Garmin GPSMAP 238 Sounder - Manual (Page 14)

4
Getting Started
Selecting Options
Selecting Options and Entering Data
Before moving ahead into the features of the GPSMAP 188/188C/238 Sounder, you will need to
learn basic operations. You can select and activate options and enter data to customize the GPSMAP
188/188C/238 Sounder to fi t your requirements. You can use the ENTER/MARK key and ARROW
KEYPAD to select options, enter names and numbers in data fi elds, and activate your selections.
To select and activate an optional feature:
1. With any page displayed, press the MENU key to pop-up the options menu. The options menu
displasy a list of optional features which are specifi c for that particular page. To select any feature
on the list of options requires movement of the cursor, which is identifi ed as highlighting, selecting
or choosing an item in a list or a fi eld (box) on a page.
2. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to move the cursor (highlight) up and down a list or up, down, and
sideways on menus.
3. Once you have moved to the selection desired, press the ENTER key to either activate the feature
or the MENU key to pop-up a sub-menu or list of yet more feature options. Just repeat this process
to select an option from the list or press the QUIT key to return to the previous setting.
The QUIT key will move backwards through these steps or when pressed, back to the main page
you started on.
To select and activate a function button:
1. When moving about a page with function buttons, like the ‘New Map Waypoint’ page, you will
observe functions such as ‘Delete’, ‘Show Map’ and ’OK’. To activate the function, highlight the
desired button and press the ENTER key.
Options Menu with
highlighted option. Use the ARROW
KEYPAD to highlight
the next option. Press
ENTER/MARK to
activate.
Pop-up list of options for a highlighted fi eld.
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