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Section 4: Advanced Operations

Find Distance from different Locations

1. While on the Map Page press:

MENU

|

↓ to

F

IND

D

ISTANCE

|

ENT

.

2. Center your cursor over the position you want to find the distance to.

A rubber band line appears, connecting your current position to the

cursor's location. The distance along that line will appear in a pop-up

box. The box also shows the bearing to the point you're measuring to.
3. Press

EXIT

to return to regular operation.

Distance from Dallas to Little Rock is 292.2 miles (left). The distance

from the boat's current position to the boat ramp is 0.52 miles (right).

Find Distance from Point to Point

You can also measure distance between two other points on the map.
1. While on the Map Page press:

MENU

|

↓ to

F

IND

D

ISTANCE

|

ENT

.

2. Center your cursor over the first position. (A rubber band line ap-
pears, connecting your current position to the cursor's location.) Press

ENT

to set the first point, and the rubber band line disappears.

3. Move the cursor to the second position. The rubber band line reap-

pears, connecting the first point you set to the cursor. The distance

along that line will appear in the pop-up box.
4. Press

EXIT

to clear the command and return to the page screen.

(Press

EXIT

once more to clear the cursor.)

Icons

Icons are graphic symbols used to mark some location, personal point of

interest or event. They can be placed on the map screen, saved and re-

called later for navigation purposes.

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