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Create Waypoint by Entering a Position
1. Press WPT |
→ to
S UBCATEGORY
column|
↓ to
N EW
| ENT .
2. Press
↓ to
E NTERED P OSITION
| ENT |
→ to
C REATE
| ENT .
3. Press
→ to
L ATITUDE
| ENT . Enter the latitude by pressing
↑ or ↓ to
change the first character, then press → to the next character and
repeat until the latitude is correct. Press ENT .
4. Press
↓ to
L ONGITUDE
| ENT . Enter the longitude by pressing
↑ or ↓ to
change the first character, then press
→ to the next character and repeat
until the longitude is correct. Press ENT , then EXIT | EXIT to return to the
previous page display. The waypoint is saved and automatically given a
name with a sequential number, such as "waypoint 001." The waypoint
symbol and number appear on the map and in the waypoint list.
Navigate To a Waypoint
You can select any waypoint visible on the Map Page with the cursor,
then use the Navigate to Cursor command, which will be covered later
in this section. You can avoid scrolling the map to pick your waypoint if
you use the Find Waypoint commands:
1. Press WPT |
→ to
S
AVED
| ENT . To look up the nearest waypoint, press
↓
to N EAREST
| ENT; or, to look by name and scroll through the entire
waypoint list, just press ENT . For this example, we’ll look by name.
2. If your waypoint list is a long one, you can spell out the waypoint
name in the
F IND B Y N AME
box. Press
↑ or ↓ to change the first character,
then press
→ to move the cursor to the next character and repeat until
the name is correct, then press ENT to jump to the list below.
3. If the list is short, you can jump directly to the F
IND
I
N
L
IST
box by
pressing ENT . Use
↑ or ↓ to select the waypoint name, press
ENT and
the waypoint information screen appears with the G
O
T
O
command
selected.
4. To begin navigating to the waypoint, press ENT .