Lowrance electronic AirMap 600c - Manual (Page 87)

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Create a Man Overboard Waypoint
This unit has a man overboard feature that shows navigation data to the
location where the feature was activated. To activate it, press the
ZOUT
and
ZIN
keys at the same time. Your position at the time these keys are
pressed is used as the man overboard position. The unit automatically
begins navigating to the MOB waypoint. For further details, see the sub-
ject Navigating Back to a Man Overboard Waypoint earlier in this section.
Create a Waypoint by Average Position
This feature sets a waypoint at the current position after taking several
position readings and averaging them. This boosts waypoint position
accuracy by helping to eliminate errors caused by atmospheric condi-
tions and other factors.
1. Press
ENT
|↓ to
A
VERAGE
P
OSITION
|
ENT
|(cursor jumps to highlight
C
REATE
)|
ENT
.
2. 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.
3. The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You can simply save the waypoint
by pressing
EXIT
|
EXIT
or you can edit the waypoint.
Create a Waypoint by Projecting a Position
This feature sets a waypoint at a point located a specific distance and bear-
ing from a reference position. The reference position can be selected from
your waypoint list, a map feature or from the Points of Interest list.
1. Press
ENT
|↓ to
P
ROJECTED
P
OSITION
|
ENT
|(cursor jumps to highlight
C
REATE
)|
ENT
.
2. Press ↓ to
C
HOOSE
R
EFERENCE
|
ENT
. Use ↑ and ↓ to select a waypoint,
map feature or Point of Interest. When the point has been selected,
press
ENT
and the point's position appears as the reference position.
3. 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
.
4. 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
.
5. 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.)