Set a waypoint – Lowrance electronic 5300c User Manual

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6. The unit's map appears, with the cursor crosshairss highlighting the

restaurant's POI symbol. A pop-up data box shows the POI's name, dis-

tance and bearing. A data box at the bottom of the screen continues to

display the location's latitude and longitude.

Map screen showing Finding Waypoint,

the result of a restaurant search.

7. To clear the search and return to the last page displayed, press

EXIT

repeatedly. (Before you completely exited out of the Search menus, you

could have gone looking for another place.)

NOTE:

Search works from mapping and POI data loaded in the unit. If you

do not have a high-detailed custom map (containing POI data) for

the area you are searching loaded on the MMC, you may not find

anything.

Set a Waypoint

A waypoint is simply an electronic address, based on the latitude and

longitude of a position on the earth. A waypoint represents a location or

destination that can be stored in memory, then recalled later for navi-

gational use.
You can create a waypoint at the cursor position on the map or at your

current position while you are navigating. A waypoint may be created

at any location by manually entering the position's latitude and longi-

tude. You can copy waypoints from your unit to your personal computer

with MapCreate software. When you want to repeat a trip, these ar-

chived waypoints can be reloaded into your GPS unit.