Eagle Electronics 642c iGPS - Manual (Page 44)

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5. The POI information screen appears. (This is how you can use this
unit as a business phone directory!) If you wanted to navigate there,
you could by pressing Enter. The Go To waypoint command is already
highlighted. But we just want to see it on the map, so press
↓
to F IND O N
M
AP
| ENT .
6. The unit's map appears, with the cursor crosshairs highlighting the
restaurant' s POI symbol. A pop-up data box shows the POI's name. A
data box at the bottom of the screen displays the location's latitude,
longitude, distance and bearing.
Finding Waypoint screen showing
the result of a restaurant search.
7. To clear the search and return to the last page displayed, press EXIT
repeatedly. Before you exited out of the Search menus, you could have
gone looking for another place.
NOTE:
Search works from mapping and POI data loaded in the unit. If you do
not have a high-detailed custom map for the area you are searching, you
may not find anything.
Set a Waypoint
A waypoint is an electronic address based on the latitude and longitude
of a position on the earth. It represents a location, spot or destination
that can be stored in memory, then recalled and used later on for navi-
gation purposes.
You can create a waypoint at the cursor position on the map or at your
current position while navigating. You can create a waypoint at any
location by manually entering the position's latitude and longitude. You
can copy waypoints from your unit to your personal computer with