Garmin GPSMAP 180 - GETTING STARTED

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GETTING STARTED
Table of Contents
Foreword .........................................................................................................................i
Cautions..........................................................................................................................ii
Capabilities/Warranty ................................................................................................iii-iv
Preface/Packing List.....................................................................................................v-vi
Table of Contents/Keypad Usage ................................................................................vii-x
Getting Started...........................................................................................................1-16
Initializing the Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
Turning the Unit On & Screen Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Satellite Page Intro & Position Page Intro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
Marking Your Present Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Map Page Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Using the Cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Going to a Destination & Activating a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Navigation Simulator & Map Scale Intro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Using the Cursor to Pan and Mark Waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11
Navigation Page Intro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Changing Simulated Speed & Direction and Highway Scales/Data Fields .13
Active Route Page & Deactivating a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Main Menu Intro & Deleting the Track Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Turning the Unit Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Section 1: GPSMAP Status Page ...............................................................................17-19
Satellite Page Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Satellite Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Satellite Page Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Section 2: Position Page ...........................................................................................20-21
Position Page Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Position Page Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21