Creating Temporary Waypoints

Note: The cursor cannot be operated in the forward looking view.

To Determine the Distance and Bearing From Present Position

The simplest and most frequent use of the cursor is to determine the distance and bearing from your present position to some point of interest.

To activate the cursor, simply press the directional arrow that best corresponds with the direction you choose to move.

You may press the directional arrow repeatedly to slowly move the cursor, or hold the arrow down to move the cursor faster and over a greater distance.

When the cursor mode is active, the multi-function display box contains information on the coordinates position of the cursor, and the distance and bearing from your present position to the cursor position.

This is especially valuable to determine your distance from a shoreline, or any point of interest and it provides a very quick and accurate way to navigate to the cursor position.

To Scroll the Map

The cursor may also be used to scroll the map on the display screen. When the cursor reaches the border of the viewing area the map will begin scrolling.

A temporary waypoint is a point of interest defined by two coordinates (lat-lon) that is entered using the P STOR key or the GO TO key. (See “Creating Temporary Routes Using GO TO.”) A temporary waypoint typically does not have a name or specific symbol. Temporary waypoints are retained in memory even after power is turned off or disconnected. All temporary waypoints are cleared when the CLEAR key is depressed for three seconds.nmThe NS 10 memory can hold up to 99 temporary waypoints. (You may change temporary waypoints to permanent waypoints. Refer to section 1V, “Creating Permanent Waypoints.”)

There are two ways to create temporary waypoints.

1.Using P STOR to save your present position, and

2.Using the cursor with P STOR to save the position of the cursor.