navigation system.

You don't "learn" this radar. You use it. Night or day, the clarity of information verges on inspirational. Use the image in chart-overlay or split-screen mode and even the most daunting passages become a snap. Range Rider, a Northstar exclusive, automatically saves your tuning adjustments for each range. When you go back to a range, the settings you've made are already there.

Radar data can be presented in North Up, Course up, Leg Up and Head up and of course you can overlay the radar on the charts.

Add a radar when you're ready. You choose the power and the antenna you want. It's a very sophisticated radar, yet a very flexible part of the 6k system.

VIDEO - IT'S EVERYWHERE.

The 6k series integrated system has NTSC video input and VGA output. Perfect for docking/engine monitoring/underwater cameras, DVD and TV. Just press the video key. It's full of remote possibilities. Football next to the sounder display in the cockpit. Radar displayed on the TV, or any external monitor/display. Giving you sizeable video from any source on the boat. If you can plug it in, you can have it.

Technical Specifications

GENERAL

• Course up/north up/leg up
• Fully functional remote control head (optional)
• Split screen fishfinder/chart/radar

CHARTING

• Compact flash
• 6000i/6100i, Navionics, Classic, Silver, Gold, Gold+ Cartography
• 6100i Navionics Platinum cartography
• Scales from 4096nm to 1/8nm
• Displays chart data, vessel, waypoints, routes and tracks
• Built-in world-wide map to 64nm
• Instant panning and zooming

POSITION DATA

• Lat/lon (158 datums) or loran TDs
• GPS status screens

STEERING SCREENS

• Large, graphical presentation
• Cross-track error traditional and 3-D
• Waypoint name, position
• Distance and bearing to waypoint
• Speed / Course-Over-Ground (SOG COG)
• Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)
• Estimated Time Enroute (ETE)
• Automatic magnetic variation

WAYPOINT & ROUTE MANAGEMENT

• Enter waypoints graphically or numerically
• User-entered avoidance waypoints
• Stores up to 1,000 waypoints, 500 routes
• Stores up to 35 waypoints per route
• Edit /erase waypoints or route graphically
• Plot any route with automatic chart scale selection

WAYPOINT NAVIGATION

• "Point and Shoot" navigation
• Navigate to coordinates, waypoints and along routes
• Save current position
• Follow stored routes forward or backward

OTHER FUNCTIONS

• Waypoint sharing between 958/957/952/951/941/972
• Anchor watch
• Avoidance alarm
• GPS clock
• Tidetrack tide information
• Instantaneous redundant waypoint storage (N2) with two or more networked 6k units

INTERFACING

• Two bi-directional NMEA I/O ports, 1 aux port
• One bi-directional RS-232 port
• Waypoint upload/download capability from a PC
• NMEA output sentences: APB, BOD, BWC, GGA, GLC, GLL, GSA, GSV, LCD,
• HSC, MSS, RNN, RMC, RMA, RMB, VTG, WCV, XTE, ZDA, ZTG (Conforms to
• NMEA v 2.0 and later. Supports 1.5 GLL and BWC.)
• NTSC Video in/VGA out (640 x 480)
• NMEA input sentences: WPL, TLL and others
• 200 PPNM speed output or ext. alarm output
• Honk output
• Accepts most external loran receivers
• Accepts SC104 data from most external beacon recievers

6100i/6000i PHYSICAL FEATURES/ENVIRONMENTAL

• Waterproof design
• 6.4", 8.4", 10.4", (VGA) 12.1" (SVGA) and 15.1" (XVGA) diagonal color TFT LCD
• Direct sunlight viewability
• High pixel, backlit, high contrast, anti-refl ective color LCD screen
• Flush and yoke mounts standard (Yoke 6," 8," 10")
• Waterproof chart door
• Large, easy-to-use backlit controls
• Easy interfacing I/O plugs
• 10-36V DC
• 0°C-55°C max 95% relative humidity, non-condensing

NETWORKING

• Radar image and control sharing
• Sounder image and control sharing
• Waypoint, route and navagation sharing
• Master chart sharing and local override

WAAS SPECIFICATIONS:

• Integrated 12-channel L1 GPS/WAAS Pod antenna-receiver
• 2-channel WAAS reception
• WAAS accuracy < 2 meters 2dRMS
• 50' antenna cable standard

FISHFINDER SPECIFICATIONS (optional 491)

GENERAL

• Display modes - Full-Screen/Split- Screen, Single/Dual Frequency, Bottom Lock, Bottom Zoom, Marker Zoom
• "SoundTrac" marks past echo as a waypoint
• Go directly to past echo
• A-Scope analyzes present or past echoes
• Auto modes: fishing or cruising
• Navigation data shown at bottom of screen
• Frequencies: 50 and 200 kHz
• Alarms: fish, bottom, temperature
• Output power: 1000W or 600W

SCREEN NOTATIONS

• Seabed depth (various size digits)
• Speed, water temperature (if connected)
• Lat/Lon, TDs of position marker
• Lat/Lon of vessel, distance/bearing and steering indicator

MANUAL CONTROLS

• Gain (0-75dB), Clutter (0-9), Signal Level (0-5)
• Noise limiter (on/off )
• White level (background color)
• Range 2400 feet, 800 meters
• Shift, alarm parameters, depth and position markers
• Advance speed (1/8 to 2/1)
• Depth units (feet, meters, fathoms)

TRANSDUCERS (supplied separately)

• Interfaces to Airmar B260, B250, B44V, B744V and other manufacturer's equivalents. Check the Northstar 491 page for more information.

INTERFACING

• Connects to Northstar 6000i/6100i
• LED monitors input power and system status

PHYSICAL FEATURES/ENVIRONMENTAL

• Waterproof, sealed design
• 10-30V DC, 8 watts
• -25°C to +60°C operating temperature
• -55°C to +90°C storage

2-Year Limited Warranty

Looking for an expired rebate form? Click here to download it.