NorthStar 6000i, Быстрый старт и справочное руководство

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Reference section 4 — Creating waypoints and routes
Creating new waypoints Reference Manual Revision D
4. Enter a waypoint name and optional
description.
Press (several times if necessary) the key
on the 6000i keypad that contains the letter
or digit you wish to enter. Press the cursor
pad when necessary to move the cursor to
the next character.
5. Choose a symbol for the waypoint by
repeatedly pressing
Symbol
.
6. Enter the waypoint’s coordinates. To
switch between displaying coordinates as
lat/lon, as loran TDs, or as distance and
bearing coordinates, press
Coord type :
• For
lat/lon
, the
N-S-E-W
key lets
you manually change the
hemisphere, if necessary.
•
For
loran TDs
, enter any valid pair of
TDs and the GRI for the pair. After
entering the GRI, check the name of
the GRI that’s automatically
displayed to ensure it’s correct.
• For
distance and bearing from
your present position
, leave the
From
point set to
-HERE-,
and enter
the bearing and the distance to the
desired waypoint.
• For
distance and bearing from a
waypoint
, press the
From
menu
key to display a chart screen. Press
the cursor pad to select the desired
waypoint and press
Select waypt ,
or create a new waypoint at the
cursor location by pressing
Add
waypt
followed by
Select waypt
.
Enter the bearing and the distance
from the designated waypoint to
your new waypoint.
If you change your mind and want
to return to specifying distance
and bearing from your
present
position instead of from another
waypoint
, press
From vessel
on
the chart screen.
7. Press ENTER to permanently store the
new waypoint.
NOTE:
Don’t enter a number into the Warn
radius box unless you want to make this
waypoint an avoidance point, as
described in the next section.
Entering waypoints on a chart screen
To enter waypoints on a CHART screen:
1. Press WAYPTS/ROUTES .
2. Press Waypoints . If necessary, press
Next view
to display the
WAYPOINTS
CHART
screen.