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6 Navigation: Waypoints
A waypoint is a position that you can set on
the Instrument chart, for example a fishing
spot or a point on a route. The Instrument 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 colour 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 17-8).
A display option:
Controls how the waypoint is displayed on
the chart (see section 17-2):
5 Navigation: Highway window
The highway window has a bird’s eye view of
the boat’s course to a destination:
To go to the Highway window, press
DISPLAY
,
select
More
, then select
Highway
.
The highway window shows:
A Optional data header (see section 2-7-3)
B Optional compass (see section 2-7-4)
C Destination waypoint
D Boat’s plotted course to destination
E CDI lines, parallel to the boat’s plotted
course (see Appendix C, CDI). The CDI lines
are like a highway over the water where
the boat will move
F CDI scale
G The boat position is at the bottom, centre
of the window
CAUTION
!
!
CAUTION
DANGER
WARNING
The highway window does not show land,
dangerous waters or chart symbols.
G
F
A
B
E
C
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