Warning, 2-2 latitude and longitude, 2-5 find nearby places – NorthStar Navigation Explorer 660 User Manual

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Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual

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WARNING

3-2-2 Latitude and longitude

Latitude and longitude can be displayed in the
data header. Normally the position is the boat’s
position, and the latitude and longitude has a
boat symbol to show this:

If the cursor has been moved in the last ten
seconds, then the position is the cursor’s position,
and the latitude and longitude has a cursor
symbol to show this:

3-2-5 Find nearby places

To find and display nearby places of interest:

1

To see places near the boat’s position, press
ESC to switch to centre on boat mode. To see
places near a different point, move the cursor
to that point on the chart.

2 Press

MENU and select Find.

3

Select the type of place. There are three
types, Ports, Port services and Tide stations.
For a Port service, select the type of service to
find.

4

A list of places is displayed. If there are more
places than will fit on the display, press

or

to scroll up or down a page at a time.

To search for a port by name:

i Press

MENU and select Find.

ii

Enter some or all of the letters of the port
name. Press ENTER.

5

Select the place and press ENTER. The chart
display changes to show the selected place in
the middle of the display.

6

To see stored information about the selected
place, press MENU and select Chart info
(see section 3-2-5). To display a tide chart for a
selected tide station, select Tide height
from the chart info.

Minutes, to 3 decimal places
(about 2 m (6 ft) resolution)

Degrees

36

°

29.637

'

S

175

°

09.165

'

E

Latitude

Longitude

+

36

°

29.684

'

S

+

175

°

09.201

'

E

When reading the boat position, make sure
the position is not the cursor position.

3-2-3 Chart scale

Press

to zoom in and display a smaller area of

the chart in more detail. Press

to zoom out

and display a bigger area in less detail.

The chart scale can be displayed (e.g. scale
= 8 nm, see below). The scale is the vertical
distance across the currently visible chart area.
For example if the scale is 8 nm then a portion
of chart eight nautical miles high is currently
displayed.

3-2-4 Chart symbols and information

The chart will show symbols, such as waypoints
and chart symbols (for example buoys, beacons,
wrecks and marinas). When the cursor is placed
over a symbol for at least two seconds, a data
window appears at the bottom left of the display
with information about the symbol.

To see stored information about a point on the
chart (for example, a chart symbol):

1

Move the cursor to that point on the chart.

2 Press

MENU and select Chart info.

3

A menu of objects is displayed:

i

Select an object to display.

ii Press

ESC to return to the menu. Select

other objects.

iii Finally,

press

ESC to return to the chart.

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