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Tracker500/500i User Manual
11.2 Creating Waypoints
The Tracker500/500i allows you to store and use up to 500 waypoints. There are three
methods of creating waypoints as described in the following sections.
Creating a New Waypoint
You can create a new waypoint by directly entering a lat/lon value and waypoint name. To
do this you must first display the Waypoints screen. The Waypoints screen can be selected
from the Main Selection screen or entered directly from the Trackplot Screen by holding
down the zoom-out key, as described previously.
From the list displayed in the Waypoints screen, select the NEW option. A new waypoint will
be created and saved into memory, with a default lat/lon, symbol and a default name in the
range WPT00001-WPT00500. A Waypoint Details screen, as shown below, will be
displayed for the new waypoint. The options available from the screen are described later
in this section. Select EDIT to enter the required lat/lon and optionally change the name
and symbol.
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Note: When a new waypoint is created the Tracker500/500i will enter
default values for the waypoint name and lat/lon. The lat/lon value will be
the position of the cursor as displayed on the Trackplot screen. For this
reason it is advisable to display the Trackplot screen and position the
cursor near the location of the new waypoint. This will simplify the
process of manually entering lat/lon values. The initial default values
will be similar to the values you require.
Saving the current boat position
From the list displayed on the Waypoints screen, select the NEW AT BOAT option. A new
waypoint will be created and saved into memory, with a default name in the range
WPT00001- WPT00500, a default symbol and the boat’s current latitude and longitude. A
Waypoint Details screen will be displayed for the new waypoint. The options available from
this screen are described later in this section. Select EDIT to change the name and/or
symbol.
