Garmin GPS 45 Owner's Manual & Reference page 30

Reference
Reference
Waypoints
22
To create a new waypoint manually without
knowing its position coordinates, you'll need to
enter its bearing and distance from an existing way-
point. The GPS 45 will then calculate the position
coordinates for you.
Waypoint
Name
Reference
Waypoint
Bearing
from
Reference
Waypoint
D
1. Press until the name field is highlighted.
E
2. Press to begin entry of the waypoint name.
3. Enter the name of your new waypoint.
E
4. Press the
The position field will now become highlighted,
with the receiver's last known position shown.
D
5. Press the key to move the cursor highlight to
the reference field.
E
6. Press to begin entry of reference waypoint.
U
7. Use the and
your reference waypoint, using the
to move to each character field.
E
8. Press the
9. Enter the bearing and distance of your new way-
point from the reference waypoint. Remember to
E
use the key to begin entry and confirm each
field. The coordinates will be calculated and saved
for your new waypoint.
E
10. Press the
lighted) to return to the Menu Page.
key to confirm the waypoint name.
D
keys to enter the name of
L
key to confirm your entry.
key (when the 'done' field is high-
Position
Coordinates
are calculated
after entering
reference data
Distance
from
Reference
Waypoint
R
and keys