Lowrance electronic 5500C User Manual
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tions and other factors.
1. Press
WPT
|
→
to
S
UBCATEGORY
column|
↓
to
N
EW
|
ENT
.
2. Press
↓
or
↑
to
A
VERAGE
P
OSITION
|
ENT
|press
→
to
C
REATE
|
ENT
.
3. Wait while the unit takes points to average for the position. (The greater
the number of points, the greater the accuracy.) When the desired number
of points accumulates, press
ENT
to create and save the waypoint.
4. The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You can simply save the waypoint
by pressing
EXIT
|
EXIT
or you can edit the waypoint.
Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position
This feature sets a waypoint at a point located a specific distance and
bearing from a reference position. The reference position may be a map
feature or can be selected from your waypoint or Points of Interest lists.
1. Press
WPT
|
→
to
S
UBCATEGORY
column|
↓
to
N
EW
|
ENT
.
2. Press
↓
to
P
ROJECTED
P
OSITION
|
ENT
|
→
to
C
REATE
|
ENT
.
3. Press
→
to
C
HOOSE
R
EFERENCE
|
ENT
. Use
↑
and
↓
to select a waypoint,
map feature or Point of Interest. When the feature has been selected,
press
ENT.
Now choose the reference point by its name or by simply se-
lect the one nearest your location and press
ENT.
Choose your reference
point from the list then press
ENT
|
ENT
, which will take you back to the
project waypoint screen.
4. Press
↓
to
D
ISTANCE
|
ENT
. Press
↑
or
↓
to change the first character,
then press
→
to the next character and repeat until the distance is cor-
rect. Press
ENT
.
5. Press
↓
to
B
EARING
|
ENT
. Press
↑
or
↓
to change the first character,
then press
→
to the next character and repeat until the bearing is cor-
rect. Press
ENT
.
6. Press
↑
to
P
ROJECT
|
ENT
. The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You can
simply save the new projected waypoint by pressing
EXIT
|
EXIT
or you
can edit the waypoint. (Press
EXIT
|
ENT
if you want to immediately be-
gin navigating to the new waypoint.)