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Marking a waypoint – Garmin GPSMAP 296 User Manual

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Marking a Waypoint

Waypoints are locations or landmarks you record and store in your

GPSMAP 296. Press the

ENTER/MARK to capture your present

location to create a new waypoint. You must have a valid 2D or 3D

satellite fix to mark your location. Press

MENU twice and open the

GPS tab to view your satellite receiver status.
For more information about editing waypoints, see the

“Editing and

Managing Waypoints”

section beginning on

page 73

.

To mark your present location:

1. Press and hold

ENTER/MARK until the Mark Waypoint Page

appears.

2. To accept the waypoint with the default name (“Waypoint”),

use the

ROCKER to highlight OK, and press ENTER.

To mark a selected location as a waypoint:

1. Press

PAGE to open the Map Page.

2. Use the

ROCKER to move the arrow to the location you want

to save as a waypoint.

3. Quickly press and release

ENTER/MARK to open the

Information Page for the map item.

Saving the selected item as a waypoint

4. To save the waypoint, use the

ROCKER to highlight Save,

and press

ENTER.

5. To accept the waypoint with the default name, highlight

OK,

and press

ENTER.

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