User manual NORTHSTAR 941X

[. . . ] Northstar 941X Reference Manual SOFTWARE VERSION 2. 05 30 SUDBURY ROAD ACTON, MASSACHUSETTS 01720 (508) 897-6600 Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996 Northstar Technologies P/N GM1100 Doc. Rev D WARRANTY Northstar Technologies, a Division of CMC Electronics, Inc. , warrantees its products to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the date of shipment to an authorized dealer. This warranty applies to the original purchaser or subsequent owner. This warranty covers repair and/or replacement, at our option, of any part or parts found to be defective, provided such defects in our opinion are due to faulty material or workmanship and are not caused by tampering, abuse, or normal wear. [. . . ] Use the up/down cursor keys to turn the alarm ON. Move the cursor to the right and use the keypad to specify the distance the boat can be expected to move on its anchor chain (plus a safety factor to allow for GPS or loran inaccuracy). Remember to turn the ANCHOR WATCH alarm off before intentionally moving away from the anchor drop point. " cross track alarm The cross track alarm allows you to specify the maximum distance the boat will be permitted to move from the track line without sounding an alarm. You can turn the cross track alarm on or off, and specify the alarm distance from the track line. Choose whether you want the cross-track alarm ON or OFF with the up/down cursor keys. If you want to change the limit at which the cross-track alarm will alert you, use the right arrow cursor key to move to the digits field. Using the keypad, specify the distance at which you want to be alerted, and press ENTER. " Page 70 7 -- Other Special Functions Rev. D arrive radius The ARRIVE RADIUS alarm signals you when you come within a specified distance of the next waypoint. You can specify the distance of the radius around waypoints down to 0. 01 nm. If you want to change the limit at which the arrive radius alarm will alert you, move the cursor arrow to ARRIVE RADIUS. Using the keypad, specify the distance at which you want to be alerted, and press ENTER. NOTE: Keep this distance very small because the 941X will automatically begin to sequence to the next waypoint when you come within the arrival distance you have set for the current waypoint. " dgps alarm The DGPS ALARM signals when the 941X has operated without differential corrections beyond the DGPS data timeout limit. (See "DGPS data timeout, " beginning on page 89, for details. ) 1. If you want to activate the audible DGPS timeout alarm, move the cursor arrow to DGPS ALARM. Use the up/down cursor keys to turn the alarm on or off, and press ENTER. " Screen Backlighting To change the level of backlighting of the unit's screen and keys: 1. Press the STAR key to display the ALARMS & BACKLIGHT screen. Press the BRIGHT menu key to make the lighting brighter. Press the DIM menu key to dim the lighting. TideTrack The 941X calculates tide information for any of over 3, 000 NOS/NOAA tide stations. coastline--including Alaska and Hawaii--is covered, plus many Caribbean islands and western Canada. D 7 -- Other Special Functions Page 71 displayed for any date from 1994 to 2010. Data is from the official tide table predictions and should be as accurate as the printed tables. (Please refer to Tide Tables, published by the NOS/NOAA, Rockville, Maryland 20852, for more information on tides. ) " To use TideTrack, press the STAR key until the TideTrack graphic is displayed. The water height for any 24-hour period is displayed for the selected NOAA tide station. [. . . ] 86 STOP SAVE function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 T TDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 9, 16, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 54, 123 tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5, 10, 16, 71, 72, 73, 74 TideTrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]