Eagle Electronics Mapping GPS Receiver Marine GPS System User Manual


 
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5. The POI information screen appears. (This is how you can use this
unit as a business phone directory!) If you wanted to navigate there,
you could press Enter, since the Go To waypoint command is high-
lighted. But we just want to see it on the map, so press to
FIND ON
MAP|ENT.
6. The unit's map appears, with the cross-hair cursor highlighting the
restaurant' s POI symbol. A pop-up data box shows the POI's name. A
data box at the bottom of the screen displays the location's latitude and
longitude, distance and bearing.
Finding Waypoint screen showing
the result of a restaurant search.
7. To clear the search and return to the last page displayed, press EXIT
repeatedly. Before you completely exit out of the Search menus, you can
go looking for another place.
NOTE:
Search works from mapping and POI data loaded in the unit. If
you do not have a high-detailed custom map (containing POI data)
for the area you are searching loaded on the MMC, you may not
find anything.
Set a Waypoint
A waypoint is an electronic address based on the latitude and longi-
tude of a position on the earth. A waypoint represents a location, spot,
or destination that can be stored in memory, then be recalled and used
later on for navigation purposes.