Power On & Marking A Position - Garmin GPS 12XL Owner's Manual & Reference

GETTING
STARTED
Power On &
Marking a
Position
The welcome page will be
shown while the unit con-
ducts a self test. When
the Database Page
appears, press PAGE to
quickly move on to the
Satellite Page.
P ress the UP arrow to
move forward through the
alphabet or numbers and
the DOWN arrow to
move backward.
8
Getting Started Tour
Now that you've seen the primary pages, let's get
started by taking a simple tour to show you the basics
about using your GPS 12XL. The tour assumes that
your unit has been turned on and that none of the fac-
tory settings ( units of measure, selectable fields, etc.)
have been changed. If these settings have been
changed, the pictures and descriptions you see in this
manual may not match what you see on your screen.
Turning the GPS 12XL On
1. Press until the receiver turns on.
The welcome page will appear while the unit con-
ducts a self test. Once testing is complete, the Database
Page will appear, followed by the Satellite Page. When
sufficient satellite signals have been acquired, the
Satellite Page will be replaced by the Position Page.
Marking a Position
GPS is really about marking and going to places
called waypoints. Before we can use our GPS 12XL to
guide us somewhere, we have to mark a position as a
waypoint. (Your GPS 12XL can hold up to 500 way-
points.)
To mark your present position:
1. Press the
appear, with a default three-digit name for the new
waypoint in the upper-left portion of the page.
To rename the waypoint:
1. Highlight the name field, and press
2. Enter the waypoint name 'HOME', and press
(See pg. 5 for data entry.) The waypoint symbol field
will become highlighted.
Each waypoint may also be assigned a custom way-
point symbol for easy waypoint recognition on the map.
To change the waypoint symbol:
1. Highlight the waypoint symbol field, and press
2. Select the house symbol, and press
3. Move the cursor to the 'DONE?' prompt, and press
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key. The mark position page will
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