Northstar Explorer 650 Installation and Operation Manual10
2 Basic Operation
Overview of the keys
In chart mode, centres chart at boat’s position. Go back to
an earlier menu or display.
Show a menu of the main displays. To go to a display, select
it from the menu (see section 2-7).
Cursor keys, to move the cursor or the selection highlight.
Show a menu of the options for the current display. Press
again to display the Setup menu (see section 17).
Start an action or accept a change.
Chart display: Zoom in or out to display diff erent areas and
detail on the chart.
Sonar display: Change the depth range displayed.
Switch the display to the next in the favorites list
(see section 2-7-2)
Man overboard (MOB, see section 2-4).
Turn Explorer on and off (see section 2-2); adjust the
backlighting (see section 2-3).
2-1 Using the keys
In this manual:
Press means to push the key for less than a
second.
Hold means to hold the key down.
The internal beeper beeps when a key is pressed
(to disable or enable the beep, see section 17-1).
Using the menus
Operate the Explorer by selecting items from
menus. Items can be submenus, commands or
data.
Selecting a submenu
A
after a menu item indicates a submenu, for
example Chart
. Press or to move the
highlight to the submenu, then press .
Starting a command
Press or to move the highlight to the
command, for example Goto cursor, then press
.
Changing data
First press or to move the highlight to the
data to change, then: