Creating and Using Waypoints
You can store up to 1,500 waypoints with a user-defined name, symbol, depth, and water
temperature for each waypoint.
To create a new waypoint:
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Use the map pointer (
a waypoint, or touch the location (GPSMAP 5000 series) you want to designate as a waypoint.
3. Select
Create
Waypoint.
4. Select one of the following:
•
Edit—designate a specific name, symbol, water depth, water temperature, position, or make a
comment about the waypoint.
•
Delete—delete the waypoint.
•
Move—change the location of the waypoint, either by selecting a different location on the map
or by entering grid coordinates.
To mark your current location as a waypoint:
From any screen, press the
series).
•
Edit—designate a specific name, symbol, water depth, or water temperature.
•
Delete—deletes the waypoint.
•
Move—change the location of the waypoint, either by selecting a different location on the map
or by entering grid coordinates.
•
Man Overboard—designates the current location as a Man Overboard location.
•
Next Page/Previous Page—switches between waypoint information and the navigation chart.
NOtE: Selecting
Mark
To mark an MOB (Man Overboard) location:
When you mark a waypoint, you can designate it as an MOB (Man Overboard). This marks the
point and sets a course back to the marked location. When an MOB is active, an MOB waypoint
with an international MOB symbol is created, and the unit is on an active navigation to that point.
1. At any time, press the
2. Select
Man
Overboard.
GPSMAP
4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
®
Charts
>
Navigation
) (GPSMAP 4000 series) to select the location you want to designate as
MARK
key (GPSMAP 4000 series) or touch
creates a waypoint only at your present location.
MARK
key (GPSMAP 4000 series) or touch
Chart.
Mark
Mark
(GPSMAP 5000 series).
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