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Lowrance electronic Lowrance GlobalMap 5200C User Manual

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This boosts waypoint position accuracy by helping to eliminate errors

caused by atmospheric conditions and other factors.
1. Press

WPT

|

→ to

S

UBCATEGORY

column|

↓ to

N

EW

|

ENT

.

2. Press

↓ or ↑ to

A

VERAGE

P

OSITION

|

ENT

|press

→ to

C

REATE

|

ENT

.

3. Wait while the unit takes points to average for the position. The

greater the number of points, the greater the accuracy. When the de-

sired number of points accumulates, press

ENT

to create and save the

waypoint.
4. The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You can save the waypoint by

pressing

EXIT

|

EXIT

or you can edit the waypoint.

Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position
This feature sets a waypoint at a point located a specific distance and

bearing from a reference position. The reference position can be se-

lected from your waypoint list, a map feature or from the Points of In-

terest list.
1. Press

WPT

|

→ to

S

UBCATEGORY

column|

↓ to

N

EW

|

ENT

.

2. Press

↓ to

P

ROJECTED

P

OSITION

|

ENT

|

→ to

C

REATE

|

ENT

.

3. Press

→ to

C

HOOSE

R

EFERENCE

|

ENT

. Use

↑ and ↓ to select a waypoint,

map feature or Point of Interest. When the point has been selected,

press

ENT

and the point's position appears as the reference position.

4. Press

↓ to

D

ISTANCE

|

ENT

. Press

↑ or ↓ to change the first character,

then press

→ to the next character and repeat until the distance is cor-

rect. Press

ENT

.

5. Press

↓ to

B

EARING

|

ENT

. Press

↑ or ↓ to change the first character,

then press

→ to the next character and repeat until the bearing is cor-

rect. Press

ENT

.

6. Press

↑ to

P

ROJECTION

|

ENT

. The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You

can save the new projected waypoint by pressing

EXIT

|

EXIT

or you can

edit the waypoint. Press

EXIT

|

ENT

if you want to immediately begin

navigating to the new waypoint.