Owner's Manual - West Marine

BASIC OPERATION IN THE LAND MODES > NAVIGATING IN AUTOMOTIVE MODEEntering Custom AvoidsCustom Avoids allows you to enter specific areas and roads that youwould like to avoid every time you navigate. Custom Avoids can beadded while you are navigating a route or before you navigate.To enter a custom avoid:1. Press the NAV key while navigating to a destination inAutomotive mode.2. Select Custom Avoids. Press ENTER.3. Press ENTER when the Add Avoid button is highlighted.4. Select Avoid Road or Avoid Area and press ENTER.5. Use the Rocker key to move the arrow to the first point in theavoidance area. Press ENTER to select the first point.6. Move the arrow to the end point and press ENTER. Duringroute calculation and navigation, the 276C Plus will alwaysavoid the area within the box or the selected area of the road.7. When finished, highlight the OK button and press ENTER.Creating a DetourIf, while navigating a route, you encounter is road construction orsome other form of a detour, you can have your 276C Plus create adetour route for you. The detour you create is only temporary andapplies only to your current route.To create a detour:1. While navigating a course, press the NAV key.2. Select Detour from the Navigate Menu.3. Select the desired distance and press ENTER. The 276CPlus recalculates your course based upon your detourdistance.4. To end the detour manually, press NAV again and selectCancel Detour.64 276C Plus Owner’s Manual190-00501-00_0A.indd 641/13/2005 10:43:48 AM