Navman tracker plotter TRACKER 5600 - Manual (Page 20)

20 TRACKER 5600 Installation and Operation Manual
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To go to the waypoints display, press DISP and select
Waypoints (see right).
The waypoints display is a list of the waypoints that
have been entered, each with waypoint symbol,
name, latitude and longitude, distance and bearing
from the boat, type and display option.
9 Waypoints
9-1 Waypoints display
A waypoint is a position of interest that is saved by
the TRACKER, for example a fishing spot or a point
on a route. The TRACKER can have up to 3000
waypoints. A waypoint can be created, changed or
deleted. A waypoint has:
A name (up to eight characters).
An icon showing what kind of waypoint it is.
The available icons are:
A position.
A colour for the waypoint symbol and name on
the chart.
A type:
Normal: A normal waypoint can be
navigated to or included in a route.
Danger: A danger waypoint is a point to
avoid. If the boat comes within the danger
radius of a danger waypoint the unit can
sound an alarm (see section 13-6).
A display option:
Controls how the waypoint is displayed when
the
Waypoints setup option is set to Selected
(see section 13-2):
Off : The waypoint is not displayed.
Icon : The waypoint icon is displayed.
I+N (Icon and Name): The waypoint icon
and name are displayed.
If there are many waypoints, use this feature to
select which waypoints are displayed on the
chart.
Note: The other choices for the “Waypoints”
setup option are “Hide all” (no waypoints are
displayed on the chart) and “Show all” (all the
waypoints are displayed on the chart) (see
section 13-2).
Press or to display any other waypoints. To
change how the waypoints list is displayed:
1 Press MENU and select Sort by .
2 Select how to display the list:
Name : In alphabetical order by name.
Icon : Grouped by icon type.
Distance : In order of distance from the boat.
9-2 Managing waypoints
Warning: Do not create a navigation waypoint
on land or in dangerous water.
9-2-1 Creating a new waypoint
Creating a new waypoint from any display
Press . A new waypoint is created at the boat
position with the default name and data. To
change the default data, (see section 9-2-3).