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GPSMAP 396 Owner’s Manual
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Creating a Waypoint by Entering Coordinates
You can manually enter location coordinates to create a waypoint.
This method is useful for creating a waypoint at a specific latitude/
longitude location from a chart. You can manually change the
location coordinates in the New Waypoint Page to create a new
waypoint or use the
Create Waypoint
selection in the User Points
tab options menu.
To create a new waypoint by entering location
coordinates:
1. Press
ENTER/MARK
to create a waypoint (or use your
favorite method discussed in previous sections). The new
waypoint is created with the next available waypoint number
and the receiver’s last known location as the default location.
To change the location of a waypoint, highlight the
character you want to change in the
Location
field.
Press up or down on the
ROCKER
to change the
character. Repeat until the new location is entered.
2. On the New Waypoint Page, use the
ROCKER
to highlight the
Location
field, and press
ENTER
. Use the
ROCKER
to enter
the location coordinates, and press
ENTER
when finished.
3. To change any of the other information, highlight the
appropriate field, and press
ENTER
. Use the
ROCKER
to
enter the new information.
4. After entering your changes, highlight
OK
, and press
ENTER
.
