Navman TRACKFISH 6500 Installation And Operation Manual page 20

3-1-3 Following a route
Preparing
A route is a list of waypoints that the boat can
follow (see section 6).
To create waypoints before creating the
route, see section 5-2-1.
To create a route, see section 6-2-1.
Starting a route from the chart display:
1 Go to the chart display.
2 Press MENU and select Start Route
3 Press UP or DOWN to highlight the route to
follow. Press ENT.
4 The TRACKFISH asks for the direction to
traverse the route.
Select Forward (the order the route was
created) or Reverse.
5 The TRACKFISH displays the chart with the
route marked and starts navigating from
the start of the route.
Starting a route from the routes display:
1 Go to the routes display.
2 Then follow step 3 as in starting a route
from the chart display above.
Navigating
The TRACKFISH navigates to each waypoint on
the route in turn as described in section 3-1-1.
The TRACKFISH stops navigating to the
waypoint at the end of the current leg and
starts the next leg of the route:
a when the boat comes within 0.025 nm of
the waypoint
b or when the boat passes the waypoint
c or if you skip the waypoint.
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Skipping a waypoint
To skip a waypoint, go to a chart display, press
and select Skip. The TRACKFISH starts
navigating straight towards the next waypoint
on the route.
Warning: Skipping a waypoint with the
autopilot on might result in a sudden course
change.
Cancelling a route
When the boat has reached the final waypoint,
or to stop the boat following the route at any
time, cancel the route. Go to a chart display,
press
NAVMAN
and select Cancel route.
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