Lowrance HDS-7 LIVE HDS Live Operator Manual - Page 118
NAV mode options, Restart, Skip, Cancel, Turning in NAV mode, When the vessel reaches a waypoint
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118 In NAV mode the autopilot automatically steers the vessel to a specific waypoint location, or along a pre-defined route. Position information is used to change the course to steer to keep the vessel on the track line to the destination waypoint. Ú Note: For information about navigation, refer to "Navigating" on page 60. NAV mode options While in NAV mode the following buttons are available in the autopilot controller: Restart Restarts the navigation from the vessel's current position. Skip Skips the active waypoint and steers towards the next waypoint. This option is only available when navigating a route with more than one waypoint between the vessel position and the end of the route. Cancel Cancels active navigation and deselects the current route or waypoint navigation. The autopilot is switched to heading hold mode, steering the vessel on the heading that was active when the cancel button was selected. Ú Note: This is different from selecting standby which does not stop current navigation. Turning in NAV mode When the vessel reaches a waypoint, the autopilot will give an audible warning and display a dialog with the new course information. There is a limit for the allowed automatic course change to next waypoint in a route: • If the required course change to the next waypoint is less than the course change limit, the autopilot will automatically change the course • If the required course change to next waypoint is more than the set limit, you are prompted to verify that the upcoming course Outboard autopilot| HDS Live Operator Manual