Garmin GPS 12XL Owner's Manual & Reference

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Reference Waypoints (cont.)3. Highlight the ‘REF’ field, and press .4. Enter a reference waypoint name (or leave the fieldblank to use your present position), and press .5. Repeat the preceding two steps to enter the bearing(‘BRG’ field) and distance (‘DST’ field) of your newwaypoint fromthe reference waypoint.6. Press to confirm the ‘DONE?’ prompt.Waypoint SymbolsThe GPS 12XL allows you to select one of 16 sym-bols for each waypoint for easy recognition on the mapdisplay. From the symbol page, you may also selecthow the waypoint appears on the map.To select a waypoint symbol:1. Highlight the symbol field on the waypoint definitionpage, and press .2. Use the arrow keypad to select the desired symbol,and press .3. The cursor will move to the display field, where youcan select which waypoint information is displayedon the map.4. Press , and select one of the following displayoptions: ‘NAME WITH SYMBOL’, ‘SYMBOL ONLY,’ or‘COMMENT WITH SYMBOL’.5. Press to confirm your selection, andagain to confirm the ‘DONE?’ prompt.Waypoint CommentsEach waypoint stored in the GPS 12XL has a user-definable 16-character comment field. The defaultcomment is the UTC (or Greenwich Mean Time) dateand time of the waypoint’s creation.To change or add a comment:1. Highlight the comment field.2. Press .Note: You can clear the comment field by press-ing the left side of the rocker keypad.3. Enter the desired comment, using the arrow keys.4. Press .21Waypoint symbols enableyou to instantly identify awaypoint when it appearson the map page.REFERENCEWaypointSymbols &CommentsThe waypoint commentfield will automaticallyassign the date and time ofcreation to the waypointcomment field. You mayenter a 16-character usercomment at any time.