Save Key; Mob Key - NorthStar 961 Reference Manual

Chapter 3 - Using the Controls

SAVE key

MOB key

Page 3-28
restores its previous brightness level. This function helps
maintain the integrity of the display screen and reduce power
consumption when the 961/962 is on for many hours at a
time.
The SAVE key instantly saves your vessel's position—at any
time, at any screen, during any function. For example, if you're
editing data on the NAVIGATION SETUP screen when you
press the SAVE key, you'll still obtain the VESSEL POSITION
dialog box that always follows SAVE keypresses. Pressing the
SAVE key temporarily saves your vessel's position; at a later
time, you can rename this *SAVEDXX* waypoint to save it
permanently. Pressing the SAVE key lets you save a new
waypoint (as a single waypoint or as multiple waypoints in a
route), or add your vessel's position to the end of the
previously designated route.
For details about using the SAVE key to save your vessel's
position as a waypoint, see "Creating a new waypoint at the
vessel's position" starting on page 6-11.
For details about using the SAVE key to save your vessel's
position as part of a new route, see "Creating a route as you
travel" starting on page 8-10.
Pressing the MOB key the first time instantly saves your
position as a Man Overboard (MOB) waypoint. The MAN
OVERBOARD dialog box appears, and you now have five
seconds to press CANCEL if you accidentally pressed MOB.
Unless you press CANCEL, the CHART screen is automatically
displayed (no matter what screen you were previously
viewing), and navigation is provided directly to the MOB
coordinates. Even if you press CANCEL, an MOB waypoint is
still created on the CHART screen, although navigation to this
point won't be provided.
961/962 Operations and Reference Manual, Rev. A