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Getting Started
Selecting Options
How To Select Options and Enter Data
Before moving ahead into the features of the GPSMAP 182/232, you will need to learn basic
operations. You can select and activate options and enter data to customize the GPSMAP 182/232 to fi t
your requirements. You can use the
ENTER/MARK
key and
ARROW KEYPAD
to select options, enter
names and numbers in data fi elds, and activate your selections.
To select and activate an optional feature:
1. With any page displayed, press the
MENU
key to pop-up the options menu. The options menu will
display a list of optional features which are specifi c for that particular page. To select any feature on
the list of options requires movement of the cursor, which is identifi ed as highlighting, selecting or
choosing an item in a list or a fi eld (box) on a page.
2. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to move the cursor (highlight) up and down a list or up, down, and
sideways on menus.
3. Once you have moved to the selection desired, press the
ENTER/MARK
key to either activate the
feature or the
MENU
key to pop-up a sub-menu or list of yet more feature options. Just repeat this
process to select an option from the list or press the
QUIT
key to return to the previous setting.
The
QUIT
key will move backwards through these steps or when pressed, back to the main page
you started on.
To select and activate a function button:
1. When moving about a page with function buttons, like the ‘New Map Waypoint’ page, you will
observe functions such as ‘Show Map’, ‘Delete’ and ’OK’. To activate the function, highlight the
desired button and press the
ENTER/MARK
key.
Options Menu with
highlighted option.
Use the
ARROW
KEYPAD
to highlight
the next option. Press
ENTER/MARK
to
activate.
Pop-up list of options for a highlighted
fi eld.
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