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9.9.6 Saving a Position Report Call as a Waypoint
The
GX1700
can save a Position Report call in the radios memory as a way-
point.
1. After the Position Report call has been received:
Press the
soft key.
2. Press the
/
key to change the first letter
in the name of the waypoint and press the
soft key.
3. Repeat step 2 until the WPT Name is entered.
4. Press and hold the
soft key to save the
waypoint into memory.
9.9.7 Navigating to a Saved Waypoint
1. Press and hold down the
key until
“
Setup Menu
” appears.
2. Select “
GENERAL SETUP
” with the
/
key.
3. Press the
soft key, then select “
DIS-
PLAY
” with the
/
key.
4. Press the
/
key to select “
WAY-
POINT
” and press the
soft key.
5. Press the
/
key to select the way-
point name and press the
soft key.
6. Press the
key so show the compass
display and to navigate to the waypoint. The
display indicates the distance and direction
of the saved waypoint, and the compass indicates
the saved waypoint by a dot (
) icon.
9.9.8 Stop Navigating to a Saved Waypoint
1. Press and hold down the
key until “
Set-
up Menu
” appears.
2. Select “
GENERAL SETUP
” with the
/
key.
3. Press the
soft key.
4. Select “
DISPLAY
” with the
/
key,
and press the
soft key.
5. Select “
NORMAL
” with the
/
key,
and press the
soft key.
Received POS REPORT
Name:Horizon
ID:123456789
Since: 01:03
Category:Routine
QUIT
TO WPT
SAVE
-POS INFO-
ID:123456789
QUIT
ENT
BACK
-Waypoint Input-
WPT Name:Horizon
Position:
N
W
33 33.120
118 06.230
-Setup Menu-
CH Function Setup
DSC Setup
GPS Setup
MMSI Setup
Waypoint Setup
GENERAL SETUP
QUIT
SELECT
-General Menu-
Dimmer
Contrast
Key Beep
Station Name
Unit of Measure
DISPLAY
QUIT
SELECT
-Display-
Compass
Normal
WAYPOINT
QUIT
ENT
GPS Status
QUIT
SELECT
-Waypoint Directory-
Swim Point
Port
FISHING PT
QUIT
ENT
-Waypoint Input-
Position:
N
W
33 33.120
118 06.230
WPT Name:FISHING PT
ID:---------
25W
16
Range 50NM
W
E
N
S
BRG:300
DST:45.0
10:00
LOC
AM
NM
N
W
T
33 37.120
118 09.580
-Setup Menu-
CH Function Setup
DSC Setup
GPS Setup
MMSI Setup
Waypoint Setup
GENERAL SETUP
QUIT
SELECT
-General Menu-
Dimmer
Contrast
Key Beep
Station Name
Unit of Measure
DISPLAY
QUIT
SELECT
-Display-
Compass
Waypoint
GPS Status
NORMAL
QUIT
ENT
P-CH
SOG:25.0
COG:123
12:56
LOC
AM
25W USA
MP
N
W
T
DISTRESS
33 37.120
118 09.580