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Position
Mode
Choosing
Key
#1
fiom the
Menu
Screen
will
call
Lrp
thc
Position
Screen.
The upper
part
of
the
display
will rcad
"No
Destination"
when no
waypoints
are
stored
or selectecl.
ancl
u
ill
show either
a
waypoint
name
or a
route and
waypoint
Ilame
u
he
n one
has
been
preselected.
The Star
Pilot 6
uses GPS
satellite
signals to calcttlate
a current
position
in
Latitude and
Longitude.
This
positiorr is displaved
in
large,
easy to
read digits
in the center
part
of the
clisplar
'
\'ttu can
change
what information
is displayed
in
this
larse bor
br
prcsstn-Q
the SMAL
softkey
which
will immediately
changc-
ttt
rcitci L.\RG.
Now
you
can
change
the
data
in the
large bor
br
prersitru
the
< >
arrow
keys on either
side
of
Key
#0. Pressirtg
thc-
>
arrou
advances
the
information
display
from
Latll-on to
SOG/(-OC;.
the
RNG/BRG.
VMG/DMG,
SOA/RBA.
ETAIfTG.
DATE/TI\lE.
MAG
VAR
and
back
to
Latll-on
(see
Advanced
Navigatiorl
Ciuiclc
on
Page
22 for
definitions
of
abbreviations).
Pressin-e the
<
arrow'
key
reverses
the
order of advance.
The
lower lefi
part
of
the display
has ir
small data
bor
r"hich
always
shows altitude
and the
signal
rcccir.'ing
status. 3D
or 2D
display
means
your present
position is ctlrt'cltt.
OLD
displa)-
means
no
position
fixes
are being
updated.
Scc
Page 22 o1'Advanced
Naviga-
tion Guide
for
more details.
Note that
the altitude
will
onlr
bc clispllvccl
i1'the Star
Pilot 6
has
fixes
fiom fbur
satellites
and
is operating
in the 3D mode.
The
altitude
accuracy
will
lluctuatc
plus or Ittit.ttts 50
rneters,
which
is the
normal
tolerance
for GPS
altitudc
specit'icatitlrls.
The lower
right
part
of
thc displal
is
anothcr
sntall clata
box
which
is
userconfi-eurable
in the
satnc
wa\
as the
largc data
bor
described
abovc.
When
the
sofikel'
rcacls SMAL. r'ou
cnn change
the contents
of the box
by
pressing the
< >
arror.v
ket's.
You can
switch to
other
operating
modc-s
b1'
rcturning
to the
Menu
Screen.
or
instantly
switch
back and
fbrth
betwccn
Position.
Plot,
Navigate and
Status
Modes
b1'pressin-t
the
#1. #1. #3 or#-5
keys
when in those
modes.
You can
alsct
get
to the
Waypoint
and Set
Up
Modes by
pressing
#4
and
#6,
but
vou
can
only'
return to
the other
modes
through
the
Menu
Screen
tiorn thcse
two
tnodes.
When
you
switch
between
operating
modes,
the
last displays
set
will become
the
defaults
when
you
return to
the different
operating
modes.
Saving
Present
Position
As A lVaypoint
If
you wish to save
the current
position vicwed on the
Position
Screen
as a
waypoint,
press
the
softkey under
the
label SAVE
on the
display.
Upon
pressing the
SAVE
key, the Save
Present Position
Window
opens
to
reveal
your Waypoint
Log.
The
Waypoint Log scrolls
to the
first empty
location and
date
stamps the
position. The display
cursor
will identify this
location.
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