Garmin eTrex User Manual
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eTrex Owner’s Manual
Navigation
You should calibrate the compass after
moving long distances, experiencing
temperature changes, or changing the
batteries.
1. Select Compass > menu >
Calibrate Compass > Start.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Navigating with the Bearing
Pointer
When navigating to a destination,
points to your destination, regardless of
the direction you are moving.
1. Begin navigation to a destination
2. Select Compass.
3. Turn until points toward the
top of the compass, and continue
moving in that direction to the
destination.
About the Course Pointer
The course pointer is most useful if you
are navigating on water or where there
are no major obstacles in your path.
➋
➊
➍
➌
The course pointer
➊
indicates your
relationship to a course line
➋
leading
to the destination. The course line
to your destination is based on your
original starting point.
As you drift from the intended course
to the destination, the course deviation
indicator
➌
(CDI) provides the
indication of drift (right or left) from
the course.
The scale
➍
refers to the distance