3. PLOTTER OPERATION
Entering a waypoint by range and bearing
This method is useful when you want to enter a waypoint using range and
bearing to a target found on a radar.
1. Press the [MENU] key to open the menu.
2. Press the WAYPOINTS/ROUTES, WAYPOINTS and WAYPOINT BY RNG &
BRG soft keys.
3. A red "X" appears at own ship position, and it is the origin point for range and
bearing. Operate the trackball to place the cursor on the location desired.
Range and bearing from own ship to the cursor appear at the top of the
display.
Note: The origin point of range and bearing can be shifted to the location
4. Press the NEW WPT soft key. The waypoint window appears and it shows
mark shape, waypoint name, comment (default: date and time), position of
waypoint and proximity alarm radius.
5. If necessary, change waypoint data following the instructions from step 6 in
"Entering a waypoint with the cursor" on page 3-29.
6. Press the SAVE soft key to register the waypoint.
7. Enter another waypoint as above, or press the [MENU] key to finish.
3-30
desired. Operate the trackball to select location, then press the START
POINT soft key.
MARK
NAME
0
34 44.000'N
135 21.000'W
COMMENT
002WPT
0 2 : 3 6 0 1 J A N 0 1
34 44.000'N
135 21.000'W
LAT
3 4
003WPT
LON
1 3 4
34 44.000'N
PROXIMITY ALARM RADIUS
135 21.000'W
0 1 W P T
359.9
0.00nm
00:00 01JAN00
359.9
0.00nm
1 2 . 1 3 4 ' N
1 2 . 3 4 5 ' W
00:00 01JAN00
359.9
0.00nm
0 . 0 0 n m
Waypoint window
NEW
WPT
SELECT
MARK
COORD
TYPE
N< - - >S
E< - - >W
SAVE
RETURN
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