Lowrance electronic 5200C GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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This boosts waypoint position accuracy by helping to eliminate errors
caused by atmospheric conditions and other factors.
1. Press
WPT| to SUBCATEGORY column| to NEW|ENT.
2. Press or to
AVERAGE POSITION|ENT|press to CREATE|ENT.
3. Wait while the unit takes points to average for the position. The
greater the number of points, the greater the accuracy. When the de-
sired number of points accumulates, press
ENT to create and save the
waypoint.
4. The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You can save the waypoint by
pressing
EXIT|EXIT or you can edit the waypoint.
Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position
This feature sets a waypoint at a point located a specific distance and
bearing from a reference position. The reference position can be se-
lected from your waypoint list, a map feature or from the Points of In-
terest list.
1. Press
WPT| to SUBCATEGORY column| to NEW|ENT.
2. Press to
PROJECTED POSITION|ENT| to CREATE|ENT.
3. Press to
CHOOSE REFERENCE|ENT. Use and to select a waypoint,
map feature or Point of Interest. When the point has been selected,
press
ENT and the point's position appears as the reference position.
4. Press to
DISTANCE|ENT. Press or to change the first character,
then press to the next character and repeat until the distance is cor-
rect. Press
ENT.
5. Press to
BEARING|ENT. Press or to change the first character,
then press to the next character and repeat until the bearing is cor-
rect. Press
ENT.
6. Press to
PROJECTION|ENT. The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You
can save the new projected waypoint by pressing
EXIT|EXIT or you can
edit the waypoint. Press
EXIT|ENT if you want to immediately begin
navigating to the new waypoint.