Furuno GP-3500F - Manual (Page 75)

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5. WAYPOINT
In navigation terminology, a waypoint is a particular location on a voyage
whether it be a starting, intermediate or destination point. A waypoint is the
simplest piece of information your equipment requires to get you a destination, in
the shortest distance possible.
5.1 Entering Waypoints
This unit has 3500 waypoints into which you can enter position information.
There are seven methods by which you can enter a waypoint: at own ship’s
position, by cursor, by latitude and longitude, by range and bearing, by Loran-C
LOP, by Loran-A LOP and by Decca LOP.
5.1.1 Entering waypoints at own ship’s position
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Press the [SAVE/MOB] key momentarily.
The message “WAYPOINT XXXXXX IS SAVED! CONTINUE PRESSING FOR
MOB!” appears for three seconds to let you know that ship’s position is saved as
a waypoint. The default waypoint mark is a yellow solid circle. You can know the
shape and color of the selected waypoint by the icon ( ) at the bottom of the
plotter (or pilot) display. This new waypoint will automatically be saved in the
waypoint list under the next consecutive waypoint number.
Note: If the waypoint icon does not appear at the bottom of the plotter (or pilot)
display, do the following.
a) Press the [MENU], [0], [1] in that order to show the DISPLAY SETUP
menu.
b) Select “1. ON” at “WAYPOINT STATUS” from page 2/2.