Set A Waypoint By Average Position; Set A Waypoint By Projecting A Position - Lowrance GlobalMap 4800M Operation Instructions Manual

Set 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 |→ to
WPT
2. Press ↓ or ↑ to
3. 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
4. The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You can simply save the waypoint
by pressing
EXIT

Set 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
WPT
2. Press ↓ to
P
3. 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
4. Press ↓ to
then press → to the next character and repeat until the distance is cor-
rect. Press
ENT
5. Press ↓ to
then press → to the next character and repeat until the bearing is cor-
rect. Press
ENT
6. Press ↑ to
can simply save the new projected waypoint by pressing
you can edit the waypoint. (Press
begin navigating to the new waypoint.)
S
UBCATEGORY
A P
VERAGE OSITION
ENT
| or you can edit the waypoint.
EXIT
S
UBCATEGORY
P
ROJECTED OSITION
C R
HOOSE EFERENCE
. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character,
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ISTANCE
.
. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character,
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EARING
.
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ROJECTION
column|↓ to
|press → to
|
ENT
to create and save the waypoint.
column|↓ to
| |→ to
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. Use ↑ and ↓ to select a waypoint,
|
ENT
. The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You
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if you want to immediately
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| or
EXIT EXIT