Garmin 96 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
96/96C Owner’s Manual 49
BaSIc operatIon >
To nd a point of interest:
1. Press DIRECT TO
D
in Automotive or Marine
Modes to show the Find Menu or the Show
More option from the Aviation Go To Page.
Or
Select the Find icon from the Main Menu.
2. Highlight a Points of Interest icon, and press
ENTER to show the list of nearest points.
3. Press MENU to choose from search options
or choose Select Category to narrow your
search.
4. Highlight am item from the list, and then press
ENTER to show the Information Page for that
item.
If you are searching for a restaurant that is part of
a national chain, only the nearest restaurant to your
location is shown when you search using the “Find
Nearest” method. If you search using the “By Name”
method, then all of the locations for that chain in the
mapping database is shown with the closest to your
current location listed rst.
Creating and Using a Route
Route navigation allows you to create a sequence of
intermediate waypoints which lead you to your nal
destination. The GPSMAP 96/96C stores 50 routes,
each with up to 250 waypoints each. A route can
be created and modied from the Routes Page, and
waypoints can be added to a route from the Aviation
Go To Page or Find Menu. More complex routes can
be created using a PC and MapSource programs and
then transferred to the unit memory.
Saved Routes List
Indicates
Active
Route