Lowrance 1000 Operating Guide

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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 

|

|(cursor jumps to highlight

)|

.

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 

 to create and save the waypoint.

3. The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You can simply save the waypoint
by pressing 

|

 or you can edit the waypoint.

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 

|

|(cursor jumps to highlight

)|

.

2. Press 

→ to 

|

. Use 

↑ and ↓ to select a waypoint,

map feature or Point of Interest. When the point has been selected,
press 

 and the point's position appears as the reference position.

3. Press 

←|↓ to 

|

. Press 

↑ or ↓ to change the first charac-

ter, then press 

→ to the next character and repeat until the distance is

correct. Press 

.

4. Press 

↓ to 

|

. Press 

↑ or ↓ to change the first character,

then press 

→ to the next character and repeat until the bearing is cor-

rect. Press 

.

5. Press 

↑ to 

|

. The Edit Waypoint menu appears. You can

simply save the new projected waypoint by pressing 

|

 or you

can edit the waypoint. (Press 

|

 if you want to immediately be-

gin navigating to the new waypoint.)

Selecting a Waypoint
To select a waypoint on the map (for navigating to, for editing, etc.,) use
the arrow keys and center the cursor over the waypoint. A highlighted
halo will appear around the waypoint.