Garmin GPSMAP 546, Owner'S Manual

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24 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
Creating and Using Waypoints
You can store up to 3,000 waypoints with a user-defined name, symbol, depth,
water temperature, and comment for each waypoint.
To create a new waypoint:
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > MENU >
waypoints & Tracks > New waypoint .
OR
From the Home screen, select information > User data > waypoints >
Options > New waypoint .
2. Create a waypoint using one of the following:
• Enter Coordinates —enter the grid coordinates of the new waypoint.
• Use Chart —use the Rocker to move the pointer to the location where
you want create the waypoint. Press SELECT .
• Use Current Position —Create a waypoint at your current location.
To mark your current location as a waypoint:
From any screen, press the MaRK key.
• Edit waypoint —designate a specific name, symbol, water depth, or
water temperature.
• delete —deletes the waypoint.
• Man Overboard —designates the current location as a Man Overboard
location.
• Right or Left arrow —switches between waypoint information and the
Navigation chart.
NOTE : Selecting MaRK creates a waypoint only at your present location.
To edit an existing waypoint:
1. From the Navigation chart, use the map pointer ( ) to highlight the
waypoint on the Navigation chart.
OR
From the Home screen, select information > User data > waypoints .
2. Select the waypoint you want to edit.
3. Select
Edit waypoint .
4. Select the waypoint attribute you want to change ( Name , Symbol , depth ,
water Temp , Comment , or Position ).
To move the waypoint on the navigation chart:
1. Select the waypoint on the Navigation chart.
2. Select
Review . (The Review button is only shown when more than one
waypoint is in the vicinity.)
3. Select the button for the waypoint you want to edit.
4. Select
Move .
5. Press SELECT to save the new location, or press MENU to cancel the
move.
To view waypoint information on the navigation chart:
1. From the Navigation chart, use the map pointer ( ) to highlight the
waypoint on the Navigation chart and press SELECT .