Garmin GPSMAP 5215 - Manual (Page 76)

72 GPSMAP ® 4000/5000 Series Owner’s Manual
Radar
Waypoints and Routes on the Radar Screen
Marking a Waypoint on the Radar Screen
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.
2. Select a radar mode.
3. Select a location
4. Select Create Waypoint.
Showing or Hiding Waypoints on the Radar Screen
You can show waypoints that are within the range shown on the Radar screen. This setting does not apply to
the Radar Overlay.
1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > Appearance > Waypoints.
2. Complete an action:
• Select Show to show all waypoints.
• Select Navigation only to show only waypoints associated with the currently active route.
• Select Hide to hide all waypoints.
Navigating a Saved Route on the Radar Screen
Before you can browse a list of routes and navigate to one of them, you must record and save at least one route
( page 33 ). Navigation lines must be showing in order to view a route on the Radar screen ( page 82 ).
1. From the Home screen, select Where to? > Routes.
2. Select a route.
3. Select Navigate to.
4. Complete an action:
• Select Forward to navigate the route from the starting point used when the route was created.
• Select Backward to navigate the route from the destination point used when the route was created.
5. From the Home screen, select Radar.
6. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, Dual Range, or Sentry.
The route appears as a magenta line, with the starting point, destination, and turns indicated.
7. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.
8. Follow the magenta line along each leg in the route, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other
obstacles.
Navigating Parallel to a Saved Route on the Radar Screen
Before you can browse a list of routes and navigate to one of them, you must record and save at least one route
( page 33 ). Navigation lines must be showing in order to view a route on the Radar screen ( page 82 ).
1. From the Home screen, select Where to? > Routes.
2. Select a route.
3. Select Navigate to.
4. Select offset to navigate parallel to the route, offset from it by a specific distance.
5. Select offset.
6. Enter the offset distance.
7. Select Done.
8. Complete an action:
• Select Forward - Port to navigate the route from the starting point used when the route was created, to
the left of the original route.
• Select Forward - Starboard to navigate the route from the starting point used when the route was
created, to the right of the original route.
• Select Backward - Port to navigate the route from the destination point used when the route was
created, to the left of the original route.