Garmin Etrex User Manual

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Start Up 

  Press and hold “Power” button on 

right hand side of GPS 

  Wait for GPS to track satellites 

  To find current location be in a 

clear area (Note: *location and 

satellites will be difficult to find if 

indoors*) 

  Press “ page” to switch between 

map, pointer, trip computer, and 

menu screens 

*you do not need to wait for the GPS 

to track satellites to access these 

functions* 

Mark a Way Point 

A waypoint marks a single specific 

location. (e.g. school, trail junction, 

sampling location). We mark waypoints 

so that we can map that specific 

location visit it again or view its 

geographic coordinates. 

  Press “page” until you reach the 

menu screen (Figure 1) 

  “Mark” will be highlighted; press 

“enter” 

Figure 1 

  GPS will ask if current location is 

“ok to mark”, if yes, press “enter” 

  The screen will then go back to 

the “menu” screen 

How to Rename a Waypoint 

If you want to return to a specific 

location you have marked, you can look 

up the waypoint and the GPS will show 

you how to get there from your current 

location. 

  Press “page” until you reach the 

menu screen 

  Press down arrow key once so 

that “waypoints” is highlighted 

(Figure 2) 

Figure 2 

  Press “enter” 

  Use arrow keys to scroll to which 

way point you would like to look 

at; press “enter” 

  “Go to” will be highlighted; press 

“enter” to view waypoint, you 

will be taken to a screen that will 

guide you to your waypoint 

(Figure 3)