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Setting the Altitude Alert

You can set an alarm to vibrate when you reach a specified 

altitude.

NOTE: 

The altitude alert is not available in low power mode.

1

From the time of day page, select   until the altimeter page 

appears.

2

Select the action key.

3

Select 

Set Alert

.

4

Enter the altitude at which the alert is triggered.

Setting the Barometric Pressure

You can manually enter the current barometric pressure. This 

can help to improve the accuracy of the pressure altitude 

reading.

1

From the time of day page, select   until the altimeter page 

appears.

2

Select the action key.

3

Select 

Set Baro.

.

4

Enter the current barometric pressure.

Waypoints

Waypoints are locations you record and store in the device.

Creating a Waypoint

You can save your current location as a waypoint.

1

Hold the action key.

2

Select an option:
• To save the waypoint without changes, select 

Save

.

• To make changes to the waypoint, select 

Edit

, make 

changes to the waypoint, and select 

Save

.

Flight Plans

A flight plan is a sequence of waypoints or locations that leads 

you to your final destination. Flight plans are similar to routes 

but use direct routing optimized for aviation. You can create 

flight plans on your device or by using the Garmin

®

 Pilot 

application for mobile devices.

Creating a Flight Plan

1

Select the action key.

2

Select 

Flightplan

 > 

Create New

.

3

Select 

First Point

.

4

Select a category.

5

Select the first point on the route.

6

Select 

Next Point

.

7

Repeat steps 4–6 until the route is complete.

8

Select 

Done

 to save the route.

Navigating to a Destination

Before you can navigate to a destination, you must enable 

GPS and acquire satellite signals (

page 2

).

1

Select the action key.

2

Select an option:

NOTE: 

Not all options are available in all profiles.

• Select 

Waypoints

.

• Select 

Tracks

.

• Select 

Routes

.

• Select 

Flightplan

.

• Select 

GPS Tools

 > 

Coordinates

.

• Select 

GPS Tools

 > 

POIs

.

• Select 

GPS Tools

 > 

Geocaches

.

3

Select a destination or enter information about the 

destination.

4

Select 

Go

.

The device displays information about your next waypoint.

5

Select   or   to view additional navigation data pages 

(

page 1

).

Navigating to the Nearest Airport

1

Hold 

NRST

.

A list of the nearest airports appears.

2

Select an airport.

Navigating to an Airport by Identifier

You can navigate directly to an airport by searching for the 

airport identifier.

1

Hold 

D2

.

2

Enter all or part of the alphanumeric airport identifier and 

select the action key.
A list of matching airports appears.

3

Select the airport.

Navigating with the Horizontal Situation Indicator

1

While navigating, from the time of day page, select  .

À

Course line pointer. Indicates the direction of the desired course 
line from your starting point to your next waypoint.

Á

Bearing indicator. Indicates the bearing to your next waypoint.

Â

To-and-from indicator. Indicates whether you are headed to or 
from the waypoint.

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Course deviation indicator (CDI). Indicates the location of the 
desired course line in relation to your location.

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Course deviation distance. The dots indicate your distance off 
course.

TIP: 

You can select the action key to adjust the scale.

2

Change your direction until the bearing indicator is aligned 

with the painted mark at the top of watch bezel to move 

toward your next waypoint.

TIP: 

If the to-and-from indicator points opposite the course 

line pointer, you are moving away from your next waypoint.

3

Continue toward your next waypoint.
The course deviation indicator moves toward the course line 

pointer. When the course deviation indicator is fully aligned 

with the course line pointer, you are on the selected course 

to your next waypoint.

Stopping Navigation

1

Select the action key.

2

Select 

Stop Nav.

.

3

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