Password Protecting Your Waypoints - Raymarine C Series Reference Manual

Chapter 2: General Operation

Password protecting your waypoints

If required, you can prevent access to, modification and sight of your waypoint and
route databases and functions by means of a password.
Password confirmation
When Password Protection is enabled and you are attempting to access a password
protected function for the first time during a power-cycle, the system will request
confirmation of your password before you can:
• Access WPTS key functions. This does not affect the operation of the MOB function.
• Access ROUTES soft key functions.
• Create a route from a track. All other track functions are unaffected.
• Archive or transfer any waypoints.
• Enter the Waypoint Password Setup menu.
Once you have provided a password to the system, it must be entered to access
Note:
the Password Setup sub-menu, regardless of the whether Password Protection is set to
ON or OFF.
Disabled data/functions
When Password Protection is ON and you have not entered a password you will be
unable to:
• View details of waypoint and route databases.
• Edit waypoints or routes.
• Goto an existing waypoint.
• Follow a route.
• View waypoints on screen (even when the SHOW/HIDE status is set to SHOW).
• View waypoint names on screen (even when WAYPOINT NAME is set to ON).
All other options including GOTO CURSOR are unaffected.
Setting up a password
To setup a password:
1. Select Waypoint Password Setup:
MENU
Setup
Radar Setup...
GPS Status...
Compass Setup...
System Setup...
Highlight required
System Setup Menu
Select System Setup
Menu
System Setup Menu
System Integration
Waypoint Password Setup
Highlight Waypoint
Password Setup
Select Waypoint
Password Setup
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