Garmin eTrex Vista Owner's Manual And Reference Manual

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17NavigationNavigation PageThe options include:Sight ‘N Go - Use the Sight ‘N Go feature to locate alandmark visually and then lock in a magnetic head-ing to it.Stop Navigation - “Grayed out” unless you arenavigating on a Goto, Track, or Route.Bearing Pointer/Course Pointer - Toggles betweenBearing (always directed at destination) and Course(distinctive with dots across center of compass, showsamount of correction needed to be back on course.)Big Numbers/Big Compass - toggles to display datafields in large text format while removing the StatusWindow and reducing the size of the compass ring.Calibrate Compass - The Electronic Compass mustbe calibrated every time after adding batteries. (Seepage 19.)Restore Defaults - Returns options and data fieldchoices to factory designations.At the bottom of the page are two data fields thatare user programmable with a choice of different dataoptions:The Bearing Pointer and Compass Ring work inde-pendently of the direction of your movement and thedirection to your destination. The Bearing Pointer alwayspoints directly to the destination, no matter what yourcurrent location might be.For example: if the arrow is pointing straight up,you are going directly to your destination. If it pointsany direction other than up, turn toward the arrow untilit points up and then continue in that direction. If youare using the ‘Course Pointer’ option instead and youdrift away from the line of travel to your destination,the Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) provides graphicindication of drift (right or left) and displays the distanceoff course.Navigation Page withCourse Pointer andCourse Deviation Indicator(CDI) Scale active.Use the ZOOM buttons toadjust the CDI scale setting.OptionsNavigation PageOptions Menu