Furuno GPS NAVIGATOR GP-150 - Manual (Page 27)

4. NAVIGATION PLANNING
4-3
Registering waypoints by MOB
position/event position
The MOB position or an event position can
be registered as a waypoint. Event marks
are numbered from 01 to 99; 01 is the latest
event mark.
Note: You cannot register a MOB position
or event position when there are no
MOB positions or event positions
saved. The buzzer sounds and the
message shown in Figure 4-7
appears for three seconds to alert
you.
No MOB/event data in memory
Figure 4-7
1) Press the WPT/RTE key.
2) Press 2 to select MOB/Event Position.
The display shown in Figure 4-8 appears.
[MOB] Displaying MOB data
34
° 12.345’ N 130° 23.456’ E
ENT: Enter MENU: Escape
[#01] Displaying event data
34
° 12.345’ N 130° 23.456’ E
: Paging
AUG 12’ 95 19 : 25U
Figure 4-8
3) Press or to display the MOB
position or event position to register as a
waypoint.
4) Press the NU/CU ENT key.
5) Follow steps 5 through 11 in "Registering
waypoints by the cursor" on page 4-1.
Registering waypoints by own ship's
position
Note: When there is no position data, you
cannot register a waypoint at own ship's
position. The buzzer sounds and the
following message appears.
No position data
Figure 4-9
1) Press the WPT/RTE key.
2) Press 3 to select Own Ship Position.
3) Follow steps 5 through 11 in "Registering
waypoints by the cursor" on page 4-1.
Registering waypoints using range
and bearing from a position
This method is useful for entering a waypoint
using range and bearing from a
pre-registered waypoint.
Range and bearing to a position are
calculated according to the sailing method
(rhumb line or great circle) chosen on the
PLOTTER SETUP menu. You may choose
the unit of range on the UNIT SETUP menu.
1) Press the WPT/RTE key.
2) Press the 4 key to display the RNG/BRG
to Position display.
RNG/BRG to Position
_ _ _ _. _ _ _’N _ _ _ _ _ _._ _ _’W
Range
Bearing
ENT: Calculation
MENU: Escape : Cursor
: N/S, E/W
From Waypoint No. _ _ _
0000.000NM
000.00
RNG/BRG Position Display
3) Enter waypoint (000-999) from which to
reference range and bearing. (000 is own
ship position.)