Navigation: Chart; Introduction To Navigating - NorthStar EXPLORER 650 Installation And Operation Manual

2-7-3 Data header
The chart, sonar and highway displays can show
data at the top of the display.
The data header for each display can be different.
To change the data header for a display:
1 Go to the display, press
Data header.
2 To turn the data header off or on:
i Select Data.
ii Select or .
3 To choose the size of the data:
i Select Size.
ii Select Small, Medium or Large.
2-7-4 Compass
The chart, sonar and highway displays can show a
compass at the top of the display.
The compass always shows the boat's course over
ground (COG), a red symbol in the middle. When
the boat is navigating to a point, the compass
also shows bearing to the destination (BRG), a
black symbol.
In this example, COG is 161° and BRG is 114°.

3 Navigation: Chart

The chart display shows the chart, the boat's position course and navigation data.

3-1 Introduction to navigating

The Explorer has two ways of navigating, going straight to a point or following a route.
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To turn the compass off or on:
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To change the data displayed:
i Select Data setup.
ii Change a data field:
a Press the cursor keys to highlight
the field.
b Press to display a menu of
data items.
c Select a data item that is
available on your system or select
None to leave the field empty.
iii Repeat the above step to set the other
data fields.
Tip: If all fields in a line are None then the
line will not be displayed and the data header
will take less space on the display.
Press to return to the display.
Press and select Data header.
Set Compass to or .