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Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual

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2 Basic Operation

Overview of the keys

Go back to an earlier menu or display. Any changes
are ignored. In chart mode centers chart at boat's
position.

Show a menu of the main Explorer 660 displays. To
go to a display, select it from the menu (see section
2-6).

,

,

,

Cursor keys, to move the cursor or the selection
highlight.

Show a menu of the options for the current display.
Press MENU again to display the Setup menu (see
section 15).

Start an action or accept a change.

,

For the chart display: Zoom in or out to display dif-

ferent areas and detail on the chart.

For the sonar display: Change the depth range
displayed.

Switch the display to the next in the favorites list
(see section 2-6-2).

For a navigation display: Start navigating to a point,
waypoint or along a route (see section 3-4).

For sonar display: Select a sonar operating mode
(see section 8-1).

Create an instant waypoint at the boat position (see
section 5-2-1).

Man overboard (MOB, see section 2-3).

Turn Explorer 660 on and off (see section 2-1); adjust
the backlighting (see section 2-2).

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 13-1).

Selecting an item in a menu

The Explorer 660 is operated by selecting items
from menus shown on the display.

1 Press or

to move the highlight to the

item.

2 Press

ENTER to select the item.

Changing a number or word

To change a number or word on the display:

1 Press or

to move the highlight to the

digit or letter to change.

Press

or

to change the digit or letter.

2

Repeat the above step to change any other
digits or letters.

3 Press

ENTER to accept the change.