Garmin iii plus Guida Utente

EExxiittss

Exit information is available from the built-in base map and any

additional maps downloaded from MapSource. Exits are categorized

in two types:

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SSppeecciiaall  EExxiittss::      rest areas, service areas, toll booths, welcome

centers and weigh stations 

Common exits are depicted with an open square icon when services

are available and a filled-gray square icon when no services are

available.

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1. Use the ROCKER KEYPAD to place the panning pointer on the

desired exit. A window will appear

showing the exit number and icons

depicting the available services.

2. Press ENTER to display the Exit Info

Page for the selected exit. The Exit Info

Page shows the number of available

services, and the bearing and distance to the exit location.

3. Highlight the “View” button at the bot-

tom of the page and press ENTER to

display the Services Near Exit List. The

Services Near Exit List shows a servic-

es icon and the name for each available

service.

4. Highlight the desired service and press ENTER to display an

Exit Service Detail Page. This page provides a checklist of

available services—such as fuels, park-

ing, convenience stores, etc.

5. Press QUIT, as often as needed, to

back out of each exit services page. If

you continue to press QUIT you will

return to the Map Page.

Several exit options are available as well—including the option to

save an exit location as a waypoint and a setup feature to exclude

those services you don’t wish to view. Exit symbols can also be

removed from the Map Page, if desired.

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1. Select the exit location using the steps above and display the

Exit Info Page for the desired exit.

2. Press MENU to display an options win-

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3. Highlight “Save As Waypnt” and press

ENTER. A waypoint will automatically

be created using the exit name.  

4. With “Done” highlighted, press ENTER to save the new way-

point.

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1. Select the Services Near Exit Page using the steps above.

2. Press MENU to display an options window.

3. Highlight “Services Setup” and press ENTER. A Service

Categories Page is displayed, allowing

you to select (designated by an “X”) or

deselect the services you wish to have

listed.

4. To select or deselect a service category,

highlight the box adjacent to the desired

category and press ENTER to select or deselect the category.

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1. With the Map Page displayed, press MENU to display the Map

Page Options.

2. Highlight “Map Setup” and press ENTER. The map settings

pages are organized under a series of “file tabs”.

3. Highlight the “Pnts” (changed from “Wpts” in the GPS III man-

ual) file tab.

4. Highlight the field adjacent to “Common Exits” or “Special

Exits” and press ENTER. A window will

appear allowing you to disable the

selected exit category entirely or select

the maximum scale at which you want

the feature to appear.

5. Highlight the desired option and press

ENTER.

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The Nearest Waypoint List has been expanded to include the 50

nearest cities and 50 nearest exits. The nearest lists are arranged

under “file tabs” for: Waypoints, Cities and Exits. 

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1. Press MENU twice to display the Main Menu.

2. Use the ROCKER KEYPAD to highlight “Nearest” and press

ENTER.

3. Highlight the desired file tab—”Cities” or “Exits”—to display the

corresponding list.

4. Highlight any exit or city in the list and

press ENTER to display an info page for

that item. At this point, the “Save As

Waypnt” option previously described for

exits, is available for exits or cities. 

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City classifications have been modified as follows: Large cities are

those with approximate populations greater than 200,000. Medium

cities are greater than 20,000 and small cities are greater than 5,000.

Small towns have been added and include those with approximate

populations under 5,000 or of unknown size.
A City Spell ‘n Find feature allows you to search the built-in database

for a particular city or town. The City Spell ‘n Find Page will display

the size, location, bearing and distance to the selected city.

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1. Press MENU twice to display the Main Menu.

2. Use the ROCKER KEYPAD to highlight “Cities” and press

ENTER.

3. Use the ROCKER KEYPAD to spell the name of the desired

city—UP/DOWN to select the desired character and RIGHT to

move to the next character space. As you enter the first few

characters of the city name, the GPS III Plus will select the first

entry in the database that corresponds to the characters you

have entered. Once you have selected

the city, press ENTER.

4. To save the city location as a waypoint,

press MENU and select the “Save as

Waypnt” option.

5. To determine the distance between the

selected city and a waypoint, press MENU and select the

“Show Reference” option. Then use the ENTER key and the

ROCKER KEYPAD to enter the name of the reference way-

point.

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“MapSource Info” is a new option in the Map Page Options window.

The MapSource Info Page shows the number of maps downloaded

from the MapSource program and the amount of memory used (in

kilobytes). Each downloaded map is described, by name, and may be

deselected if you wish to retain the map in memory, but not display

the data.

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1. With the Map Page displayed, press MENU to display the Map

Page Options. Then, use the ROCKER KEYPAD to highlight

“MapSource Info” and press ENTER.

2. Use the UP or DOWN side of the

ROCKER KEYPAD to scroll through the

list of downloaded maps.

3. To select/deselect a map, highlight the

field adjacent to the desired map. Press

ENTER to select/deselect the map. The map is selected and

will be displayed on the Map Page when an “X” appears in the

field adjacent to that map.