NorthStar 972, Быстрый старт и справочное руководство

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Introducing the controls
Northstar 972
an
INFO
icon or a large question mark
along with a message for you to read.
For more on alarms, see ”Displaying alarm
messages” starting on page 132.
Question windows
A question window appears
when the 972 needs a
response from you. Respond to a question
window by pressing the
ENTER
key to
answer yes, or the
CLEAR
key to answer no.
Most of the other keys, including the
function keys, are temporarily inactive
while the 972 displays a question window.
Introducing the controls
Feel free to try any of the 972’s controls!
You can’t hurt anything, and you’ll only
learn more about how to use the 972 more
efficiently. The 972 always asks you to
verify what you’re doing before it changes
or deletes information. You’ll be asked to
confirm your action
before anything
happens that may affect the 972’s opera-
tion. You can always press
CLEAR
to cancel
a function if you change your mind.
Function keys
Figure 1 on page 10 illustrates the loca-
tions of the 972’s controls.
The seven keys below the screen access
the unit’s major functions. These are
CHART
,
POSITION
,
STEER
and
3D
, and the
optional functions
RADAR
,
SOUNDER
and
VIDEO
. Press one at any time to instantly
display that function on the full screen,
then use the menu keys at the right edge
of the screen to control the function.
The
WAYPTS/ROUTES
key accesses the
972’s database of stored position
information.
The
STAR
key accesses the alarm screen
and miscellaneous functions including
TideTrack and setup commands. Using ENTER and CLEAR