NorthStar 961 Reference Manual page 47

Waypoint,
avoidance point,
and route features
961/962 Operations and Reference Manual, Rev. A
• nearby waypoints
• lat/lon in large, easy-to-read numbers
• loran TDs (and Group Repetition Interval, or GRI)
• speed-over-ground (SOG) and course-over-ground (COG)
• distance and bearing to the active waypoint, if any
• today's date and the current local time
• cross-track error (XTE)
• estimated time enroute (ETE)
• estimated time of arrival (ETA)
• today's trip (past, active, and future waypoints)
• tide data for the 24-hour period of any chosen date
• currents for the 24-hour period of any chosen date
The waypoint, avoidance point, and route features include:
• storing up to 2,000 waypoints and 1,000 routes
• storing up to 200 avoidance points (and displaying them
on the CHART screen and the 3-D STEER screen)
• storing and displaying waypoints in several ways:
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one of 23 different symbols can be assigned to each
waypoint for display on the CHART screen
the WAYPOINTS screen can be sorted by symbol, name,
>
distance, or bearing
on a separate TRIP screen
>
instantly locating any waypoint on the WAYPOINTS
•
screen using "Quick Search"
editing routes and waypoints directly from the CHART
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screen, WAYPOINTS screen, and ROUTES screen
Chapter 2 - Introducing the 961/962
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