Owner's Manual - West Marine

BASIC OPERATION IN THE SEA MODES > NAVIGATING IN THE SEA MODESNavigating in the Sea ModesYou can begin navigating to a point in several ways:• Select a point on the map and press the NAV key.• Press the NAV key to activate a new route using the FindMenu, or activate a saved route or track.• Press the FIND key to search for a particular item and createa route to it.Once you are actively navigating, you will see a magenta line thatalways runs from your current location to the destination on the Mappage. You can use many pages in the 276C Plus to help navigate toyour destination, such as the Map, Compass, and Highway pages.Initiating NavigationPress the NAV key to open the Navigate Menu:Go To Point—allows you to select a waypoint or point of interestfrom the Find Menu to navigate to.Navigate Route—allows you to select a route to navigate. You canalso activate a saved route through the Routes tab of the Main Menu.For information about routes, refer to the “Creating and UsingRoutes” section beginning on page 17.Navigate Track (TracBack)—allows you to select a saved trackto navigate. You can also activate a saved track through the Tracktab of the Main Menu. For information about tracks, refer to the“Mangaing Your Tracks” section beginning on page 32.MOB (Man OverBoard)—creates a Man OverBoard waypoint andnavigates to that location.Navigate MenuAccessed by pressing NAV/MOB key276C Plus Owner’s Manual 37190-00501-00_0A.indd 371/13/2005 10:43:37 AM