Garmin GPS 12CX - Manual (Page 5)

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INTRODUCTION
Table
of
Contents
S ECTION O NE Introduction
Glossary .......................................................................................... iv-v
Accessories ........................................................................................ vi
S ECTION T WO Quick Start
Battery Installation ............................................................................. 1
Keypad Usage and Data Entry ........................................................... 2
Primary Page Overview ................................................................. 3-4
Power On, Screen Contrast & Marking a Position ......................... 5
Position Page, Map Basics & Going to a Waypoint ......................... 6
Compass Page .................................................................................... 7
Cancelling a GOTO, Clearing Map & Power Off ............................. 8
S ECTION T HREE Reference
Satellite Status Page ............................................................................ 9
Receiver Status ................................................................................. 10
Battery Level Indicator ..................................................................... 11
Backlighting, and Emergency Erase ................................................ 11
Position Page & User Selectable Fields .................................... 12-13
Map Page, Panning and Waypoint Display ............................. 14-15
Map Page Setup .......................................................................... 16-18
Navigation Pages ........................................................................ 19-22
Creating, Managing and Using Waypoints ............................... 23-29
TracBack Navigation .................................................................. 30-31
Creating and Navigating Routes ................................................ 32-36
Menu Page—Distance and Sun Calculations ................................. 37
Menu Page—System Setup .............................................................. 38
Menu Page—Navigation Setup .................................................. 39-40
Menu Page—Alarms Setup .............................................................. 41
Menu Page—Interface Setup ..................................................... 42-43
Menu Page—Language Setup & Find City ..................................... 44
Navigation Simulator ....................................................................... 45
S ECTION F OUR Appendices
Appendix A—Initialization ....................................................... 46-47
Appendix B—Specfications and Wiring ................................... 48-49
Appendix C—Messages ............................................................. 50-51
Appendix D—Time Offset ............................................................... 52
Appendix E—Map Datums ....................................................... 53-54
Appendix F—Index ................................................................... 54-56