Lowrance electronic 5200C - Manual (Page 76)

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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.