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Working with Routes
5.4 Working with Routes
A route is made up of a series of waypoints (maximum 50). To make a route
you placea series of waypoints on thechart, or youcan selectwaypoints from
the Waypoint List.You can also save your vessel’s track as you navigate, then
convert the track to a route - this function is described in Section 5.7.
When a route is created it becomes the current route and is displayed on-
screen. The current route is maintained when you power-off. Only one route
can be current and is displayed (if it is in the field-of-view) as solid lines
connectingwaypoints. If you are following the route, the current legis shown
as a dotted line and previous legs are removed from the screen (although the
waypoints remain displayed). The current route (and its waypoints) is
transferred via SeaTalk to a repeater chart display and other instruments. You
canalso usethe WaypointTransferfunctionsto transferthe routedatabaseto a
repeater display.
Once you have created a route you can use the GOTO soft keys to follow the
route. In addition, the GOTO default soft key provides various options as
described in Section 5.5.
Up to 20 routes can be saved in the route database. You can then select a route
from the database list as the current route.
The current route can be editedby adding andmoving waypoints. The current
routeisalwaysplacedinthe databaselistas routenumber0,so youcan editthe
current route without affecting the original routein the database. Oncea route
has been saved, options are also provided to name a route, erase a route and to
display route details.
Youcanuse therouteinformationtoreviewyourpassageplanbyadjustingthe
planned Speed Over Ground (SOG).
Note:
1.The route database is stored locally, in the display unit on which it was cre-
ated. Although the current route is automatically transferred, youneed to use
the WAYPOINT TRANSFER function, described in Section 5.6, to transfer the
completeroute databaseto arepeater displayconnectedvia
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ly you can save routes, and load them from a user cartridge.
2.It is possible for the currentroute to be overwritten by a route from another
unit on an integrated system, so it is advisable to save all routes.
This section explains how to perform the following tasks:
• Creating a new route.
• Saving the current route in the database list.
• Clearing the current route.
• Retrieving a route from the database list as the current route.
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