Overlaying Radar On The Chart; Changing Radar Scale And Rotation - NorthStar 972 Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

Overlaying radar on the chart

Changing radar scale and rotation

Reference section 6 — Radar
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Overlaying radar on the chart

To overlay radar onto the chart, press
to switch to the chart screen, then
CHART
press Overlay to display
blue box.
Radar can be displayed on the main radar
screen, or as an overlay on the chart
To use radar features when radar is
overlaid on the chart or displayed as a split
screen, be sure to press Control if neces-
sary so that the button indicates
Changing the scale
To change the radar's scale, press the
key to zoom in (smaller area, more detail)
or the key to zoom out (wider area,
OUT
less detail).
Using zoom on a split screen
If there's no radar overlay on the chart, the
chart and radar are scaled separately.
Zooming in on the chart, for example, has
no effect on the radar's scale. If the Control
key indicates , you're zooming the
Radar
screen, or as part of a split screen. All radar
functions are controlled in the same way,
in the key's regardless of how radar is displayed. Just
Radar
press the Control key so that it displays
Radar
radar; if it indicates
the chart.
However, if the radar overlay is turned on,
Radar
the chart and radar scales are locked
together. When you zoom in on the chart,
radar scale changes to match the chart.
IN
Rotating the radar image
To rotate the radar image, press the
ROTATE
the rotation you want. You have the same
options as for a
Course Up, Leg Up or Heading Up (see
Rotating the chart, starting on page 31).
The rotation of the chart and the rotation
of the radar interact under certain circum-
stances, as described in the table below. If
the Control key indicates
.
, you're zooming
Chart
key repeatedly until it indicates
screen: North Up,
Chart
Radar
, you're
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