NorthStar Navigation NorthStar 8000i - Manual (Page 71)

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10.6 Navigate to a waypoint
Use this when there's a waypoint on the Chart screen.
To navigate to a waypoint that's shown:
1. Display the Chart screen and the control panel.
2. Select the waypoint then select GoTo Waypoint. This becomes the
active waypoint.
3. The 8000i creates a temporary waypoint at your current position, then
draws a line between the temporary waypoint and the active
waypoint.
To navigate to a waypoint that's not shown:
1. Display the Chart screen and the control panel. If you can't see the
GoTo button, select Return.
2. Select
GoTo then select GoTo Waypoint.
3. Choose the destination waypoint from the Waypoints Library and
select OK. This becomes the active waypoint.
4. The 8000i creates a temporary waypoint at your current position, then
draws a line between the temporary waypoint and the active
waypoint.
10.7 Stop navigating to a waypoint
This works only when you are navigating to a waypoint on the Chart screen.
To stop navigating to a waypoint:
1. Select
GoTo, then select Cancel GoTo Waypoint. The 8000i
immediately deactivates the waypoint.
Alternatively:
1. Select the waypoint, then select Cancel GoTo Waypoint. The
8000i immediately deactivates the active route.
10.8 Set/remove the warning zone for a waypoint
When you're navigating towards a waypoint, you can specify the radius of the
warning zone for that particular waypoint. The radius is drawn around the
waypoint then, when your vessel enters the warning zone, the waypoint arrival
alarm is triggered (if this is alarm is turned on).
If the waypoint isn't shown on the current Chart screen when your vessel enters
the warning zone, the Chart screen repositions to show the waypoint for your
information.
To change the radius of the warning zone for a particular waypoint:
1. Display the Chart screen and the control panel.
2. Select the waypoint. A new control panel is displayed.
3. Select
Adjust Warning Zone. The 8000i shows the current radius
of the warning zone in the control panel and as a thin red circle around