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NKClearNavManual•Version0.5•July3,2008

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PresstheFocusorbuttontoreturntothemovingmap.

4.2.4.3 CreateaMarkPoint

AMarkPointisawaypointthatiscreatedusingtheSelectionBox.IfyouhavenotmovedtheSelection

BoxtheMarkPointwillbecreatedatthecurrentlocationoftheglider.

Ifyouhavemovedthe

SelectionBoxiscreatedatthelocationofthecross‐hair(“+”)atthecenteroftheSelectionBox.Itis

oftenusedinflighttomarkthelocationofagoodthermalsoyoucanfinditagaininthefuture.Itcan

also

beusedtocreatepointsbeforeflight.However,MarkPointsdonotappearonthelistof

waypointsusedforcreatingtasks–soitisnotpossibletocreateataskusingMarkPoints.

EverytimeyouaddanewMarkPointitissavedintothecurrentwaypointfilesothatitwillappearthe

nexttimeyoufly.EachnewMarkPointisgivenanewname–suchas”MarkedPoint1”,“Marked

Point2”,etc.TheonlywaytodeleteaMarkPointistocopythewaypointfiletoaPCandeditthe

waypointfilemanually.TheremaybeawaytodeleteaMarkPointusingtheClearNavinthefuture.

TocreateaMarkPoint:

PresstheFocusbuttononceortwiceuntiltheyellowboxisdisplayedaroundtheSelection

Box

UsetheUp ,Down ,LeftandRightbuttonstoputtheSelectionBoxaroundthe

desiredturnpoint.ItisOKtohavemultipleturnpointsintheboxasyouwillgettheopportunity

toselectthedesiredturnpointfromalistoftheturnpointsthatareinthebox.

PresstheSelectbutton. Alistoftheturnpointsintheboxwillbedisplayed.