Changing Your Receiver Settings - NorthStar 6000i Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

Course Predictor Line
This setting controls the length of the
predictor line described in Using the course
predictor line, on page 40.

Changing your receiver settings

To access the 6000i's receiver options,
press the STAR key until you see the
OPTIONS/SERVICE INFO
Press
RECEIVER OPTIONS
Reference section 10 — Setup
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Changing your receiver settings

screen.
Receiver options to access the
screen.
Receiver Options screen
Changing the settings
To change any of the options (fully
described in the following pages), select it
by pressing the cursor pad to move the
arrow at the left of the screen, then press
Edit . The selected option flashes, waiting
for you to change it using the cursor pad or
the keypad. Press ENTER when done.
Choosing the speed averaging time
When you're using uncorrected GPS, you
may see that your Speed-Over-Ground
readings are slightly erratic, varying by up
to several knots. The 6000i's GPS speed
averaging function can help steady these
readings by lengthening the time over
which your speed is averaged, from two to
ten seconds. Averaging can also be turned
off for the quickest possible reaction time.
Shorter averaging times provide a faster
display of speed changes, but with less
accuracy. A longer averaging time is useful
at lower speeds when you require the
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