NorthStar 961 Reference Manual page 83

An avoidance point is
a specific position
defined by its radius,
and either its lat/lon, or
TDs, or distance and
bearing from some
position fix.
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a sort by the NAME column lists tracks numerically (if
•
named by number), then alphabetically
a sort by the START or END columns lists tracks by most
•
recent date and time
The TRACKS screen has five menu keys—NEXT COLOR, ON
CHART, NEW TRACK, START SAVING, and EDIT—that
control the track function (if there aren't any defined tracks,
this screen is empty).
Use the NEXT COLOR key to:
• select another color for the selected track
Use the ON CHART key to:
mark a track for display on the CHART screen or hide the
•
track
Use the NEW TRACK key to:
• define a new track by picking a start time and end time
Use the START SAVING key to:
• start saving a new track immediately, then stop saving at
any time
Use the EDIT key to:
• change the description or name of an existing track
• permanently erase a track
For information about tracks, see "Introducing tracks" starting
on page 9-2.
Avoidance points screen
The AVOIDANCE POINTS screen lists all your stored, named
avoidance points by radius; name; distance and bearing; and
lat/lon or TDs (the distance and bearing fields are blank if
there's no position fix). Until you store user-defined avoidance
points in the database, the AVOIDANCE POINTS screen will be
blank.
Chapter 3 - Using the Controls
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