7.4Creating Track-based Routes

You can create routes based on your ship’s track by entering waypoints at own ship’s position. This feature is useful when you wish to retrace a track.

1.Press the [WPT/RTE] key to open the WAYPOINT & ROUTE menu.

2.Press the CREATE VOYAGE BASED ROUTE soft key to show the save route menu.

ABCDEF

 

LENGTH

SAVE

 

25.6 nm

ROUTE

ABCDEFGHIJKL

WAYPOINTS

 

35

NEW

BRIDGE

 

LENGTH

 

 

 

56.7 nm

SELECT

12:30

29SE97

WAYPOINTS

ROUTE

6

 

 

 

FISH01

 

LENGTH

 

 

21.1 nm

 

15:21 01OCT97

WAYPOINTS

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

HPT001

 

LENGTH

 

 

4.7 nm

 

16:45 01OCT97

WAYPOINTS

 

1

RETURN

 

 

 

 

DGPS 3D

SEARCH FOR _ _ _

RETURN

Save route menu

3.Press the NEW soft key to show the new route window.

Next consecutive route number

SAVE

ROUTE

ROUTE NAME

0 0 6

START

LOG

COMMENT

 

 

 

DGPS 3D

 

CANCEL

 

 

 

New route window

7. ROUTES

4.If required, you may change the route name and enter a comment, using the [CLEAR] key, cursor pad and alphanumeric keys.

5.Press the START LOG soft key to show the track-based route screen. If you entered an existing route name at step 4, you are asked if you want to add track-based waypoints to the existing route. Then, press the [ENTER] key to select YES, or the [CLEAR] key to escape.

ROUTE NAME: XYZ

SAVE

COMMENT: BEST FISHING

ROUTE

01

LEG

 

FINISH

 

LOG

02

 

03

 

04

 

 

COORD

05

TYPE

 

 

RETURN

DGPS 3D

RETURN

 

Route contents display

6.Press the [PLOT] key to show the plot display. The SAVE icon appears at the bottom of the screen.

 

 

NORTH

 

 

UP

 

 

ZOOM

 

 

IN

 

 

ZOOM

 

 

OUT

 

 

COURSE

 

 

UP

DGPS 3D

S A

NAV

V E

POS

SAVE icon

SAVE icon appearance on the plotter display

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