User manual NORTHSTAR 941XD Operation Instruction

[. . . ] Send your questions, comments, or suggestions about this manual to: manuals@NorthstarNav. com Sharing waypoints and routes The waypoint and route import/export feature allows two or more 941 or 95x units to conveniently "share" all the same waypoints and routes. Only one unit, designated the "master, " enters the import/export function. The other unit can remain in normal operation as long as you don't actually add or modify its waypoints or routes during the transfer process. Any screen can be displayed during the transfer process, including the IMPORT DATA screen or the EXPORT DATA screen. [. . . ] Press the IMPORT DATA menu key to display the IMPORT DATA screen. The status bar in the center of the screen displays the message READY TO TRANSFER to show that the transfer is ready to start. 5. Before transferring, check the communication link between the two units by pressing the TEST COMM key. The status bar should display the message REMOTE LINK OK. To move waypoints and routes into this master unit from the other unit, press the START key. The status bar displays the message TRANSFERRING and updates every second with the number of waypoints and routes already received against the total quantity to be received. The progress bar, located below the status bar, graphically displays the percentage completed. If there's a problem with the transfer process, the following messages may appear: · · If the other unit is off-line, the master unit displays the dialog-box message COULDN'T GET REMOTE WAYPT/ROUTE COUNT and the status-bar message COMMUNICATION ERROR. If the other unit doesn't contain any waypoints and routes, the master unit displays the dialog-box message NO WAYPTS OR ROUTES TO TRANSFER and the status-bar message NO TRANSFER DONE. If the master unit is completely full of waypoints and routes (no more room available), the master unit displays the dialog-box message LOCAL UNIT STATUS ERROR [002] DATABASE FULL and the status-bar message COMMUNICATION ERROR. · 4 of 8 Waypoint/Route Sharing & Color Palette Selection Operator Instructions Rev. C 941/951x GPS Chart Navigators If there's no problem with the transfer process, the master unit's status bar displays the message TRANSFER COMPLETE when done. You can now press any key to resume other operations. Moving waypoints and routes from a master unit (export) When you move waypoints from unit 1 (the designated master) into unit 2, the entire contents of unit 1 are exported into unit 2. Also, if any waypoint or route name matches exist, the waypoints or routes from unit 1 will overwrite the waypoints or routes already in unit 2. NOTE: If you press any function key on the master unit during the transfer, the error message TRANSFER ABORTED BY KEY HIT will be displayed, the process will be aborted, and the master unit will display the particular screen accessed by that function keypress. You can press any key on the other unit, however, without interrupting the transfer process. To purposely stop the transfer at any time, press the STOP key. If you press the STOP key, the master unit displays the dialog-box message TRANSFER ABORTED BY KEY HIT, and the status bar displays the message TRANSFER ABORTED. Waypoints and routes transferred up to that point are in the receiving unit (be aware that a particular route may not contain all of its waypoints due to the transfer interruption). Press the START key again to re-start the entire transfer process (this means that all waypoints and routes, not just the ones already in the receiving unit and the ones left to be transferred, are re-transferred). 1. Select the unit you'd like to use as the "master. " Remember: You can use either of two units as the master because both units are capable of importing or exporting waypoints and routes. At the "master" unit, press the WAYPTS/ROUTES key to display the WAYPTS AND ROUTES screen. Waypoint/Route Sharing & Color Palette Selection Operator Instructions, Rev. C 5 of 8 941/95x GPS Chart Navigators 3. Press the IMPORT/EXPORT menu key to display the IMPORT/EXPORT screen. 4. [. . . ] However, the night palette displays water in black and land areas in green; text on the chart screens is displayed in magenta instead of black, and depth lines are displayed in bright blue. NOTE: Each time you turn the unit off, it returns to the normal palette. The hi brite and night color-palette selections aren't saved at each power off. To select a different color palette: 1. Press the STAR key to display the USER CUSTOMIZATION screen. Press the DISPLAY OPTIONS menu key to display the DISPLAY OPTIONS screen. Waypoint/Route Sharing & Color Palette Selection Operator Instructions, Rev. [. . . ]