Rotating The Chart - NorthStar 972 Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

In browse mode, you can use the cursor to
look at other areas of the chart, and desig-
nate points you want to navigate to.

Rotating the chart

Press the Rotate key to change the angle of
the charts displayed on the
long as you're in vessel mode, you can
rotate the chart to any of the following
angles:
Reference Manual Revision B
Browse mode
North-up – No rotation.
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Course-up – As your vessel changes its
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direction of travel, the chart rotates to
keep your COG straight up on the
screen. Course-up represents your true
The info bar at the bottom of the screen
displays the position coordinates of the
cursor, and the distance and bearing from
your vessel to the cursor.
COG as determined by the GPS
screen. As receiver.
Chart
Reference section 1 — Using the Chart Screen
The 972 ignores any course changes if your
speed is under half a knot.
The chart reacts very slowly to turns of less
than 5°, to avoid annoying small rotations.
Your COG is often different from your
vessel's heading, so what you see straight

Rotating the chart

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