Garmin 128 Owner's Manual

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Map PageThe Map Page acts as a window. It allows you toview your position, the “path” you have traveled over,and nearby waypoints.A diamond icon in the center of the screen repre-sents your current position. As you move, you will see athin line called a track log appear along the path youhave just covered. Names of stored waypoints andwaypoint symbols can also be shown on the map.The bottom corners of the screen always displayyour current track and speed. When going to a way-point, highlighting an on-screen waypoint, or using thepanning target crosshair, the corresponding distanceand bearing are shown at the top corners of the screen.Navigation PageA navigation page gives you steering guidance whengoing to a waypoint. The GPS 126/128 has two naviga-tion page choices: the Highway Page and the CompassPage. The Highway Page is the default and will bebriefly explained here. The Compass Page is covered onpage 36.The Highway Page uses a graphic highway to showyour movement in relation to your desired course. Theupper section shows bearing and distance to the way-point and your current track and speed. The middleportion contains the actual highway. The highway indi-cates the crosstrack error, or distance and direction,your are off-course from your waypoint. Always turn inthe direction the highway is pointing. For example, ifthe highway points straight up, no turn is needed. If thehighway points right, you need to turn right until thehighway points straight up. The pointer just below theCDI scale always points to your selected waypoint, rela-tive to the direction you are moving. The remainder ofthe page contains two user-selectable fields.Menu PageThe last primary page is the Menu Page. The MenuPage gives you access to the GPS 126/128’s waypointmanagement, route, and setup features through a list ofsubmenus. The Menu Page is covered on page 43. 7Map PageThe Map Page shows yourprogress on a moving trackplotter and gives you abird’s-eye-view of sur-rounding waypoints.INTRODUCTIONPrimary PagesHighway PageWith the Highway Page,you will get graphic steer-ing guidance when navigat-ing a route or going to asingle waypoint.