Raymarine RL80CRC PLUS, Raychart Chartplotter RC530 PLUS Working with Waypoints, Introduction

Working with Waypoints

5-8 hsb2 PLUS Series Color LCD Display

5.3 Working with Waypoints

Introduction

The hsb2 series Chartplotter enables you to place up to 998 waypoints (in addition, waypoint number 999 is used for MOB operation): a waypoint is a position entered on a chart as a reference, or as a place to go to. All waypoints placed on the chartplotter are stored in a waypoint database list which includes symbol, position, bearing, range and additional data. All waypoints in the database are displayed on the screen, unless you set waypoint display off in the Chart Set Up menu, as described in Chapter 7. You can select a waypoint, either on-screen or from the list, for editing.

A waypoint can be placed at the cursor position, or at the vessel’s current position (this is sometimes known as an event mark); a waypoint at the vessel position includes additional information (if available) on the depth and temperature when it was placed. Alternatively, you can manually enter Waypoints as either Lat/Long coordinates or Loran TDs which are automatically converted into Lat/Long coordinates. All waypoints can be included in a route. You can place waypoints, using simulator mode, before you install the chartplotter on your vessel.

Note: Radar marks may also be displayed on the screen if your chartplotter is a combined radar/chartplotter or is part of an integrated system; these are screen annotations - you cannot GOTO marks, nor include them in routes.

When you place a new waypoint, it is displayed using the default symbol of a cross (unless you have changed the symbol in Chart Set Up). The waypoint is added to the waypoint list and tagged with the next available number. You can use the edit functions to change the symbol and name. When the cursor is positioned over a waypoint, the waypoint bearing and range are displayed.

Waypoints in the current route are available on other SeaTalk instruments that support current route transfer, for example, another hsb2 series Chartplotter or ST80 Masterview. You can transfer waypoints between the chartplotter and other NMEA or SeaTalk instruments using the Waypoint Transfer functions. You can also save waypoints to, or load them from, a user cartridge. These functions are described in Section 5.6.

This section explains how to perform the following tasks using the on-screen cursor and the waypoint list:

•Placing a Waypoint

•Selecting a Waypoint

•Displaying Waypoint data

•Editing a Waypoint (symbol, name & position)

•Erasing a Waypoint