Garmin eTrex Vista Cx Quick Reference Manual

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quick reference guide 

eTrex

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 Vista 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.)