Garmin GPSMAP 276C Owner's Manual - Page 33

Marking Your Present Location, Creating Waypoints Using the Map, ENTER/MARK

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Marking Your Present Location Use the Enter/Mark key to capture your present location to create a new waypoint. You must have a valid position (2D or 3D) fix to mark your present location. To mark your present location: 1. Press and hold the Enter/Mark key until the New Waypoint Page opens, then release it. A default four-digit name and symbol are assigned for the new waypoint. New Waypoint Page 2. To accept the waypoint with the default information, use the ROCKER to highlight OK, and press Enter. To change any information on the New Waypoint Page, highlight the appropriate field, and press Enter. After entering and confirming your changes, highlight OK, and press Enter. GPSMAP 276C Owner's Manual Marine Mode > Creating and Using Waypoints Creating Waypoints Using the Map You can quickly create a waypoint using the Map Page. When you pan the map and move the arrow over a map item, you see a highlighted description of that item. The GPSMAP 276C uses the map item text shown on the map as the default name and symbol for the new waypoint. To create a new waypoint using the Map Page: 1. Press page until the Map Page appears. 2. Use the ROCKER to move the arrow to the map location or map feature you want. 3. Press and quickly release Enter/Mark to capture the arrow location. Pressing and holding Enter/Mark marks your current location, not the arrow's location. If you have highlighted a map feature, an information page opens after you press Enter. Highlight Save, and press Enter to save the map item as a waypoint. The New Map Waypoint Page opens. 4. To accept the waypoint with the default information, highlight OK, and press ENTER. To change any information on the New Map Waypoint Page, highlight the appropriate field, and press ENTER. After entering your changes, highlight OK, and press ENTER. 25

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Marking Your Present Location
Use the
ENTER/MARK
key to capture your present location to
create a new waypoint. You must have a valid position (2D or 3D)
fix to mark your present location.
To mark your present location:
1.
Press and hold the
ENTER/MARK
key until the New
Waypoint Page opens, then release it. A default four-digit
name and symbol are assigned for the new waypoint.
New Waypoint Page
2.
To accept the waypoint with the default information, use the
ROCKER
to highlight
OK
, and press
ENTER
.
To change any information on the New Waypoint Page,
highlight the appropriate field, and press
ENTER
. After
entering and confirming your changes, highlight
OK
, and
press
ENTER
.
Creating Waypoints Using the Map
You can quickly create a waypoint using the Map Page. When
you pan the map and move the arrow over a map item, you see a
highlighted description of that item. The GPSMAP 276C uses the
map item text shown on the map as the default name and symbol for
the new waypoint.
To create a new waypoint using the Map Page:
1.
Press
PAGE
until the Map Page appears.
2.
Use the
ROCKER
to move the arrow to the map location or
map feature you want.
3.
Press and quickly release
ENTER/MARK
to capture the
arrow location. Pressing and holding
ENTER/MARK
marks
your current location, not the arrow’s location.
If you have highlighted a map feature, an information page
opens after you press
ENTER
. Highlight
Save
,
and press
ENTER
to save the map item as a waypoint. The New Map
Waypoint Page opens.
4.
To accept the waypoint with the default information, highlight
OK
, and press
ENTER
.
To change any information on the New Map Waypoint Page,
highlight the appropriate field, and press
ENTER
. After
entering your changes, highlight
OK
, and press
ENTER
.
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