NorthStar Navigation Explorer 660 - Manual (Page 23)

Northstar Explorer 660 Installation and Operation Manual 23
5 Navigation: Waypoints
5-1 Waypoints display
A waypoint is a position of interest that is saved
by the Explorer 660, for example a fishing spot or
a point on a route. The Explorer 660 can have up
to 3000 waypoints. A waypoint can be created,
changed or deleted. A waypoint has:
A name (up to eight characters).
An icon showing what kind of waypoint it is.
The available icons are:
A position.
A color for the waypoint symbol and name
on the chart.
A type:
Normal: A normal waypoint can be
navigated to or included in a route.
Danger: A danger waypoint is a point
to avoid. If the boat comes within the
danger radius of a danger waypoint the
unit can sound an alarm (see section
15-8).
A display option:
Controls how the waypoint is displayed when
the Waypoints setup option is set to Selected
(see section 15-2):
Off: The waypoint is not displayed.
Icon: The waypoint icon is displayed.
I+N (Icon and Name): The waypoint icon
and name are displayed.
If there are many waypoints, use this feature
to select which waypoints are displayed on
the chart.
Note: The other choices for the Waypoints
setup option are Hide all (no waypoints are
displayed on the chart) and Show all (all the
waypoints are displayed on the chart) (see section
15-2).
To go to the waypoints display, press DISPLAY,
select Other, then select Waypoints
(see right).
The waypoints display is a list of the waypoints
that have been entered, each with waypoint
symbol, name, latitude and longitude,
distance and bearing from the boat, type and
display option.
If there are more waypoints than will fit on the
display, press
or
to scroll up or down a
page at a time.