Setting destinations – GME GP450XB User Manual
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
GP450X
changing a route comment
You can change the comment (name) of a route as follows . Up
to 16 alphanumeric characters can be used .
1 . From the main menu select routEs and press the ENt key .
2 . Select the required route and press the ENt key .
3 . Choose cmNt and press the ENt key .
4 . Use the cursor keypad to enter the required comment
(name) . Use the or keys to change the character at
the cursor position and the or keys to move the cursor
position left or right .
5 . When the required comment has been entered press the
ENt key .
6 . Press mENu twice to return to the navigation screen .
ErasING routEs
To erase a route;
1 . From the main menu select ErasE and press the ENt key .
2 . Select routEs and press the ENt key .
3 . Select the route you wish to erase and press the ENt key .
NotE: If you want to erase all the route select all and press
the ENt key
4 . The ErasE routE option window appears . Select yEs and
press the ENt key .
5 . The select Route will be erased .
6 . Press the mENu key twice to return to the
navigation screen .
sEttING dEstINatIoNs
Destinations can be set in one of four ways;
• by Cursor
• by Waypoint
• by Route
• by MOB
Use the Goto key to set a destination as shown below .
sEttING dEstINatIoNs By cursor
This method uses the location of the cursor as your destination .
1 . Press the Goto key . The Goto option screen appears .
2 . Select cursor? and press the ENt key . The plotter screen
appears with a ? to the right of the cursor .
3 . Use the cursor keypad to move the cursor to the desired
location to be used for your destination .
The destination can be determined either by reading the
latitude and longitude from the bottom of the screen or as a
Range and Bearing from your current location using the fields
at the top corners of the screen .
4 . Once the cursor is in the correct location press the ENt key .
cursor is displayed at the cursor location and a dotted line
connects your ships current position with the cursor position
as shown below .
sEttING dEstINatIoNs By WayPoINt
This method uses a Waypoint from your Waypoint list as
your destination .
1 . Press the Goto key .
2 . Select either WPt-lIst? or WPt-NEar and press the
ENt key .
NotE: WPT-LIST displays a list of all your Waypoints . WPT-NEAR
displays the Waypoints closest to your present location .
3 . Choose a Waypoint and press the ENt key
4 . The plotter screen will appear with a dotted line extending
from your ships position towards the selected Waypoint .
NotE: If the selected Waypoint is not visible, its range may be
beyond the selected zoom range of the screen and the dotted
line will extend off the screen towards the Waypoint .
sEttING dEstINatIoNs By routE
1 . Press the Goto key
2 . Select routE? and press the ENt key . The Route list
is displayed .
destination set by cursor
Navigating to Waypoint
Navigating to Waypoint
beyond zoom range