Garmin GPSMAP 298C Owner's Manual - Page 18

Navigating to a Destination, Using the Nav Key

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BASIC OPERATION > NAVIGATING TO A DESTINATION To change the waypoint symbol: 1. Highlight the waypoint symbol field to the left of the waypoint name, and press ENTER. 2. Use the ROCKER to select a new symbol, and press ENTER. To change the Comment, Location, Coordinates, Depth, or Water Temp: 1. Highlight a field, and press ENTER. 2. Use the ROCKER to edit or enter the data. To move to the next character, press right on the ROCKER. 3. Press ENTER when finished. To move the waypoint on the map: 1. From the Waypoint Edit Page, highlight Move Wpt, and press ENTER. A MOVE label now appears under the map pointer in addition to a distance, bearing, and coordinate window. You can also use the RANGE Down and RANGE Up keys to zoom the map. The map zoom range appears in the lower-right corner. 2. Use the ROCKER to point to the new location, and press ENTER. 3. To stop the move process, press QUIT. Navigating to a Destination Using the Nav Key The NAV key provides four ways to navigate to a destination: Go To Point, Follow Route, Follow Track, and TracBack. When you are actively navigating, the Map Page shows a straight line from your current location to the destination. The Go To option is the easiest method for selecting a destination. A Go To allows you to select a destination point and quickly set a direct course from your present location. If you have a point highlighted on a list or the map, Go To appears in addition to Go To Point. The Go To function is accessed from any list of points or graphically from the Map Page. 12 GPSMAP 292/298 Owner's Manual

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GPSMAP 292/298 Owner’s Manual
B
ASIC
O
PERATION
>
N
AVIGATING
TO
A
D
ESTINATION
To change the waypoint symbol:
1.
Highlight the waypoint symbol field to the left of the
waypoint name, and press
ENTER
.
2.
Use the
ROCKER
to select a new symbol, and press
ENTER.
To change the Comment, Location, Coordinates,
Depth, or Water Temp:
1.
Highlight a field, and press
ENTER
.
2.
Use the
ROCKER
to edit or enter the data. To move to the
next character, press right on the
ROCKER
.
3.
Press
ENTER
when finished.
To move the waypoint on the map:
1.
From the Waypoint Edit Page, highlight
Move Wpt
, and
press
ENTER
. A
MOVE
label now appears under the map
pointer in addition to a distance, bearing, and coordinate
window. You can also use the
RANGE Down
and
RANGE
Up
keys to zoom the map. The map zoom range appears in
the lower-right corner.
2.
Use the
ROCKER
to point to the new location, and press
ENTER
.
3.
To stop the move process, press
QUIT
.
Navigating to a Destination
Using the Nav Key
The
NAV
key provides four ways to navigate to a destination:
Go To Point, Follow Route, Follow Track, and TracBack. When
you are actively navigating, the Map Page shows a straight line
from your current location to the destination. The Go To option is
the easiest method for selecting a destination. A Go To allows you
to select a destination point and quickly set a direct course from
your present location. If you have a point highlighted on a list or
the map,
Go To <point name>
appears in addition to
Go To Point
.
The Go To function is accessed from any list of points or
graphically from the Map Page.