Garmin GPSMAP 620, Owner'S Manual

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GPSMAP 620 Owner’s Manual 2
Marine Mode: Using Waypoints and Tracks
Marine Mode: Using Waypoints
and Tracks
Create waypoints in locations that you want to return to, such
as your marina or a good fishing spot. You can store up to 1,500
marine waypoints with a user-defined name, symbol, depth, and
water temperature for each waypoint.
A track is a recording of your path. The track currently being
recorded is the active track. You can save your active track.
Using Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoints
Use a Man Overboard (MOB) waypoint to both create a waypoint
with an international MOB symbol ( ) and immediately begin
navigating to the MOB waypoint with a direct course (Go To).
To mark an MOB waypoint from the Home screen:
1. Touch Man Overboard . This immediately marks your current
position as an MOB waypoint.
2. Touch Yes to begin navigating to the MOB waypoint.
To mark an MOB waypoint from any other screen:
1. Touch Mark in the top-left corner of any screen except the
Home screen. This immediately marks your current position as
a waypoint.
2. Touch Man Overboard . This designates the waypoint as an
MOB waypoint and begins navigation automatically.
Marking a Waypoint at Your Current
Location
1. Touch Mark on any screen. This marks your current location as
a waypoint with an automatically generated name.
2. Choose from the following options:
Edit Waypoint —designates a specific name, symbol, water
depth, water temperature, or position.
Delete —deletes the waypoint.
Man Overboard —designates the current location as a Man
Overboard (MOB) waypoint.
Back —returns to the previous screen.
Creating a Waypoint From the Navigation
Chart
1. From the Home screen, touch Charts > Navigation Chart .
2. Touch the location you want to designate as a waypoint. A
pointer indicates the location.
3. Touch Create Waypoint .
4. Choose from the following options:
Edit Waypoint —designates a specific name, symbol, water
depth, water temperature, or position.
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