Garmin GPS 152H User Manual

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6 GPS 152H Owner’s ManualNavigationHighway page—provides a 3D view with your location and the course to your destination.Highway page (on course)Data

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual 7Navigation 4. Select the rst blank eld in the list of waypoints.5. Select a waypoint from the By Name list or the Neares

8 GPS 152H Owner’s ManualNavigation4. Highlight the waypoint that is before the waypoint you want to add, and press Menu.5. Select Insert Waypoint.

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual 9Navigation Saving a Track1. From any Main page, press Menu twice.2. Highlight Trk.3. Press Menu, and select Save.4. Sele

10 GPS 152H Owner’s ManualSettingsSettingsYou can customize a Main page by pressing Menu while on the page.You can access the Settings menu from any

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual 11Settings 3. Select a data eld to change.4. Select the new eld you want shown.Full Screen Map On (or Off)—hides or shows

12 GPS 152H Owner’s ManualSettingsUsing the Routes Tab From any Main page, press Menu twice and highlight Rte.See page 6 for more information concer

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual 13Settings Using the Page TabThe Page tab allows you to select or deselect the main pages. A check mark indicates that the pa

14 GPS 152H Owner’s ManualSettingsMap Tab > Points SubheadingText—sets the screen size of the name of the waypoint, the active route, the marine n

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual 15Settings Heading—selects the reference used in calculating heading information.Auto Mag Var—automatically sets the magnetic

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16 GPS 152H Owner’s ManualSettingsTo automatically scan for a frequency:1. Select Garmin DGPS in the Serial Data Format eld.2. Select Scan in the

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual 17Settings Using the Celestial TabThe Celestial tab shows information about sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, the moon phas

18 GPS 152H Owner’s ManualSettingsDOP (Dilution of Precision)—displays DOP, which is an indication of satellite geometry quality measured on a scale

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual 19Settings The top of the screen displays the tide station. The top of the chart shows a 24-hour block of local time (LCL) fo

20 GPS 152H Owner’s ManualAppendixAppendixSpecicationsPhysical SpecicationsSize : W × H × D: 5.3 in. × 4.9 in. × 2.4 in. (13.4 cm × 12.5 cm × 6.

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual 21Appendix Alarms and MessagesThe unit uses an on-screen message system to alert you to unit operating characteristics. When

22 GPS 152H Owner’s ManualAppendixRoute Already Exists: <route name>—you have entered a route name that already exists in memory. Modify the ro

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual 23Appendix Using Simulator Mode WARNINGDo not try to navigate using simulator mode because the GPS receiver is turned off. A

24 GPS 152H Owner’s ManualAppendixThe GPS 152H also includes support for the WPL sentence and sonar NMEA 0183 input with support for the DPT (depth)

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual 25Index IndexSymbols2D navigation 173D navigation 17Aacc. circle 14acquiring satellites 17alarm 16, 21–24anchor drag 16

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual i Introduction WarningSee the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and ot

26 GPS 152H Owner’s ManualIndexnorthgrid 15magnetic 15true 15north up 13numbers page 6Ooff course alarm 16orientation 13Out key 1PPage key 1

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ii GPS 152H Owner’s Manual Table of ContentsIntroduction ...iTips and Shortcu

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual 1Getting Started Getting StartedPower/ BacklightMenuPageNAV/MOBEnter/ MarkZoom OutZoom InQuitRockerInternal AntennaUsing the

2 GPS 152H Owner’s ManualGetting StartedTurning the Unit On or OffTo turn on the unit, press and release the Power key. When the Warning screen app

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual 3Navigation NavigationMain PagesThe GPS 152H has ve Main pages.To cycle through the Main pages, press Page.Map Page Highway

4 GPS 152H Owner’s ManualNavigation3. To change the default symbol, name, or depth of the waypoint, use the Rocker to highlight the eld you want to

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual 5Navigation Navigating to a DestinationTo navigate to a waypoint:1. From any of the Main pages, press NAV/MOB.2. Select Go