Garmin eTrex Solar Owners Manual - Page 12

Using the Course Pointer, Setting the North Reference, Tracking, Compass Settings, Pointer, Course CDI

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Using the Course Pointer The course pointer is most useful when you are navigating to your destination in a straight line, such as when you are navigating on water. It can help you navigate back to the course line when you go off-course to avoid obstacles or hazards. 1 From the main menu, select Tracking, and press or to scroll to the compass page. 2 Press OK to open the options menu. 3 Select Compass Settings > Pointer > Course (CDI) to enable the course pointer. Course line pointer. Indicates the direction of the desired course line from your starting point to your next waypoint. Course deviation indicator (CDI). Indicates the location of the desired course line in relation to your location. If the CDI is aligned with the course line pointer, you are on course. Course deviation distance. The dots indicate your distance off course. The distance represented by each dot is indicated by the scale in the upper-right corner. To-and-from indicator. Indicates whether you are past the next waypoint. Setting the North Reference You can set the directional reference used in calculating heading information. 1 From the main menu, select Tracking, and press or to scroll to the compass page. 2 Press OK to open the options menu. 3 Select Compass Settings > North Reference. 4 Select an option: • To set geographic north as the heading reference, select True. • To set the magnetic declination for your location automatically, select Magnetic. • To set grid north (000 degrees) as the heading reference, select Grid. 8 Tracking Pages

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Using the Course Pointer
The course pointer is most useful when you are navigating to your destination in a straight line, such as when
you are navigating on water. It can help you navigate back to the course line when you go off-course to avoid
obstacles or hazards.
1
From the main menu, select
Tracking
, and press
or
to scroll to the compass page.
2
Press
OK
to open the options menu.
3
Select
Compass Settings
>
Pointer
>
Course (CDI)
to enable the course pointer.
Course line pointer. Indicates the direction of the desired course line from your starting point to your
next waypoint.
Course deviation indicator (CDI). Indicates the location of the desired course line in relation to your
location. If the CDI is aligned with the course line pointer, you are on course.
Course deviation distance. The dots indicate your distance off course. The distance represented by
each dot is indicated by the scale in the upper-right corner.
To-and-from indicator. Indicates whether you are past the next waypoint.
Setting the North Reference
You can set the directional reference used in calculating heading information.
1
From the main menu, select
Tracking
, and press
or
to scroll to the compass page.
2
Press
OK
to open the options menu.
3
Select
Compass Settings
>
North Reference
.
4
Select an option:
•
To set geographic north as the heading reference, select
True
.
•
To set the magnetic declination for your location automatically, select
Magnetic
.
•
To set grid north (000 degrees) as the heading reference, select
Grid
.
8
Tracking Pages