Projecting A Waypoint - Garmin GPSMAP 378 Owner's Manual

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Projecting a Waypoint

You can also create a new waypoint by projecting the distance and
bearing from a specific location to a new location.
To create a new waypoint by projecting its location:
1. Create a waypoint using your favorite method (discussed in
previous sections). The new waypoint is created with the next
available waypoint number and the receiver's last known
location as the default location.
2. Press MENU twice to open the Main Menu.
3. Use the ROCKER to highlight Points from the vertical list of
tabs and select a waypoint. Press ENTER.
4. Press MENU to open the New Waypoint Page options menu.
5. Highlight Project Location, and press ENTER.
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6. To change the location from which you are projecting the new
waypoint, highlight the From field, and press ENTER. The
Find Menu opens.
Select the point that you will project your new waypoint
from just as you would select a waypoint or point of interest.
For more information see the
page 17.
7. To adjust the distance that the new waypoint will be projected
beyond the original waypoint, highlight the Distance field,
and press ENTER. Enter the projection distance, and press
ENTER.
To adjust the bearing that the new waypoint will be projected
from the original waypoint, highlight the Bearing field, and
press ENTER. Enter the bearing, and press ENTER.
8. When you have adjusted all elements of the projected
location, highlight Save, and press ENTER.
9. Make any other changes to the new waypoint data (such as
the name or symbol); highlight OK, and press ENTER.
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