Section 2 - Operation And Use - Garmin GPSmap 78s Setup And User Manual

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.
2. Create a Waypoint at your Current Location – If you are stranded and need to call in
assistance you must be able to MARK your position and record the Latitude and
Longitude so that our Assistance crews can locate you.
NOTE: Also see WHERE AM I? on page 15.
3. Create a Waypoint at a Remote location – The Organisers might need to issue a route
modification requiring crews to visit a location that is not previously loaded in your GPS,
described by its Latitude and Longitude.
4. Follow a Route – In GPS terms a Route is a collection of Waypoints. When following a
Route the GPS will automatically guide you along the Route swopping to each successive
Waypoint in sequence. This is much easier than having to repeatedly operate the Find
procedure as each Waypoint is reached.
Your GPS can provide a great deal of additional information and guidance but once the
above operations are mastered you will be well on the way.
ABOUT 'KEY PRESSES'
Some keys – most importantly the FIND and ENTER keys – have a dual action dependant on
the duration of the key press.
Unless stated otherwise only press a key briefly to avoid activating the secondary action.
If something odd occurs you have probably pressed the key for too long and will have to back
up and try again.
LONG KEY PRESSES
An example of using a long key-press is when Creating (or Marking) a Waypoint as explained
on page 10. This requires a little practice to become proficient and to avoid creating extra
unwanted Waypoints.
The general principal for longer key presses is..
 Press the required key until the screen changes then release.
 A second brief key-press is required for confirmation. This is where the practice is
required. This key-press must be brief because a second long key-press confirms the
first created Waypoint and immediately creates another. Until practised it is easy to
create a large number of unwanted Waypoints.
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