Reference, Creating & using waypoints – Garmin GPS 45XL User Manual

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Waypoint Definition Page

The last of the three waypoint management pages is the

waypoint definition page. This page lets you create new
waypoints manually, or review and edit existing waypoints.

To create a new waypoint manually, you’ll need to know

its position coordinates or its distance and bearing from an
existing waypoint.

To create a waypoint by entering coordinates:

1. If a waypoint is currently displayed in the name field, high-

light ‘NEW?’ and press

. Then press the

key to

clear the name field.

2. If a waypoint is not displayed, move the cursor to the name

field and enter the new waypoint’s name.

3. Use

and

to enter your waypoint name and use

and

to move to the next character position.

4. Press

to confirm the waypoint name. The position

field will now become highlighted, with the receiver’s last
known position shown, if one exists.

5. Press

to begin entry of the position.

6. Use the

and

keys to enter your position, and use

the

and

keys to move to each character field.

7. Press

to confirm and save your coordinates. The

default waypoint comment (UTC date and time of creation)
will appear, and the highlight will move to ‘DONE?’.

8. Press the

key to return to the menu page.

Reference

Creating &

Using

Waypoints

Waypoint

Definition Page

Use the waypoint definition
page to review, rename or
delete stored waypoints and
to create new waypoints
manually.

After selecting ,entry of a
‘NEW’ waypoint, an empty
waypoint screen will appear.
Note: you must enter a
name for the waypoint or
the highlight will not
advance to the next field.
The name may be either an
existing waypoint or a new
name entered manually.

Waypoint

Name

Reference
Waypoint

Distance from

Reference
Waypoint

Position

Coordinates

Bearing from

Reference
Waypoint

Function Prompts

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