Turning The 6000I On And Off; Introducing The Display Screen - NorthStar 6000i Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

Turning the 6000i on and off

Turning the 6000i on
CAUTION!
To turn the 6000i on, gently and briefly
press the PWR key. (See Figure 1 on
Use caution when navi-
page 10 for a picture of the controls.)
gating with electronic
charts. Although every
The 6000i beeps and displays its start-up
effort has been made to
screen, and then performs a series of
ensure that the data the
self-tests to check its critical components
6000i uses is as close as
and functions.
possible to paper charts,
errors and omissions are
Next, a message warns against relying on
inevitable. The captain is
the 6000i's chart cartography as the only
responsible for
cross-checking the 6000i
means of safe navigation. Acknowledge the
against other sources of
warning message by pressing the CHART
navigation data.
key.

Introducing the display screen

Adjusting the brightness
To adjust the screen's brightness, briefly
press the PWR key. Then press the cursor
pad upward to brighten the screen, or
downward to darken it.
After reaching maximum brightness, you
can release and press the cursor pad again
to increase the contrast, making the screen
even more readable under full sunlight
conditions.
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Turning the 6000i on and off

Now you're ready to get underway with
your 6000i!
If this 6000i was recently used at or near
its present location, it will usually be
ready to navigate within one minute after
it is turned on.
Turning the 6000i off
To turn the 6000i off, press and hold the
PWR key for a few seconds until the screen
goes dark.
If the 6000i becomes too hot due to high
ambient temperature and strong sunlight,
the display screen may automatically dim
to prevent overheating. You can tempo-
rarily override the auto-dim function at
any time just by increasing the brightness.
The 6000i may dim again to avoid
exceeding the maximum internal
temperature.
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