Navigate To A Waypoint - Lowrance GlobalMap 5500C Operation Instructions Manual

Create Waypoint by Entering a Position
1. Press |
WPT
↓
2. Press to
E
→
3. Press to
change the first character, then press → to the next character and re-
peat until the latitude is correct. Press
↓
4. Press to
L
change the first character, then press → to the next character and repeat
until the longitude is correct. Press
previous page display. The waypoint is saved and automatically given a
name with a sequential number, such as "waypoint 001." The waypoint
symbol and number appear on the map and in the waypoint list.

Navigate To a Waypoint

You can select any waypoint visible on the Map Page with the cursor,
then use the Navigate to Cursor command (we'll describe how later in
this section.) You, however, can avoid scrolling the map to pick your
waypoint if you use the Find Waypoint commands:
1. Press |
WPT
↓
to |
N ENT
EAREST
waypoint list), press
2. If your waypoint list is a long one, you can spell out the waypoint
name in the
F
IND
first character, then press
and repeat until the name is correct, then press
below.)
3. If the list is short, you can jump directly to the
pressing . Use
ENT
the waypoint information screen appears with the
lected.
4. To begin navigating to the waypoint, press
→
to
S
UBCATEGORY
P
NTERED OSITION
|
L ENT
ATITUDE
. Enter the longitude by pressing ↑ or ↓ to
|
ENT
ONGITUDE
→
to |
S ENT
AVED
; or, to look by name (and scroll through the entire
. For this example, look by name.
ENT
box to search for it. (Press
B N
Y AME
→
↑ ↓
or to select the waypoint name, press
↓
column|
→
| | to
ENT C
REATE
. Enter the latitude by pressing ↑ or ↓ to
ENT
, then
ENT
. To look up the nearest waypoint, press
to move the cursor to the next character
43
to | .
N ENT
EW
| .
ENT
.
|
EXIT EXIT
↑
or
to jump to the list
ENT
F
IND
G T
O
.
ENT
to return to the
↓
to change the
box by
I L
N IST
and
ENT
command se-
O