Using The Cursor On The Chart Screen; Comparing Vessel And Browse Modes - NorthStar 972 Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

Using the cursor on the chart screen

Pressing the cursor pad displays the
red cursor symbol on the
screen. Further pressing of the
cursor pad moves the cursor across the
screen.
When you press the cursor pad, the 972
goes into browse mode, described on
page 29.
If you move the cursor on top of a
waypoint or navaid, you will select that
point. Information about the selected point
appears in the popup rectangle.
After pressing the cursor pad to move the
cursor to a point on the chart, you can

Comparing vessel and browse modes

The 972 offers two display modes:
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If you have trouble finding the cursor in a
busy part of the Chart screen, just look at
the edges of the screen for the red cursor
pointers: They line up with the cursor.
vessel (your vessel is centered on the
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screen)
press Go to cursor and
gating to the designated cursor location.
Chart
You can use the cursor to:
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Reference section 1 — Using the Chart Screen
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If you placed the cursor on a waypoint, this
Go to waypt
menu key would read
select a nav aid or waypoint, to:
> show its name, lat/lon, and distance
and bearing
> navigate to it
> add it to a route
designate a point on the chart, to:
> show its lat/lon
> navigate to it
> add it to a route
> store as a waypoint
select a leg of a route to follow or edit
view a new area of the chart by moving
the cursor to the edge of the screen
browse (a cursor is displayed, which
you can move to designate points or
explore other areas of the chart)

Using the cursor on the chart screen

to start navi-
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