Garmin GPS 89 - Manual (Page 23)

Reference l^ypoints
If you are defining the new waypoint position by refer­
encing (entering a distance and bearing from) a known way-
point or your present position:
hUseths ▼'keytohighlightthe'HEFfitid.
2. (If you are referencing a waypoint), press and use
die arrow keypad to enter the identifier of the reference
waypoint, (If you want to reference your present posNion,
leave the 'REF field Uank).
3. Press the A key.
The field highlight will automatically advance to the
bearing field. To enter a bearing and range from the
reference position:
1. Press A to begin entry of the compass bearing.
2. Use the arrow keypad to enter the bearing of the new
waypoint from the reference position.
3. Press d to confirm die bearing. The field Mghfight will
automatically move to the distance field.
4. Press A to begin entry of the distance.
5. Use die arrow keypad to enter the distance of the new
waypoint from the reference position.
G. Press A toconfinnthe distance. The GPS G9wll calcu­
late the coordinates and save the new waypoim.
Waypoini Commtiits
Whenever a new user waypoini is saved, the GPS 89 will
assign a default user comment (the date and time of creation)
to the waypoint. The default comment can be changed to a
16-character custom comment at any time from the user
waypoint page.
To enter a user comment:
1. Use the arrow keypad to highlight the comment field.
2 Press the A key.
3. To clear the default comment, press the 4 key.
4. Use the arrow keypad to enter the comment
5. Press A to confirm.
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