Find distance from point to point, Find your current position – Lowrance electronic Handheld Mapping GPS Receiver User Manual

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You can pan or scroll the map northward, southward, eastward or
westward by using the arrow keys, which launches the cross-hair map
cursor. To clear the cursor, press

EXIT

, which jumps the map back to

the current position or the last known position.

Find Distance From Current
Position To Another Location

1. While on the Map page press:

MENU

|

↓ to

F

IND

D

ISTANCE

|

ENT

.

2. Center your cursor over the position you want to find the distance to.
A rubber band line appears, connecting your current position to the
cursor's location. The distance along that line will appear in the lower
left-hand corner of the screen.

3. Press

EXIT

to return to regular operation.

The distance to Dallas from the starting point is 211.1 miles.

Find Distance From Point to Point

You can also measure distance between two other points on the map.

1. While on the Map page press:

MENU

|

↓ to

F

IND

D

ISTANCE

|

ENT

.

2. Center your cursor over the first position. (A rubber band line ap-
pears, connecting your current position to the cursor's location.) Press

ENT

to set the first point, and the rubber band line disappears.

3. Move the cursor to the second position. The rubber band line reap-
pears, connecting the first point you set to the cursor. The distance
along that line will appear in the lower left-hand corner of the screen.

4. Press

EXIT

to clear the command and return to the page screen.

Find Your Current Position

Finding your current position is as simple as turning iFINDER on. Un-
der clear sky conditions, the unit automatically searches for satellites
and calculates its position in approximately one minute or less.

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