NorthStar MX500, Operator'S & Installation Manual

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Operator’s Manual Tide
or backward in time using the softkeys at the bottom of the screen.
Return the marker to the present time by simply highlighting the
Marker to Now softkey then pressing the ENT key. When you move
the tide marker off of the present time, the marker changes to a +
sign. The marker will remain at the manually positioned mark until
you either select one of the manual marker control softkeys, or until
you highlight the
Marker to Now softkey and press ENT - which
returns the marker to automatic mode (indicated by the clock marker).
The tide measurement units can be displayed in meters, feet, or fath-
oms. Tide units are controlled along with depth units in the
CFG1
Depth screen.
To select another port’s tide table, press the EDIT function key, and
use the Change softkey to scroll down the list or the Go Back softkey
to scroll up the list. You can also use the left and right cursor keys to
scroll through the tide tables available in
AUX 11 .
While in the edit mode, you can also move the cursor down to the
date and manually change it to any date you are interested in.
Once you have found the table you need, press the EDIT key again to
load the table.
AUX 11 - Tide Table Port List
AUX 11 is where you store the constants for the port tide tables you
are interested in. You can store up to 100 tide tables. The constants
you need can be derived from Part III of:
Admiralty Tide Tables and Tidal Stream Tables
Published by the Hydrographer of the Navy,
United Kingdom