Garmin 398 Leaflet

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GPSMAP
®
 
392/398/492/498
quick reference guide
Finding an Item
To find an item from your current location:
1.  From any page, press 
FIND to open the Find From Current Position Page.
2.  Highlight a category, and press 
ENTER. For some categories, you might need to select 
multiple subcategories.
3.  Highlight an item in the search results list, and press 
ENTER. The Review Page 
appears showing item information, map location, chart name, distance/bearing, and 
options for creating a waypoint or viewing the next item in the search results list.
Marking a Waypoint
To mark your current location:
1.  Press and hold 
ENTER/MARK until the Review Waypoint 
Page appears, and then release it. The GPSMAP 
392/398/492/498 captures its current location and creates 
a default name and symbol for the new waypoint. 
2.  To accept the waypoint with the default information, press 
ENTER, or to change any waypoint information, highlight 
the appropriate field and press 
ENTER
To create a new waypoint from a map feature:
1.  Use the 
ROCKER to move the pointer and highlight the map feature you want. 
2.  Press 
ENTER/MARK to capture the pointer location. The Review Page for the selected 
map feature appears. 
3.  Press the 
Create Wpt soft key to open the Review Waypoint Page. 
4.  To accept the waypoint with the default information, press 
ENTER.
Navigating to a Destination
 
To use the NAV key:
1.  Press 
NAV
 to access the Navigation menu.
2.  Highlight 
Go To PointFollow RouteFollow Track, or TracBack, and press ENTER.
3.  Use the 
ROCKER to highlight a point, track, or route from the list, and press ENTER.
4.  If you selected a point, press 
ENTER again with Go To highlighted. If you selected a route 
or saved track, choose from the selections, and press 
ENTER to begin navigation.
MOB (Man OverBoard)
Find From Current 
Position
Review Page
The GPSMAP 392/398/492/498’s Man OverBoard function (MOB) simultaneously marks 
and sets a course back to the marked location for quick response to emergency situations.
To start the MOB function:
1.   Press and hold 
NAV/MOB.
2.   Press 
ENTER to begin navigating to the MOB 
location.
3.  To stop navigation to the 
MOB location, press NAV
highlight 
Stop Navigation, and press ENTER.
Go To Point—Find 
From Current Position
Navigation Menu From 
Present Location
Review Waypoint Page
MOB Navigation Back to a 
Location