NorthStar Navigation EXPLORER 657 User card window has, Saving data to the user card

14 User card window

AC-MAP™ user card is an optional plug-in card that can store data files (see section 1-3). There are three types of files: waypoints, routes or a track.

To go to the user card window, press , select More, then select User card.

CAUTION

1Before using a user card, remove any chart card and plug the user card in. When you have finished with the user card, remove the user card and replace the chart card (see section 1-3).

2The older 5 volt cards are not supported.

The user card window has:

File list

A list of the files on any user card in the 657. If there are more files than will fit on the display,

press or to scroll up or down a page at a time.

Waypts, Routes

The number of waypoints and routes currently in the 657.

Track 1 to Track 5

The number of points in tracks 1 to 5 currently in the 657.

Note:

1To save 657 data onto the user card, use the Save command (see below).

2Data stored on the user card and shown on the file list is not available to be used by the 657 until loaded into the 657 with the LOAD command (see below).

Saving data to the user card

This saves all the 657’s waypoints, all the 657’s routes or one of the 657’s tracks to one file on the user card.

1Press and select Save.

2Select Waypts, Routes or Tracks.

3For Tracks, select the track number to save.

4The new file is created. Change the name if required. The new file appears in the file list.

Loading data from the user card to the 657

This loads one file from the user card to the 657:

A waypoints file: The new waypoints are added to any existing waypoints in the 657. If a new waypoint has the same name as an existing waypoint but has different data, the

657 displays both waypoints. Select:

Skip: Do not load the new waypoint.

Replace: Load the new waypoint and replace the existing one.

Skip all: Do not load any new waypoints which have the same names as existing waypoints.

Rplc all: Load all new waypoints which have the same names as existing waypoints; the new waypoints replace the existing waypoints.

A routes file: The new routes are added to any existing routes in the 657. If a new route has the same name as an existing route but has different data then the 657 asks which route to keep.

A track file: The new track will replace the existing track in the 657.

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