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Garmin GPSMAP 2006C User Manual

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9

Getting Started

Main Page Sequence

9

Getting Started

Basic Navigation

Map Pointer

1. Press the

SOFT KEY

located below the ‘Set Up Map’ tag located at the bottom of the display.

The Map Setup Page Menu will be displayed. The Map Setup Page will be discussed in detail in the

Reference Section of this manual. Now let’s return to the Map Page.

To Return to the Map Page:

1. Press the

QUIT

key.

Remember that SOFT KEYS are used to quickly access options or functions for the Main Page that

is displayed. The options or functions assigned to a SOFT KEY may be different for every page that is
displayed.

Basic Navigation

The main use of a GPS is to be able to navigate to a known position. We have already created a

waypoint using the ENTER/MARK key. Let’s create another waypoint using the Map Pointer and then
begin navigation to that point.

Press the PAGE key until the Map Page is displayed. Press the IN key several times until the Map Scale

located at the bottom right of the display reads “2 nm”. This will “Zoom In” on the map showing a smaller
area in more detail.

The ARROW KEYPAD controls the Map Pointer. The Map Pointer originates from the current GPS

location, represented by the triangle in the middle of the display.

To Display the Map Pointer:

1. Press the

ARROW KEYPAD

in any direction.

Using the ARROW KEYPAD you can move the Map Pointer around the map. As you move the Map

Pointer around the map, the direction and distance of the Map Pointer from the current GPS location is
displayed in the information bar along the top of the display. Move the Map Pointer until it is approxi-
mately two miles from the current GPS location.

To Create a Waypoint Using the Map Pointer:

1. With the Map Pointer at the desired location (not on a road or map feature), quickly press and release the

ENTER/MARK

key. (Holding the ENTER/MARK key for more than one second will mark your present loca-