NorthStar Navigation Explorer 660 - Manual (Page 20)

Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 20
3-3 Distance and bearing calculator
The distance and bearing calculator can plot a
course of one or several legs and to show the
bearing and length of each leg, as well as the
total distance along the course. The completed
course can be converted into a route.
To use the distance and bearing calculator:
1 Press ESC until the chart display is displayed.
Press MENU and select Distance.
2 Move the cursor to the start of the first leg. It
does not matter if this point is a waypoint or
not. Press ENTER.
3 To add a leg to the course, move the cursor
to the end of the leg. It does not matter if this
point is a waypoint or not. The display shows
the bearing and length of the leg, as well
as the total distance along the course. Press
ENTER.
3-4 GOTO: Navigating to a point or along a route
The GOTO/AUTO key is a shortcut to start
navigating to a point on the chart, to a waypoint
or along a route.
Starting to navigate
Navigating to a point on the chart
1 Press ESC until the chart display is displayed.
2 Move the cursor to the destination point.
3 Press GOTO/AUTO and select
Goto cursor.
Navigating to a waypoint
See section 5-3-1.
Navigating along a route
See section 6-3-1.
4 To remove the last leg from the course, press
MENU and select Remove.
5 Repeat the above two steps to enter the
whole course.
6 To save the new course as a route, press
MENU and select Save. This also saves any
new points on the course as new waypoints,
with default names. If necessary, edit the
route later (see section 6-2-2) and edit any
new waypoints later (see section 5-2-3).
7 Finally, press ESC to return to the
chart display.
Note: See section 15-7 for Log functions.
Cancelling navigation
Cancelling navigating to a point on the chart
or to a waypoint
1 Press ESC until the chart display is displayed.
2 Press GOTO/AUTO and select
Cancel goto.
Cancelling navigating along a route
See section 6-3-3.
! WARNING
Make sure the course does not pass over land
or dangerous waters.
The Explorer 660 navigates to the destination as
described in section 3-1.