Overlaying Radar On The Chart - NorthStar 6000i Addendum Reference Manual

minute, 3 minutes, 6 minutes, always (points are
recorded continuously), or off (points are not
recorded).
If trails are left on continuously, the recorded
points may eventually fill up a large part of the
screen. Zooming in or out will erase all recorded
trail points.
Expand
Expand to turn echo expan-
Press
On to make
sion off or on. Select
small echoes appear larger and
easier to see.
Radar adjustments on Page 4
Radar TX to turn the radar
Press
On or Off . The radar
transmitter
transmitter is automatically
turned off every time you shut
down the 6000i. Turning the transmitter off
when it is not in use saves electrical power and
allows you to work safely in the vicinity of the
rotating antenna.
Prefs...
Press to display the user preferences menu keys
(see Setting user preferences, on page 9).
Install...
Press to display the installation settings menu
keys. These keys are described in the Northstar
radar installation manual (P/N GMKRadIM) and
settings should not be changed unless their
functions are fully understood.
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• your vessel's position in lat/lon (or TDs, if
enabled)
• the water depth, water temperature, and
Speed Through Water (STW) reading from the
sounder (if interfaced)

Overlaying radar on the chart

To overlay radar onto the chart, press CHART to
switch to the chart screen, then press
Radar in the key's blue box.
display
Radar can be displayed on the main radar screen,
or as an overlay on the chart screen, or as part of
a split screen. All radar functions are controlled
in the same way, regardless of how radar is
displayed. Just press the
displays
Setting radar transparency
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):
1. Press
Prefs... .
2. Press
Medium , or High (maximum transparency).
To remove the radar overlay, press the
key on the radar's "Page 1" so that it displays
Overlay to
Control key so that it
Control Radar .
Page 2 , then Page 3 , Page 4 and
Fade to select Off (no transparency),
Overlay
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Off .