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Garmin GPSmap 78s Setup And User Manual

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GPS Navigation

on
PEKING
PARIS 2013
to
Garmin 78 edition
The Peking to Paris Motor Challenge
Endurance Rally Association
St. Mary's Road
East Hendred
OX12 8LF
+44 (0)1235 831221
www.PekingParis.com

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  • Page 1: Gps Navigation

    GPS Navigation PEKING PARIS 2013 Garmin 78 edition The Peking to Paris Motor Challenge Endurance Rally Association   St. Mary's Road East Hendred OX12 8LF +44 (0)1235 831221 www.PekingParis.com...

  • Page 2: Section 1 - Garmin Gpsmap 78S Setup

    Garmin as much as possible before the event to become familiar with its operation. The Garmin 78s Owner’s Manual provides a great deal of additional & valuable information that should be used to supplement these notes.

  • Page 3: Do This First

    Peking to Paris 2013 - Garmin 78s GPS Setup & Use Guide Main Menu >> Setup >> ENTER >> [ select required page ] >> ENTER Reach the Setup options as follows. Press the MENU button twice to reach the Main Menu (1).
  • Page 4 Peking to Paris 2013 - Garmin 78s GPS Setup & Use Guide Main Menu >> Setup >> Page Sequence Page choice and sequence is very important for efficient use of your GPS. There are up to 24 different screen pages that can be shown.
  • Page 5 Ignore this setting. Main Menu >> Setup >> Map These notes only refer to a few of the very many map setup options for the Garmin 78s. You are advised to begin with the suggested settings then explore and modify the options to suit your preference.
  • Page 6 Peking to Paris 2013 - Garmin 78s GPS Setup & Use Guide Main Menu >> Setup >> Map >> Advanced Map Setup Auto Zoom ...... Off Zoom Levels ....[ See below ] Text Size ......[ See below ] Detail .......
  • Page 7 Peking to Paris 2013 - Garmin 78s GPS Setup & Use Guide Main Menu >> Setup >> Tones Tones ....... Off The GPS can emit tones dependant on particular message or operation. Tones annoy the author but you are welcome to experiment with these settings.
  • Page 8 Peking to Paris 2013 - Garmin 78s GPS Setup & Use Guide Main Menu >> Setup >> Routing Garmin has recently changed the Garmin 78 Routing options. Earlier software versions will be similar to (1) with Guidance Method as the top screen option.

  • Page 9: Section 2 - Operation And Use

    Peking to Paris 2013 - Garmin 78s GPS Setup & Use Guide Section 2 – Operation and Use The four essential GPS skills for navigating on Peking to Paris are:- 1. ‘GoTo’ or Find a Waypoint – Using the GPS to guide you to a given Waypoint stored in the GPS.
  • Page 10 Peking to Paris 2013 - Garmin 78s GPS Setup & Use Guide Find or ‘GoTo’ a Waypoint The Organisers will load your GPS with several hundred Peking to Paris Waypoints. In remote areas where there are few clearly defined roads or tracks you will need the ability to navigate to a Waypoint.

  • Page 11: Selecting Waypoints

    Peking to Paris 2013 - Garmin 78s GPS Setup & Use Guide SELECTING WAYPOINTS By default the Waypoint list is sorted in order of distance from your current location as in (2) on the previous page. Note: Later software version 78s can also sort waypoints by Name or Symbol.
  • Page 12 Peking to Paris 2013 - Garmin 78s GPS Setup & Use Guide Create a Waypoint at a Remote location There is no built in procedure to create a Waypoint by entering a Name and Location. To create a Waypoint at a remote location we must create a Waypoint at the current location, then use the Waypoint Manager to edit the Latitude and Longitude to match the remote location.
  • Page 13 Peking to Paris 2013 - Garmin 78s GPS Setup & Use Guide Follow (or Navigate) a Route In GPS terms a Route is a group of linked Waypoints that the GPS can use to guide you from one point to the next until you reach the destination.
  • Page 14 Peking to Paris 2013 - Garmin 78s GPS Setup & Use Guide MAP SCREENS & ZOOM LEVELS The Zoom IN (+) and OUT (-) buttons provide a very large range of zoom levels that you should use to provide different information about your current position and the route ahead.

  • Page 15: Section 3 - Installation

    External Aerial An external aerial with a clear view of the whole skyline is essential for the best accuracy. The correct antenna for the Garmin 78s is GA 25MCX as available from the Garmin store here https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=1326 Ebay is also a good source for generic versions of this antenna but take care to get one with the correct MCX type connector.

  • Page 16: Master Reset

    Peking to Paris 2013 - Garmin 78s GPS Setup & Use Guide EXTRA STUFF COMPASS PAGE - BEARING or COURSE POINTER The Compass page ‘Go To Line’ pointer can be displayed in different ways. The author recommends using the large Bearing Pointer, although some crews prefer the Course (CDI) pointer.

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