NorthStar 961, Reference Manual

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Chapter 2 - Introducing the 961/962
961/962 Operations and Reference Manual, Rev. A Page 2-3
• nearby waypoints
• lat/lon in large, easy-to-read numbers
• loran TDs (and Group Repetition Interval, or GRI)
• speed-over-ground (SOG) and course-over-ground (COG)
• distance and bearing to the active waypoint, if any
• today’s date and the current local time
• cross-track error (XTE)
• estimated time enroute (ETE)
• estimated time of arrival (ETA)
• today’s trip (past, active, and future waypoints)
• tide data for the 24-hour period of any chosen date
• currents for the 24-hour period of any chosen date
Waypoint,
avoidance point,
and route features
The waypoint, avoidance point, and route features include:
• storing up to 2,000 waypoints and 1,000 routes
• storing up to 200 avoidance points (and displaying them
on the
CHART
screen and the
3-D STEER
screen)
• storing and displaying waypoints in several ways:
>
one of 23 different symbols can be assigned to each
waypoint for display on the
CHART
screen
>
the
WAYPOINTS
screen can be sorted by symbol, name,
distance, or bearing
>
on a separate
TRIP
screen
• instantly locating any waypoint on the
WAYPOINTS
screen using “Quick Search”
• editing routes and waypoints directly from the
CHART
screen,
WAYPOINTS
screen, and
ROUTES
screen