3. PLOTTER OPERATION

Navigating to multiple quick points

1.Select “35 POINTS” following the procedure in “Selecting quick point entry method” on the previous page.

2.Press the GOTO soft key.

3.Place the cursor on an existing waypoint (SELECT WPT soft key appears) or a new location (ADD QP soft key appears).

4.Depending on the action taken at step 3, press the SELECT WPT or ADD QP soft key. “QP<01>” appears at the cursor location if a quick point is selected. To erase last-entered quick point (waypoint), press the ERASE LST QP (ERASE LST WP) soft key.

5.Repeat steps 3 and 4 to complete the route.

6.Push the [ENTER] knob to finish.

A solid light-blue line with arrows connects between own ship and the first point and all other points are connected with a green dashed line with arrows. Arrows on the line show the direction to follow to get to your destination. Quick points are numbered in sequential order from QP<01> and are saved to the waypoint list. Range and bearing from own ship to the first destination appear at the top of screen. The quick points are saved as a route, under the name “Q>RTE” (Quick Route).

3.10.2Navigating to waypoints

Selecting a waypoint from the plotter display

1.Operate the trackball to select a waypoint.

2.Press the GOTO WPT soft key.

Note: GOTO method should be selected to “1 POINT” on the PLOTTER SETUP menu.

Selecting a waypoint from the waypoint list

1.Press the [MENU] key to open the menu.

2.Press the WAYPOINTS/ROUTES soft key.

3.Press the WAYPOINTS soft key to open the waypoint menu.

4.Press the LOCAL LIST or ALPHANUMERIC LIST soft key as desired.

5.Use the trackball to select a waypoint.

6.Press the GOTO soft key, and the plotter display appears.

For either of the above methods, a solid light-blue line with arrows runs between waypoint selected and own ship’s position. Arrows on the line show the direction to follow to get to the waypoint. Waypoint data appears at the top of screen.

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Furuno 1823C Navigating to waypoints, Navigating to multiple quick points, Selecting a waypoint from the plotter display