Lowrance electronic 5300c 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

UBCATEGORY

column|

↓ to

ENT

2. Press

↓ or ↑ to

VERAGE

OSITION

ENT

|press

→ to

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 desired

number of points accumulates, press

ENT

to create and save the waypoint.

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

by pressing

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

UBCATEGORY

column|

↓ to

ENT

2. Press

↓ to

ROJECTED

OSITION

ENT

→ to

REATE

ENT

3. Press

→ to

HOOSE

EFERENCE

ENT

. Use

↑ and ↓ to select a waypoint,

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

press

ENT

and you will be directed to the Waypoint information menu.

There will be two options: Set Reference or Find on Map. Highlight Set

Reference and press Enter.
4. Press

↓ to

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

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

ROJECT

ENT

. The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You can

simply save the new projected waypoint by pressing

EXIT

or you

can edit the waypoint. (Press

EXIT

ENT

if you want to immediately be-

gin navigating to the new waypoint.)