Navigation: Waypoints; Waypoints Window; Managing Waypoints - Simrad NX40 Installation & Operation Manual

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Navigation: Waypoints

CAUTION
!
WARNING
!
Do not create a navigation
DANGER
waypoint on land or in
dangerous water.
CAUTION
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A waypoint is a position that you can set on the electronic
chart, for example a fishing spot or a point on a route.
The unit 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.
• A type:
•
Normal
included in a route.
•
Danger
the boat comes within the danger radius of a danger
waypoint the unit can sound an alarm.
• A display option:
• Controls how the waypoint is shown on the chart:

6-1 Waypoints window

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.

6-2 Managing waypoints

Creating and editing a new waypoint from the
chart window
to switch the chart to center on boat mode OR;
Move the cursor to new location >
Creating a new waypoint from the waypoints
window
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: A normal waypoint can be navigated to or
: A danger waypoint is a point to avoid. If
> >
More Waypoints
>
Create
.