Garmin Quest 2 User Manual

							
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BASIC OPERATION > FINDING PLACES AND ROUTING TO THEM

Finding Recently-Found Places
Your Quest stores the 50 most recent places you have found and 
viewed. The most recently-reviewed item is on the top of the list. 
To find a recently-found place:
1.  Press FIND, highlight Recent Finds, and press OK. A list of 
recently-found items appears. 
2.  To narrow your search, 
highlight All Categories and 
press OK. 
3.  Highlight a category from the 
list and press OK. The 15 
most recent finds from the 
category appear. 
4.  Highlight the place and 
press OK. 
5.  To create a route to this 
place, highlight  Route To 
and press OK. 
The Quest only stores places that you actually view. For example, 
suppose you search for a restaurant by name and five names appear. 
If you view information on two of them, then these two restaurants 
are stored in your Recent Finds list.
Deleting Recently-Found Places
If you want to delete a place from the Recent Finds list, highlight 
the place’s name and highlight the red 
. Press OK, and the name 
is removed from the list. 
To remove all names in the Recent Finds list, press MENU while 
on the Recent Finds page. Highlight  Remove All and press OK.
 NOTE: Deleting an item from the Recent Finds list only 
removes the item from this list. It does not delete the actual city 
from the Map page, your find database, or My Locations. 
						

							
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Planning a Trip
If you are planning a trip and would like to find vacation spots 
ahead of time, consider using the “chain find” method described 
below. You can also follow these instructions for finding places 
while you are already on a trip. 
1.  Find the city you plan to visit. See page 12 for more 
instructions. In our example, Overland Park, KS is chosen.
2.  Highlight 
Find Near and 
press OK. Highlight Lodging 
to look for a place to stay in 
Overland Park. 
3.  Your Quest returns the  names of places to stay. 
Highlight the name and then 
press OK. In our example, 
Bed and Breakfast Kansas 
City is the lodging place.
4.  From the Bed and Breakfast 
information page, highlight 
Find Near and press OK. 
Then highlight Food & Drink 
and press OK.  5.  A list of all eating establishments near Bed and Breakfast 
Kansas City appears. Highlight the name of the restaurant 
and then press OK. 
6.  To save the restaurant to your My Locations list, highlight 
Save from the information page.
Restaurants near your lodging choice in Overland Park
You can also find entertainment, services, and a variety of other 
places near your chosen lodging area in the city of your choice. 
When you are ready to take your trip, simply find these places in 
your Recent Finds or My Locations list. For more information on 
trip planning, see “Planning and Modifying Routes” on page 22. 
						

							
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BASIC OPERATION > MY LOCATIONS

My Locations
You can save your favorite places to the My Locations category of 
the Find Menu. This allows you to easily find your favorite places 
later. For example, if you have found a great campsite, you can 
save the place to My Locations. Then when you want to return to 
the campsite, you can easily find it and route to it. 
Saving Your Favorite Places in “My Locations”
You can save up to 500 locations using four basic methods. All of 
the saved locations stay stored until you delete them. You can also 
upload them to your personal computer using MapSource. 
•  Save an item you have found using the Find Menu.
•  Save your present location using the Where Am I? feature. 
•  Save a new location from the map using the 
Rocker pad.
•  Enter a new location’s position coordinates manually. 
Saving an Item from the Find Menu
As discussed in the previous sections, you can save items you have 
found using the Find Menu. 
To save a place from the Find Menu:
1.  Press FIND. Highlight the search category and press OK. 
2.  Highlight the place you want to save and press 
OK. 
3.  From the information page, highlight 
Save and press OK. 
Where Am I? 
You will never be lost with your Quest! Use the Where Am I? 
feature to find out where you are and save your location. This is 
particularly useful if you are traveling off road or any place where 
street signs or navigational markers are not available. 
You must have a valid position (2D or 3D) fix to mark your present 
location. You can determine the satellite fix by looking at the GPS
 
page.
To find out where you are and save your location:
1.  Press the FIND key and then highlight  Where Am I? and 
press OK. Or, press and hold the OK key. 
2.  A Where Am I? page 
appears, listing your current 
location and the nearest 
major intersections, if 
available. Highlight Save 
and press OK to save your 
location to My Locations. 
						

							
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BASIC OPERATION > MY LOCATIONS

Saving a Map Location
As you pan around the map, you can save a location you see to My 
Locations. See page 29 for information about panning the map.
To save a place on the map to My Locations:
1.  Press Page  to open the 
Map page. 
2.  Press the 
Rocker pad to 
select the place you want to 
save. Press OK. 
3.  An Information page opens. 
Highlight Save and press 
OK.
4.  A Saved as My Location page  opens. This page allows you 
to rename the saved location, 
select a new symbol, and 
file the saved location in a 
category. Highlight the on-
screen OK button and press 
the OK key when you are 
finished. 
Entering a Location’s Coordinates
You can manually enter location coordinates to create a location. 
This method can be useful for creating a location at a specific 
latitude/longitude position from a paper map or chart. 
To enter a location’s coordinates:
1.  Press and hold the OK key. Highlight Save and press OK 
(or use your favorite method discussed in the previous 
section). 
2.  On the Saved as My Location page, use the 
Rocker pad to 
highlight the Location  field and press OK. 
3.  Use the on-screen keyboard to enter the position 
coordinates and press OK when finished.
4.  To change other information, highlight the appropriate field 
and press OK. After entering your changes, highlight the 
on-screen OK button and press the OK key. 
						

							
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BASIC OPERATION > MY LOCATIONS

Editing a Saved Location
You can edit many aspects of a saved location: the name, symbol, 
location coordinates, comment, elevation, and category.
To edit the saved location:
1.  Press the FIND key. Highlight My Locations and press OK. 
2.  Highlight the saved location you want to edit and press 
OK.
3.  Highlight the item you want to 
change and press OK.
4.  Use the on-screen keyboard 
to enter new information. 
5.  When you are done editing 
the saved location, press the 
Page  key to exit. 
Organizing Saved Locations into Categories
You can organize your saved locations into categories to help you 
manage and use your saved locations. For example, you can create 
a “Vacation” category that stores all of the saved locations for your 
upcoming vacation. When the vacation is over, you can simply 
delete all the saved “Vacation” locations by pushing a few buttons.  To 
create a saved location category:
1.  Press the FIND key. Highlight My Locations and press OK. 
2.  Highlight the saved location you want to edit and press 
OK. 
3.  Highlight the 
Categories field and press OK.
4.  Highlight 
Edit… and press OK.
5.  Highlight 
Add New… and press OK.
6.  Use the on-screen keyboard to enter the name of the new  category. Highlight 
Done and press OK when finished.
To assign a category to a saved location:
1.  Press the FIND key. Highlight My Locations and press OK. 
2.  Highlight the saved location you want to edit and press 
OK. 
3.  Highlight the 
Categories field and press OK.
4.  From the list, highlight the category you want to assign the 
saved location to and press OK.
To delete a category:
1.  Press the FIND key. Highlight My Locations and press OK. 
2.  Highlight the location you want to edit and press 
OK. 
3.  Highlight the 
Categories field and press OK.
4.  Highlight 
Edit… and press OK.
5.  Highlight the category you want to delete. Highlight the red 
 to the right of the category and press OK to delete it. 
						

							
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Deleting Saved Locations
You can delete saved locations when they are no longer needed.
To delete a saved location:
1.  Press the FIND key. Highlight 
My Locations and press OK. 
2.  Highlight the saved location 
you want to delete. 
3.  Highlight the red 
 to the 
right of the location and press 
OK to delete it.
To delete saved locations by symbol or category:
1.  Press the FIND key, highlight My Locations, and press OK. 
2.  Press 
MENU, highlight Delete…, and press OK. 
3.  Highlight 
By Symbol… or By Category… and press OK.
4.  When deleting by symbol, highlight the symbol of the saved 
location you want to delete and press OK. When deleting 
by category, highlight the category you want to delete and 
press OK. 
5.  Highlight  Yes 
and press the OK key to confirm. Highlight No 
and press OK to exit without deleting.
Finding My Locations
When you save an item, it is saved in the My Locations category 
of the Find Menu. To find a location you have saved, open the My 
Locations category of the Find Menu.
To find a saved location:
1.  Press the FIND key, highlight My Locations, and press OK. 
2.  To narrow your search, highlight 
All Categories and press 
OK. Highlight the category the saved location is assigned to 
and press OK. 
3.  To further narrow your search, highlight All Symbols and 
press OK. Highlight the symbol assigned to the saved 
location and press OK. 
4.  Use the 
Rocker pad to select the saved location and press 
OK to open the information page.
5.  Highlight  Route To
 and press OK to go to this location. 
						

							
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BASIC OPERATION > SETTING YOUR HOME LOCATION

Setting Your Home Location
Your Quest allows you to set a “Home” location that can be your 
home, office, or any other place to which you return most often. 
After you set your Home location, you can quickly create a route 
to your Home Location. For example, if you are traveling in a 
new city or down an unknown street and you want to easily find 
your way home, simply press and hold the FIND key. Your Quest 
automatically redirects you to your Home location. 
To set a Home location:
1.  Press MENU, highlight Route Options, and press OK. A 
Route Options menu appears.
2.  Highlight 
Set Home Location and press OK. 
3.  Highlight one of the three options and press 
OK.
4.  Find your Home location using the selected option. Your 
Home location is set.
To route Home:
  Press and hold the FIND key. The Quest automatically 
creates a route to your Home location.
Changing Your Home Location
If you travel frequently, you may want to change your Home 
location to a new location, such as a hotel or your meeting place, so 
you can find your way “home” in unfamiliar surroundings. 
To change your Home location:
1.  Press FIND, highlight My Locations, and press OK.
2.  Highlight your 
Home location and then highlight the red . 
Press OK. Highlight  Yes and press OK to confirm. 
3.  Follow the previous instructions to reset your Home 
location.  
						

							
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BASIC OPERATION > USING TRACBACK

Using TracBack
The Quest records an electronic breadcrumb trail or “track log” 
as you travel. As a result, you can retrace your recent movements 
using the TracBack
® feature. This feature is particularly useful 
when navigational markers are not readily available.
The track log starts recording as soon as the Quest gets a location 
fix. For the best results, clear the track log before you start 
traveling. When the track log is full, new track points overwrite the 
oldest track points. 
To use TracBack:
1.  Press the FIND key, highlight  Where Am I?, and press OK. 
2.  Highlight  TracBack
 and press OK. 
3.  If you want to travel to the beginning of your track, highlight  Yes
 and press OK. 
  To select a spot along your track to travel to, highlight 
No 
and press OK. Use the Rocker pad to select the point to 
which you want to travel and press OK. 
4.  A TracBack Preference window appears. Highlight the 
preferred method and press OK. 
If you have selected to follow roads (Faster Time 
or Shorter Distance), the Quest create a turn-by-
turn route to the selected end point. Follow the 
route just as you would follow any route. 
If you selected to follow the track, you can use the Map page and 
the Compass page to guide you along the path. See the next page 
for more information about the Compass page. 
						

							
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BASIC OPERATION > USING TRACBACK

Following Your Track with the Compass Page
If you have selected to follow your track 
(Follow Track), the Quest traces your path to 
the destination. You can use the Map page and 
Compass page to navigate to your destination. 
Press the Page  key to view the Compass page. The middle of 
the page features a rotating “compass ring” that shows your course 
while you are moving. Your present heading is indicated at the top 
of the compass ring. The direction of the next turn is indicated by 
an arrow in the middle of the compass ring and a bearing “bug” on 
the outside of the compass ring. Directions to your next point or 
turn appear in the top text bar.
Rotating 
compass ring
Bug indicator
Data fields
Bearing pointer
Text bar
If the arrow points up, you are going in the correct direction. If the 
arrow points any direction other than up, turn toward the arrow 
until it points up, then continue in that direction. 
 NOTE: You must be moving for the compass to update and 
display your heading accurately. 
You can change the data fields on the Compass page just as you can 
on the Map page (page 30). For a complete list and description of 
data field options, see 
page 45.
Instead of the bearing pointer, you can use a course pointer. Press 
MENU, highlight Course Pointer, and press OK. The course 
pointer now appears in the center of the compass to show you how 
to get back on course. 
 NOTE: The Compass page is only available when you are 
following a TracBack using the Follow Track method.  
						

							
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BASIC OPERATION > PLANNING AND MODIFYING ROUTES

Planning and Modifying Routes 
Use the Quest’s Route Planner feature to plan your routes before 
you even leave the house. The Route Planner allows you to select 
a start point and a destination, and it automatically saves the route. 
You can also modify the route to add extra stops (via points) or 
avoid certain roads. 
Planning a Route
Planning routes is fast and easy: simply pick a starting location and 
an ending location. 
To plan a route:
1.  Press MENU, highlight 
Route Options, and 
press OK. 
2.  Highlight 
Route Planner 
and press OK. From the 
Route List page, highlight 
New and press OK. 
3.  From the Route Planner 
page, highlight  and press 
OK. Highlight one of the four options (described to the right) 
and press OK. Select your starting location.  4.  From the Route Planner page, highlight 
 and press OK. Highlight one of the options 
and press OK. Select your ending location. 
Highlight Navigate to start navigating this route. If you want to 
stop a route, select Stop Navigation from the Route Options menu. 
To resume the route, select 
Resume Navigation. 
Finding Route Points
Your Quest provides four options for selecting your starting and 
ending locations: 
None—begin the route wherever you are located at the present 
time. 
Current Location
—begin or end the route at the address at which 
you are currently located. For example, if your current location is 
at 915 Elm, the Quest enters this address as the Current Location. 
Find Menu—search for a starting or ending location using the 
Find Menu.
Use Map—find a point on the Map page. When the Map page 
appears, use the  Rocker pad to move the map pointer to the 
location and press OK.