Chart Options - NorthStar 972 Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

Chart options

3D chart screens
Alarms
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Once on the screen, Press and hold
Chart
the key to display options for the
CHART
screen. See page 33 for the other
Chart
options.
The Northstar 972 can also display
three-dimensional images of the ocean
bottom and land areas. Press the
display these images.
Use the cursor pad to position the camera
viewpoint.
A red line drops from the vessel to the
seabed to show the water depth visually.
Menu keys:
Overlay — applies a vector-based chart
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to the 3D image (this operation may
take quite a bit of time the first time a
chart is accessed)
The Northstar 972 alerts you to conditions
that may require attention. Some alerts are
strictly informative, such as nearing a
waypoint, and some warn of conditions
Chart options
Press Chart Detail to select the items to be
displayed on the chart screen.
Browse — allows the viewpoint to be
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moved by using the cursor pad
key to
3D
Bottom Lock — Locks the camera to the
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seabed directly under the vessel,
instead of the vessel itself
Camera up — in Browse mode, moves
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the camera viewpoint higher
Camera down — in Browse mode, moves
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the camera viewpoint lower
More info — steps through the available
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info bars at the bottom of the screen
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such as loss of navigation signals. The unit
alerts you with a beeping sound and a
flashing symbol at the right edge of the
screen. Many alarms automatically clear
Northstar 972