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Find Current Position, Chart menu, Chart

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Chart The previous image shows some of the different items you will see when viewing the Chart page: • Point of Interest (POI): A position on the Chart page represented by a symbol or character. • Cursor: Used to view specific areas on the Chart page, select POIs, create waypoints and measure distances. When the cursor is onscreen, pressing the Exit key will toggle between the cursor's location on the Chart page and your actual position. As long as the cursor is on the Chart page your actual position may not be visible. • Chart orientation indicator: Indicates the current direction the Chart page is facing. • Cursor coordinates: Displays the coordinates of the cursor on the Chart page. • Waypoint: An electronic address based on the latitude and longitude of a selected Chart location. • Map Scale: Represents the relationship between the distance on the Chart page and the real distance on the earth's surface. • Current position icon: Represents your current position. Find Current Position Power on the unit and display the Chart page. The current position icon represents your current position on screen. The icon always points to your heading. If the cur- rent position icon displays a question mark then the unit has not achieved a satellite lock and is not tracking your current position. When sufficient satellites are received to determine a position, the icon's movement will correspond with your movement. Chart menu Use the Chart menu to adjust settings and enter commands. From this menu you have access to routes, waypoints, info, chart options and screen settings. To open the Chart menu, go to the Chart page and press the MENU key. The following features are listed in the order they appear on the Chart menu, top to bottom: • New Waypoint: Creates a new waypoint. • New Route: Creates a new route. • Go to Cursor: Navigates to the cursor position on the Chart page. Chart menu 26

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Chart
The previous image shows some of the different items you will see when viewing
the Chart page:
•
Point of Interest (POI):
A position on the Chart page represented by
a symbol or character.
Cursor:
•
Used to view specific areas on the Chart page, select POIs,
create waypoints and measure distances. When the cursor is on-
screen, pressing the
Exit
key will toggle between the cursor's location
on the Chart page and your actual position. As long as the cursor is
on the Chart page your actual position may not be visible.
•
Chart orientation indicator:
Indicates the current direction the Chart
page is facing.
•
Cursor coordinates:
Displays the coordinates of the cursor on the
Chart page.
Waypoint:
•
An electronic address based on the latitude and longitude
of a selected Chart location.
•
Map Scale:
Represents the relationship between the distance on
the Chart page and the real distance on the earth's surface.
Current position icon:
•
Represents your current position.
Find Current Position
Power on the unit and display the Chart page. The current position icon represents
your current position on screen. The icon always points to your heading. If the cur-
rent position icon displays a question mark then the unit has not achieved
a satellite lock and is not tracking your current position. When sufficient
satellites are received to determine a position, the icon's movement will
correspond with your movement.
Chart menu
Use the Chart menu to adjust settings and enter commands.
From this menu you have access to routes, waypoints,
info, chart options and screen settings. To open the Chart
menu, go to the Chart page and press the
MENU
key. The
following features are listed in the order they appear on the
Chart menu, top to bottom:
New Waypoint:
•
Creates a new waypoint.
New Route:
•
Creates a new route.
Go to Cursor:
•
Navigates to the cursor position
on the Chart page.
Chart menu