GP1670F_1870F Operator's Manual - Furuno USA

3. POINTS3.1 What is a Point?In navigation terminology, a point is any location you mark on the plotter display. Apoint can be a fishing spot, reference point and other important locations. You can usea point you have entered to set a destination and create a route.This unit has 30,000 points into which you can enter position information. There arefour methods that you can use to mark a point:• At your current position• At cursor position• Enter position from the [Points List]• Enter position manually on the screenWhen you enter a point, the point is put on the screen with the point symbol selectedas the default point symbol, with the youngest empty point number. The position of thepoint, symbol and navigation information (range, bearing, etc.) are saved to the [PointsList]. You can show or hide the points, and the default setting shows all points.Default point symbol(default configurationis a yellow circle)PT00001Point name(default color: yellow)You can edit a point on the screen or on the [Points List].3.2 How to Enter a Point3.2.1 How to enter a point at the current positionA point may be entered at current position even when the menu is open. Press theEVENT/MOB key. The symbol of the point is marked at the position at the time theEVENT/MOB key was pressed. The point is automatically named.3-1