Lowrance HDS-5m Gen2 Operation Manual - Page 41

Create Waypoint from Chart

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Chart Waypoints are important because they can be saved in the unit and later used to find your way back to a specific location, such as a favorite fishing spot or an important geographical feature. To quickly save a waypoint at the vessel's current position press the WPT/Find key. Create Waypoint from Chart page To create a Waypoint at the cursor's position: 1. P lace the cursor on the Chart page where you want to set the waypoint and press Enter twice. The New Waypoint menu will appear. 2. Select Save from the New Waypoint menu. New Waypoint at Cursor menu To create a Waypoint at the Vessel's position: 1. Press the MENU key. From the Chart menu select New Waypoint. 2. When the New Waypoint at Vessel menu appears, select Save. NOTE: You can also create a waypoint at the vessel's positon by pressing the WPT key. To Navigate to a Waypoint from the Waypoints screen: 1. From the Pages screen select Waypoints, routes, trails, press ENTER. When the Waypoints screen appears select the waypoint you want to navigate to from the waypoints list and press MENU. The Waypoints screen menu will appear. From the Waypoints screen menu select Go to. 39

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Chart
Waypoints are important because they can be saved in the unit and later used to find
your way back to a specific location, such as a favorite fishing spot or an important
geographical feature. To quickly save a waypoint at the vessel's current position
press the
WPT/FIND
key.
Create Waypoint from Chart page
To create a Waypoint at the cursor's position:
1. Place the cursor on the Chart
page where you want to set the
waypoint and press
ENTER
twice. The New Waypoint menu
will appear.
2. Select
Save
from the New
Waypoint menu.
To create a Waypoint at the Vessel's position:
1. Press the
MENU
key. From the Chart menu select
New Waypoint
.
2.
When the New Waypoint at Vessel menu appears, select
Save
.
To Navigate to a Waypoint from the Waypoints screen:
1.
From the Pages screen select
Waypoints, routes, trails
, press
ENTER
.
When the Waypoints screen appears select the waypoint you want to
navigate to from the waypoints list and press
MENU
. The Waypoints
screen menu will appear. From the Waypoints screen menu select
Go to
.
New Waypoint at Cursor menu
NOTE:
You can also create a waypoint at the vessel's positon
by pressing the
WPT
key.