Garmin GPS 12XL Owner's Manual & Reference

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Selecting a GOTO DestinationThe GPS 12XL provides four ways to navigate to adestination: GOTO, MOB, TracBack, and route naviga-tion. The most basic method of selecting a destinationis the GOTO function, which lets you choose anystored waypoint as the destination and quickly sets adirect course from your present position.To activate the GOTO function:1. Press .2. Select the waypoint you want to navigate to, andpress .Once a GOTO waypoint has been activated, theCompass Page or Highway Page will provide steeringguidance to the destination until either the GOTO iscancelled or the unit has resumed navigating the activeroute (see pg 30).To cancel an active GOTO:1. Press the key.2. Highlight ‘CANCELGOTO?’, and press .Selecting a City as Your DestinationThe GPS 12XL also features a built-in database ofcity locations. You can quickly select any one of theselocations as your destination waypoint, using the FindCity feature. Once selected, the GPS 12XL will create awaypoint named after the city and place it in user way-point memory.To select a city as your destination:1. Highlight ‘FIND CITY?’ and press . Then followthe GOTO steps for the find city page (described onpages 40-42).Man Overboard FunctionThe GPS 12XL’s man overboard function (MOB) letsyou simultaneously mark and set a course to a positionfor quick response to passing positions.To activate the MOB mode:1. Press twice. The GOTO waypoint page willappear with ‘MOB’ selected.2 Press to begin MOB navigation.The GPS 12XL will now guide you to the MOB way-point until the MOB GOTO is cancelled. If you want tosave the MOB waypoint, be sure to rename it because itwill be overwritten the next time a MOB is activated. 23Select a destination way-point from the GOTOwaypoint list.REFERENCEGOTO & MOBFunctionsOnce the MOB mode hasbeen activated, steeringguidance will be providedby the Compass orHighway Page. Activatinganother MOB will over-write the previous MOBwaypoint.