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Reference section 5
Radar
How radar works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Northstar radar models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Turning the radar transmitter on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Displaying radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Using the radar’s main menu keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Overlaying radar on the chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Changing radar scale and rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Setting user preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Using the radar adjustment keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Using the Radar Markers keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
This chapter first describes radar briefly, and then explains how to display, control, and
adjust the 6000i’s radar..