Garmin Gps Plus 2 Manual

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Selecting a User-Defined Navigation Page (cont.)
The ÔETEÕ field, located in the middle of the bottom of both pages, is a user-selectable field that allows you to
display a variety of navigation values for your trip.
To access the user-selectable field:
1. Highlight ÔETEÕ, and press ENTER.
2. Use the keypad to scroll through the possible options.
The following data options are available from the Navigation Pages (see Appendix H):
Estimated Time Enroute (ETE)Ñ the time left to your...

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Fig. 56
Using the Compass Page
The GPS II
+Õs Compass Page (Fig. 56 and p. 57) provides graphic steering guid-
ance to a destination waypoint. 
The middle of the page features a rotating Ôcompass
ringÕ that shows your course over ground while youÕre moving (track up), and a pointer
arrow that indicates the direction of the destination relative to the direction youÕre mov-
ing. The compass ring and pointer arrow work independently to showÑat a glanceÑthe
direction of your movement and the...

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Track Over
Ground
Estimated Time  Enroute
(User-Selectable Field)Speed Over
Ground Distance to
Waypoint
Graphic
Compass Ring Pointer to
WaypointDestination
Waypoint Bearing to
Waypoint
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Using the Highway Page
The GPS II
+Õs Highway Page (Fig. 58 and p. 59) also provides graphic steering
guidance to a destination waypoint, with a greater emphasis on the straight-line
desired course and the distance and direction you are off course. As you head toward
your destination, the middle of the screen provides visual guidance to your waypoint
on a moving graphic Òhighway.Ó
Your present position is represented by the diamond in the center of the course
deviation scale. The line down...

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Track Over
Ground
Estimated Time  Enroute
(User-Selectable Field)Speed Over
Ground Distance to
Waypoint Bearing to
WaypointDestination
Waypoint
Graphic
Highway
CDI
Scale
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Map Page
The GPS II
+features a powerful real-time map (Fig. 60 and p. 61) that can do
much more than just plot your course and route. The Map Page also provides you
with a target cursor that will let you pan ahead to nearby waypoints, determine the
distance and bearing to any map position, and mark new waypoints while you navi-
gate. The GPS II
+ also features dedicated zoom keys for instant zooming (see p. 62).
The map portion of the page displays your present position as a diamond icon,...

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Bearing to
Waypoint
Track LogRoute Line
Track Over
GroundSpeed Over
Ground Present
Position
Panning
CursorDistance to
Waypoint
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Zooming and Panning
There are three main functions you can perform from the Map Page: zooming,
panning, and pointing. The map has 12 map scales (from 0.2 to 320 miles, or 0.5 to
600 km) which are selected by pressing the IN and OUT zoom keys. These ranges
are measured vertically, from the bottom of the screen to the top.
To use the zoom keys:
1. From the Map Page, press either IN or OUT (Fig. 62a).
2. To see the current map scale, press and hold either button down. A pop-up window will...

Zooming and Panning (cont.)
As you begin to move the map, a crosshair appears (Fig. 63a). This crosshair will
serve as a target marker for the map. The distance and bearing to a destination will be
replaced by the distance and bearing from your present position to the target crosshair.
When you pan around the map, youÕll notice the target crosshair will ÒsnapÓ to on-
screen waypoints and highlight the waypoint name (Fig. 63b). Once a waypoint name
is highlighted, you can either review its waypoint...

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To review the waypoint definition page for a highlighted waypoint:
1. Press ENTER while the waypoint is highlighted.
From the waypoint definition page, you can also define how each individual way-
point is displayed on the map. The GPS II+displays waypoints as a name with a cor-
responding symbol (e.g., Ònearest fuelÓ and a gas pump symbol) (Fig. 64a), a symbol
only (e.g., a fish symbol) (Fig. 64b), or a 16-character comment and corresponding
symbol (e.g., Ògreat viewÓ and the camp site symbol) (Fig....