Create Waypoint by Entering a Position

1.Press WPT→ to SUBCATEGORY column↓ to NEWENT.

2.Press ↓ to ENTERED POSITIONENT→ to CREATEENT.

3.Press → to LATITUDEENT. Enter the latitude by pressing ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press to the next character and repeat until the latitude is correct. Press ENT.

4.Press ↓ to LONGITUDEENT. Enter the longitude by pressing or to change the first character, then press to the next character and repeat until the longitude is correct. Press ENT, then EXITEXIT to return to the previous page display. The waypoint is saved and automatically given a name with a sequential number, such as "waypoint 001." The waypoint symbol and number appear on the map and in the waypoint list.

Navigate To a Waypoint

You can select any waypoint visible on the Map Page with the cursor, then use the Navigate to Cursor command, which will be covered later in this section. You can avoid scrolling the map to pick your waypoint if you use the Find Waypoint commands:

1.Press WPTto SAVEDENT. To look up the nearest waypoint, press to NEARESTENT or to look by name and scroll through the entire waypoint list, just press ENT. For this example, we’ll look by name.

2.If your waypoint list is a long one, you can spell out the waypoint name in the FIND BY NAME box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press → to move the cursor to the next character and repeat until the name is correct, then press ENT to jump to the list below.

3.If the list is short, you can jump directly to the FIND IN LIST box by pressing ENT. Use ↑ or ↓ to select the waypoint name, press ENT and the waypoint information screen appears with the GO TO command selected.

4.To begin navigating to the waypoint, press ENT.

106

Page 114
Image 114
Eagle Electronics 2000 manual Navigate To a Waypoint