Magellan eXplorist XL - Manual (Page 33)

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From any NAV or PLOT screen, press
ENTER, highlight SAVE POS and press
ENTER. This tells the receiver that you
want to store the current position as a
waypoint. The cursor is in the upper left
corner of the display and the
highlighted arrow icons indicate that it
is in the edit mode. What you will do
next is assign a name to this position.
The waypoint name can be created by the receiver or you can input a
name that means something to you. If you press ENTER without creating
a name the receiver assigns a waypoint name. Waypoint names assigned
by the receiver appear in the format WPxxx, where the xxx is a
sequential number (001, 002, etc.).
To allow the receiver to name the
waypoint, press ENTER. The following
screen will appear briefly and then the
receiver returns to the POSITION screen.
or
Use the ARROWs to assign a waypoint
name that describes the position being
saved. A waypoint name always starts
with an identifier icon and 1 to 5
characters. After assigning a name,
press ENTER. The following screen will
appear briefly and then the receiver
returns to the POSITION screen.
Available Icons:
Right flag ( ) Left flag ( ) Diamond ( )
Double box( ) Anchor ( ), Square ( )
Diving symbol ( ) Fish ( ) Target ( )
34`06.58N
A 18OCT96
117`49.56W
0FT EL
11:56
SAVE POS
WP001
34`06.58N
117`49.56W
0FT EL
12:31 A 18OCT96
SAVE POS
DOCK
34`06.58N
117`49.56W
0FT EL
SAVE POS