Furuno 1734C, 1724C manual Waypoints, Entering waypoints, Entering a waypoint at own ship position

3. PLOTTER OPERATION

3.8Waypoints

In navigation terminology, a waypoint is a particular location on a voyage whether it be a starting, intermediate or destination point. A waypoint is the simplest piece of information your equipment requires to get you to a destination, in the shortest distance possible.

This unit has 999 waypoints into which you can enter position information. You may enter a waypoint five ways: at own ship position, at MOB position (see page 1-13 for details), by cursor, by range and bearing, and through the waypoint list (manual input of latitude and longitude).

3.8.1Entering waypoints

Entering a waypoint at own ship position

Press the SAVE/MOB key momentarily to store your position as a waypoint. This new waypoint is saved to the waypoint list, under the youngest empty waypoint number.

Entering a waypoint with the cursor

1.Press the MENU key to open the menu.

2.Press the WAYPOINTS/ROUTES, WAYPOINTS and WAYPOINT BY CURSOR soft keys. The plotter display appears.

3.Operate the Cursor pad to place the cursor where you want to enter a waypoint.

4.Press the NEW WPT soft key. The waypoint window appears and it shows waypoint mark shape, waypoint name, comment (default: time and date), 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
	P		OSITION					359.9°
			34°44.000'N
		L A T
			135°21.000'W					0.00nm
					3 4 °			1 2 . 1 3 4 ' N
		L O N				003WPT
							00:00 01JAN00
					1 3 4 °			1 2 . 3 4 5 ' W
			34°44.000'N					359.9°
			135°21.000'W					0.00nm

PROXIMITY ALARM RADIUS

0 . 0 0 n m

NEW

WPT

SELECT

MARK

COORD

TYPE

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

SAVE

RETURN

Waypoint window

5.If you do not need to change the waypoint data, press the SAVE soft key to register the waypoint. The steps which follow show you how to change waypoint data.

6.Press the SELECT MARK soft key.

7.Press the MARK SHAPE soft key to open the mark shape selection window.

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