Using Distance And Bearing Mode - NorthStar 951X Operator's Manual

Going to the cursor
location

Using distance and bearing mode

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Press the *2 72 &85625 menu key to begin navigating to
the point designated by the cursor, as described in detail in
Section 8, "Understanding Waypoint/Route Navigation," start-
ing on page 115. (If the cursor had been placed on a nav aid or
waypoint, this menu key would read *2 72 1$9 $,' or *2
72 :$<37.)
As in VESSEL mode, you can press the &+$57 6(783 menu
key to change the kinds of information shown on the chart
(for details, see "Setting up the chart screen" starting on page
52).
The unit lets you quickly and easily determine the distance
and bearing between any two points on the CHART screen
(you can also use this function to create new waypoints
defined by their distance and bearing from another point):
1. Press the :$<3765287(6 key to display the WAYPTS
AND ROUTES screen.
2. Press the ',67$1&(%($5,1* menu key. The unit dis-
plays your present position at the center of the CHART
screen, with the cursor situated directly over it.
3. Move the cursor to the first location and press the 6(7
1(: ³;´ menu key. A new "X," or starting point, is dis-
played at that location. Distance and bearing information
from the "X" point to the cursor's position is now dis-
played in the INFO BAR. You can move the cursor to vari-
ous points on the CHART screen and see the distance and
bearing from the X point as it moves.
Chapter 4 - Using Charts
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