Save, Edit, Or Delete A Waypoint; Navigate To A Waypoint Or Position - Humminbird HELIX 5 SERIES Operation Manual

Save, Edit, or Delete a Waypoint

Save your Current Position as a Waypoint: On any view, press the MARK key to save the current
position of the boat as a waypoint.
Save the Cursor Position as a Waypoint: On the Chart or Chart Combo Views, use the 4-WAY
Cursor Control key to move the cursor to the position you want to save as a waypoint. Then press
the MARK key to save the position as a waypoint.
Save a Position from the Sonar History: On any Sonar View or Down Imaging View, use the
4-WAY Cursor Control key to move the cursor to a feature in the sonar history. Press the MARK
key to create a waypoint at the location where that sonar reading was taken. The new waypoint
will also record the depth at that location.
NOTE: When you save a waypoint by any of these methods, a numerical waypoint name is
automatically assigned. You can edit the waypoint information later to give it a different name and
select an icon to represent it (see Edit your Waypoints, Routes, Tracks, and Groups).
Create a New Waypoint: To create a waypoint that is NOT your current position, open the
Waypoint Management dialog box. Select Options > New > New Waypoint. Use the 4-WAY
Cursor Control key to set the available fields. See Edit your Waypoints, Routes, Tracks, and
Groups for details.
Delete a Waypoint: Open the Waypoint Management dialog box. Select a Waypoint, and press
the RIGHT Cursor key to open the Waypoint submenu. Select Delete, and press the RIGHT Cursor
key. To remove the Waypoint from the group, choose Selected. To delete the waypoint from all
groups, choose All Instances.

Navigate to a Waypoint or Position

Navigate to the Cursor Position: From the Chart View or Chart Combo Views, use the 4-WAY
Cursor Control key to move the cursor to a position or waypoint on the display. Press the GOTO
key.
Navigate to a Selected Waypoint: Press the GOTO key. Press the DOWN Cursor key to highlight
a waypoint from the saved waypoints list, and press the RIGHT Cursor key to start navigation.
NOTE: By repeating the previous instructions, you can add more waypoints to create a longer multi-segment
route.
Navigate to a Waypoint from the Waypoint Management Dialog Box: Open the Waypoint
Management dialog box. Select a Waypoint, and press the RIGHT Cursor key to open the
Waypoint submenu. Select Go To, and press the RIGHT Cursor key.
Skip a Waypoint: From the Navigation X-Press Menu, select Skip Next Waypoint, and press the
RIGHT Cursor key. If there is not another waypoint to skip to, navigation will be cancelled.
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