NorthStar MX500, Operator'S & Installation Manual

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Route Operator’s Manual
Fwd or the Insert Reverse softkey and press ENT . Insert Fwd
enters the route from the top of the defined list into the active
route.
Insert Reverse enters the route from the bottom of the
defined list into the active route so that you can travel down the
route in the reverse direction.
7. You can then choose to select another route using the same method
or select another method to enter waypoints.
8. Don’t forget to press the EDIT key to end your editing.
Maneuvering Within the Route
Scrolling
You can use the cursor key to scroll up and down the active route.
You will probably want to do this when you update your log book to
indicate when you passed a given waypoint, or when you want to
know the ETA to a waypoint other than the one you are currently
traveling towards. It is also a good idea to set the cursor at the correct
waypoint before entering the edit mode to insert and delete waypoints
from the route.
Skipping and Unpassing Waypoints
You are likely to run into an occasional circumstance where you ac-
cidentally skipped a waypoint (due to your waypoint pass criteria
selection in the
CFG1 Navigation screen, or a manual skip in the
NAV screens), and you want to switch back to a previous waypoint in
the active route. You may also decide at some point that you want to
skip the current or subsequent waypoints in the route. The software
has a very simple design to accomplish both of these tasks.
The easiest way to accomplish either of these tasks is to scroll through
the route with the cursor key until the cursor arrow is at the bottom of
the last waypoint you want designated as
passed (that is, white char-
acters on a black background), whether this waypoint was passed
several waypoints ago or is yet to be passed.
Then press the
EDIT key.