The Star Key: Alarms, Tidetrack And Setup - NorthStar 972 Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

The STAR key: alarms, TideTrack and setup

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the available screens for the top right func-
tion. Press Bottom to step through the
same choices for the bottom right function.
The Control key
When the screen is split to show more than
one function, you can press Control to
Using the alarms
The 972 has several alarms that automati-
cally alert you to certain situations. For
example, the 972 lets you know when
you're approaching a waypoint by
sounding a beep and flashing an alarm
icon on the screen. The icon explains the
reason for the alarm. Most of the common
alarms automatically cancel themselves
after ten seconds or after the condition
ends. For details, see Alarms, starting on
page 132.
Using TideTrack™
Press the key repeatedly until you see
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the 972's Tide Track screen, a 24-hour tide
graph for any of over 3,000 NOAA tide
stations covering the entire U.S. coastline,

The STAR key: alarms, TideTrack and setup

select which of the displayed functions is
controlled by the menu keys. For example:
The Control key is also available when the
radar overlay is in use.
including Alaska and Hawaii, plus much of
the eastern and western Canadian coast-
line. You can display tides for today or any
other date. For details about TideTrack, see
TideTrack™, starting on page 137.
Press again to display currents in the
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same manner.
Tide and current data are available for
chart regions that have been activated for
use.
Setup functions
Additional presses of the
the 972's various setup and customization
functions. These functions are described
beginning on page 146.
key access
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