Navigating To A Waypoint - Furuno GP-3500 Operator's Manual

7.2

Navigating to a Waypoint

The existing waypoints can be set as destination using the following four
methods:
Selecting a waypoint on the PLOTTER (or PILOT) NAV INFO 1 display
Selecting a waypoint from the WAYPOINT LIST
Selecting a waypoint from the history list
Entering the waypoint name (only the waypoint having numeric name)
Selecting waypoint on PLOTTER (PILOT) NAV INFO 1 display
1. Referring to page 7-1 for the procedure, set SET GOTO METHOD to "2. 35
POINT."
2. Press the [DISP] key, and then select the PLOTTER NAV INFO 1 or PILOT
NAV INFO 1 display.
3. Press the [DISP] key. If the cursor is not displayed, press the [CURSOR
ON/OFF] key to display it.
4. Operate the trackball to place the cursor on a waypoint.
5. Press the [GOTO] key.
A light-blue line runs between destination selected and own ship's position.
Arrows on the line show the direction to follow. Range and bearing from own
ship's position to destination appear at the top of the screen.
Selecting waypoint from WAYPOINT LIST
1. Press the [MENU] key to show the main menu.
2. Press the [1] key to show the WAYPOINTS LIST.
3. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to select a waypoint
Waypoints can be sorted in order of alphanumerically, by distance or mark type.
(Refer to paragraph 5.4.)
4. Press the [GOTO] key.
The message "NAVIGATING: XXXXXX (XXXXXX = waypoint name)" appears at
the top of the waypoints list.
1. WAYPOINTS LIST NAVIGATING: 000000
NAME LATITUDE LONGITUDE PRXMTY COMMENT
000001 34˚44.041'N 135˚21.255'E 0.00nm 00:29 0301.01
000002 34˚44.237'N 135˚20.936'E 0.00nm POINT A
000003 33˚43.878'N 134˚20.049'E 0.00nm 00:20 0301.02
Waypoints list (upper)
Selected wapoint as destination
7. NAVIGATION
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