Garmin GNC 300 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
User Waypoint Information
In addition to the airport, VOR, NDB and intersection waypoints contained in your
NavData® card, the GNC 300 allows you to store up to 1,000 user-defined waypoints.
Once a user waypoint is created, two user waypoint pages will display the following
information:
• Waypoint identifier
• Position in latitude and longitude
• Identifier, range and bearing from a reference waypoint
• User comments
To scroll between the user waypoint position page and the user comments page,
rotate
O
. User waypoints may be created or modified using the
W
key. After select-
ing the waypoint identifier, as shown on page 34, you will be prompted to enter infor-
mation if the waypoint is new. There are three ways to create a user waypoint’s posi-
tion from the
W
key:
1. Enter the exact position of the new waypoint.
2. Reference a known waypoint.
3. Enter a range and bearing from your current position.
To create or edit a user waypoint:
1. Press
W
.
2. Press
C
twice and use
O
to highlight the ‘user?’ field. Press
E
.
3. Use
K
and
O
to enter the waypoint identifier. Press
E
.
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REFERENCE
Duplicate & Locked
Waypoints
SECTION
3
WPT KEY
User Waypoints
User Waypoint Comments Page
User Waypoint Page
Entering a user waypoint name.
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