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Aviation Basic Operation in Aviation Mode > Creating a Direct To Creating a Direct To In Aviation Mode, press Direct To to select a destination. When a Go To or route is currently in use, holding Direct To down briefly shows a detailed information page for the current destination. In Marine or Automotive Mode, pressing Direct To shows the Navigate menu, which allows you to start navigation or edit a route. Also, in Marine Mode, pressing Direct To twice creates a MOB waypoint and starts navigating to that point. Press MENU on any tab of the Go To Page to open an options menu for that tab. Based on the tab you selected, you can Show Details, Select Approach, Select Route, Find Land Points, and Remove Point. Airport identifier Facility name City To go to an airport or navaid: 1. Press Direct To to show the Go To Page. Use the ROCKER to show the Aviation tab. 2. Press up or down on the ROCKER to select the identifier, facility name, or city field, and press ENTER. 3. Use the ROCKER to enter the word to search for. Press up and down to change the highlighted character. Press right to move to the next character field. As you scroll through the characters the GPSMAP 496 shows database entries with the same characters you have entered to that point. If more than one entry exists in the database for the characters you have entered, a window appears. Use ENTER and the ROCKER to select the point. 4. Press ENTER when the point is shown. 5. With the on-screen Go To button highlighted, press ENTER. The GPSMAP 496 creates a course from your present location to the selected destination. Go To Page: Aviation Tab 14 GPSMAP 496 Owner's Manual

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GPSMAP 496 Owner’s Manual
Aviation
Basic Operation in Aviation Mode >
Creating a Direct To
Creating a Direct To
In Aviation Mode, press
Direct To
to select a destination. When
a Go To or route is currently in use, holding
Direct To
down
briefly shows a detailed information page for the current destination.
In Marine or Automotive Mode, pressing
Direct To
shows the
Navigate menu, which allows you to start navigation or edit a route.
Also, in Marine Mode, pressing
Direct To
twice creates a MOB
waypoint and starts navigating to that point.
Press
MENU
on any tab of the Go To Page to open an options menu
for that tab. Based on the tab you selected, you can
Show Details
,
Select Approach
,
Select Route
,
Find Land Points
, and
Remove
Point
.
Go To Page: Aviation Tab
A±rport
identifier
Facility
name
City
To go to an airport or navaid:
1. Press
Direct To
to show the Go To Page. Use the
ROCKER
to show the
Aviation
tab.
2. Press up or down on the
ROCKER
to select the
identifier, facility
name, or city field, and press
ENTER
.
3. Use the
ROCKER
to enter the word to search for. Press up and
down to change the highlighted character. Press right to move to
the next character field. As you scroll through the characters the
GPSMAP 496 shows database entries with the same characters
you have entered to that point. If more than one entry exists in
the database for the characters you have entered, a window
appears. Use
ENTER
and the
ROCKER
to select the point.
4. Press
ENTER
when the point is shown.
5. With the on-screen
Go To
button highlighted, press
ENTER
. The
GPSMAP 496 creates a course from your present location to the
selected destination.