Garmin GPSMAP 172C Owner's Manual - Page 78
Main Menu: DSC/Card Tabs, Card Tab, Map Tab, Hiway Tab
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Reference Main Menu: DSC/Card Tabs Card Tab 68 A user also has the ability to simulate a Distress Call or a Position Report on this page. This is helpful for practice before connecting to the real system. The Distress Call simulator also helps to check if alarms are working properly. To run a simulation: 1. Place the chartplotter into simulation (see pg. 7). 2. From the Main Menu, select the DSC tab, then highlight the Setup tab. 3. Highlight which simulation you wish to run and press ENTER. Using the NAV Key The receiver of a Distress Call or Position Report can quickly navigate to the caller using the NAV button. Once the call is logged, press the NAV button and select to Go To the MMSI number or the Name of the caller. Card Tab- interface control for saving waypoints, routes and tracks to a data card.When data is saved to a data card, it may be exchanged with other compatible units and Garmin's MapSource PC program. To transfer data to/from a data card: 1. Insert the data card. If there is already user data on the card, highlight 'User Card' and press ENTER. From the 'Card' tab, select the checkbox next to each type of item you want to transfer. You may also press MENU and choose to 'Select All' or 'Clear All'. 2. Highlight 'Save To Card' and press ENTER to save the selected items to the data card. 3. If transferring data from the card to the unit, highlight 'Merge From Card' and press ENTER to combine the selected items with those of your GPS. highlight 'Replace From Card' and press ENTER to overwrite all selected items on your GPS. 4. A 'Transfer Complete' message appears once the data has been transferred. Press ENTER. Map Tab- contains setup options for the Map Page. See page 21. Hiway Tab- contains setup options for the Highway Page. See page 29.