5 Navigation: Waypoints
A waypoint is a position that you can set on the 657 chart, for example a fishing spot or a point on a route. The 657 can have up to 3000 waypoints. A waypoint can be created, changed or deleted.
A waypoint has:
A name (up to eight characters).
An icon showing what kind of waypoint it is. The available icons are:
A position.
A color for the waypoint symbol and name on the chart.
A type:
Normal: A normal waypoint can be navigated to or included in a route.
Danger: A danger waypoint is a point to avoid. If the boat comes within the danger radius of a danger waypoint the unit can sound an alarm. (see section
A display option:
Controls how the waypoint is displayed when the Waypoints setup option is set to Selected (see section
Off: The waypoint is not displayed.
Icon: The waypoint icon is displayed.
I+N (Icon and Name): The waypoint icon and name are displayed.
If there are many waypoints, use this feature to select which waypoints are displayed on the chart.
Note: The other choices for Waypoints are Hide all and Show all (see section
5-1 Waypoints window
To go to the waypoints window, press 
, select More, then select Waypoints.
The waypoints window is a list of the waypoints that have been entered, each with waypoint symbol, name, latitude and longitude, distance and bearing from the boat, type and display option.
If there are more waypoints than will fit on the
display, press 
or 
to scroll up or down a page at a time.
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