Furuno GP-30/35 - Manual (Page 19)

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3. WAYPOINTS (MARKS)
3.1 Entering Waypoints
In navigation terminology a waypoint is a
particular location on a voyage whether it
be a starting, intermediate or destination
waypoint. The GP-30/35 can store 350
waypoints. Waypoints can be entered on the
Plotter display four ways:
• By cursor
• At own ship’s position
• Through the menu (L/L or LOP)
• By MOB position
Entering a waypoint by the cursor
1. On the Plotter display, operate the Cur-
sor Pad to place the cursor on the loca-
tion you want to make a waypoint.
2. Press the [ENT] key. The following win-
dow appears.
ENTER A NEW WYPT NAME.
0 0 1 – – – ?
( 001: DEFAULT NAME )
Quit : [MENU]
CURSOR POS.
→
WYPT
Figure 3-1 Waypoint entry window-1
3. The cursor is on the second line of the
display. This is where you may enter
waypoint name, which may consist of six
characters. (If you would rather have the
unit automatically number your
waypoints, and you do not need to
change mark shape or enter a comment,
press the [ENT] key twice to finish.) To
enter KOBE as the waypoint name, for
example, do the following:
a) Press ▲ or ▼ to display K.
b) Press s to move the cursor to the next
column and press ▲ or ▼ to display
O.
c) Press s to move the cursor to the next
column and press ▲ or ▼ to display
B.
d) Press s to move the cursor to the next
column and press ▲ or ▼ to display
E.
e) Press the [ENT] key. The following
window appears.
NAME: KOBE
34
°
39.836'N MARK
135
°
12.059'E +
12–DEC–97 11:25
Exit?
Figure 3-2 Waypoint entry window-2
4. This window is where you can select
mark shape and enter a comment. (If you
do not need to change mark shape or
enter a comment, select Exit? and press
the [ENT] key to finish.)
a) Operate the Cursor Pad to place the
cursor under MARK.
b) Press the [ENT] key.
c) Select mark desired with ▲ or ▼.
H
+ I
X
Figure 3-3 Mark sequence
d) Press the [ENT] key.
e) The cursor is on the date/time line.
Press the [ENT] key.