NorthStar 957 User Manual
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957 Operator’s Manual, Rev. B
Chapter 6 - Understanding the Waypoints Function
7. Press the ENTER key to permanently store the new
waypoint, which you can edit or delete at any time.
NOTE:
Don’t enter a number into the
WARN RADIUS
box unless you want to
make this waypoint an avoidance point, as described below.
Creating avoidance-area waypoints
You can make avoidance areas from new or existing
waypoints. If you travel into an avoidance area, the 957 will
sound a beeping alarm and flash the star symbol on the
screen.
waypoints. If you travel into an avoidance area, the 957 will
sound a beeping alarm and flash the star symbol on the
screen.
The 957 displays an avoidance area on the CHART screen as a
waypoint surrounded by a circle. The circle is the avoidance
area’s warning radius, which you set when you create or edit
the waypoint. The 957 gives you the option to use the
international “slashed circle” no-entry symbol as the avoidance
point’s symbol to help you quickly see it on the chart.
waypoint surrounded by a circle. The circle is the avoidance
area’s warning radius, which you set when you create or edit
the waypoint. The 957 gives you the option to use the
international “slashed circle” no-entry symbol as the avoidance
point’s symbol to help you quickly see it on the chart.