Getting Started; The Keyboard; Joystick (Cursor Key); Dedicated Keys - Si-tex SNS-1100 User Manual

1. Getting Started

This chapter provides basic information to get you started using the chart plotter; it will help
you in becoming familiar with the chart display and the functions of the controls before you
start using the chart plotter.
1.1 THE KEYBOARD
1.1.1 Joystick (Cursor key)
Moves the cursor on the display screen quickly and accurately and in the menu page(s) scrolls
the desired option. If in Navigate (Home) mode, it allows to exit from navigate mode.
1.1.2 Dedicated Keys
Common:
[POWER]
• keep it pressed for one second to turn On the chart plotter
• keep it pressed for three seconds to turn Off the chart plotter
• press it to adjust the backlight and contrast of the display
[MOB]
• inserts the MOB (Man OverBoard) on the ship's position
[CLEAR]
• exits from menu or leaves a menu without making changes
• if you are not into a menu, sets the Navigate (Home) mode: the cursor is centered on ship's
position
[ENTER]
• places Marks, Waypoints, destination (if a specific key is missed) and selects many functions,
for example Find; confirms selection
[MENU]
• selects the main menu
• when in chart and data page, keep it pressed for three seconds to customize data fields of the
text area
[ZOOM IN]
• shows more details of a smaller area
[ZOOM OUT]
• shows a wider, less detailed area
Only For SNS 1100
[GOTO]
• selects the Goto function (instead of [ENTER])
[DATA]
• selects preferred screen configuration
[INFO]
• selects the Info function
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