Changing Your Display Settings - NorthStar 6000i Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

Changing your display settings

To access the 6000i's display options, press
the STAR key several times until you see
the Options/Service Info screen.
Press
Options screen.
Reference section 10 — Setup
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Changing your display settings

Options and Service Info screen
Display options to access the Display
Display Options screen
Changing the settings
To change any of the options (explained in
detail on the following pages), select the
option by pressing the cursor pad to move
the arrow at the left of the screen, then
Edit . The selected option flashes,
press
waiting for you to change it using the
cursor pad or the keypad. Once you've
made the change, press ENTER .
Rhumb line or great circle
calculations
You can set the 6000i to calculate the
distance and initial bearing to your
intended destination along either a Great
Circle route or a rhumb line.
The shortest distance between any two
points on the surface of a sphere is called a
Great Circle route. It appears as a straight
line on a globe, but as a curved line on a
Mercator chart.
Rhumb line navigation maintains a
constant true direction to your destination
(seen as a straight line on a Mercator
chart), but makes a longer route to travel
over great distances than the Great Circle
calculation.
Great Circle and rhumb line navigation are
virtually the same if the start and end
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