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Waypoints may also be created by manually entering position coordinates through the Points tab 

of the Main Menu. This method can be useful for creating a waypoint at a specific latitude/longitude 
position from a chart.

1.  Press MENU twice to display the Main Menu. Highlight the ‘Points’ tab and press MENU.
2.  Highlight ‘Create Waypoint’ and press ENTER. The ‘New Waypoint’ page appears, with the next 

available waypoint number and the receiver’s last know position as the default name and position.

3.  Use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the position field and press ENTER. Use the ARROW 

KEYPAD to enter the desired position coordinates and press ENTER when finished.

4.  To change the name, symbol, or enter comments, depth, or water temp, highlight the appropriate 

field and press ENTER. Make your changes and press ENTER when finished.

5.  Use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight ‘OK’ and press ENTER to save the waypoint.

A waypoint may also be created by “projecting” the distance and bearing from a specific location to 

a new location. Start by accessing the ‘New Waypoint’ page or the ‘New Map Waypoint’ page.

1.  To project the waypoint from your current location, be sure the field to the right of the word ‘From’ 

reads ‘Current Position’ (if not, highlight the field and press 

ENTER, highlight ‘Current Position’ and 

press ENTER).

2.  To select a map location from which to project a waypoint, highlight the field next to ‘From’ and 

press ENTER. The ‘Find’ screen appears. Highlight ‘Other Position’ and press ENTER. Use the zoom 
IN key and ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the desired position on the map and press ENTER.