Garmin eTrex HC series Quick Start Manual
Marking a Waypoint
To mark your current location:
1. Pressandhold
ENTER.
2. Toacceptthewaypointwiththe
defaultinformation,select
OK,and
press
ENTER.
OR
Tochangeanyinformationon
theMarkWaypointpage,select
the appropriate field, and press
ENTERtoopentheon-screenkeypad.Afterenteringand
confirming your changes, select
OK,andpressENTER.
To create a new waypoint using the Map Page:
1. OpentheMappage,andusethe
ROCKERtomove
thepointer( )tothemapitemyouwanttomarkasa
waypoint.
2. Pressandquicklyrelease
ENTER
tocapturethepointerlocation.
Select
Save,andpressENTERto
savetheitemasawaypoint.
OR
Ifthemapitemselectedcontains
noinformation,a“Nomap
informationatthispoint.Doyou
wanttocreateauserwaypoint
here?”messageappears.Select
Yes,andpressENTER.
Finding Map Items
To find an item from your current location:
1. Pressandhold
MENU.
2. Selectacategory,andpress
ENTER.
3. Usethe
ROCKERtoselectanitem,andpressENTER.
Going to a Destination
To go to a selected map item:
1. Usethe
ROCKERtoselecttheitemyouwanttonavigate
toontheMappage.
2. Pressandquicklyrelease
ENTERtocapturethepointer
location( ).
3. Select
Go To,andpressENTERtobeginnavigation.
4. FollowthemagentaroutecreatedontheMappage.You
canalsousetheCompasspagetohelpyounavigateto
thepoint.
To initiate a Go To from the Find Menu:
1. Press
FIND.
2. Select
Waypoints,andpressENTER.
3. Usethe
ROCKERtoselectawaypoint,andpress
ENTER.
4. Select
Go To,andpressENTERtobeginnavigation.
To go to a recently found item:
1. Press
FIND.
2. Select
Recent Finds,andpress
ENTER.
3. Usethe
ROCKERtoselectanitem
togoto,andpress
ENTER.
4. Select
Go To,andpressENTERto
beginnavigation.
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To find an item from another location using the Find
Menu:
1. Press
FIND.
2. Selectacategory,andpress
ENTER.
3. Press
MENU.
4. Select
Change Reference,andpressENTER.
5. Usethe
ROCKERtoselectareferencepointonthemap,
andpress
ENTER.Thelistchangestoshowitemsnearest
tothenewmaplocation.
Waypoints List
Find Menu
Information Page
(eTrex Vista HCx shown)
Quick Start Guide
eTrex
®
HC series
Vista HCx, Legend HCx, Summit HC,
and Venture HC
GPS antenna
IN/OUT (Zoom)
keys
ENTER/ROCKER
key
MENU/FIND
key
Color LCD display
QUIT/
PAGE key
POWER/
Backlight
key
(eTrexVistaHCxshown)
NOTE: For the Find Menu to display all of the categories
shown above, MapSource
®
detailed map data must be
downloaded to the eTrex (Summit HC and Venture HC)
or a microSD™ or TransFlash™ card (Vista HCx or
Legend HCx). (Refer to the owner’s manual for detailed
information.)