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PLUS Series LCD Display
Using Marks
4.3 Using Marks
TheMarksfunctionallowsyoutoplaceamarkanywhereontheradarpicture.
You can also move existing marks or delete them. You should be aware that
radar marks are not the same as chart waypoints and cannot be used in routes,
nor canthey be transferredto other displays.
Marks are placed with the default mark symbol at either cursor or vessel
position.If you wishto use a different symbol, you can change the default
settingfrom the RADAR SET UP menu (see Section 7.4). Mark symbols are
alwaysdisplayedwithin a circle.
Marks arestored withtheir latitude,longitudeand symbol; the information is
retained when the radar is turned off.Up to 100 marks can be stored in each
displayunit.
Note: When you use the MARKS key to access the Marks function, simply
press the key momentarily and release it. If you hold it down for two seconds,
the Pathfinder Radar will enter man overboard (MOB) mode, as described in
Section 4.4.
TheMarksfunctionisonlyavailablewhenyourvessel’spositionisknownvia
theSeaTalk or NMEA connection.
Placing a Mark
➤ To placea mark symbol:
1. Press the MARKS key. The soft keysPLACE MRK AT CURSOR and PLACE
MRK AT VESSEL aredisplayed.
2. To place a mark at the cursor, position the cursor at the required point.If
you are displayingthe cursor positionbox showingthe lat/long position,
you can check the coordinates to place the mark accurately.
Pressthe PLACE MARK AT CURSOR softkey.The mark is placedusing the
defaultsymbol.
3. To place a mark at the vessel position,press PLACE MRK AT VESSEL.The
mark is placed using thedefault symbol.
Note: If the Mark database is full, a warning message is displayed, with the
position(in latitude and longitude) of the oldest mark. You have the following
options:
i. Press the YES softkeytoreplacethisoldmarkwiththenewmark.
ii. Press the NO soft key to keep the old mark and display the next oldest
mark.YoucankeeppressingNO tostepthroughthemarkdatabaseuntil
a mark you wish to replace is displayed, and then press YES.
iii. PressCLEAR to keep all the existing marks, and cancel the new mark
placement.
MARKS
MARKS
PLACE MRK
AT CURSOR
PLACE MRK
AT VESSEL
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