Garmin 182/182C Owner's Manual

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GPSMAP 182/182C Owner’s Manual 17BASIC OPERATION > R OUTESRoutesThe last way to navigate to a destination is to create a user-definedroute. The GPSMAP 182/182C allows you to create and store upto 50 reversible routes (numbered 1-50), with up to 254 waypointseach. Routes can be created and modified in two ways. The firstmethod is to create the route using a map page. This method allowsyou to select points on the map and see each route leg as it iscreated. The second method is to enter the waypoint names as texton the Route Review Page. You to see a list of the waypoints asyou create the route. All of the route functions are accessed throughthe Main Menu or the NAV key.Route Tab and Route Options MenuTo create a route using the Route Edit Map Page:1. Press MENU twice to display the Main Menu.2. Use the ROCKER to highlight the Route tab and press theMENU key to display the route options page, or highlight thefirst available blank route slot, and press ENTER. (Skip tostep 4 if you use this method.)3. Select the New Route option, and press ENTER.4. To add an existing waypoint or map item to the route, usethe pointer to select the waypoint or map item, and pressENTER. Map items do not appear in the waypoint list. Tocreate a waypoint from a map item, see page 21.5. To add a new waypoint to the route, use the map pointer toselect the map location, and press ENTER. Press ENTERagain to confirm the new waypoint. You can also change thename and symbol of the new waypoint (see page 8).As you add each new waypoint to the route, the datawindow at the top of the map display shows the waypoint/map item name, bearing and distance from your location,and coordinates of the pointer. The bottom of the displayshows the number of available and used points. A route lineappears on the map to indicate each completed leg, and adotted line appears indicating the distance and bearing tothe arrow pointer from the last route waypoint.6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have finished defining allroute waypoints.