Furuno GP-1850WDF manual Connecting Routes, Entering routes by the cursor, Connect route window

7. ROUTES

4.If desired you can change the route name shown and/or add a comment. To change route name, press the [CLEAR] key to clear the route name. Use the cursor pad to position the cursor and then press appropriate alphanumeric key. To enter a comment, place the cursor in the COMMENT window. Use the cursor pad and alphanumeric keys to enter your comment. A route name may consist of six characters; comment, 13 characters.

5.Press the LOCAL LIST or ALPH LIST soft key to open the waypoint list.

6.Press ▲ or ▼ to select a waypoint, and press the ADD WPT soft key to add it to the route.

7.Repeat step 6 to complete the route. When you want to clear a waypoint selected, press the ERASE LST WP soft key. Each press of this key deletes the last waypoint entered.

8.Press the SAVE soft key to register the route.

Entering routes by the cursor

This method allows you to construct a route directly on the plotter display, using existing waypoints or new locations. Any new location will be saved as a waypoint, under the next consecutive waypoint number.

1.Follow step 1-4 in “Entering routes through the route list.”

2.Press the PLOT soft key. The plotter display appears.

3.Operate the cursor pad to place the cursor on an existing waypoint (ADD WPT soft key appears) or new location (ADD NEW WPT soft key appears).

4.Press the ADD WP (ADD NEW WPT) soft key.

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

6.Press the [ENTER] key to register the route.

7.2Connecting Routes

Two routes can be connected as follows:

1.Press the [WPT/RTE] key followed by the ROUTES and NEW ROUTE soft keys to open the NEW ROUTE menu.

2.Enter the name for new route.

3.Press the CONECT ROUTE soft key.

4.Enter the registered route name for the first route beneath FIRST in the CONNECT ROUTE window.

NEW

ROUTE

CONNECT ROUTE

FIRST SECOND F<-->R

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FORWARD REVERSE

SAVE

DGPS 3D CANCEL

Connect route window

5.Press the F<-->R soft key to select direction to transverse the waypoints of the route; forward or reverse.

6.Enter the route name of the second route similar to how you did for the first route.

7.Press the SAVE soft key.

Note: The maximum number of waypoints in a route is 35. If this number is exceeded an error message appears. In this case, delete waypoints in one or both routes so the total number of waypoints does not exceed 35.

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