Eagle Electronics FishElite User Manual
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Set a Waypoint by Average Position
This feature sets a waypoint at the current position after taking several
position readings and averaging them. This boosts waypoint position
accuracy by helping to eliminate errors caused by atmospheric condi-
tions and other factors.
1. Press
WPT
|
↑ to
M
Y
W
AYPOINTS
|
→ 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 get an average for the position. (The
greater the number of points, the greater the accuracy.) When the desired
number of points accumulates, press
ENT
to create and save the waypoint.
4. The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You can simply 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
M
Y
W
AYPOINTS
|
→ 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 a selection has been made press
ENT.
Use
↑ and ↓ to select the reference point based on its location
(nearest) or name, then press
ENT.
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
ROJECT
|
ENT
. The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You can
simply save the new projected waypoint by pressing
EXIT
|
EXIT
or you
can edit the waypoint. (Press
EXIT
|
ENT
if you want to immediately be-
gin navigating to the new waypoint.)