Furuno GP-1850WD - Manual (Page 35)

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5. WAYPOINTS
5.1 Entering Waypoints
In navigation terminology, a waypoint is a
particular location on a voyage whether it be
a starting, intermediate or destination point.
A waypoint is the simplest piece of
information your equipment requires to get
you to a destination, in the shortest distance
possible. This unit has 835 waypoints
(including quick waypoints) into which you
can enter position information. There are five
methods by which you can enter a waypoint:
at own ship’s position, at MOB position, by
cursor, by range and bearing, and through
the waypoint list (manual input of latitude
and longitude).
Entering waypoints at own ship’s
position
You can save your current position as a
waypoint. Press the [SAVE/MOB] key with a
touch-and-release action to store your
position. This new waypoint will
automatically be saved in the waypoint list
under the next consecutive waypoint
number.
For FISHING 2 mode, immediately after
pressing the MOB key, you can change the
mark shape, color etc. similar to that shown
in the procedure on the next page. Press the
SAVE soft key to enter the mark.
Entering waypoints at MOB position
The MOB mark functions to mark man
overboard position.
1. When man overboard, press the
[SAVE/MOB] key several seconds to
display the following message.
MAN OVER BOARD!
GO TO (MOB)?
YES ... "ENTER" key
NO ... "CLEAR" key
MOB message
2. Press the [ENTER] key to select MOB
position as destination, or the [CLEAR]
key to only mark MOB position.
3. To show range and bearing to the MOB
position, press the NAV L/L soft key
followed by the NAV WPT soft key.
Man
overboad
Range, bearing
Current
position
MOB
mark
Bearing and range
to MOB position
M
(MOB)
MOB concept
To erase a MOB mark in the FISHING 1 and
PREASURE modes, you must erase both
the waypoint it is registered under and the
MOB mark itself. Place the cursor on the
MOB mark and press the [CLEAR] key
followed by the [ENTER] key to erase the
waypoint. (A flashing diamond appears over
the waypoint when it has been correctly
selected.) Repeat to erase the MOB mark.
Entering waypoints by the cursor
1. Press the [WPT/RTE] key to open the
WAYPOINT & ROUTE menu.
WPT
& ROUTE
DGPS 3D
WAYPOINTS
LOG
ROUTES
CREATE VOYAGE BASED ROUTE
Waypoint & route menu