NorthStar 6000i, Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

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Reference section 3 — Navigating to Waypoints
Steering to a waypoint
Northstar 6000i
2. Press
Next view
to display the most con-
venient view. You can select a waypoint
from the chart view, or from one of the
waypoint lists (often the
local
list, since the
waypoints you navigate to are usually
nearby). See
Displaying waypoints, start-
ing on page 64
3. Press the cursor pad to select the way-
point you want to navigate to.
4. Press
Go to
, then press ENTER .
The 6000i begins guiding you directly to the
waypoint.
Steering to a waypoint
If your 6000i is interfaced to an autopilot,
it can steer your vessel automatically along
a track line directly to the active waypoint.
To steer the vessel yourself, press the
STEER
key. The 6000i displays a picture of
your vessel and the desired track line. Just
steer to keep the vessel close to the track
line (see examples at left).
This precise navigation is especially useful
for following a harbor channel or a line
between shoals and sandbars.
You can also steer using the
CHART
screen when you just want to get to a
waypoint and don’t need to stay precisely
on the designated course line.
The following is also displayed:
•
distance and bearing to the waypoint
•
Speed-Over-Ground (SOG)
•
Course-Over-Ground (COG)
If you exceed the cross-track alarm
distance, the
6000i issues an alarm. To
display this alarm message, press the
STAR
key. To clear the alarm, press
Clear alarm
.
There are two versions of the steering
screen. The
2D SCREEN is a simple graphic
display of cross-track distance. The 3D
Local waypoints list
1. On track
2. Off track,
come left
to return
3. Off track
and moving
towards
course line
4. Off track
and moving
away from
course line