Creating User Waypoints - Garmin G1000 Series Pilot's Manual

MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY
To select the User Waypoint Information
Page:
From any page, press and hold the CLR key to
1.
select the Navigation Map Page.
2. Turn the large FMS knob to select the 'WPT'
page group. 'WPT' is displayed in the page
group icon located in the lower right corner
of the display.
3. Turn the small FMS knob to select the User
Waypoint Information Page.
User Waypoint Information Page Operations
The following operations can be performed from the
User Waypoint Information Page:
• Creating user waypoints (by current location,
entered latitude/longitude position, reference
waypoint specifications, or map pointer location).
• Modifying user waypoint information (by com-
ment, latitude/longitude position, or reference
waypoint information)
• Renaming user waypoints
• Deleting user waypoints
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CREATING USER WAYPOINTS

Information Page or the Navigation Map Page. To create a
new user waypoint from the User Waypoint Information
Page, enter its name (identifier) and position, or reference
another waypoint by radial and distance.
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User waypoints may be created from the User Waypoint
To create a new user waypoint by entering
its latitude/longitude position:
1. With the User Waypoint Information Page
displayed, press the FMS knob to activate the
cursor.
Turn the small and large FMS knobs to enter
2.
a name for the new waypoint and press the
ENT key. The message 'Are you sure you want
to create the new user waypoint' is displayed.
Press 'YES' to create the new waypoint. The
present position is displayed in the information
box.The comment in the comment box is auto-
generated based on the reference waypoint
usage. If the waypoint was defined with two
reference waypoints, then this comment would
be generated based on the radials (i.e. OJC354
/ ICT057).
3. Turn the large FMS knob to highlight the posi-
tion field in the information box.
Turn the small and large FMS knobs to enter the
4.
position coordinates for the new waypoint.
Press the ENT key to accept the selected posi-
5.
tion.
6. Press the FMS knob to remove the flashing
cursor.
NOTE: The number of waypoints that are stored
in memory (USED WPTS) is shown at the bottom
of the User Waypoint Information Page.
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