Display Your Current Position In Real Time; Pan The Chart; Zoom In Or Out On A Chart Screen - NorthStar 8000I Quick Start Manual

a distance scale
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a lightly shaded frame around the edges (this may not be visible with chart
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overlays)
The status bar is the gray bar along the top of your Chart screen. This shows:
whether the chart is at normal size, overscaled (enlarged), or underscaled
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(shrunk).
the position of the cursor (if the cursor is shown on the Chart screen) or of your
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vessel (just select Vessel to see your position)
range and bearing (R/B) from your vessel to the cursor (if the cursor is shown)
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your course over ground (COG) and bearing mode
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your speed over ground (SOG) (in the units of your choice)
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3.3

Display your current position in real time

You can show your vessel's current position in real time on your Chart screen if you
are receiving position data from an external source such as GPS.
To display your current position in real time:
3.4

Pan the chart

You can pan (move) the Chart screen to show areas that are outside the currently
displayed area.
To pan the chart screen:
3.5

Zoom in or out on a chart screen

You can zoom in and out on the Chart screen to show different levels of detail.
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1. Display the Chart screen and the control panel.
2. Select Vessel or press the Vessel key.
3. The 8000i repositions the Chart screen to show your vessel as an icon
that moves in real time as your position changes. The Show Vessel
button is automatically toggled On and stays on until you toggle it Off.
1. Display the Chart screen and the control panel.
2. Identify the lightly shaded frame around the edge of the Chart screen
(this may not be visible if there are any chart overlays)
3. You can either:
touch the edge of the Chart screen once to move one step in that
direction, or keep touching to scroll the Chart screen rapidly in that
direction
press a directional arrow key once to move the Chart screen one
step in that direction, or hold down to scroll the Chart screen rapidly
in that direction.
4. Stop when you can see the new part of the Chart screen that you want.
Northstar 8000i Quickstart Guide