Northstar
EXPLORER 550/550i
Installation and Operation Manual
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5-2-9 Navigating to a waypoint
See section 3-1-2.
5-2-8 Sort Waypoints
To change how the waypoints list is displayed:
1 Press
and select
Sort by.
2
Select how to display the list:
Name:
In alphabetical order by name.
Icon:
Grouped by icon type.
Distance:
In order of distance from the
boat.
An arrow at at the top of a column indicates how
the waypoints are sorted.
6 Navigation: Routes
A route is a list of waypoints that the boat can
navigate along. Routes can be created, changed
and deleted.
The EXPLORER can have up to 25 routes. Each
route can have up to 50 waypoints.
A route can:
Start and stop at the same waypoint .
Include waypoints more than once.
The EXPLORER can navigate along a route in
either direction. Waypoints on the route can be
skipped.
Routes are a powerful feature when the EXPLORER
is connected to an autopilot, allowing the vessel
to be automatically guided along the route.
6-1 Routes display
The routes display is a list of the routes that
have been entered, each with route name, start
waypoint, end waypoint, number of legs and
total distance.
To go to the routes display, press
, select
Other
, then select Routes.
If there are more routes than will fit on the display,
press
or
to scroll up or down a page at
a time.
!
WARNING
Make sure that routes do not cross land or
dangerous water.
