Lowrance electronic 500 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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shows the compass direction straight to the destination from your loca-
tion at the moment. Off Course tells you how far you are to the left or
right of the intended direction or line of travel toward a destination.
Most of the unit's displays show Off Course as "Cross Track" or "XTK."
The Position Page has its own menu, which is used for setting various
options. (Options and setup are discussed in Sec. 5.) To access the Posi-
tion Page Menu, from the Position Page, press
MENU.
HSI Navigation Page
The HSI (Horizontal Situation Indicator) Navigation Page has a compass
rose. It shows your direction of travel and the direction to a recalled way-
point or other destination, such as an airport or VOR. It can also show your
intended course and whether or not you are on course or off course. To get
to the HSI Page: press
PAGE repeatedly until the page you want appears.
The navigation screen looks like the one in the following image when
you're not navigating to a waypoint or other destination. No graphic course
information is displayed. Your position is shown by an airplane symbol in
the center of the screen. The arrow pointing down at the top of the compass
rose indicates the current track (direction of travel) over the ground.
HSI Navigation Page, traveling west. Page looks like this when AirMap is not
navigating to a waypoint, following a route, or backtracking a trail.
When navigating to a waypoint or following a route, the HSI screen
looks like the one shown in the next image. Navigation information
such as bearing, track and course can be shown in text displays.
Compass rose
Present
position
aircraft
Navigation
information
displays
Track or compass heading indicator, showing direction of travel