Northstar
Explorer 657
Installation and Operation Manual
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3-1-3 Following a route
Preparing
A route is a list of waypoints that the boat can
follow (see section 6).
To create waypoints before creating the
route, see section 5-2-1.
To create a route, see section 6-2-1.
Starting a route from the chart window:
1
Go to the chart window.
2 Press
and select
Start Route
3 Press or
to highlight the route to
follow. Press
.
4
The 657 asks for the direction to traverse the
route.
Select
Forward
(the order the route was
created) or
Reverse.
5
The 657 displays the chart with the route
marked and starts navigating from the start
of the route.
Starting a route from the routes window:
1
Go to the routes window.
2
Then follow step 3 as in
starting a route
from the chart window
above.
Navigating
The 657 navigates to each waypoint on the route
in turn as described in section 3-1-1.
The 657 stops navigating to the waypoint at the
end of the current leg and starts the next leg of
the route:
a
when the boat comes within 0.025 nm of the
waypoint
b or when the boat passes the waypoint
c
or if you skip the waypoint.
Skipping a waypoint
To skip a waypoint, go to a chart window,
press
and select
Skip
. The 657 starts
navigating straight towards the next waypoint
on the route.
!
WARNING
Skipping a waypoint with the autopilot on
might result in a sudden course change.
Cancelling a route
When the boat has reached the final waypoint, or
to stop the boat following the route at any time,
cancel the route. Go to a chart window, press
and select
Cancel route
.
