Marking And Saving Waypoints - Garmin GPS 120XL Owner's Manual

Marking and Saving Waypoints

Knowing your present position is only part of any
navigation equation. You also need to keep track of
where you've been and where you are going.
Waypoints serve as electronic markers that let you keep
track of starting points, destinations, navaids and any
other important position.
The GPS 120XL allows you to mark, store and use
up to 250 waypoints. A waypoint position can be
entered by taking an instant electronic fix or by manu-
ally entering a coordinate or range and bearing in refer-
ence to an existing waypoint. If you try to mark a way-
point without having a position fix, you'll be notified
with a 'No GPS Position' message.
To mark your present position:
M
1. Press the
The mark position page will appear, showing the
captured position and a default 3-digit waypoint name.
To change the default position name:
U
1. Press the
from the 'save' field to the name field.
F
2. Press to begin entry of the name. Pressing the
L
key will clear any existing data.
3. Use the arrow keypad to enter the name.
F
4. Press to confirm the waypoint name. The field
highlight will move to the 'route' field.
If you'd like to add this waypoint to a route:
F
1. Press the
U
2. Use the or
F
and press
F
3. Press the
If you do not want to add this waypoint to a
route:
1. Highlight the 'save' field and press the
key to capture your position.
key twice to move the field highlight
key.
D
keys to enter a route number
.
key again to save the waypoint.
F
key.
REFERENCE
Marking &
Saving
Waypoints
The GPS 120XL will auto-
matically name new way-
points with a default three-
digit name. You may then
highlight the name field,
press ENTER, and enter
your own waypoint name.
To add a waypoint to a
route as you are marking its
position, enter the desired
route number, highlight
'SAVE?' and press ENTER.
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