Powerful integrated system with pre-loaded raster and vector charts.

Multi-talented
Northstar's 972 literally offers you the world at your fingertips in more variations and detail than you thought possible.

Now you can use raster and vector charts on the same display! This is made possible with a powerful combination of Northstar software and Nobeltec's Passport OnBoard charting and imaging, for unbeatable flexibility and performance.

Think of the possibilities Northstar's 972 offers: Leading-edge GPS raster and vector charting; 3-D bathymetrics; satellite photos; radar; sounder; and video - each optimized for your boat. The 972's 15-inch display allows you to use each function in great detail, or use the “split” screen option to view 2, 3 or 4 images at once.

Passport OnBoard is a new and unique way to obtain chart data for the 972 by eliminating the need for storing and keeping track of individual chart cartridges.

With Passport OnBoard, Nobeltec Passport charts of the entire world are pre-loaded and stored right inside the 972. No more swapping chart chips in and out of your plotter. When you need a chart for a new area, simply call the Passport OnBoard Chart Center to purchase an unlock code for instant access to detailed charts for any destination.

With the Northstar 972, the possibilities are yours to explore. Whether you use your boat to fish, cruise, sail or work, the 972 provides the information and control you need instantly. It’s the kind of incredibly fast and user–friendly experience that you’d expect from any Northstar device with one significant addition–raster and vector charting on the same display.

SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL:

• Complete system consists of control head and remote processor box
• Course up / north up /leg up
• Split screens

• Nobeltec Passport OnBoard
• Nobeltec Vector charts
• Nobeltec Raster charts
• 3-D Bathymetric charts of U.S. waters
• Satellite photos of U.S. waters
• Vector / 3-D overlay
• Shaded relief
• Vector / photo blend
• U.S. street / road data
• Maptech 4.0 or greater BSB NOAA

• Scales from 4096nm to 1/8nm
• Displays chart data, vessel, waypoints,

• Built-in worldwide map to 64nm
• Instantaneous panning and zooming

• Lat/Lon (158 datums) or Loran TDs
• GPS status 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

• 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 routes graphically
• Plot any route with automatic chart scale selection

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

• Anchor watch
• Avoidance alarm
• GPS clock
• Tidetrack™tide information
• Current information with chart overlay

972 PHYSICAL FEATURES/ENVIRONMENTAL

• Waterproof enclosure
• 15" diagonal color TFT LCD
• Complementary design to the Northstar 6000i series and 1502
• 972 panel resolution 1024 x 768 (XGA)
• 10-36 VDC 36 Watts power
• Operating temperature 0°C to 55°C max 95% relative humidity, non-condensing
• Storage temperature -20°C to 80°C
• Flush mount only– IPX6 rating from front IPX2 rating from rear
• Integrated 12-channel L1 GPS/WAAS Pod antenna-receiver
• 2- channel WAAS reception
• WAAS accuracy < 2 meters 2dRMS
• 50' antenna cable standard
• 2 yr Limted earranty

• Compatible with Northstar ethernet radars 4-25kW
• Compatible with Northstar 491 Fishfinder