Garmin GPS 48 - Manual (Page 15)

Using the Position Page
Walk at a brisk pace for 3-4 minutes and watch the
Position Page. The direction you are moving (track),
your speed, trip distance, and altitude are shown on the
upper half of the screen. The latitude and longitude of
your position are displayed in the middle of the page,
with the time of day shown below.
Let’s continue by moving to the next page:
1. Press
P
.
Map Page
The next page is the Map Page. To ensure we can
see our entire trip on the map, lets change the map
scale from .2nm (default) to 1.2nm.
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the ‘ZM’ field at the
top left of the Map Page and press
E .
2. Press the
U
arrow until ‘1nm’ is shown and press
E
.
The Map Page shows your present position as a dia-
mond icon in the center of the map. The house symbol
labeled ‘HOME’ is the waypoint you created and the
line connecting the two is your track log.
1. Now turn approximately 90º to your right and continue
walking for another 2-3 minutes. Notice how the dis-
play changes, always keeping the direction you are
moving at the top of the map .
Going to a Waypoint
Once you’ve stored a waypoint in memory, you may
return to it by performing a GOTO. A GOTO is a
straight-line course from your present position to the
destination you’ve selected. Let’s navigate back to our
starting position, the HOME waypoint.
To select a GOTO destination:
1. Press
G
.
2. Highlight the ‘HOME’ waypoint, and press
E
.
You’ll notice that you’ll automatically return to the
Map Page, and a straight line will connect your current
position to the position of the GOTO waypoint.
Let’s continue by moving to the next page:
1. Press
P
.
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GETTING
STARTED
Map Page &
Going to a
Waypoint
The GOTO waypoint
page allows you to select
a destination from a list
of all available waypoints
in the GPS 48’s memory.
The Map Page displays
your present position as a
diamond icon and pro-
vides a real time graphic
“breadcrumb” display of
your track right on the
screen.
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