2 connecting routes – Furuno GP-1650WDF User Manual
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7. ROUTES 
 
 
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4. If desired you can change the route
name shown and/or add a comment. To 
change route name, press the [CLEAR] 
key to clear the route name. Use the 
cursor pad to position the cursor and 
then press appropriate alphanumeric key. 
To enter a comment, place the cursor in 
the COMMENT window. Use the cursor 
pad and alphanumeric keys to enter your 
comment. A route name may consist of 
six characters; comment, 13 characters. 
5. Press the LOCAL LIST or ALPH LIST soft
key to open the waypoint list.
6. Press ▲ or ▼ to select a waypoint, and
press the ADD WPT soft key to add it to 
the route. 
7. Repeat step 6 to complete the route.
When you want to clear a waypoint 
selected, press the ERASE LST WP soft 
key. Each press of this key deletes the 
last waypoint entered. 
8. Press the SAVE soft key to register the
route.
Entering routes by the cursor
This method allows you to construct a route 
directly on the plotter display, using existing 
waypoints or new locations. Any new 
location will be saved as a waypoint, under 
the next consecutive waypoint number. 
 
1. Follow step 1-4 in “Entering routes 
through the route list.”
2. Press the PLOT soft key. The plotter
display appears.
3. Operate the cursor pad to place the
cursor on an existing waypoint (ADD 
WPT soft key appears) or new location 
(ADD NEW WPT soft key appears). 
4. Press the ADD WP (ADD NEW WPT)
soft key.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to complete the
route.
6. Press the [ENTER] key to register the
route.
 
 
7.2 Connecting
Routes
Two routes can be connected as follows: 
 
1. Press the [WPT/RTE] key followed by the 
ROUTES and NEW ROUTE soft keys to 
open the NEW ROUTE menu. 
2. Enter the name for new route. 
3. Press the CONECT ROUTE soft key. 
4. Enter the registered route name for the 
first route beneath FIRST in the 
CONNECT ROUTE window. 
DGPS 3D
NEW
ROUTE
CANCEL
F<-->R
SAVE
CONNECT ROUTE
FIRST
SECOND
FORWARD
REVERSE
_
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Connect route window
5. Press the F<-->R soft key to select
direction to transverse the waypoints of 
the route; forward or reverse. 
6. Enter the route name of the second route
similar to how you did for the first route.
7. Press the SAVE soft key. 
 
Note:
The maximum number of waypoints in
a route is 35. If this number is 
exceeded an error message appears. 
In this case, delete waypoints in one 
or both routes so the total number of 
waypoints does not exceed 35. 
 
 
