Map page – Garmin GPSMAP 198C Sounder User Manual

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Map Page

The GPSMAP 198C Sounder’s Map Page provides a

comprehensive screen of electronic cartography, plotting, and

navigational data. When using the unit with optional BlueChart or

MapSource data, the Map Page shows your boat on a digital chart,

complete with geographic names, map items, navaids, and a host of

other chart features. It also plots your track and shows any routes

and waypoints you create. The map pointer allows you pan and

scroll to other map areas, determine the distance and bearing to a

location, and perform various route and waypoint functions.
When the map pointer is active, an additional data window appears

below the data fields to indicate the location, range, and bearing to

the pointer, a selected waypoint, or map item. The map zoom range

shown at the bottom right of the page.
The Zoom IN and OUT keys combined with the ROCKER,

allows you select zoom ranges and move the pointer. Two basic

map operating modes, Position Mode and Pointer Mode, determine

what cartography is shown on the Map Page. Position Mode moves

the cartography to keep the present position marker within the

screen area. Pan Mode moves the cartography to keep the map

pointer within the screen area.

Data Fields

Position Triangle

Map Zoom Range

Land

Water

Geographic

Name

Map Item

Navaids

User Waypoint

Map Page shown using

optional MapSource data.

The GPSMAP 198C Sounder system starts in the Position Mode,

with your location centered on the Map Page. When sufficient

map coverage is not available to keep your location centered, the

position triangle moves toward the edge of the screen.
Pan Mode starts when the ROCKER is pressed. The pointer is

moved over the Map Page using the ROCKER. When the pointer

reaches the edge of the screen, the map scrolls forward under the

pointer.

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