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Title: Alarm arrival option for waypoint
Post by: cfleague on April 22, 2012, 06:33:55 PM
When you set the "Arrival" option on a waypoint to 25 feet, how can you designate it to
specific waypoint and not all of them or is that not an option?
Title: Re: Alarm arrival option for waypoint
Post by: sonar2000 on April 22, 2012, 06:36:29 PM
Right off hand I think you have to specify "navigate to" option and that will be a specific waypoint or route.
I will look thru the manual..

Chuck
Title: Re: Alarm arrival option for waypoint
Post by: cfleague on April 22, 2012, 08:58:13 PM
What I want to do is use the alarm feature for a couple of shallow rocks that I have marked with  way points.  I want the alarm
to sound off when I get within 25 so I don't hit them.
Title: Re: Alarm arrival option for waypoint
Post by: sonar2000 on April 23, 2012, 09:00:28 AM
Now you are asking a good question. I dont right off hand know how to set an alarm that will always be on for a particular target.
In the mean time I would put an icon on the rocks so you will see that you are approaching..

Chuck
Title: Re: Alarm arrival option for waypoint
Post by: Humminbird_Greg on April 23, 2012, 10:33:06 AM
What I want to do is use the alarm feature for a couple of shallow rocks that I have marked with  way points.  I want the alarm
to sound off when I get within 25 so I don't hit them.

The Arrival Alarm was designed to be used to notify you when you get within XX feet of a waypoint.  If you want to use a waypoint to designate an obstruction than that is your right to do so however this will only work with one waypoint at a time and you will have to set the unit to “GOTO” or travel to that waypoint.  I do not believe that it will work in the manner in which you want.  What you are looking for would be a new feature.

Title: Re: Alarm arrival option for waypoint
Post by: sonar2000 on April 23, 2012, 10:38:00 AM
CF, I check thru several of the HB manuals and dont see a way to associate a particular point  with an alarm.
It seems the feature is to alert you to a select goto or navigate a route function and let you know when you are approaching a turn or progress point.
It is a different alarm than "drift" or off course settings.
I think it is a good idea and you might want to submit it via the wish list on this forum.

http://forums.sideimagingsoft.com/index.php?topic=323.0 (http://forums.sideimagingsoft.com/index.php?topic=323.0)

Chuck
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