3. PLOTTER OPERATION

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 in “Entering a waypoint with the cursor” on page 3-29.

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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Furuno 1933C, 1943C, 1833C manual Entering a waypoint by range and bearing

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