Garmin GPS 12XL Owner's Manual & Reference

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Using the Position PageWalk for 3-4 minutes and watch the Position Page.The direction you are moving (track), your speed, tripdistance, and altitude are shown on the upper half ofthe screen. The latitude and longitude of your positionare displayed in the middle of the page, with the timeof day shown below.Let’s continue by moving to the next page:1. Press P.Map PageThe next page is the Map Page.To ensure we cansee our entire trip on the map, lets change the mapscale from .2nm (default) to 5nm.1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the ‘ZM’ field at thetop left of the Map Page and press E2. Press the U arrow until ‘1nm’ is shown and pressE.The Map Page shows your present position as adiamond icon in the center of the map. The housesymbol labeled ‘HOME’ is the waypoint you createdand the line connecting the two is your track log.1. Now turn approximately 90º to your right and continuewalking at for another 2-3 minutes. Notice how thedisplay changes, always keeping the direction youare moving at the top of the map (see right).Going to a WaypointOnce you’ve stored a waypoint in memory, youmay return to it by performing a GOTO. A GOTO is astraight-line course from your present position to thedestination you’ve selected. Let’s navigate back to ourstarting position, the HOME waypoint.To select a GOTO destination:1. Press G.2. Highlight the ‘HOME’ waypoint, and press E.You’ll notice that you’ll automatically return to theMap Page, and a straight line will connect your currentposition to the position of the GOTO waypoint.Let’s continue by moving to the next page:1. Press P. 9The Map Page displaysyour present position as adiamond icon and pro-vides a real-time graphic“breadcrumb” display ofyour track right on thescreen.GETTINGSTARTEDPosition/MapPages & GoingTo a WaypointThe GOTO waypointpage allows you to selecta destination from alist of all available way-points in the GPS 12XL’smemory.