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4.5 Following a route
You select a route to follow either by either:
•
Selecting the Quick Route option at the time you build the route.
See
Building a route on page 42
•
Highlighting it with the cursor
•
Selecting it within the routes list.
When you begin to follow a route it becomes
Active
.
To select a route to follow with the cursor
1. Move the cursor over either the route line or waypoint symbol.
2. Press the
FOLLOW THIS ROUTE
or
FOLLOW FROM HERE
softkey.
To select a route to follow in the routes list
1. Press either the
GOTO
or
ROUTES
softkey.
2. Press the
FOLLOW ROUTE OPTIONS
softkey.
3. On the Route List menu, select the route you want to follow.
4. Press the
FOLLOW ROUTE
softkey.
To stop following a route
1. Press the
STOP FOLLOW
softkey.
Reverse order
This option reverses the waypoints in a route, i.e the last waypoint
of the original route becomes the first, and re-orders the waypoint
accordingly. The route name moves to what is now the first waypoint
and the system automatically activates the reverse follow route
function.
To follow a route in reverse order:
1. Press either the
GOTO
or
ROUTES
softkey.
2. Press the
FOLLOW ROUTE OPTIONS
softkey. The route list
appears.
3. Use the trackpad to highlight and select the route you want to
follow.
4. Press the
REVERSE AND FOLLOW
softkey.
Arriving at a waypoint
As your boat approaches a waypoint arrival alarm provides a warn-
ing dialog and an alarm sound.
To acknowledge and proceed to the next waypoint:
1. Press the
ACKNOWLEDGE
softkey.
See also:
You can set the approach distance (radius) at which the waypoint
arrival alarm will sound. Refer to
Alarm Setup Menu on page 131
.
Advancing to the next waypoint
You can tell the system to ignore the next waypoint in your route,
and advance directly to the waypoint after it.
To advance to the next waypoint in a route:
1. Either, use the trackpad to move the cursor over the route, or
press the
GOTO
softkey.
2. Press the
ADVANCE WAYPOINT
softkey.
Note:
If the next waypoint is also the last in the route, pressing
ADVANCE WAYPOINT
takes you to the first waypoint in the
route.
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