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Garmin GPS 500 User Manual

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GPS 500 Pilot’s Guide and Reference

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SECTION 6

WPT PAGES

User waypoints may only be selected by name

(identifier), as described in Section 6.1.

Creating User Waypoints

User waypoints may be created from the User

Waypoint Page or the Map Page. To create a new user
waypoint, simply enter its name (identifier) and position,
or reference another waypoint by radial and distance.

Creating a new user waypoint by entering
its latitude/longitude position:

1) With the User Waypoint Page displayed, press

the small right knob to activate the cursor.

2) Use the small and large right knobs to enter a

name for the new waypoint (Figure 6-35) and
press the ENT Key. The present position appears
in the position field at the bottom of the page.
To create a waypoint at the present position,
turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Create?’
and skip to step 6.

Figure 6-35 User Waypoint Name Field Selected

3) Turn the large right knob to highlight the

position field at the bottom of the page.

4) Use the small and large right knobs to enter

the position coordinates for the new waypoint
(Figure 6-36).

Figure 6-36 Present Position Field Selected

5) Press the ENT Key to accept the selected

position.

6) The cursor moves to ‘Create?’. Press the ENT

Key to add the new waypoint to memory.

7) Press the small right knob to remove the

flashing cursor.

Creating a new user waypoint by
referencing an existing waypoint:

1) With the User Waypoint Page displayed, press

the small right knob to activate the cursor.

2) Use the small and large right knobs to enter

a name for the new waypoint and press the
ENT Key.

3) Turn the large right knob to highlight the first

reference waypoint (REF WPT) field (Figure 6-
37).

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