Create A Man Overboard Waypoint - Lowrance AirMap 2000C Operation Instructions Manual

Create a Man Overboard Waypoint

This unit has a man overboard feature that shows navigation data to the
location where the feature was activated. To activate it, press the
and keys at the same time. Your position at the time these keys are
ZIN
pressed is used as the man overboard position. The unit automatically be-
gins navigating to the MOB waypoint. For further details, see the subject
Navigating Back to a Man Overboard Waypoint earlier in this section.
Create a Waypoint by Average Position
This feature sets a waypoint at the current position after taking several
position readings and averaging them. This boosts waypoint position
accuracy by helping to eliminate errors caused by atmospheric condi-
tions and other factors.
1. Press
ENT
)| .
C ENT
REATE
2. Wait while the unit takes points to average for the position. (The greater
the number of points, the greater the accuracy.) When the desired number
of points accumulates, press
3. The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You can simply save the waypoint
by pressing
EXIT
Create a Waypoint by Projecting a Position
This feature sets a waypoint at a point located a specific distance and
bearing from a reference position. The reference position can be se-
lected from your waypoint list, a map feature or from the Points of In-
terest list.
1. Press |↓ to
ENT
)| .
C ENT
REATE
2. Press ↓ to
map feature or Point of Interest. When the point has been selected,
press and the point's position appears as the reference position.
ENT
3. Press ↓ to
then press → to the next character and repeat until the distance is cor-
rect. Press
ENT
4. Press ↓ to
then press → to the next character and repeat until the bearing is cor-
rect. Press
ENT
5. Press ↑ to
simply save the new projected waypoint by pressing
can edit the waypoint. (Press
gin navigating to the new waypoint.)
|↓ to
A
VERAGE
| or you can edit the waypoint.
EXIT
P
ROJECTED
C R
HOOSE EFERENCE
. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character,
|
D ENT
ISTANCE
.
. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character,
|
B ENT
EARING
.
| . The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You can
P ENT
ROJECT
|
P ENT
OSITION
to create and save the waypoint.
ENT
|
P ENT
OSITION
. Use ↑ and ↓ to select a waypoint,
|
ENT
| if you want to immediately be-
EXIT ENT
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|(cursor jumps to highlight
|(cursor jumps to highlight
EXIT
ZOUT
| or you
EXIT