I have a Northstar 6000i that will not display the tide track information. It has for 3 years,and now has a message stating that it can't display the information for the current date.

when was last time you had your system updated

good luck with that most companys wont repair there systems they update you to a newer one for about 500 dollars more

bad key pad common on that unit sorry

Retrevo has the manual to the NorthStar 6000i here: http://www.retrevo.com/support/NorthStar-6000i-GPS-manual/id/534ag415/t/2/ . You will need to enter a code to download the PDF. This is the Quick Start Guide and the Reference Manual.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

Greg,

Let me know if want to sell your Northstar for parts. I have a dead unit and need a main board. All else works fine but the repair at the catory is $799.00 which makes no sense.
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Leak inside a gps is usually just a battery, sometimes they overcharge for to long and when happens the battery deforms and leaks. I have no idea where to send them to for repairs, bbut usually they are not that complicated to get into them and remove and replace the battery, they batteries in most gps units are the same size and usually the same shape as cellphone batteries, they just have different connections on the outside of them, but the insides are usually the same, also you might have one that you can run without the battery in it. I would suggest that you might want to open (if no warranty on it) up carefully, remove the battery and see if you can run it that way. Be advised though that if you do this, any power interruption to the unit while you are driving will cause it to shut down and you will have to start your trip entry all over again. Hope this helps.

I researched my problem on the web, found several posts on various forums that helped. Bottom line, I determined that my 6000i installation did not include a gateway. I did that by eye balling the system after removing some panels.

If you can delate all you log, waypoint routs or make a masterreset.
With a masterreset you will lose all data below

how old is you Gps antena ,with a older one it can happen that they lose fix
Where is the Gps antena fixed inside the boat or outside
Allway try to put tha antana outside. abou 20 % more signal
Look after the antenakabel if the kabel is a little bit broken water coms inside thae kabel an the signal gets lower.

NorthStar® Telescopes offer amateur astronomers state-of-the-art computer-driven location and tracking capability with simple, push-button control. With a built-in data base of 20,000 celestial objects, you simply call up your target on the hand-held control module, enter a simple "Go To" command and the NorthStar computer does the rest. Once locked on, tracking the object for prolonged viewing is automatic.
the idea is not to touch the scope but use the hand controller. so the answer is no. not recommended.