Garmin eTrex Vista C Owner's Manual page 28

eTrex Vista C
GPS Navigation
The Compass Page
The Bearing Pointer always indicates the direction to
your destination from your current location.
The Course Pointer indicates your course of travel from
your original location and the distance off course.
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To stop navigation:
Highlight "Stop Navigation" and press ENTER to stop navigating.
To select the Course Pointer or the Bearing Pointer:
The "Bearing Pointer" is the factory set default option. When the
"Bearing Pointer" option is displayed, the "Course Pointer" is
active and vice versa. Highlight this option and press ENTER.
The Bearing Pointer and Course Pointer work independently of each
other, one indicating the direction to your destination and the other indi-
cating your relationship to a course line leading to the destination.
For example, if the Bearing Pointer arrow is pointing straight up, you
are going directly to your destination. If it points any direction other than
up, turn towards that direction until the arrow is pointing up and then
continue in that direction. The Bearing Pointer always points to the des-
tination, no matter what direction you are movingand is most efficient if
you must move around obstacles (lakes, private property, etc.) in your path.
If you are using the "Course Pointer" option instead and you drift away
from the line of travel from your original location to your destination. The
Course Deviation Indicator (arrow with horizontal dotted line) provides
graphic indication of drift (right or left) according to the scale displayed at
the edge of the compass ring.
Scale
Move to the right or left to get back on course. The pointer is most effi-
cient if you are navigating on water or where there are no major obstacles
in your path. It also helps you avoid hazards to either side of the course
such as shoals or submerged rocks.