Furuno 1824C manual P T, Entering a waypoint by range and bearing

3. PLOTTER OPERATION

Note: You cannot change the shape and color of a waypoint when the proximity alarm radius for it is other than “zero.” To change shape or color, enter all zeroes as the proximity alarm radius.

11.You can change the name (6 characters), comment (13 characters), L/L position and the proximity alarm radius for a waypoint as follows:

Use the Trackball to select the NAME, COMMENT, position box or PROXIMITY ALARM RADIUS field. (“Proximity alarm radius” provides for audio and visual alarms when your boat nears a waypoint by the distance specified. The proximity alarm must be turned on in the ALARM menu to use this feature. For details see the paragraph 3.11.6.)

Use the Trackball to select location.

Enter appropriate alphanumeric character with the alphanumeric keys.

12.Press the SAVE soft key to register the waypoint.

13.Enter another waypoint, or press the MENU key to close the menu.

Entering a waypoint by range and bearing

This method is useful when you want to enter a waypoint using range and bearing to a target found on a radar.

1.Press the MENU key to open the menu.

2.Press the WAYPOINTS/ROUTES, WAYPOINTS and WAYPOINT BY RNG & BRG soft keys.

3.A red “X” appears at own ship position, and it is the origin point for range and bearing. Operate the Trackball to place the cursor on the location desired. Range and bearing from own ship to the cursor appear at the top of the display.

Note: The origin point of range and bearing can be shifted to the location desired. Operate the Trackball to select location, then press the START POINT soft key.

4.Press the NEW WPT soft key. The waypoint window appears and it shows mark shape, waypoint name, comment (default: date and time), position of waypoint and proximity alarm radius.

MARK NAME

▲				°		0	0 1 W P T°
		34			44	000'N		359.9
		135°
					21.000'W			0.00nm
		COMMENT
						002WPT
	0 2 : 3 6 0 1 J A N 0 1
							00:00 01JAN00
			34° 44.000'N					359.9°
	LAT135° 21.000'W							0.00nm
						3 4 ° 1 2 . 1 3 4 ' N
	LON					003WPT
					1 3 4 ° 1 2 . 3 4 5 ' W
							00:00 01JAN00
			34° 44.000'N					359.9°

PROXIMITY135° 21.000'WALARM RADIUS0.00nm

0 . 0 0 n m

NEW

WPT

SELECT

MARK

COORD

TYPE

N< - - >S E< - - >W

SAVE

RETURN

Waypoint window

5.If necessary, change waypoint data following the instructions from step 6 through 11 in “Entering a waypoint with the cursor” on page 3-26.

6.Press the SAVE soft key to register the waypoint.

7.Enter another waypoint as above, or press the MENU key to finish.

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