Chapter 3: Operation 3-19
Placing a Waypoint
➤ To access the Place Waypoint soft keys, press MARK; the Place
Waypoint soft keys are displayed as shown in
Figure 3-21:
Figure 3-21: Waypoint Soft Keys
➤ To place a waypoint at the cursor (chartplotter screen) or the vessel’s
current position:
1. Press either the
PLACE WPT AT CURSOR or the PLACE WPT AT VESSEL
soft key. The waypoint is added to the Waypoint List and tagged using
the next available number.
If you place a waypoint at the cursor, the Waypoint soft keys shown
in Figure 3-27 are shown. Press CLEAR to remove these softkeys.
2. Press
CLEAR to remove the Place Waypoint soft keys.
➤ To place a waypoint as a latitude/longitude position using the Waypoint
List:
1. Press
MARK, followed by the WAYPOINT LIST soft key; the Waypoint
List and associated soft keys are displayed as shown in Figure 3-22:
Figure 3-22: Waypoint List and Soft Keys
The list details all waypoints in alpha-numerical order. The selected
waypoint is indicated by the highlight bar; its position in Lat/Long,
bearing and range, date, time and, if placed at vessel, depth and tem-
perature (if available) are shown.
2. Press the
MAKE NEW WAYPOINT soft key; the New Waypoint screen is
displayed, together with its associated soft keys, see Figure 3-23.
PLACE WPT
AT CURSOR
PLACE WPT
AT VESSEL
WAYPOINT
LIST
LOAD/SAVE
USER CARD
GOTO
WAYPOINT
EDIT
WAYPOINT
MAKE NEW
WAYPOINT
WAYPOINT
TRANSFER
SYMBOL NAME
WPT 001
WPT 002
WPT 003
WPT 004
N 50°50^000
W 001°06^000
POSITION
BRG 348°m
RNG 1.00nm
TEMP 20°C
DATE 23/11/01
DEPTH 12.3m
TIME 08:45:12
WAYPOINT LIST
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