Add GPS location to Helix 5

[ycart]

Helix 5 si/gps... I have a GPS location to a brush pile I am wanting to fish. Is there a way to add the gps info to the unit before I go look for it and save it as a way point? I have googled it,and can not find my answer. Thank for any replies.

[CrappiePappy]

Helix 5 si/gps... I have a GPS location to a brush pile I am wanting to fish. Is there a way to add the gps info to the unit before I go look for it and save it as a way point? I have googled it,and can not find my answer. Thank for any replies.

If you know the coordinates, you should be able to punch them in manually. Your unit should recognize them, but if it doesn't ... you can put those coordinate numbers on here : GPS Coordinate Converter, Maps and Info and it will convert them to other formats, one of which will work.

I had to do that on my Lowrance Elite 5DSI unit. The GPS coords that our F&W website has, for the cover they've dropped in our lakes, were not recognized by my unit. I put them in the converter and then used the "GPS" format numbers to manually punch in the waypoints. Went to the lake and found the cover right where the waypoint icon said they'd be !!

... cp

[ycart]

Thanks for the reply, I guess what I was trying to say is how do I or where do I. I can't seem to find the right screen to add the coords to. If even possible. I have looked and can not find out where to enter them. The converter will help me a lot. Sometimes I get coords in decimal. My helix shows degrees,minutes,seconds. Now I have a way to convert them. Thanks

[CrappiePappy]

Thanks for the reply, I guess what I was trying to say is how do I or where do I. I can't seem to find the right screen to add the coords to. If even possible. I have looked and can not find out where to enter them. The converter will help me a lot. Sometimes I get coords in decimal. My helix shows degrees,minutes,seconds. Now I have a way to convert them. Thanks

Not sure how a Hbird works. I pull up the coordinate screen just like I was adding a waypoint on the water ... then use the "arrow" button to highlight the coordinates already showing and then change the numbers to the new coords & save them. Your HB "might" work the same way

Or you might wait until later tonight or tomorrow ... and see if any of the HB Guru's can give you a step by step walkthrough.

... cp

[vic n]

On my H'birds, I put a cursor on my map screen and then cursor to the right coords., then mark it as a waypoint

[rnvinc]

*Press Menu twice to get into the Main Menu System ...
*Cursor over to the NAV tab ...
*Cursor down to Waypoints Routes Tracks ...
*Cursor right to open Waypoint Management ...
*Cursor to highlight "Options" ...
*Cursor right to open Options menu ...
*Cursor to New ...
*Cursor right to open edit waypoint window ...
*Cursor to the lat Lon fields ...
*Cursor right and left to highlight character to edit
*Cursor up an down to change character ...

Be sure to click the "Save" button when done ...

Here is the Waypoint Management manual ... Add a waypoint is on page 13 ...
http://www.humminbird.com/WorkArea/D...t.aspx?id=3017

Rickie

[ycart]

Hey all. I thank you very much.

[wannabe fisherman]

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