Reference – Garmin GPS 40 User Manual

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Knowing your present position is only part of

any navigation equation. You also need to keep
track of where you’ve been and where you are
going. Waypoints serve as electronic markers that
let you keep track of starting points, destinations,
navaids and any other important position.

The GPS 40 allows you to mark, store and use

up to 250 waypoints. A waypoint position can be
entered by taking an instant electronic fix or by
manually entering a coordinate or range and bear-
ing in reference to an existing waypoint. To mark
your present position (make sure you have
acquired a satellite position) as a waypoint:

1. Press the

key to capture your position.

The Mark Position Page appears, showing the

captured position and a default 3-digit waypoint
name. To change the default position name :

1. Press the

key twice to move the field high-

light from the ‘save’ field to the name field.

2. Press

key to begin entry of the name.

Pressing the

key will clear any existing data.

3. Use the

and

keys to enter a value in the

appropriate character field, using the

and

keys to move to each character position.

4. Press

to confirm the waypoint name. The

field highlight will move to the ‘route’ field.

If you’d like to add this waypoint to a route:

1. Press the

key.

2. Use the

o r

keys to enter a route number.

3. Press the

key to confirm the route number.

4. Press the

key again to save the waypoint.

If you do not want to add this waypoint to a ro u t e:

1. Move the field highlight to the ‘save’ field and

press the

key.

Reference

Marking

and Naming

Waypoints

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