Garmin GPS III - Manual (Page 52)

4. Highlight ‘New Waypoint’ and press ENTER. The New Waypoint Page appears.
5. To enter a name for the new waypoint, highlight the waypoint name field and press
ENTER. Use the rocker keypad to enter the waypoint name and press ENTER when
finished.
6. To enter position coordinates for the new waypoint, highlight the waypoint coordi-
nates field and press ENTER. Use the rocker keypad to enter the position coordinates
and press ENTER when finished. (For lat/long coordinates, enter both the latitude and
longitude information before pressing ENTER.) Or,
7. To create the new waypoint by referencing another position, highlight the reference
waypoint name field and press ENTER. Use the rocker keypad to enter the name of
the reference waypoint and press ENTER. (If the reference waypoint name field is
left blank, your present position will be used as the reference position.) Use the same
procedure to enter the bearing (BRG) and distance (DIST) from the reference way-
point to the new waypoint. (Remember to press ENTER once each data item is
selected with the rocker keypad.)
8. To save the new waypoint in memory, highlight ‘Done’ and press ENTER.
Waypoint List Options
The Waypoint List Options were displayed using the first three steps, above. In
addition to ‘New Waypoint’, there are four additional options:
Spell ‘n Find— allows you to display the Waypoint Edit Page for any waypoint
in memory, by typing in the first few characters of the waypoint’s name.
To Spell ‘n Find a waypoint:
1. Select the Spell ‘n Find option and use the rocker keypad to enter the first few
characters of the waypoint name.
2. Press ENTER to view waypoints starting with characters entered.
You can choose from a list of
symbols used to identify the
waypoint on the map display.
The Spell ‘n Find option
allows you to retrieve way-
point information by manual-
ly entering the waypoint’s
name with the rocker keypad.
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Creating Waypoints
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