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Garmin GPSMAP 178C User Manual

Garmin GPSMAP 178C
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Introduction
“How To” Index
The list to the right is provided to help you quickly fi nd
some of the more important procedures you may use on
your new GPSMAP 178C.
TO DO THIS: SEE PAGE(S):
Turn the unit on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Adjust screen backlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Enter data and select options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Learn how to operate the unit’s function keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Mark your present location as a waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Go to a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Create and use a route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Pan using the map arrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Zoom in or out on the Map page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Reconfi gure the Map page display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Adjust Sonar settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Reconfi gure the Sonar page display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Access the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Change units of measure (statute, nautical, metric) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Change the displayed time (zone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
View tide information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
View celestial information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Set Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Use the Find function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
View a unit message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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Garmin GPSMAP 178C Specifications

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BrandGarmin
ModelGPSMAP 178C
CategoryGPS
LanguageEnglish

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