Using The Radar's Main Menu Keys - NorthStar 6000i Addendum Reference Manual

Using the radar's main menu keys

The radar's main menu keys allow you to:
• overlay the radar image on the chart (if the
chart is also displayed)
• switch control between the radar and chart (if
the chart is also displayed)
• rotate the radar image
• access the radar markers
• access the radar adjustment pages
• show more navigation information on the
info bar at the bottom of the screen
Radar screen
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Point B
Variable
Range
Point A
Marker
A
A
Electronic Bearing Line
Your Vessel
Figure 1: Fixed EBL
Point D
Variable
Range
Point C
Marker
C
C
Electronic Bearing Line
Your Vessel
Figure 2: Floating EBL
The fixed EBL is a blue line from your present
position (Point "A") to Point "B." You can move
Point B to a point of interest using the cursor
pad. At the end of the line, a blue circle called a
variable range marker (VRM B) surrounds Point
B. Another VRM circle (called VRM A) surrounds
your vessel's position.
You can change the size of each VRM to
measure distances from Point A or Point B to any
point of interest on the screen.
The floating EBL is a pink line connecting Point
C and Point D. It's similar to the fixed EBL,
except that both points can be moved, to allow
measuring distances between any two points on
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Variable
Range
Marker
B
B
Variable
Range
Marker
D
D