Garmin GPSMAP 185 Sounder - Manual (Page 22)

Going to a Destination
GPS is all about marking positions as waypoints and navigating to them using
the receiver’s steering guidance and map displays. We’ve already seen how to use
the M key to store our present position, so it’s time to move on to the fun
part—going to a destination. The G key, located on the left side of the keypad
above the Q key, is the primary tool used to select a destination waypoint or a
route to navigate. The G key can be used in three primary ways:
• Pressing G once displays a list of all waypoints in memory, from which
you can select a single destination waypoint.
• Pressing G followed by the O key provides a list of GOTO options
that lets you start a TracBack TM route, select a destination waypoint from
the nearest waypoints list, select a stored route to navigate, or cancel the
current GOTO destination.
• Pressing G twice allows you to graphically select an on-screen waypoint,
navaid or cursor position as a destination directly from the map display.
For our simulated trip, we’re going to select the pre-programmed tour route
[the second method], which will automatically place our vessel at the first route
waypoint. This will also give us an idea of how the O key is used throughout
the GPSMAP 185 Sounder system to provide context-sensitive options and func-
tions. Let’s give it a try by activating the practice route stored in memory for navi-
gation:
1. Press G . The waypoint list page will appear. (If we were selecting a single waypoint
to navigate to rather than a route, we would highlight the waypoint and press T .)
2. Press O to display the context-sensitive options available for the GOTO function.
3. Use the R keypad to highlight the ‘Select Route?’ option. Press T to confirm.
4. The select route page will appear, with the ‘GPSMAP TOUR’ route highlighted.
5. Press
T . The map page will reappear and display five waypoints chained together in
a simple route, with your boat at the first route waypoint.
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GETTING STARTED
Using the GOTO Function
A B
A. Pressing GOTO once displays a list of all way-
points stored in memory. To pick a destination,
select the desired waypoint and press
EDIT/ENTER.
B. The GOTO options page allows you to either
start a TracBack route back home, select a des-
tination from the nearest waypoints list, or
select a route to navigate.