Entering Coordinates of a Location
You can manually enter location coordinates to create
a waypoint. This method can be useful for creating a
waypoint at a specific latitude/longitude position from
a chart. You can manually change the location coor-
dinates in the Mark Waypoint page to create a new
waypoint.
To create a new waypoint by entering
location coordinates:
1. Press and hold the
ENTER/MARK
key to
create a waypoint (or use your favorite method
discussed in previous sections). The new
waypoint is created with the next available
waypoint number and the receiver’s last know
position as the default position.
2. On the Mark Waypoint page, use the
Rocker
key to highlight the
Location
field and press
ENTER
. Use the
Rocker
key to enter the
desired position coordinates and press
ENTER
when finished.
3. To change any of the other information on the
Mark Waypoint page, highlight the appropriate
field and press
ENTER
. After making changes,
highlight
OK
and press
ENTER
.
To change the location of a waypoint, highlight the
character you want to change in the
Location
field. Press
Up or Down on the
Rocker
key to change the character.
Repeat until the new location is entered.
Saving a Find Menu Item
After you have found a item using the Find Menu,
you can select
Save
and press
ENTER
to save that
item in your Waypoints list.
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