NorthStar 972 Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual page 71

Reference Manual Revision B
For loran TDs, enter any valid pair
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of TDs and the GRI for the pair.
After entering the GRI, check the
name of the GRI that's
automatically displayed to ensure
it's correct.
For distance and bearing from your
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present position, leave the From
point set to -VESSEL-, and enter
the bearing and the distance to the
desired waypoint.
For distance and bearing from a
•
waypoint, press the From menu
key to display a chart screen. Press
the cursor pad to select the desired
waypoint and press Select
waypoint, or create a new
waypoint at the cursor location by
pressing Add waypoint followed
by Select waypoint. Enter the
bearing and the distance from the
designated waypoint to your new
waypoint.
If you change your mind and want to
return to specifying distance and
bearing from your present position
instead of from another waypoint,
From vessel
press
screen.
7. Press ENTER to permanently store the new
waypoint.
Don't enter a number into the
box unless you want to make this waypoint
an avoidance point, as described in the next
section.
Entering waypoints on a chart screen
To enter waypoints on a
1. Press WAYPTS/ROUTES.
2. Press
view
on the chart
3. Press the cursor pad to move the cursor to
the position of the new waypoint. You can
zoom in or out, as necessary, to precisely
place your waypoint.
Reference section 5 — Creating waypoints and routes
NOTE:
Warn radius
screen:
Chart
Waypoints
. If necessary, press
to display the Waypoints chart screen.
Waypoints chart screen
Creating new waypoints
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