Garmin GPSMAP 168 Sounder User Manual

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Getting Started

Simulated Tour

Let’s give it a try by activating the practice route stored in memory for navigation:

1. Press NAV/MOB. The options list will appear. (If we were selecting a single waypoint to navigate

to rather than a route, we could highlight the waypoint on the map, press NAV/MOB and then
press ENTER/MARK.)

2. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the ‘Follow Route’ option. Press ENTER/MARK to conﬁ rm.

3. The Select Route page will appear, with the ‘GPSMAP TOUR’ route highlighted.

4. Press ENTER/MARK then highlight ‘Activate’ and press ENTER/MARK again.

To get a better view of what’s going on, zoom in to a closer map scale:

1. Repeatedly press the IN key until you select the 3 nm scale.

Note: You may also hold down the IN or OUT key to quickly scroll through the map scales. The

Map Page should now display ﬁ ve waypoints chained together in a simple route, with your boat at
the ﬁ rst route waypoint.

A data ﬁ eld at the top of the page will now display the speed, distance to the second route

waypoint, and a pointer which shows you which way to go. To get started, let’s enter a speed for our
vessel, which we can do from the Main Menu Page.

To enter a boat speed:

1. Press the MENU key twice to display the Main Menu Page.

2. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the ‘Systm’ tab, then press RIGHT then DOWN until the ﬁ eld

below the word ‘Speed’ is highlighted and press ENTER/MARK.

3. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to enter a speed of 60 knots.

4. Press ENTER/MARK to ﬁ nish, and QUIT until you return to the Map Page.

Once a speed has been entered, you’ll notice that the map will automatically begin to move slowly,

keeping your boat centered on the display. The direction of movement, also called ‘track’, will be
controlled by the simulator.

The ‘Set Position’, ‘Track Control’,
‘Track’ and ‘Speed’ ﬁ elds only show
while in simulator mode.

You can also Invert a route to follow
it in reverse.

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