User manual NORTHSTAR 961XD

[. . . ] 961 X 961 XD GPS Chart Navigator Operations and Reference Manual P/N GM1700 Revision D Limited warranty policy Northstar Technologies warrants the Northstar 961 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 unit, F. O. B. Systems may not be returned to Northstar without a Returned Materials Authorization (RMA) number. During the unit's warranty period, Northstar will repair or replace, at its option, any part of the unit it finds to be defective due to faulty material(s) or workmanship. [. . . ] at the top, in the middle, at the bottom, or anywhere else in between. ) The bottom half of this screen displays all the waypoints in the 961's database; these waypoints are identical to those shown on the WAYPOINTS screen. Note that if the 961 has no position fix, the DISTANCE and BRG columns will be completely empty. Page 8-14 961 Operations and Reference Manual Rev. Press the CURSOR PAD up or down to select the first waypoint, then press the INSERT key. The 961 adds each waypoint to the route, displaying the graphical representation on the left side of the screen, and the numerical listing on the right side. When adding waypoints, you can press the MOVE UP key and the MOVE DOWN key to select an insertion point in the route; pressing and holding either of these keys lets the key "auto-repeat, " which moves you up and down the list more quickly than single keypresses. When you've finished adding waypoints, press the DONE key to return to the ROUTES screen. To change this route, see "Editing a route at the routes screen" starting on page 8-17. This ensures that, when you reverse the route, the 961 can help guide you the entire way home--not to a last waypoint still out on the water. Copying a route If a new route will be similar to an existing one, you can copy the existing route, then change its characteristics to create a new route. You can copy the existing route's waypoints (in a normal or reverse direction), enter a new name for the new route, then, if desired, edit the route. At the ROUTES screen, press the CURSOR PAD up or down to highlight the desired route to copy, then press the COPY key. To copy the route in its existing direction, press the FORWARDS key; to copy the route in a reverse direction, press the REVERSE key. 961 Operations and Reference Manual Rev. If desired, use the KEYPAD to enter a new route name, then press the EDIT ROUTE key. To edit the route, follow the guidelines in "Editing a route at the routes screen" below, starting from the EDIT ROUTE screen. Saving the trip as a route If, at any time, you decide to save the sequence of waypoints in the trip, you can save and store your entire current trip as a route. Before saving the trip, however, you may want to erase unwanted waypoints from it; see "Erasing the trip" starting on page 11-12. The SAVE THE TRIP AS A ROUTE dialog box appears. Save trip as route dialog box 2. If desired, use the KEYPAD to change the default route name in the NAME field. Page 8-16 961 Operations and Reference Manual Rev. Current navigation, if any, isn't affected. Editing a route You can change the waypoints or the waypoint coordinates of an existing route by using the route editing function. You can edit a route at the ROUTES screen or at the CHART screen. Editing a route at the routes screen At the EDIT ROUTE screen, you can change a route in the following ways: · · · · · change its name insert waypoints at the beginning insert waypoints at the end insert waypoints within a route leg delete waypoints To edit a route on the ROUTES screen: 1. Press the CURSOR PAD up or down to select the desired route, then press the EDIT key. The EDIT THE ROUTE dialog box appears. 961 Operations and Reference Manual Rev. D Page 8-17 Chapter 8 - Creating Routes Edit the route dialog box 2. The EDIT ROUTE screen appears. Edit route screen Page 8-18 961 Operations and Reference Manual Rev. [. . . ] D Page I-3 Index D Datum choosing a geodetic datum 13-10 listing of available datums 13-11 Demo mode, using 13-62 Depths, water 1-19 DGPS antenna (AN205-P) specifications A-8 definition of DGPS G-2 features 2-2 indicator 1-19, 5-4 receiver 5-4 setting beacon frequency and baud rate specifications A-5 status messages of 5-4 turning DGPS on and off 14-6 understanding the DGPS system 2-15 using to determine position 5-4 14-7 Differential GPS. See DGPS Display changing the display settings 13-2 Distance and bearing displaying on the chart screen 1-20 displaying on the steer screens 10-2 Distance and speed units, changing Distance scale bar 1-19, 13-28 13-4 E Entering data using the keypad 2-9 1-7 F Feedback, sending yours to Northstar First start-up 1-8, 1-11 Function keys introducing 1-15 understanding the 2-7 G Global positioning system. See GPS GPS antenna (AN150) specifications A-7 definition of 1-14, G-3 features of 2-2 Page I-4 961 Operations and Reference Manual Rev. D Index receiver 5-2 adjusting satellite tracking 14-6 changing the speed averaging value 14-5 specifications A-4 viewing status 14-9 viewing the GPS software version 14-6 understanding 2-13 using to determine position 5-2 Great circle definition of 13-22 setting for 13-22 H Hardware features 2-3 overview 1-2 specifications A-6 HCRF charts. [. . . ]