NorthStar 961, Reference Manual

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Chapter 2 - Introducing the 961/962
Page 2-6 961/962 Operations and Reference Manual, Rev. A
For information on purchasing BSB, ChartPak, or HCRF (ARCS)
charts, see “Purchasing charts” starting on page 13-37.
The CD-ROM drive is used to install all charts onto the
internal chart database. For information about how to load
charts, see “Loading, updating, and deleting charts” starting on
page 13-35.
TideTrack
The TideTrack feature displays a 24-hour tide graph for any of
over 3,000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) and National Ocean Service (NOS) tide stations
covering the entire U.S. coastline, including Alaska and Hawaii
as well as much of the western Canadian coastline. You can
view tides for today or any other date you choose.
For more about viewing tides, see “Viewing tide-station data”
starting on page 4-10; for full details about TideTrack, see
“Understanding the TideTrack function” starting on page
12-11.
Currents
The currents feature displays a 24-hour current speed/
direction graph for any date to choose. For more about
viewing currents, see see “Understanding the currents
function” starting on page 12-15.
Introducing the controls
Collectively, the controls refer to the soft rubber buttons, or
keys, on the front face of the control head. Feel free to
experiment with these controls! You can’t hurt anything; in
fact, you can probably learn many new ways of operating the
system more efficiently.
Whether you’re entering, changing, or deleting information,
you’ll be asked to confirm your actions
before they affect an
operation. And you can always cancel a function at the last
second. On each screen, menu keys with a
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
mark designate
the final step in a sequence, the step that will actually carry
out the operation. Menu keys with a red
✖
mark cancel an
operation, and return you to the screen you were previously
viewing.