Operating Modes - NorthStar 6000i Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

Echo colors
Press Echo Colors to choose
the color scheme that will be
used to display radar echoes.
Sweep type
Press Sweep type to choose
between digital quadrant
update (displays data as it is
received from the radar) and

Operating modes

The Northstar radar can be set to any of
several operating modes. These modes
control the gain and clutter settings. For
most situations, one of the automatic
modes will provides a good picture, and
the radar will normally adjust itself for an
excellent image. Range Rider mode can be
used to further improve the picture, if
necessary. The available modes are listed
below:
Reference section 5 — Radar
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Operating modes

• north (either true or magnetic north as
selected in the Navigation Setup screen)
• Auto 1 and Auto 2 are for normal,
open-water use. The two automatic
modes can be optimized for two
different conditions.
analog sweep (displays data in a way that
simulates the appearance of a traditional
radar sweep line).
Fade
Echo colors
When you overlay a radar
image on a chart, you can
choose whether the radar
should be opaque (the chart
doesn't show through) or transparent (the
chart shows through faintly). Press
Sweep
repeatedly to select
High (maximum transparency).
Analog
or
• Harbor automatically optimizes the
radar settings for use in a harbor.
• Range Rider is a Northstar exclusive
feature recommended when manual
settings are required. The user can
freely make any needed gain and
clutter adjustments, and these settings
are "remembered" for each range. When
the range is selected again, the
last-used gain and clutter settings for
that range is reapplied.
• Manual is a fully manual function in
which the user usually needs to adjust
Fade
Off (opaque), Medium ,
Northstar 6000i