User manual GARMIN GPS 75

[. . . ] GPS 75 Personal Navigator TM OWNER'S MANUAL (Software Version 2. 20 or above) © 1992-1993 GARMIN, 9875 Widmer Road, Lenexa, KS Printed in Taiwan. 66215, USA All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the express written permission of GARMIN. GARMIN reserves the right to change or improve their products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements. October, 1993 190-00046-00 Rev. D PREFACE GARMIN thanks you for selecting our high performance, full featured Personal NavigatorTM. [. . . ] This feature is useful in defining an area around a rock, reef, or restricted waters. When you approach one of these waypoints, the GPS 75 will notify you with an alarm tone and the message, "Prox Alarm-[waypoint name], " if you enter the alarm circle. The GPS 75 allows you to define a maximum of nine proximity waypoints. Scroll through the proximity waypoint list using the arrow keys. 5-1 To set a proximity waypoint. . . (NOTE: If neither the waypoint name nor the location exists in memory, the Waypoint Definition Page will be displayed. If the newly created proximity alarm circle overlaps with an existing proximity alarm circle, you will be informed of the overlap with the message "Proximity Overlap". As long as the overlap remains, this message will be displayed each time the GPS 75 is turned on. (WARNING: If you enter the overlap area, the unit will only inform you of the nearest waypoint. ) 5. 3REFERENCE WAYPOINTS In section 3. 4, we discussed creation of waypoints by entering the latitude and longitude position. Another way to create a waypoint is by referencing an existing waypoint. By indicating the bearing and range from a reference waypoint, the GPS 75 is able to compute a latitude and longitude location for the new waypoint. by · Select the Waypoint Definition Page with the WPT softkey. · Highlight the WPT name field and enter the new waypoint name. · Highlight the ">Ref:" field and enter the existing waypoint that will be used as reference. (If the reference field is not currently shown, highlight that cyclic field and press CLR until it is displayed. ) · Press ENT. 5-2 · Enter the bearing and distance from the existing waypoint to the new waypoint. A latitude and longitude location for the new waypoint should now be displayed. 5. 4WAYPOINT SCANNING Throughout this manual, each time we have encountered a waypoint name field, we have entered the waypoint name with the alphanumeric keys. · The waypoint name field is highlighted and may be blank or may already show a GOTO destination. A waypoint name is now displayed. · Scan for the desired waypoint with the arrow keys. (NOTE: As you are scanning, up to nine nearest waypoints will be shown first; followed by the entire list in numeric and alphabetical order. ) To limit the scanning range, you may specify the first letter(s) or number(s) of the waypoint name. · For this example, select the Waypoint Definition Page with WPT and the WPT softkey, if needed. Use the arrow keys to scan through all waypoints that begin with the letter "G". 5-3 CHAPTER 6 AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS The GPS 75's auxiliary pages allow you to do utility and setup functions to customize your unit. [. . . ] · Pull the battery pack off the right side of the unit. C-10 To replace the alkaline batteries. . . · Grip the battery pack around the outside edge (not the bottom). · Push the top of the battery pack against the edge of a hard surface which will not mar the plastic. The outer sleeve will slide off the cage, revealing the batteries inside. · Replace the batteries, observing the polarity diagram engraved in the plastic. [. . . ]