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NorthStar 961 User Manual

Manual is about: NorthStar 961: Reference Manual

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    Addendum to northstar 961x/xd gps chart navigator operations and reference manual (p/n gm1700, revision d) this addendum applies to software version 2.6 and later 962 owners notice - please read!! This addendum reflects changes for the northstar 961 operations and reference manual, rev. D that are p...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents about this addendum - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 contacting northstar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 software version 2.6 enhancements - - - - - - - - 2 changing the chart screen’s orientation - - - - - - 2 viewing alarm distances in feet, yards, or meters - - - 7 viewing other...

  • Page 3: About This Addendum

    – 1 – 10/15/00 addendum p/n gm1709 about this addendum please read this addendum and keep it with your 961/962 docu- mentation. This addendum contains all the update information to correctly operate your 961/962. This addendum describes the enhancements made in the 961/ 962 software version 2.6. Acc...

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    – 2 – addendum p/n gm1709 10/15/00 software version 2.6 enhancements this section describes several software enhancements made in upgrading the 961/962 software version 2.5 to software version 2.6. Changing the chart screen’s orientation you can now change the display of charts on the 961/962 &+$57 ...

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    – 3 – 10/15/00 addendum p/n gm1709 currents stations’ directional arrows. Waypoint icons, and waypoint and route names, are shown right side up. Only the 961/962 chart screen is turned by the chart-orientation setting; a change in chart orientation doesn’t affect any other 961/962 screens, and regar...

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    – 4 – addendum p/n gm1709 10/15/00 fi g u re 1: nort h-up chart o ri e nt at io n # 1 fi gu re 1 s h o w s a c h art wit h it s or ient at ion set t o nor th-up ( see t h e n o rt h -po inti ng d irec tion al arr o w in t h e u p p er-ri g h t h and c o rn er) . T h e vessel i s on a c o u rse line ...

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    – 5 – 10/15/00 addendum p/n gm1709 fi gur e 2: n o rt h-up cha rt or ie nt a ti o n # 2 fig u re 2 ab ov e sh ow s th e s am e c h art, w ith it s o rie nta tio n s til l se t to n o rt h -u p , bu t t h e v es sel is n o w n avi ga ti n g al on g t h e se co nd t ri p le g to war d s t h e g r e a ...

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    – 6 – addendum p/n gm1709 10/15/00 fi gur e 3: cou rse -up cha rt o rie nta tio n fig u re 3 abo v e sh ow s th is s ame c h ar t w ith its o rient at io n n o w s et to c o ur se -u p (s ee t h e no rt h -po in ti n g d ir ec ti o n al arro w in th e u p p er ri g h t- ha nd c o rner). Th e v ess e...

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    – 7 – 10/15/00 addendum p/n gm1709 note: if you now change the chart’s orientation to leg-up while on this southeast- erly leg, the 961/962 would still orient the chart in a similar way as course-up. In leg-up mode, if you then sequence to yet a third leg going in yet another direction, the 961/962 ...

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    – 8 – addendum p/n gm1709 10/15/00 viewing other distances in feet or meters there are six other screens where you now can display small distances in either feet or meters. To do so, you must set the 961/ 962 distance precision on the display setup screen to high (if set to normal, the 961/962 won’t...

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    – 9 – 10/15/00 addendum p/n gm1709 reaches 5,280 feet, where the display switches to 1.000 mi, etc. If you’ve set your distance/speed to nautical miles, the 961/962 will display the number of feet until the cursor distance reaches 6,076 feet, where the display switches to 1.000 nm, etc. If you’ve se...

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