Garmin Personal Navigator GPS 48 Owner's Manual & Reference

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In this example, theCompass Page indicatesthat you are traveling in aneasterly (91 degrees) direc-tion and the destinationwaypoint is south (177degrees) of your currentdirection of travel.Using the Compass PageThe Compass Page provides better steering guidancethan the Highway Page for travel at slower speeds (ex.walking) and for travel with many directional changes.The bearing (BRG) and distance (DST) to the way-point are displayed at the top of the page, below thedestination waypoint name. The distance displayed isthe straight-line distance from your present position tothe destination waypoint. The bearing indicates theexact compass heading from you to the destination.The middle of the page features a rotating “compassring” that shows your course over ground while you aremoving (track up orientation), with a pointer arrow tothe destination displayed in the center. The arrowshows the direction of your destination from the direc-tion you are moving. For instance, if the arrow pointsup, you are going directly to the waypoint. If the arrowpoints any direction (left, right, down, etc.), turntoward the arrow until it points up. Then continue inthat direction.The bottom of the page shows your track (TRK),speed (SPD), and a user-selectable field for ETE, ETA,CTS, XTK, VMG, or TRN.When you are one minute away from your destina-tion (based on your current speed and track overground), the GPS 48 will alert you with a flashing on-screen message box.Compass PageREFERENCE30In this example, theCompass Page indicates thatyou are traveling in a southwesterly (210 degrees)direction and the destinationwaypoint is north east (69degrees) of your currentdirection of travel.Bearing toWaypointPointer toWaypointSpeed OverGroundDestinationWaypoint