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personal navigator

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quick reference guide 

eTrex

®

 Venture Cx 

and Legend Cx

Marking a Waypoint

To mark your current location:

1.  Press and hold 

Enter

 to open the 

Mark Waypoint Page.

2.  To accept the waypoint with the 

default information, highlight 

OK

and press 

Enter

.

 

OR

  To change any information on the 

Mark Waypoint Page, highlight the 

appropriate field, and press 

Enter

 to open the on-screen 

keypad. After entering and confirming your changes, 

highlight 

OK

, and press 

Enter

.

To create a new waypoint using the Map Page:

1.  Open the Map Page, and use the 

Rocker

 to move 

the pointer ( ) to the map item you want to mark as a 

waypoint.

2.  Press and quickly release 

Enter

 to 

capture the pointer location. 

  If you highlighted a map feature, 

an information page appears. 

Highlight 

Save

, and press 

Enter

 to 

save the item as a waypoint.

 

OR

  If the map item selected contains 

no information, a “No map information at this point. Do you 

want to create a user waypoint here?” message appears. 

Highlight 

Yes

, and press 

Enter

.

Finding Map Items

To find an item from your current location:

1.  Press and hold the 

Menu

 key to open the Find Menu.

2.  Highlight a category icon (

Waypoints

Cities

Exits

, for 

example), and press 

Enter

.

3.  Use the 

Rocker

 to highlight an item, and press 

Enter

 to 

open the information page for the selected item.

Going to a Destination

To Go To a highlighted map item:

1.  Use the 

Rocker

 to highlight the item you want to navigate 

to on the Map Page.

2.  Press and quickly release 

Enter

 to capture the pointer 

location ( ) and open the information page. 

3.  Highlight 

Go To

, and press 

Enter

 to begin navigation.

4.  Follow the magenta route created on the Map Page. You 

can also use the Compass Page to help you navigate to 

the point.

To initiate a Go To from the Find Menu:

1.  Press the 

Find

 key to open the Find Menu.

2.  Highlight the 

Waypoint

 icon, and press 

Enter

 to open the 

Waypoints Page.

3.  Use the 

Rocker

 to select a waypoint, and press 

Enter

The Waypoint Page opens.

4.  Highlight 

Go To

, and press 

Enter

 to begin navigation.

To go to a recently found item:

1.  Press the 

Find

 key to open the Find 

Menu.

2.  Highlight the 

Recent Finds

 icon, 

and press 

Enter

 to open the Recent 

Finds Page.

3.  Use the 

Rocker

 to select an item to 

go to, and press 

Enter

 to open the 

information page for the item.

4.  Highlight 

Go To

, and press 

Enter

 to begin navigation.

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To find an item from another location using the Find 

Menu:

1.  Press the 

Find

 key to open the Find Menu.

2.  Highlight a category icon (

Waypoints

Cities

Exits

, for 

example), and press 

Enter

.

3.  Press the 

Menu

 key to open the Options Menu.

4.  Highlight 

Change Reference

, and press 

Enter

.

5.  Use the 

Rocker

 to select a reference point on the map, 

and press 

Enter

. The list changes to show items nearest 

to the new map location.

Waypoints List

Find Menu 

Information Page

GPS antenna

In/Out (Zoom) 
keys

Enter/Rocker 
key

Menu/Find 
key

Color LCD display

NOTE: For the Find Menu to display all of the categories shown above, MapSource detailed map 

data must be downloaded to the microSD

 or TransFlash

 card. (Refer to the owner’s manual for  

detailed information.)

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