Garmin GPSMAP 296 User Manual

The Route tab shows the routes you have created in your 

GPSMAP 296 unit. For complete information on routes, refer to the 

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The Route tab in the Main Menu lists all of your saved routes and 

routes on one easy-to-read Route List.

1.  Press 

MENU twice to open the Main Menu. 

2.  Highlight 

Route from the vertical menu of tabs using the 

ROCKER.

The Route tab in the Main Menu shows all the routes currently 

stored in memory, along with a descriptive name for each route. 

Highlight a route, and press MENU to open the options menu. 

From here you can start the route, copy it, delete it, delete all routes, 

and create a new route. You can also set up the routes to manually 

transition to the next waypoint. 

From the Route tab Option Menu, highlight Set up Routes, and 

press ENTER to set the route leg transition (or waypoint transition). 

Select Distance to enter a radius so that when you are within the 

entered distance, the GPSMAP 296 leads you to the next point on 

your route. 
When you select Manual, you can transition to the next waypoint 

while navigating a route. While you are navigating the route, 

open the Active Route Page. Press MENU. Highlight Next Route 

Waypoint, and press ENTER to have the GPSMAP 296 start 

routing you to the next point in your route.

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