NorthStar 6000i, Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

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Reference section 3 — Navigating to Waypoints
Introducing waypoints
Northstar 6000i
Introducing waypoints
A waypoint is a point (a location) that
you’ve entered into the 6000i’s memory.
The waypoint is displayed on the chart
with the symbol you’ve chosen. In
contrast, the term
nav aid refers to a point
that’s permanently stored on the Navi-
onics chart cartridge.
Here are some of the functions you can
perform with waypoints:
•
go to a point on the CHART screen in
one step (making a “quick” waypoint)
•
store waypoints into the 6000i
•
go to these waypoints
•
string these waypoints together to form
routes
•
edit or erase waypoints or routes
•
plot waypoints on a chart
•
transfer waypoints and routes from the
6000i to a PC or an older Northstar
navigator, and back again
Designating a waypoint
You can designate waypoints in any of the
following ways:
•
use the cursor on the CHART screen to
select an existing waypoint or create a
new waypoint
•
enter numeric position coordinates
•
select an existing waypoint from a list
You can also string together several
waypoints to form a
route , and let the
6000i guide you from one waypoint to the
next (see Introducing routes, on page 71).
Designating a waypoint on the chart
screen
You can go to a waypoint by moving the
cursor to that point on the chart — either
selecting an existing waypoint on the
CHART screen, or designating any other
location on the CHART screen:
1. On the
CHART
screen, move the cursor
pad to choose an existing waypoint or nav
aid, or any unmarked chart position.
2. Press
Go to waypt
. (If you didn’t choose
a waypoint, the key will read
Go to cur-
sor
or
Go to navaid
.)
3. Press ENTER .
To store a route, see
page 71.