GPSMAP
®
392/398/492/498
quick reference guide
Finding an Item
To find an item from your current location:
1. From any page, press
FIND
to open the Find From Current Position Page.
2. Highlight a category, and press
ENTER
. For some categories, you might need to select
multiple subcategories.
3. Highlight an item in the search results list, and press
ENTER
. The Review Page
appears showing item information, map location, chart name, distance/bearing, and
options for creating a waypoint or viewing the next item in the search results list.
Marking a Waypoint
To mark your current location:
1. Press and hold
ENTER/MARK
until the Review Waypoint
Page appears, and then release it. The GPSMAP
392/398/492/498 captures its current location and creates
a default name and symbol for the new waypoint.
2. To accept the waypoint with the default information, press
ENTER
, or to change any waypoint information, highlight
the appropriate field and press
ENTER
.
To create a new waypoint from a map feature:
1. Use the
ROCKER
to move the pointer and highlight the map feature you want.
2. Press
ENTER/MARK
to capture the pointer location. The Review Page for the selected
map feature appears.
3. Press the
Create Wpt
soft key to open the Review Waypoint Page.
4. To accept the waypoint with the default information, press
ENTER
.
Navigating to a Destination
To use the NAV key:
1. Press
NAV
to access the Navigation menu.
2. Highlight
Go To Point
,
Follow Route
,
Follow Track
, or
TracBack
, and press
ENTER
.
3. Use the
ROCKER
to highlight a point, track, or route from the list, and press
ENTER
.
4. If you selected a point, press
ENTER
again with
Go To
highlighted. If you selected a route
or saved track, choose from the selections, and press
ENTER
to begin navigation.
MOB (Man OverBoard)
Find From Current
Position
Review Page
The GPSMAP 392/398/492/498’s Man OverBoard function (MOB) simultaneously marks
and sets a course back to the marked location for quick response to emergency situations.
To start the MOB function:
1. Press and hold
NAV/MOB
.
2. Press
ENTER
to begin navigating to the
MOB
location.
3. To stop navigation to the
MOB
location, press
NAV
,
highlight
Stop Navigation
, and press
ENTER
.
Go To Point—Find
From Current Position
Navigation Menu From
Present Location
Review Waypoint Page
MOB Navigation Back to a
Location
