Using The Course Predictor Line; Using The Distance And Bearing Calculator - NorthStar 972 Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

Using the course predictor line

Using the distance and bearing calculator

Reference section 1 — Using the Chart Screen
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Using the course predictor line

The chart, 3D steer, and radar screens also
display a course predictor line that indi-
cates where your vessel will be in a few
minutes if you maintain your current
course and speed. The predictor line
extends out from your vessel in the direc-
tion of your Course Over Ground. Its
length is determined by your speed and
the number of minutes you specify on the
screen. You can also turn the
Chart Options
line off.
To use the predictor line, simply select the
number of minutes you prefer the line to
represent as follows:
You can quickly check the distance and
bearing between any two points on the
screen. You can also use this function
Chart
to make new waypoints that you define by
their distance and bearing from another
point.
1. Press WAYPTS/ROUTES.
Distance and Bearing
2. Press
The 972 displays a symbol at the cursor
position.
1. While on the Chart screen, press and hold the
CHART key to display the Chart Options
screen.
2. Select
3. Press
4. Use the cursor pad to display the desired line
length (in minutes).
5. Press ENTER.
Then, just watch the predictor line on the
chart or 3D steer screen to determine
where your current course will take you.
3. Press the cursor pad to move the cursor to
the desired location.
The distance and bearing from your posi-
tion to the cursor is displayed in the info
bar.
4. To measure the distance and bearing from the
cursor to another point, press
A new
.
that location. As you move the cursor, the
distance and bearing from the
the cursor's position are displayed in the
info bar
Predictor
using the cursor pad.
Edit
.
Set new "X."
"X,"
or starting point, is displayed at
"X"
.
point to
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