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Selecting a nearby point as your destination, Viewing details for a nearby point – Garmin GPSMAP 296 User Manual

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Selecting a Nearby Point as Your Destination

In an emergency, you can press a few keys to have the GPSMAP

296 guide you to the closest point to land.

To select a nearby point as your destination:

1. Press

NRST.

2. Use the

ROCKER to select the sub tab along the top of the

page.

3. Highlight the point using the

ROCKER.

4. Press

Direct To . The Go To Page opens for the selected

point. Or you can press

ENTER to show the Information

Page (Details Page).

5. Press

ENTER when Go To is highlighted.

To select the nearest airport as your destination:

1. Press

NRST twice to show the Airport tab, and highlight the

nearest airport.

2. Press

ENTER to view airport information.

3. Verify the

Go To button is highlighted, and press ENTER.

Viewing Details for a Nearby Point

To view details for a nearby point:

1. Press

NEAREST to show the nearest pages. Select a sub

tab.

2. Use the

ROCKER to highlight the item on the list, and press

ENTER. The corresponding information page appears.

Information Page for a VOR

On airport information pages, use the

ROCKER to select the

sub tabs across the top of the information pages and show

the airport data.

3. Press

QUIT to return to the Nearest Pages. You can also

highlight any one of the on-screen buttons to perform an

action, such as

Show Map or Go To.

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