User manual NORTHSTAR 957

[. . . ] NORTHSTAR 957 GPS/WAAS CHART NAVIGATOR Operator's Manual Limited warranty policy Northstar Technologies, Inc. warrants the Northstar 957 to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two (2) years. This warranty applies to the original purchaser and to any subsequent owner during the warranty period, which begins on the date of shipment of the 957, F. O. B. Systems may not be returned to Northstar without a Returned Materials Authorization (RMA) number. [. . . ] Each route takes up space that otherwise could be occupied by one or two waypoints, plus space for any new waypoints you create in the route. You can store as many as 500 routes in the 957, but the maximum number depends on how the number of stored waypoints. For example, if you've stored 700 waypoints, there would be room for about 200 routes. You can create a route in three different ways: · · · creating a route from waypoints and points on the CHART screen creating a route from a list of existing waypoints saving a route as you travel Page 86 957 Operator's Manual, Rev. B Chapter 7 - Understanding the Routes Function Creating routes from the chart To create a route graphically from the CHART screen: 1. The names of any previously stored routes are shown on the ROUTES screen. 2. Press the NEW menu key to display the NEW ROUTE screen. 957 Operator's Manual, Rev. (If you have questions about using these controls, see "Using the Controls" starting on page 25. ) 4. The NEW ROUTE chart screen is displayed where you start selecting waypoints for the new route. To add waypoints to the route, move the cursor to the first waypoint's location, which can be a nav aid, an existing waypoint, or any unmarked point on the chart. If the cursor has selected an existing waypoint, the menu key will read ADD WAYPT; if the cursor is on anything else, the menu key will read ADD NEW WP. Press the particular key to add a new waypoint. Waypoints that are newly created as you travel are named (0001), (0002), etc. , as you enter them. The parentheses indicate that the waypoint is part of a saved route, and the four-digit number uniquely identifies each waypoint. Each new waypoint is automatically given a description with the time and date you stored the waypoint. Continue creating the route by moving the cursor to each desired waypoint location and pressing either the ADD WAYPT or the ADD NEW WP menu key for each new waypoint in the route. A line will be drawn on the NEW ROUTE screen connecting the waypoints, with small arrows indicating the direction of the route. Page 88 957 Operator's Manual, Rev. When you're done, to go back to the NEW ROUTE screen to see all of the route's waypoints, press the RETURN menu key, or to display the CHART screen, press the CHART key . Creating routes from a waypoints list To create a route from a list of existing waypoints: 1. At the ROUTES screen, press the NEW menu key to display the NEW ROUTE screen. If the USE LIST menu key is displayed, press it to change from chart-based editing to list-based editing. The SELECT WAYPT screen appears, which lists all of your stored waypoints. If you want to switch between the LOCAL and ALPHA lists, press the NEXT VIEW key. Move the cursor to select the desired waypoint, then press the ENTER key to place the waypoint in your route. [. . . ] See Interfacing 64 Contacting Northstar 3 Controls (keys) introducing the functions of 18 Course-over-ground displaying on chart screen 12 displaying on steering screens 105 Cross-track alarm 127 displaying 106­108 error, zeroing out 110 Cursor definition of 178 finding on the chart screen 28 symbol on chart screen 38 using on the chart screen 38­39 Cursor pad pressing to control cursor 28, 38 using the 28 D Database sharing (waypoints/routes). See Time and date 27 Datum changing 144 definition of 144 displaying geodetic 53 list of available 169 Demo mode 957 Operator's Manual Rev. B Page 185 using 14 DGPS accuracy 161 choosing as nav source 142 corrections differential 148, 157, 161 handling interruptions in 150 indicator on screen 56 receiver accuracy of 148 automatic control of 148 changing the settings 147 displaying position information from 55­57 manual control of, choosing 149 self-test results 153 status of 56, 62 understanding differential 158 Differential GPS. See DGPS 158 Display screen adjusting the brightness 19, 32 dimming (auto) 20 Distance and bearing calculating 139 displaying 56, 66, 105 entering on quick waypoint screen 103 seeing on the chart screen 33 understanding 49 E ENTER key 31 Entering data using the keypad 30 Ephemeris, definition of 178 ETA definition of 178 displaying on steering screens 107 Page 186 957 Operator's Manual Rev. [. . . ]