Garmin GPSMAP 298C Owner's Manual - Page 35

Selecting Map Zoom Ranges, RANGE Down, RANGE Up

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Use the map pointer to create new waypoints directly from the map. To create a waypoint with the map pointer: 1. Use the ROCKER to move the map pointer to the map location. 2. Press ENTER, and the New Map Waypoint window appears. (Do not hold down ENTER. Pressing and holding ENTER will mark a waypoint at your present position not at the map pointer's position.) If the map pointer is on a map item, press ENTER, and a new window with details about the item appears. 3. Press ENTER again on the highlighted Create Wpt option. 4. Press ENTER to confirm the new waypoint using the default four-digit name and symbol. For more information about waypoints, see page 8. MAIN PAGES > MAP PAGE Selecting Map Zoom Ranges The Map Page has 28 available range scales from 20 ft to 800 mi (5 m to 1,200 km.) The map zoom range is controlled by the RANGE Down and RANGE Up keys, with the current zoom range shown at the bottom-right of the data window. To select a map zoom range: Press the RANGE Up key to zoom out and the RANGE Down key to zoom in. NOTE: The zoom range value represents the distance from one end of the zoom range bar to the other. Using Built-In Basemap Using BlueChart g2 or MapSource Data Overzoom, no additional data is available GPSMAP 292/298 Owner's Manual 29

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GPSMAP 292/298 Owner’s Manual
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M
AIN
P
AGES
>
M
AP
P
AGE
Use the map pointer to create new waypoints directly from the
map.
To create a waypoint with the map pointer:
1.
Use the
ROCKER
to move the map pointer to the map
location.
2.
Press
ENTER
, and the New Map Waypoint window
appears. (Do not hold down
ENTER
. Pressing and holding
ENTER
will mark a waypoint at your present position not at
the map pointer’s position.) If the map pointer is on a map
item, press
ENTER
, and a new window with details about
the item appears.
3.
Press
ENTER
again on the highlighted
Create Wpt
option.
4.
Press
ENTER
to confirm the new waypoint using the default
four-digit name and symbol.
For more information about waypoints, see
page 8
.
Selecting Map Zoom Ranges
The Map Page has 28 available range scales from 20 ft to 800 mi
(5 m to 1,200 km.) The map zoom range is controlled by the
RANGE Down
and
RANGE Up
keys, with the current zoom
range shown at the bottom-right of the data window.
To select a map zoom range:
Press the
RANGE Up
key to zoom out and the
RANGE
Down
key to zoom in.
NOTE:
The zoom range value represents the distance from one
end of the zoom range bar to the other.
Using Built-In Basemap
Using BlueChart g2 or MapSource Data
Overzoom, no additional data is available