Garmin GPSMAP GPSMAP 196 Quick Start Manual - page 19
Quick Start
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‘Goto’ Destination (‘Land’ and ‘Water’ Modes)
In the ‘Land’ and ‘Water’ modes, use the
NRST/FIND
key to search for user-created waypoints,
cities, highway exits, or tide stations. In addition, if you are using optional MapSource City Select or
MetroGuide data, you can search for points of interest, street addresses, street intersections (crossroads)
and more. User-created waypoints, cities, points of interest and geographic points can be viewed in the
following two formats: ‘By Name’ or ‘Nearest’. The ‘Nearest’ lists update continuously.
To fi nd user-created waypoints, points of interest, cities or geographic points:
1. Press the
NRST/FIND
key to display the Find menu, use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to scroll through the
fi nd categories, select the desired category and press
ENTER
.
2. For points of interest or geographic points, additional menus will appear which allow you to refi ne
your search criteria. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to scroll through these menus and the
ENTER
key to
select the desired menu.
3. A list of waypoints for the selected category/criteria is displayed with two fi le tabs labeled ‘By Name’
and ‘Nearest’ appearing at the top. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to select between these two tabs.
To fi nd an item ‘By Name’:
1. Verify that the ‘By Name’ tab is selected for the desired waypoint category, as described in step 3
above. The fi rst line under the ‘By Name’ fi le tab is an editable fi eld to enter the name of the desired
user waypoint, point of interest, city or geographic point. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to highlight this
line and press
ENTER
to begin editing/entering the waypoint name.
2. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to spell out the desired waypoint name (as described on page 7, under
“FIELD”), then press
ENTER
.
To view additional information:
1. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to scroll through the list of waypoints and highlight the desired waypoint.
2. Press
ENTER
to display additional information for the selected waypoint.
To ‘Goto‘ a selected waypoint, point of interest, city, or geographic point:
1. Follow steps 1 and 2 above to view additional information for the desired waypoint.
2. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to highlight (if necessary) the ‘Goto’ button at the bottom left-hand
corner and press
ENTER
. Then, if in ‘Land’ mode, use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to highlight the desired
‘Route Preference’ and press
ENTER
again.
Selecting a ‘Goto’ Destination
(Land and Water Modes)
The Find menu allows you to search for restaurants, lodging,
addresses, interstate highway exits, cities and more.
Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to select the desired nearby point,
press
ENTER
for additional information and press
ENTER
again
to go to this point.
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