Garmin GPS 152 Owner's Manual And Reference Manual

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10Getting StartedMarking WaypointsMarking WaypointsTo mark your present position:1. Hold down the ENTER/MARK key until the ‘New Waypoint’ window appears, then release the key.The window will show a default 3-digit waypoint name/number (001), symbol (dot), and position.You can leave the name as the auto-assigned number, but for this exercise, change the nameto ‘DOCK’.2. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the waypoint name field (001) and press ENTER/MARK.You will see that just the first ‘0’ is now highlighted.3. Press LEFT on the ARROW KEYPAD to clear the name field.4. Press the UP or DOWN arrow of the ARROW KEYPAD until the letter ‘D’ appears, and then pressthe RIGHT arrow key to go to the next space to the right, then UP or DOWN again until ‘O’ appears.Repeat this until you have entered the name ‘DOCK’. If you make a mistake and select an incorrectcharacter, simply use the LEFT arrow key of the ARROW KEYPAD to backspace the cursor and thenUP or DOWN to correct the entry. (If you accidentally press ENTER/MARK before you are done,simply press ENTER/MARK again and move the highlight to where you left off.)5. After you have entered all the letters, press ENTER/MARK to confirm the name.6. To access the waypoint symbol page, highlight the waypoint symbol field which is to the left of thewaypoint’s name and press ENTER/MARK. Note that the default symbol is a dot.7. You will see an alphabetical list of available waypoint symbols to choose from. You will see a scrollbar on the right of the window indicating your current position on the entire list of symbols. Pressthe ARROW KEYPAD UP or DOWN until you highlight the ‘ANCHOR’ symbol.8. Press ENTER/MARK to confirm the ‘ANCHOR’ symbol.9. Highlight ‘OK’ at the bottom of the window and press ENTER/MARK again to confirm the ‘OK’prompt and save the waypoint. You may also highlight ‘Delete’ and press ENTER/MARK to notsave the waypoint.The waypoint is now stored in memory. Note that waypoints may also be created graphically withthe Map Page cursor or by manually entering position coordinates. These techniques are described inthe reference section of the manual and/or on the GPS 152 Quick Reference Guide.Press ENTER/MARK after entering the name.Choose from a list of 40 useful symbols torepresent your waypoint on the Map Page.