Garmin GPS 12XL Owner's Manual & Reference

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Getting Started TourNow that you’ve seen the primary pages, let’s getstarted by taking a simple tour to show you the basicsabout using your GPS 12XL. The tour assumes thatyour unit has been turned on and that none of the fac-tory settings ( units of measure, selectable fields, etc.)have been changed. If these settings have beenchanged, the pictures and descriptions you see in thismanual may not match what you see on your screen.Turning the GPS 12XL On1. Press B until the receiver turns on.The welcome page will appear while the unit con-ducts a self test. Once testing is complete, the SatellitePage will appear. When sufficient satellite signals havebeen acquired, the Satellite Page will be replaced by thePosition Page.Marking a PositionGPS is really about marking and going to placescalled waypoints. Before we can use our GPS 12XL toguide us somewhere, we have to mark a position as awaypoint. (Your GPS 12XL can hold up to 500 way-points.)To mark your present position:1. Press the M key. The mark position page willappear, with a default three-digit name for the newwaypoint in the upper-left portion of the page.To rename the waypoint:1. Highlight the name field, and press E.2. Enter the waypoint name ‘HOME’, and press E.(See pg. 9 for data entry.) The waypoint symbol fieldwill become highlighted.Each waypoint may also be assigned a custom way-point symbol for easy waypoint recognition on the map.To change the waypoint symbol:1. Highlight the waypoint symbol field, and press E.2. Select the house symbol, and press E.3. Move the cursor to the ‘DONE?’ prompt, and pressE.Power On &Marking aPositionGETTINGSTARTED8The welcome page will beshown while the unit con-ducts a self testPress the UP arrow tomove forward through thealphabet or numbers andthe DOWN arrow tomove backward.