NorthStar Explorer 660 Installation And Operation Manual page 19

3-2-2 Latitude and longitude
Latitude and longitude can be displayed in the
data header. Normally the position is the boat's
position, and the latitude and longitude has a
boat symbol to show this:
° '
36 29.637 S
° '
175 09.165 E
Degrees
Minutes, to 3 decimal places
(about 2 m (6 ft) resolution)
If the cursor has been moved in the last ten
seconds, then the position is the cursor's position,
and the latitude and longitude has a cursor
symbol to show this:
° '
+
36 29.684 S
° '
+
175 09.201
WARNING
!
When reading the boat position, make sure
the position is not the cursor position.
3-2-3 Chart scale
Press to zoom in and display a smaller area of
the chart in more detail. Press
and display a bigger area in less detail.
The chart scale can be displayed (e.g. scale
= 8 nm, see below). The scale is the vertical
distance across the currently visible chart area.
For example if the scale is 8 nm then a portion
of chart eight nautical miles high is currently
displayed.
3-2-4 Chart symbols and information
The chart will show symbols, such as waypoints
and chart symbols (for example buoys, beacons,
wrecks and marinas). When the cursor is placed
over a symbol for at least two seconds, a data
window appears at the bottom left of the display
with information about the symbol.
To see stored information about a point on the
chart (for example, a chart symbol):
1 Move the cursor to that point on the chart.
2 Press MENU and select Chart info.
3 A menu of objects is displayed:
i Select an object to display.
ii Press ESC to return to the menu. Select
other objects.
iii Finally, press ESC to return to the chart.
Latitude
Longitude
E
to zoom out
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3-2-5 Find nearby places
To find and display nearby places of interest:
1 To see places near the boat's position, press
ESC to switch to centre on boat mode. To see
places near a different point, move the cursor
to that point on the chart.
2 Press MENU and select Find.
3 Select the type of place. There are three
types, Ports, Port services and Tide stations.
For a Port service, select the type of service to
find.
4 A list of places is displayed. If there are more
places than will fit on the display, press
or to scroll up or down a page at a time.
To search for a port by name:
i Press MENU and select Find.
ii Enter some or all of the letters of the port
name. Press ENTER.
5 Select the place and press ENTER. The chart
display changes to show the selected place in
the middle of the display.
6 To see stored information about the selected
place, press MENU and select Chart info
(see section 3-2-5). To display a tide chart for a
selected tide station, select Tide height
from the chart info.
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