Garmin GPSMAP 162 - Manual (Page 23)

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Getting Started
Compass/Highway
Navigation Pages
Now that we’re navigating to an actual destination, let’s move on to the GPSMAP 162 navigation
pages by pressing the PAGE key.
The GPSMAP 162 features two different navigation pages: the Compass and Highway pages. The
Compass Page is fi rst. This page provides graphic steering guidance to a destination waypoint, with an
emphasis on the bearing to your destination and current direction of travel. (The Highway Page places
greater emphasis on the straight-line desired course and the distance and direction you are off course.)
The middle of the page features a rotating ‘compass ring’ that shows your course over ground (track)
while you’re moving, and a bearing pointer that indicates the direction of the destination (bearing)
relative to the course over ground. The compass ring and pointer arrow work independently to
show—at a glance—the direction of your movement and the direction to your destination. For
instance, if the arrow points up, you are going directly to the waypoint. If the arrow points any
direction other than up, turn toward the arrow until it points up, then continue in that direction.
The current speed, distance to the next waypoint and the time to the next waypoint are displayed
at the top of the screen. This page provides better steering guidance than the Highway Page when
traveling at slower speeds and/or when making frequent directional changes. When you are not
navigating to a waypoint, the compass ring will show your direction of travel as you move but the
arrow will not appear.
Let’s move on to the Highway page by pressing the PAGE key.
Compass Ring Pointer Arrow
Current
Destination Data Fields