NorthStar 961X, Operation And Reference Manual

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Chapter 3 - Using the Controls
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Use the
OVERLAY
key to:
• view the NOAA tide station overlay on the
CHART
screen
and view 24 hours of graphical tide data for a chosen date
• view the currents overlay on the
CHART
screen and view
24 hours of currents data for a chosen date
Use the
CLEAR
key to:
• clear the
CHART
screen of menu keys (by pressing briefly)
• clear the
CHART
screen of menu keys,
INFO BAR
s, and
other chart symbols (by pressing and holding the
CLEAR
key for a few seconds)
Use the
INFO
keys to:
• display speed-over-ground (SOG) and course-over-ground
(COG)
• display lat/lon coordinates
• display Loran-C GRI and TDs (if specified at the
CHART
SETUP
screen)
• display your active waypoint (if any), distance and bearing
to the waypoint, numerical and graphical cross-track error
(XTE), estimated time of arrival (ETA), and estimated time
enroute (ETE)
• display details about the chart-in-use, including its name,
number, source, and revision date. If you’re displaying an
HCRF chart such as ARCS, the
INFO BAR
displays the
chart series (Navigator or Skipper); expiration date (Navi-
gator series only); correction level (the Notice to Mariner’s
number to which the chart has been corrected); name and
date of the corresponding Chart CD; and name and date
of the corresponding Update CD.
For in-depth information about using the charts, see ”Under-
standing the Chart Screen” starting on page 4-1.
STAR key
The
STAR
key controls three separate functions; each key-
press displays a separate screen in the following order (the
ALARMS
screen is always shown first):
1. Alarms