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Chapter 4: Using Waypoints
To place a waypoint at the cursor
1. Press the
WPTS/MOB
button.
2. Move the cursor to the waypoint position.
3. Press the
WAYPOINT AT CURSOR
softkey.
4. Press
OK
.
To place a waypoint at your vessel’s position
1. Press the
WPTS/MOB
button.
2.
Either
Press the
WAYPOINT AT VESSEL
softkey
or
press the
WPTS/MOB
button a second time.
3. Press
OK
.
Note: If the system cannot determine your position, a warning is
displayed and the waypoint is not placed.
To place a waypoint by latitude and longitude
1. Press the
WPTS/MOB
button.
2. Press the
WAYPOINT AT LAT/LON
softkey.
3. Set the position for the new waypoint.
4. Press
OK
.
4.5
Navigating to waypoints
This section explains how to start and stop navigating to a way-
point. When you navigate to a waypoint, the data is sent over the
network and can be used by an attached autopilot. A waypoint
being navigated to is known as an
active waypoint
.
For detailed information on navigating with waypoints, see
page 43
.
To navigate to a waypoint
1. Highlight the waypoint.
2. Press the
GOTO WAYPOINT
softkey.
or
1. Press either the
WPTS/MOB
button or
GOTO
softkey.
2. Press the
GOTO WAYPOINT OPTIONS
softkey.
3. Select the appropriate waypoint from the list.
4. Press
GOTO WAYPOINT
.
To stop navigating to a waypoint
1. Highlight the waypoint.
2. Press the
STOP GOTO
softkey.
or
1. Press the
WPTS/MOB
button.
2. Press the
GOTO WAYPOINT OPTIONS
softkey.
3. Press the
STOP GOTO
softkey.
4.6
Waypoint information
Waypoints have information associated with them. You can view
the details of any waypoint by either highlighting it with the cursor
(in radar and chart windows) or selecting it from the waypoint list.
With the waypoint details open, you can edit the data and change
its management options.
You can also display navigation details for the active waypoint in
the databar (see
page 188
).
To view waypoint information
1. Highlight a waypoint with the cursor.
2. Press the
EDIT WAYPOINT
softkey.
or
1. Press the
WPTS/MOB
button.
2. Press the
REVIEW AND EDIT WAYPOINTS
softkey.
Note: Use the second method to view details for an active
waypoint.
4.7
Editing waypoints
The G-Series system allows you to edit and modify the followings
aspects of a waypoint’s details.
•
Change the waypoint name.
•
Change the waypoint symbol.
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