Standard Horizon CP500 - Manual (Page 20)

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The MARK key
Places a Mark under the ships position when in Home Mode, or when the cursor is shown
will place a Mark under the location of the cursor.
The ROUTE key
a. When pressed places a Waypoint.
b. Succeeding presses place more Waypoints to form a Route.
The PWR key and Lamp/Contrast
a. Press and hold [PWR] to turn the GPS Chart Plotter On or Off.
b. Once On, press [PWR] momentarily, to show the Contrast and Lamp popup window.
The MOB key
When pressed the GPS Chart Plotter automatically places a Mark on the Chart page under
the boats position and all navigation is towards the position of the MOB Mark to aid in the
rescue or a person that may have fallen overboard.
The INFO key
When pressed shows information on the selected point.
The Soft Keys
The 6 keys in the bottom of the front panel (hereinafter named Soft Keys) have different
functions associated depending on the software: their labels are shown on the screen
immediately above the keys (the user can customize the function associated).
Figure 3.0 - Soft Keys
These keys allow quick selection to the many pages the GPS Chart Plotter has. These keys
can be customized to your preference, however from the factory the keys are preprogrammed
with the following pages. From left to right VIDEO, NAV, HIGHWAY, CELEST, CHART, LIST.
Press any of the keys and you will see popup windows above the keys. To go to a specific
page press the key with the desired popup window. The popup windows will automatically
disappear if a key is not pressed or can be removed by pressing [CLR].
3.0.1 The alphanumeric keys
The 10 alphanumeric keys are used for entering in alphanumeric data.
For alphanumeric input: pressing the key the first time enters the first letter, the second time
it enters the second letter, the third time it enters the third letter; the forth time it enters the
number. After a short time the entered character (letter or number) is confirmed and the
cursor is moved to the next location.
For numeric input: to enter a number in a Lat Lon: press the key of the number you wish to
enter, continue pressing the numbered keys until the Lat Lon is entered. The cursor is