Save And Man Overboard (Mob) - NorthStar 972 Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

SAVE and Man Overboard (MOB)

Pressing
present position as a waypoint.
Saving waypoints
Press
new waypoint is given a name such as
-S002-
waypoint, and the three-digit number
increases by one every time you save a
waypoint.
You can limit the number of saved
waypoints that will be stored. Use the
Saved waypoints
Options
saved waypoints, on page 148).
When the three-digit number reaches the
specified maximum, it wraps back to
and overwrites the older waypoint that has
the same number.
Any saved waypoints that you want to
keep or use in a route should be renamed
before they are overwritten (see Editing
waypoints, starting on page 69).
Saving routes
You can set the 972 to automatically save a
sequence of waypoints as a route. Each
Quickstart Guide Revision B
always saves your
SAVE/MOB
briefly to save a waypoint. The
SAVE
, where the letter indicates a saved
S
function in the
menu (see The maximum number of

SAVE and Man Overboard (MOB)

time you press
recorded as an additional waypoint in the
route. See Saving a route as you travel,
starting on page 74 for details.
Man Overboard
Press and hold the
four seconds (until you see the "Man Over-
board" window) to save your position as a
waypoint named
ately and automatically does the following:
switches to a zoomed-in chart screen
Max •
showing your vessel and the MOB
Navigation
waypoint
enables the wake line
•
switches to vessel mode
•
001
starts navigating to the MOB point
•
You can use any of the unit's functions to
return to the location of the waypoint. The
972 never shows the "Arrive" indication —
it continues guiding you to the MOB
waypoint until you instruct it otherwise.
When you're finished using the MOB func-
tion, just continue using the 972 in
whatever way you wish.
, your position will be
SAVE
for at least
SAVE/MOB
. The 972 immedi-
–MOB–
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