Garmin 300XL Pilot's Manual And Reference page 73

The GNC 300XL' s direct-to function provides a quick method of setting a course
to a destination waypoint. Once a direct-to destination is activated, the GNC 300XL
will establish a point-to-point route line along the great circle from your present
position to the destination and provide steering guidance and navigation data to the
waypoint until it is cancelled. If you are navigating to a waypoint and get off course,
the direct-to function may also be used to re-center the d-bar to proceed to the same
waypoint.
To select a direct-to destination:
D
1. Press the key. The CDI page will appear with the destination field highlighted.
K O
2. Use and to enter the identifier of the desired waypoint.
E
3. Press to confirm the identifier, and
To re-center the d-bar to the same active-to waypoint:
D
1. Press the key, followed by
approach with the MAP as the active waypoint, the approach will be cancelled.
A direct-to may also be quickly activated from many pages that display a single
waypoint identifier (e.g., the nearest airport page) by simply pressing D and E.
For pages that display a list of waypoints (e.g., the user waypoint list page), you must
highlight the desired waypoint with the cursor before pressing the D key. Once a
direct-to is activated, the GNC 300XL will provide navigation guidance until the
direct-to is cancelled or the unit is turned off.
To cancel a direct-to destination:
1. Place the cursor over the destination field on the CDI page.
2. Press \. The destination field will go blank.
3. Press E. The GNC 300XL will resume navigating route 0 (the active route) if available.
E
to accept the direct-to confirmation page.
E
twice. NOTE: If you're navigating an active
DIRECT-TO
Selecting and
Cancelling a Direct-To
To select a direct-to destination, press the D key
and enter the waypoint identifier using K and O.
To quickly select a direct-to from any page that
displays a single waypoint identifier (e.g., the
nearest airport page), press D, followed by E.
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