Lowrance electronic M56 - Manual (Page 106)

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Routes
A route is a series of waypoints, linked together in an ordered sequence,
that's used to mark a course of travel. You can visualize a route as a
string of beads: The beads represent waypoints and the string repre-
sents the course of travel connecting waypoint to waypoint.
The course from one waypoint to the next is a leg; routes are composed
of one or more legs. The legs of all GPS routes are based on straight
lines between waypoints.
A route provides the automatic capability to navigate through several
waypoints without having to reprogram the unit after arriving at each
waypoint. Once programmed into the GPS unit, a route provides the
option of navigating forward through the route waypoints or in reverse
order (you can even begin navigating in the middle of a route!)
Create and Save a Route
You can create a route by selecting existing waypoints from the way-
point list or you can set a series of route waypoints on the map with
cursor arrows and the Enter key. In this example, we'll create a route
from the map.
1. From the N AVIGATION P AGE
, press MENU | ENT or from the M AP P AGE
,
press MENU | MENU |
↓ to
R OUTE P LANNING
| ENT .
Route Planning command on Main Menu, left,
will open the Route List screen, right.
2. To add to an existing route, press
↓|↓|↑ or ↓ to route name|
ENT (to
create a new route, just press ENT ). Then press |
↓ to
(R OUTE END ) | ENT |
↓
to A
DD
F
ROM
M
AP
| ENT . The Map Page appears with the cursor showing.