Saving your current position as a waypoint, Creating a waypoint with the map cursor – Thales Navigation Mobile Mapper User Manual

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Mark screen

The Mark option from

the Menu list provides a

function similar to the

LOG button when held

down for 2 to 3 seconds

Saving Your Current Position as a Waypoint

Saving your current position as a waypoint is very easy and
can be done regardless of whether a GIS job is open or not.
From any navigation screen, just hold down the LOG button
for 2 to 3 seconds until the Mark screen is displayed. This
screen provides the description of the waypoint you are
about to save.
You can accept all the defaults by simply pressing ENTER
(

Save

field already highlighted).

You can also edit the

Icon

Name

and

Message

fields using the

arrow keys to access these fields. Obviously you should keep
the

Location

and

Elevation

fields unchanged as they contain

the coordinates of your current location.

Creating a Waypoint With the Map Cursor

This is another way of creating a waypoint whose coordi-
nates will be based on the location of the cursor on the Map
screen.
Press NAV until the Map screen is displayed. Press any ar-
row key to make the cursor visible on the map. Move the cur-
sor to the desired location on the map using any arrow keys.
Hold down the LOG button for 2 to 3 seconds until the Mark
screen is displayed.
You can accept all the defaults by simply pressing ENTER
(