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Creating Waypoints
6. To manually enter a set of coordinates, highlight the coordinates and press
ENTER
, then use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to enter the new coordinates and press
ENTER
when done.
7. When done, use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to highlight the ‘OK’ prompt and press
ENTER
to save the
waypoint into memory.
Creating Waypoints Graphically
Waypoints may also be quickly created with the Map Page cursor, which allows you to ‘point and
shoot’ at any map position or map feature to create a new waypoint. When you move the cursor over
a map item, you see a highlighted description of that item. The GPSMAP 178C uses the map item text
shown on the cartography as the default name and symbol for the new waypoint.
To create a new waypoint on an open map location:
1. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to move the cursor to the desired map position.
2. Press and quickly release the
ENTER/MARK
key to capture the cursor position (press and hold
ENTER/MARK
to mark your present location, not the map cursor’s position).
3. The ‘New Map Waypoint’ page appears. To accept the waypoint with the default name and symbol,
press
ENTER
.
To change the name, symbol, position, or add a comment, depth, or water temp, highlight the
appropriate fi eld and press
ENTER
. Make your changes and press
ENTER
when done. After enter-
ing and confi rming your changes, highlight ‘OK’ and press
ENTER
.
To create a new waypoint from a map feature:
1. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to move the cursor and highlight the desired map feature.
2. Press
ENTER/MARK
to capture the cursor position. An Information page for that map feature
appears. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to highlight ‘Create Wpt’ and press
ENTER
.
3. The ‘New Waypoint’ page appears. To accept the waypoint with the default name and symbol
(based on the map feature), highlight ‘OK’ and press
ENTER
.
To change the name, symbol, position, or enter comments, depth, or water temp, highlight the
appropriate fi eld and press
ENTER
. Make your changes and press
ENTER
. After entering and
confi rming your changes, use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to highlight ‘OK’ and press
ENTER
.
Creating a waypoint on
an open map location.
Using a map item to create
a new waypoint.
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