NorthStar Navigation NorthStar 8000i - Manual (Page 69)

Northstar 8000i Operation Manual 69
10 Use waypoints
You can:
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create a waypoint or an event mark
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select and show a waypoint on the chart
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delete a waypoint
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hide a waypoint
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navigate to a waypoint
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stop navigating to a waypoint
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center the chart screen on a waypoint
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display the waypoint details
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change the waypoint details
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display the Waypoints Library
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delete a waypoint from the Waypoints Library
If a waypoint has been named, has had the icon changed, or has had notes added,
it is stored in the Waypoints Library.
10.1 Create a waypoint
You can create a waypoint anywhere on the Chart screen (except the shaded
frame around the edge).
To create a waypoint:
1. Display the Chart screen and the control panel.
2. Select the position on the chart where you want the new waypoint,
then select Create Waypoint Here
3. The 8000i immediately creates the new waypoint and displays the
Waypoint Details box with some details (such as the latitude and
longitude of the waypoint) already entered.
4. Use the Waypoint Details information box to add or change the
information, (see "Change the waypoint details" page 73)
5. When you are finished, select Return. If you have used the Waypoint
Details information box to change any of the details, the new waypoint
is stored in the Waypoint Library and is shown on the Chart screen with
a red circle around it.
10.2 Create an event mark
An event mark is a waypoint at your vessel's current position.
To create an event mark:
1. Display the Chart screen and the control panel. Then select the MARK
key.
2. The 8000i immediately creates an event mark at your vessel's current
position.