Furuno 1943C-BB, 1953C-BB 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 1-14 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 C:WAYPOINTS/ROUTES, A:WAYPOINTS and C:WAYPOINT BY CURSOR soft keys. The plotter display appears.

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

4.Press the D: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
			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

ASELECT MARK

BCOORD TYPE

CN< - - >S E< - - >W

D SAVE

E RETURN

Waypoint window

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

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