Creating and using waypoints, Aypoints – Garmin GPSMAP 526s User Manual

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Where To?

Creating and Using Waypoints

You can store up to 3,000 waypoints with a user-defined name,

symbol, depth, water temperature, and comment for each waypoint.

To create a new waypoint:

1� From the Home screen, select

Charts

>

Navigation Chart

>

MENU

>

Waypoints & Tracks

>

New Waypoint

OR

From the Home screen, select

Information

>

User Data

>

Waypoints

>

Options

>

New Waypoint

2� Create a waypoint using one of the following:

Enter Coordinates—enter the grid coordinates of the new

waypoint�

Use Chart—use the Rocker to move the pointer to the

location where you want create the waypoint� Press

SELECT

Use Current Position—Create a waypoint at your current

location�

To mark your current location as a waypoint:

From any screen, press the

MARK

key�

Edit Waypoint—designate a specific name, symbol, water

depth, or water temperature�

Delete—deletes the waypoint�

Man Overboard—designates the current location as a Man

Overboard location�

Right or Left Arrow—switches between waypoint information

and the Navigation chart�

NOTE: Selecting

MaRK

creates a waypoint only at your present

location.

To edit an existing waypoint:

1� From the Navigation chart, use the map pointer ( ) to highlight

the waypoint on the Navigation chart�

OR

From the Home screen, select

Information

>

User Data

>

Waypoints

2� Select the waypoint you want to edit�
3� Select

Edit Waypoint

4� Select the waypoint attribute you want to change (

Name

,

Symbol

,

Depth

,

Water Temp

,

Comment

, or

Position

)�

To move the waypoint on the Navigation chart:

1� Select the waypoint on the Navigation chart�
2� Select

Review

� (The

Review button is only shown when more

than one waypoint is in the vicinity�)

3� Select the button for the waypoint you want to edit�
4� Select

Move

5� Press

SELECT

to save the new location, or press

MENU

to

cancel the move�

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