Garmin GPS 12CX Owner's Manual

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32Route NavigationThe last form of navigating to a destination with theGPS 12CX is by creating a user-defined route. The routenavigation feature lets you plan and navigate a coursefrom one place to another using a set of pre-defined way-points. Routes are often used when it’s not practical, safe,or possible to navigate a direct course to a particulardestination (e.g., through a body of water or impassableterrain).Routes are broken down and navigated in smallersegments called “legs”. The waypoint you are going to ina leg is called the “active to” waypoint and the waypointimmediately behind you is called the “active from” way-point. The line between the “active to” and the “activefrom” waypoint is called the “active leg”.Whenever you activate a route with the GPS 12CX, itwill automatically select the route leg closest to yourposition as the active leg. As you pass each waypoint inthe route, the receiver will automatically sequence andselect the next waypoint as the “active to” waypoint.Way p o in t 1(” ac tiv e fro m ” w ay p o i n t” )Way p o in t 2(” ac tiv e to w ayp o in t” )“ A c tiv e L eg ”REFERENCERouteNavigation