Creating and using routes – Garmin GPSMAP 546s User Manual

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Creating and Using routes

You can create and store up to 100 routes, with up to 250 waypoints each.

To create a route from your present location:

1. From the Navigation chart, use the map pointer ( ) to select your

destination.

2. Select Navigate To > Route To.
3. Use the map pointer ( ) to select the location at which you want to make

the last turn toward your destination.

4. Press SELECT. Repeat this step to add additional turns.

5. Press MENU to cancel, to undo the last turn, or to begin navigating the

route.

To save a route you are currently navigating:

1. From the Home screen, select information > User data > Routes.
2. Select Unsaved Route > Save/Edit > Save Route.
3. Enter the route name.
To create a route in another location:

1. From the Home screen, select information > User data > Routes > New

Route.

2. Select Use Chart or Use waypoint List.
3. If you select Use Chart, use the map pointer ( ) to select the initial

location at which you want to start the new route. If you select Use

waypoint List, select the first waypoint on the route.

4. Choose the location of the first turn and press SELECT. Repeat until the

route is complete.

5. Select MENU to save the route.
6. Select the route to edit the route, delete the route, or navigate to the route.
To create a route using Automatic guidance (when using a

preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card):

1. From the Navigation chart, select your destination.
2. Select Navigate To > guide To. Your route is calculated.

NOTE: You can change the automatic guidance path to a route by selecting

the end of the path and selecting Navigate To > Route To. The automatic

guidance path stays on the screen, allowing you to trace it while creating a

route.

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