Introducing The Controls - NorthStar 6000i Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

Special display windows
Occasionally, the 6000i needs to tell you
something or ask permission to do some-
thing. When this happens, an information
or question window appears on the screen.
This window may contain an alarm icon, or
an INFO icon or a large question mark
along with a message for you to read.

Introducing the controls

Feel free to try any of the 6000i's controls!
You can't hurt anything, and you'll only
learn more about how to use the 6000i
more efficiently. The 6000i always asks
you to verify what you're doing before it
changes or deletes information. You'll be
asked to confirm your action before
anything happens that may affect the
6000i's operation. You can always press
CLEAR to cancel a function if you change
your mind.
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Introducing the controls

Question windows
A question window appears
when the 6000i needs a
response from you. Respond
to a question window by pressing the
ENTER key to answer yes, or the CLEAR
key to answer no. Most of the other keys,
including the function keys, are tempo-
rarily inactive while the 6000i displays a
question window.
Function keys
Figure 1 on page 10 illustrates the loca-
tions of the 6000i's controls.
The six keys below the screen access the
unit's major functions. These are CHART ,
POSITION , and STEER , and the optional
functions RADAR , SOUNDER and VIDEO .
Press one at any time to instantly display
that function on the full screen, then use
the menu keys at the right edge of the
screen to control the function.
The WAYPTS/ROUTES key accesses the
6000i's database of stored position
information.
The STAR key accesses the alarm screen
and miscellaneous functions including
TideTrack and setup commands.
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