Garmin GPSMAP 178C Owner's Manual

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10Getting StartedMarking WaypointsTo mark your present position:1. Hold down the ENTER/MARK key until the ‘New Waypoint’ window appears then release the key.The window shows a default three-digit waypoint name/number (001), symbol (dot), and position.You can leave the name as the auto-assigned number, but for this exercise, lets change the name to‘DOCK’.2. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the waypoint name field (001) and press ENTER/MARK.You see that just the first ‘0’ is now highlighted.3. Press LEFT on the ARROW KEYPAD to clear the name field.4. Press UP or DOWN on of the ARROW KEYPAD until the letter ‘D’ appears, and then press RIGHTto go to the next space to the right, then UP or DOWN again until ‘O’ appears. Repeat this untilyou have entered the name ‘DOCK’. If you make a mistake and select an incorrect character, simplypress LEFT on the ARROW KEYPAD to backspace the cursor and then UP or DOWN to correct theentry. (If you accidentally press ENTER/MARK before you are done, simply press ENTER/MARKagain and move the highlight to where you left off.)5. After you have entered all the letters, press ENTER/MARK to confi rm the name.6. To access the waypoint symbol page, highlight the waypoint symbol field, which is to the left of thewaypoint’s name and press ENTER/MARK. The default symbol is a dot.7. You see a grid of available waypoint symbols to choose from. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to high-light the ‘ANCHOR’ symbol.8. Press ENTER/MARK to confi rm the ‘ANCHOR’ symbol.9. Highlight ‘OK’ at the bottom of the window and press ENTER/MARK again to confirm the ‘OK’prompt and save the waypoint.The waypoint is now stored in memory. Note that waypoints may also be created graphically fromthe map display or by manually entering position coordinates. Each of these techniques is described inthe reference section of this manual.Press ENTER/MARKafter entering the name.You can choose from a list of useful symbols.There are two Diver Down waypointsymbols to select from: the International andU.S. versions.