Garmin GPSMAP 180 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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The GPSMAP 180s Map Page combines digital chartplotting with a user-selec-
table display of navigation data and a built-in worldwide database to 64 nm. It
will also be the page you use most to create and edit waypoints and routes. Before
we take off on our practice route, lets take a brief look at its various features and
displays.
The map display, located in the middle of the page, shows your boat as a trian-
gle marker on an electronically generated chart, along with geographic names,
markers and buoys that are provided by the G-chart cartridge youre currently
using. It also displays your track, routes and nearby waypoints. An on-screen
cursor lets you pan to other map areas, determine the range and bearing to a posi-
tion, and perform various waypoint and route functions.
The data window, located at the top of the page, provides a user-selectable dis-
play of various navigation data, including course, speed over ground, and the
bearing and distance to the cursor or a particular waypoint. The status bar, located
at the bottom of the page, displays the current map scale setting, as well as the sta-
tus information described on page 29.
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GETTING STARTED
Map Page
A. To select an on-screen waypoint, simply move
the cursor over the desired waypoint. The way-
point/navaid name and position, along with the
bearing and distance from your present posi-
tion, will be displayed.
B. The map page can also be configured to display
additional data fields and a graphic course devi-
ation scale or compass. See page 26 for more on
map options.
Boat
Icon
Data
Fields
Map
Scale