Displaying Radar - NorthStar 6000i Addendum Reference Manual

the screen. Again, there's a variable range marker
at each end of the line.
The following information about the EBLs and
VRMs appears on your screen:
• In the upper right-hand corner, you'll see:
>
The coordinates of Point A, B, C or D (which-
ever point you selected)
>
The ETE and ETA to the selected point
• In the bottom right-hand corner, you'll see
the radius of the VRM(s). These numbers are
color coded blue for the fixed EBL and pink
for the floating EBL.
• In the bottom left-hand corner, you'll see the
length of the electronic bearing line(s). These
numbers are also color coded blue for the
fixed EBL and pink for the floating EBL.
Press the following keys to adjust the electronic
bearing lines.
EBL to select either the fixed
Press
or the floating EBL. The selected
EBL can be adjusted with the
following two controls:
Visibility to show or hide the
Press
EBL selected above. When an EBL
Edit key is also
is hidden, its
unavailable.
Edit repeatedly to select what
Press
part of the EBL is controlled by the
cursor pad:
For the fixed EBL, select:
• Point B — to move the point at the far end of
the fixed EBL
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Displaying radar

The radar image includes:
• A north indicator to show the direction of
true or magnetic north.
Note:
• The current radar scale, shown by the
It's important
numbers in the upper left corner of the radar
that you do
image.
not use Demo
the largest range ring, and
Mode when a
between the range rings.
radar is inter-
• A dashed white heading line. This line
faced to the
indicates your heading, not Course-Over-
Northstar
Ground, and can be used to compare the
6000i.
radar presentation with the view in front of
the vessel.
• A gray course predictor line.
For information about rotating and scaling the
radar, see Changing radar scale and rotation,
starting on page 8.
A special demo mode for simulating radar
echoes based on the chart information is avail-
able. Radar demo mode is activated whenever
the chart demo is turned on.
Rng is the distance from the center to
RR is the spacing
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