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Reference section 1 — Using the Chart Screen
Rotating the chart
Northstar 6000i
straight ahead on the horizon may be dif-
ferent from what’s displayed on the
screen.
• Heading-up – This rotation is available
only if you have a heading sensor
installed and enabled. The chart rotates
as you travel to keep your heading
straight up on the screen. When you
select heading-up, the heading line on
the radar image points straight
upwards. The heading line allows you
to compare the radar image or the chart
with the view in front of the vessel.
• Leg-up – The direction of the current
leg to a waypoint points straight
upwards on the screen. The 6000i
rotates the chart 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 following a leg, the 6000i
uses course-up until you start navigating
along a leg.
When you’re viewing a rotated chart, the
text from the Navionics cartridge is tilted
to match the rotation angle in order to
avoid text overlap.
Using chart rotation in browse mode
Chart rotation is most useful in vessel
mode. In browse mode, rotation is stabi-
lized to keep the chart and cursor from
jumping while you’re browsing around on
the chart.
• Course-up or Heading-up: Suppose
you’re displaying the charts as
course-up or heading-up and you press
the cursor pad to use browse mode.
While in browse mode, the chart
rotation freezes. If your vessel changes
course, you won’t see the chart rotate
to the new direction until you return to
vessel mode by pressing the Vessel key.
Only in vessel mode will the chart
rotate to follow your course angle.
• Leg-up: If you’re displaying charts in
browse mode as leg-up and the 6000i
switches to a new leg, the chart will
immediately rotate to the direction of
that new leg, unless you’re actively
pressing the cursor pad.
NOTES:
If you’re displaying a rotated chart, you
may occasionally see the edges of the
chart, at an angle, displayed as a black
line with white space on the other side.
When the vessel or cursor crosses the
line, the display will switch to a new chart
(if available).
The edges of other charts in the 6000i’s
built-in world atlas are shown, in addition
to those in your local cartridge. These
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