Garmin GPS III Owner's Manual

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The GPS III Pilot’s Highway Page provides a graphic highway display that showsyour movement relative to the desired course. The line down the middle of the high-way represents your desired course. As you navigate toward your destination, the high-way will actually move, indicating the direction you’re off course. To stay on course,simply steer toward the center of the highway. As you approach the waypoint, thehighway will end at the final destination. When the waypoint marker is at the bottomcenter of the highway display, you’ve arrived at your destination.The distance to the next waypoint, time to the next waypoint and current speedare displayed to the right of the highway display. A track compass also shows yourcurrent track directly above the highway display, making it easy to see at a glancewhich way you’re headed.The pointer arrow at the bottom of the page indicates the direction to thedestination waypoint (bearing) relative to the direction you are moving (track). If thepointer points straight ahead, you’re heading directly to the waypoint. If not, turn inthe direction of the pointer and the pointer will swing around, pointing straight aheadas you begin moving toward the destination waypoint. Let’s try changing the courseagain and see how the highway display changes.To move off course/on course in simulator mode, use the LEFT/RIGHTkeys on the rocker keypad.If you move off course, thehighway moves to indicate thedirection you’re off course. Toreturn to the course, steertoward the highway centerline.As you approach your desti-nation, the highway will endat the destination waypoint.23SIMULATOR TOURHighway PageTrack CompassHighwayDisplayPointer(Bearing toDestination)Current Speed