Navigation: Waypoints; Waypoints Window - NorthStar EXPLORER 657 Installation And Operation Manual

5 Navigation: Waypoints

A waypoint is a position that you can set on the
657 chart, for example a fishing spot or a point on
a route. The 657 can have up to 3000 waypoints.
A waypoint can be created, changed or deleted.
A waypoint has:
A name (up to eight characters).
An icon showing what kind of waypoint it is.
The available icons are:
A position.
A color for the waypoint symbol and name
on the chart.

5-1 Waypoints window

To go to the waypoints window, press
select More, then select Waypoints.
The waypoints window is a list of the waypoints
that have been entered, each with waypoint
symbol, name, latitude and longitude, distance
and bearing from the boat, type and display
option.
If there are more waypoints than will fit on the
display, press or
page at a time.
,
to scroll up or down a
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A type:
Normal: A normal waypoint can be
navigated to or included in a route.
Danger: A danger waypoint is a point
to avoid. If the boat comes within the
danger radius of a danger waypoint the
unit can sound an alarm. (see section
17-9).
A display option:
Controls how the waypoint is displayed
when the Waypoints setup option is set to
Selected (see section 17-2):
Off: The waypoint is not displayed.
Icon: The waypoint icon is displayed.
I+N (Icon and Name): The waypoint
icon and name are displayed.
If there are many waypoints, use this feature
to select which waypoints are displayed on
the chart.
Note: The other choices for Waypoints are Hide
all and Show all (see section 16-2).
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