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. Acton, Massachusetts, to an authorized Northstar dealer. Systems may not be returned to Northstar without a Returned Materials Authorization (RMA) number. [. . . ] 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. You can also use the search function to find the first waypoint. The 961 adds the first waypoint to the route. For each waypoint you want to add, repeat step #3. 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. You can also press the DELETE key to remove the selected waypoint. 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. NOTE: You may want to make your dock the first waypoint of a route. 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. D Page 8-15 Chapter 8 - Creating Routes 3. 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. At the TRIP screen, press the SAVE TRIP AS ROUTE key. 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. [. . . ] See First start-up Installing the 961 cautions 1-3 2-12, 3-14, 14-9 A-5 Interfacing the 961 specifications K Keypad using the 2-9 Keys beeping of 1-11 function keys 1-15 menu keys on the chart screen 1-20 L Latitude definition of 1-14 1-14 5-9 Log files. See Saving log files Longitude definition of Loran converting TDs to lat/lon definition of G-4 961 Operations and Reference Manual Rev. D Page I-5 Index displaying position as 4-37, GRI definition of G-3 phantom loran 5-9 setting loran GRI 13-19 understanding 5-7 13-27 M Magnetic variation definition of G-4 setting magnetic variation 13-21 14-16 Maintaining the 961 cleaning the screen 2-10 installing software updates protecting the unit 2-10 Man overboard (MOB) key. See Reference manual, using the Markers for waypoints. [. . . ]