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Chapter 6 - Creating Waypoints
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explained in separate chapters, however. For details about
displaying waypoints on the
TRIP
screen, see “Displaying the
trip” starting on page 11-3. For details about displaying
waypoints on the steering screens, see “Steering to a waypoint”
starting on page 10-2.
Sorting the list of waypoints
You can sort the waypoint list by the following:
• symbol
• name
• distance from your present position
• bearing
At the
WAYPOINTS
screen, press the
CURSOR PAD
left or
right to select the particular sort field (whenever you sort the
waypoints list, you retain the currently selected waypoint).
Sorting by symbol
To show a list of waypoints sorted by symbol—with similar
symbols listed together—press the
CURSOR PAD
left to
highlight the
SYMBOL
column (shown at the far left without a
heading). This makes it easy, for example, to see all waypoints
using the fish symbol. To choose the desired symbol, press the
LEFT ARROW
and
RIGHT ARROW
keys below the
KEYPAD
.
Note that waypoints with the same symbol are also sorted
alphabetically.
Sorting by name To show waypoints in alphabetical order, press the
CURSOR
PAD
left or right to highlight the
NAME
column. Waypoints
with a special character or a number as the first character
appear at the top of the list.
Sorting by distance
To show the waypoints near your present position, press the
CURSOR PAD
left or right to highlight the
DISTANCE
column,
and those waypoints will appear in order at the top of the list.
The
DISTANCE
column is automatically updated as you
continue to navigate. However, the order of the list won’t be