Message Page - Garmin GPSCOM 170 Owner's Manual

Getting
Started
Compass &

Message Page

Message Page
Once you are one minute
from the destination, an
arrival message will appear
on the message page.
Compass Page
The GPSCOM 170 will also
provide steering guidance
with a graphic compass.
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If you do get off course by more than 1/5th of the
selected CDI range, the exact distance you are off course
will be displayed where the CDI scale normally appears.
As you approach a waypoint, a horizontal 'finish line' will
move toward the bottom of the highway. When the finish
line reaches the CDI scale, you've arrived at your desti-
nation. Whenever the unit has something it needs to tell
you, a message indicator will flash on screen. When you
are less than one minute from reaching your HOME way-
point, the message box will begin flashing.
1. To view a message, press
indicator appears.
P
2. Press to return to the previous page.
There' s also a compass page to helps provide better
steering guidance where straight–line navigation is not
possible.
To select the compass page:
1. While viewing the highway page, press
The compass page will now become the displayed
navigation page. This page provides a directional pointer
to your destination by using a rotating compass display to
show direction of travel. It provides better steering guid-
ance at slower speeds for travel with many directional
changes.
To switch back to the highway page:
E
1. Press twice.
P
when the message
E
twice.