NorthStar 6000i, Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

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Reference section 8 — Alarms and TideTrack
Alarms Reference Manual Revision D
1. On the alarm screen, press the cursor pad
to select
Alarm Audio,
then press Edit
alarm
.
2. Press the cursor pad to display OFF or
ON , then press ENTER .
Anchor alarm
The anchor alarm will signal when your
vessel moves a certain distance from the
position of your vessel when you pressed
the
Drop anchor
key. You can turn the
anchor alarm on or off, and set the
distance that you can drift without trig-
gering the alarm. The default setting is 0.20
nautical miles (about 1200 feet). You can
set the anchor alarm to as little as 0.01 nm,
but be sure to allow for drifting the length
of the anchor chain, plus a safety factor to
allow for any GPS or loran inaccuracy.
NOTE:
Remember to turn off the anchor alarm
before you intentionally move away from
the anchor-drop point.
To set the anchor alarm:
1. Press
Drop anchor
where you’ve
dropped the anchor. A waypoint named
ANCR is created at this location.
2. Press ENTER .
3. Press the cursor pad to highlight Anchor
Alarm,
then press Edit alarm .
4. Press the cursor pad to turn the alarm to
on .
5. Set the distance your vessel can normally
be expected to move on its anchor chain
by pressing the cursor pad to the right,
and using the keypad to enter the dis-
tance. (Remember to add a safety factor
to allow for GPS or loran inaccuracy.)
6. Press ENTER .
Cross-track alarm
The cross-track alarm will signal if your
vessel moves beyond a certain distance
from the desired track line. The default
setting is 0.10 nautical miles (about 600
feet). You can set the cross track to as little
as 0.01 nm (about 60 feet).
To set the cross-track alarm:
1. On the alarm screen, press the cursor pad
to highlight Cross Track , then press
Edit
alarm .
2. Press the cursor pad to turn the alarm to
on .
3. To set the cross-track distance limit, press
the cursor pad right, and use the keypad
to enter the distance, then press
ENTER
.
Arrive radius
The arrive radius defines a circle around
your current active waypoint. The default
setting for the radius is 0.20 nautical miles,