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You can also measure distance from the current fix position using the A-B
feature.
From Home or Auto Zoom mode:
>‘ENTER’ + “A-B FUNCTION” + ‘ENTER’
This will place “A” at the current fix position, then:
>Place the cursor at second position “B” + ‘ENTER’ + “A-B FUNCTION” + ‘ENTER’
This line will remain on the screen until it is deactivated. To deactivate:
>‘ENTER’ + “A-B FUNCTION” + ‘ENTER’
3.4.5 WAYPOINT HANDLING
Associate Waypoint with User Waypoint Alarm:
When editing the waypoint, select the icon for the waypoint. Any Waypoint
with this icon wil activate a user Waypoint Arrival Alarm if this feature is
turned on in the System Setup -Alarm Setup Menu.
The EKP-IV provides storage for 1000 Waypoints. These can be a combination
of User Waypoints or Flight Plan Waypoint storage.
User Waypoints can be edited, searched and used as Waypoints within a Flight
Plan.
User Waypoints can be created from the Moving Map screen or via the Data-
base page (see Database, Chapter 8 for entering Waypoints from the Database).
Add Waypoint:
>Place the cursor at position + ‘ENTER’ + “ADD WAYPOINT” + ‘ENTER’
Edit Waypoint:
>Place the cursor over Waypoint + ‘ENTER’ + “EDIT WAYPOINT” + ‘ENTER’
The Edit Waypoint box will appear. Using the cursor key scroll through the
alphanumerics to create an eight character name, adjust the Latitude or Longi-
tude or select an icon.
Press ‘ENTER’ within each character field to move to the next field. After
completing the icon selection, the box will close and the new data is stored.
Remove Waypoint (present only if there is a Waypoint under the cursor posi-
tion):
>Place the cursor over Waypoint + ‘ENTER’ + “REMOVE WAYPOINT” + ‘ENTER’
A shadow of the icon will remain on the screen until the map is redrawn.
3.4.6 FLIGHTPLAN
The EKP-IV provides storage for 10 Flight Plans of 100 legs each. From the
Moving Map screen you can edit and create Flight Plans using the cursor. The
Flight Plan edited or created will be the one that is currently viewed by the
software (see Chapter 6).
Creating a Flight Plan
To create a new Flight Plan from the Moving Map screen, be sure the current
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