2. When the power is first turned on two pages are briefly shown before the GPS Status page.
Figure 3.1.0 - Start-Up pages
3.When the GPS chartplotter is first turned on it will take some time for the GPS to acquire a fix of your position. Look closely at the GPS Status page and you will see satellites and relative signal strengths. After a fixed is received the chartplotter will automatically switch to the Chart Page with a ships icon centered on the screen.
Figure 3.1.0a - GPS Status and Chart pages
4.On the Chart Page the ShuttlePoint knob is used to pan around the chart. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to the left and you will notice a cross hair 
appears, this is called the cursor.
5.When you move the ShuttlePoint knob you will notice DST and BRG values in the Data window change. This shows the Distance and Bearing from the GPS Fix of your vessel to the position of the Cursor.
6.If the cursor is moved to the edge of the screen the chartplotter will automatically pan in the desired direction.
3.1.1Cursor Vs. Home Mode
Cursor Mode
When the 
cursor is shown on the Chart Page, this is called Cursor mode.
In Cursor mode the position of the vessel will not stay in the center of the page and will move right off the edge of the screen (as your boat moves) Cursor mode allows you to pan around and look at areas on the map. In this mode your can also measure distance and bearings from your current position.
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