Garmin 225 Manuale Proprietario

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The CREATE softkey lets you create new waypoints by entering a name and

position, or by entering the distance and bearing from an existing (reference)
waypoint.

To create a new waypoint from the list submenu:

1. If the waypoints list isn’t currently displayed, select it by pressing the WAYPTS

softkey, followed by the LIST softkey.

2. Press the CREATE softkey.

3. Use the 

K

keypad to enter the new waypoint name.

4. Press the OK softkey to confirm the name.

5. The Create a New Waypoint window will appear, with the icon field 

highlighted. To select an icon for your waypoint, press 

C

and use the 

K

keypad to choose the icon. Press the 

C

key to confirm the selection.

6. To enter the position coordinates of the new waypoint, highlight the position

field and press 

C

. Use the 

K

keypad to enter the position, and press 

C

to

confirm the entry.

7. To accept the new waypoint with the default comment (the date and time of

creation), press 

C

. To enter your own comment, highlight the comment field

and press the 

C

key. Use the 

K

keypad to enter the comment and press the

OK softkey to confirm your entry.

8. When you have finished entering all your waypoint data, use the 

K

keypad to

highlight the OK prompt and press the 

C

key.

If you don’t know the position coordinates for your new waypoint, you can

enter the distance and bearing from a reference waypoint (any waypoint stored
in memory), and the GPSMAP will calculate the coordinates for you.

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