Garmin GPS III Owner's Manual

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2GETTING STARTEDKeypad Usage/Display(POWER)— Red key turns the unit on and off, andcontrols three levels of screen backlighting intensity.(PAGE)— Scrolls main pages in sequence and returnsdisplay from a menu/options page to a main page.Press and hold this key to change screen orientation.(MENU)— Displays a menu of available options forthe current page. Press twice to display the Main Menu.(GOTO/ NRST)— Displays the GOTO waypoint win-dow, allowing you to select the destination waypoint.Press and hold this key to display the nine nearest air-ports, airspaces, navaids, waypoints, etc.(ENTER/ MARK )— Activates highlighted fields andconfirms menu options and data entry. Press and holdthis key to mark present position as a waypoint.(QUIT)— Returns the display to a previous page orrestores a data field’s previous value.(IN and OUT)— Allows you to zoom in/out through23 scales on the Map Page. Also adjusts scale on theHighway and HSI pages.(ROCKER KEYPAD)— Controls the movement ofthe cursor, is used to select options and positions, andto enter data.CURSOR— A solid black bar which can be movedup, down, left, and right with the keypad to select indi-vidual fields on the display (see above).DEFAULT— A system-selected format, built into theoperating software or the unit’s memory, that will befollowed unless the user chooses a different setting.FIELD— The location on a page (see above) where agroup of characters or option is entered and displayed.HIGHLIGHT— The act of using the cursor to select afield for the purpose of entering data.SCROLL— The act of moving through characters oroptions from a selected field.DATA ENTRY— Entering data, such as waypointnames, typically begins and ends with the ENTER/MARK key. Use the rocker keypad to enter the actualdata: UP/DOWN to change the highlighted character,RIGHT to move on to the next character.Example ofCursor high-lighting the‘Mode’ Field