Garmin GPSMAP 168 Sounder User Manual

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Reference

Main Menu:

Tide Tab

The name of the Tide Station nearest to your current location will appear in the ‘For’ ﬁ eld. You

must be within 100 miles of a tide station for a station name to be displayed. If you are not within this
range, a message “Search For Stations.” will be displayed in the ‘For’ ﬁ eld. To search for a Tide Station,
highlight the ‘For’ ﬁ eld and press ENTER. If no Tide Stations are found, pressing the MENU key will
display the search options, ‘Nearest To Boat’, ‘Nearest To Other’. If the unit is actively navigating, the
options ‘Nearest To Next’, ‘Nearest To Destination’ will also be available. ‘Nearest to Next’ will display
Tide Stations nearest to the next active waypoint in a route, ‘Nearest To Destination’ will display Tide
Stations nearest to the destination waypoint in a route or an active Goto waypoint.

Search for Tide Stations ‘Nearest To Boat’:

1. From the ‘Tide’ tab, highlight the ‘For’ ﬁ eld and press ENTER/MARK.

2. With the Tide Stations list displayed, press MENU.

3. Using the ARROW KEYPAD, highlight ‘Nearest To Boat’ and press ENTER/MARK.

4. A list will appear showing up to nine of the nearest tide stations. Highlight the desired station and

press ENTER/MARK.

Search for Tide Stations ‘Nearest To Other’:

1. From the ‘Tide’ tab, highlight the ‘For’ ﬁ eld and press ENTER/MARK.

2. With the Tide Stations list displayed, press MENU.

3. Using the ARROW KEYPAD, highlight ‘Nearest To Other’ and press ENTER/MARK.

A map will be displayed, using the

ARROW KEYPAD

, place the cursor over the desired area and

press

ENTER/MARK

. The unit will search for Tide Stations in the selected area and display them

in the Tide Stations list.

To change the date for the tide chart:

1. Using the ARROW KEYPAD, highlight the ‘On’ ﬁ eld and press ENTER/MARK.

2. Enter the desired date and press ENTER/MARK.

To use the current date:

1. Press MENU, then highlight ‘Use Today’s Date’ and press ENTER/MARK.

You may automatically search for the
nearest station and also view past
and future information.

The Tide Station page will show a list
of avaiable Tide Stations, begining
with the station that is nearest to the
current GPS location.

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