Navigating To Waypoints; Waypoint Information; Editing Waypoints - Raymarine GPM400 Reference Manual

To place a waypoint at the cursor
1. Press the WPTS/MOB button.
2. Move the cursor to the waypoint position.
3. Press the WAYPOINT AT CURSOR softkey.
4. Press OK.
To place a waypoint at your vessel's position
1. Press the WPTS/MOB button.
2. Either Press the WAYPOINT AT VESSEL softkey or press the
WPTS/MOB button a second time.
3. Press OK.
Note: If the system cannot determine your position, a warning is
displayed and the waypoint is not placed.
To place a waypoint by latitude and longitude
1. Press the WPTS/MOB button.
2. Press the WAYPOINT AT LAT/LON softkey.
3. Set the position for the new waypoint.
4. Press OK.
4.5

Navigating to waypoints

This section explains how to start and stop navigating to a way-
point. When you navigate to a waypoint, the data is sent over the
network and can be used by an attached autopilot. A waypoint
being navigated to is known as an active waypoint.
For detailed information on navigating with waypoints, see
To navigate to a waypoint
1. Highlight the waypoint.
2. Press the GOTO WAYPOINT softkey.
or
1. Press either the WPTS/MOB button or GOTO softkey.
2. Press the GOTO WAYPOINT OPTIONS softkey.
3. Select the appropriate waypoint from the list.
4. Press GOTO WAYPOINT.
To stop navigating to a waypoint
1. Highlight the waypoint.
2. Press the STOP GOTO softkey.
or
1. Press the WPTS/MOB button.
2. Press the GOTO WAYPOINT OPTIONS softkey.
3. Press the STOP GOTO softkey.
4.6

Waypoint information

Waypoints have information associated with them. You can view
the details of any waypoint by either highlighting it with the cursor
(in radar and chart windows) or selecting it from the waypoint list.
With the waypoint details open, you can edit the data and change
its management options.
You can also display navigation details for the active waypoint in
the databar (see page
To view waypoint information
1. Highlight a waypoint with the cursor.
2. Press the EDIT WAYPOINT softkey.
or
1. Press the WPTS/MOB button.
2. Press the REVIEW AND EDIT WAYPOINTS softkey.
Note: Use the second method to view details for an active
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waypoint.
4.7

Editing waypoints

The G-Series system allows you to edit and modify the followings
aspects of a waypoint's details.
• Change the waypoint name.
• Change the waypoint symbol.
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Chapter 4: Using Waypoints