User manual NORTHSTAR 952XW

ADDENDUM to Northstar 951/952 GPS Chart Navigator Operator's Manual (P/N GM1500C, Revision B) This addendum applies to 952 software version 4.02 and later Northstar Technologies, Inc. 30 Sudbury Road Acton, Massachusetts 01720 (978) 897-6600 P/N GM1511 Rev. A 10/15/01 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THIS ADDENDUM - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 CONTACTING NORTHSTAR - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 ROTATING CHARTS ON THE CHART SCREEN ---2 CHANGING THE ROTATION SETTING - - - - - - - 2 UNDERSTANDING THE ROTATED SCREENS USING CHART ROTATION WHILE BROWSING ----3 ---5 OTHER NOTES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 ABOUT THIS ADDENDUM This addendum contains information that adds to the Northstar 951/952 Operator's Manual (GM1500C, Rev. B). This addendum describes the new chart-rotation feature, which applies only to the 952, not the 951. CONTACTING NORTHSTAR For service or sales information on this product, contact Northstar by email, fax, phone, or U.S. mail as follows: Table 1: Contacting Northstar Email: Service: service@northstarcmc.com Sales: sales@northstarcmc.com Fax: Service: 978/897-1595 Sales: 978/897-7241 Telephone: Main number: 978/897-6600 or 800/628-4487 U.S. mail: 30 Sudbury Road Acton, MA 01720 Website: www.northstarcmc.com (you can send email to Northstar directly from this site) ­1­ 10/15/01 Addendum P/N GM1511 ROTATING CHARTS ON THE CHART SCREEN The 952's chart-rotation feature lets you change the angle of charts that are displayed on the CHART screen. You can turn charts to any one of the following angles: North up - You'll see north pointing straight upwards (the chart isn't turned). Course-up - You'll see your vessel's current direction of travel--whatever that direction is--pointing straight upwards. Course-up represents your true course over the last few seconds as determined by the GPS receiver. The 952 ignores any course changes if your speed is under half a knot. The chart will rotate sooner for large turns than for small ones. Leg-up - You'll see your vessel's current leg to a waypoint-- whatever direction that is--pointing straight upwards. The 952 will adjust the chart on a leg-by-leg basis, so the chart turns accordingly whenever you start navigating on a new leg, even if you haven't turned the vessel yet. Exception: If you select leg-up when you aren't currently navigating, the 952 automatically uses course-up--until you start navigating along another leg. If you're viewing course-up or leg-up, the text from the Navionics cartridge is tilted to match the rotation angle in order to avoid text overlap. CHANGING THE ROTATION SETTING To change the chart rotation setting: Press the Press key to display the CHART screen. the CHART SETUP key to display the CHART SETUP/ STATUS screen. Press the ROTATION IS key to select among the three choices: · rotation is north up · rotation is course up ­2­ Addendum P/N GM1511 10/15/01 · rotation is leg up When you see the desired choice, press the RETURN key to display your choice on the CHART screen. UNDERSTANDING THE ROTATED SCREENS The following three screens show how the chart looks if you're travelling along a sample route that has four waypoints, and you rotate the chart from north-up to course-up and then to leg-up. Figure 1: North-up chart angle (first leg going northwest) Figure 1 shows the vessel heading northwest on the first leg from the first waypoint to the second one. The chart's viewing angle is set to north-up. Notice the direction of the north-pointing arrow in the upper right corner. ­3­ 10/15/01 Addendum P/N GM1511 Figure 2: Course-up chart angle (second leg going east) Figure 2 shows the same chart, but with the chart's viewing angle now set to course-up and the vessel on a slightly different course than the second route leg. Notice the new direction of the north-pointing arrow. ­4­ Addendum P/N GM1511 10/15/01 Figure 3: Leg-up chart angle (third leg going south) Figure 3 shows the same chart, but with the chart's viewing angle now set to leg-up and the vessel on a different course than the third leg. Notice the new direction of the north-pointing arrow. USING CHART ROTATION WHILE BROWSING · Course-up - If you're displaying the charts as course-up and you go into browse mode (by pressing the CURSOR PAD), if your vessel changes course, you won't see the chart turn to the new direction until you fully return to vessel mode (by pressing the VESSEL key). You must be in vessel mode to see any changed course angle. This feature lets you keep a steady viewing angle if you're browsing around on the chart. Leg-up - If you're displaying charts as leg-up and the 952 switches to a new leg, you'll see the chart rotate to the direction of that new leg even in browse mode--unless you're actively pressing the CURSOR PAD. · ­5­ 10/15/01 Addendum P/N GM1511 OTHER NOTES · If you're displaying the charts as either leg-up or course-up, you may see a black line with white space on the other side. This line represents the edge of the chart, which is visible since the chart has been rotated. When the vessel or cursor crosses the line, the display will switch to a new chart. In software version 4.02 and later, the edges of other charts in the 952's built-in world atlas are shown, in addition to those in your local cartridge. These edges are shown as black or red dashed lines. The lat/lon grid will be labelled only when the chart is north-up. · · ­6­ Addendum P/N GM1511 10/15/01