Garmin GPSMAP 292 - Marine GPS Receiver Quick Reference Manual

GPSMAP

®

 292/298

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 292/298 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)

Review Waypoint Page

Find From Current 

Position

Review Page

The GPSMAP 292/298’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.

MOB Navigation Back to a 

Location

Go To Point—Find 

From Current Position

Navigation Menu From 

Present Location