Garmin GPS 48 User Manual download pdf (Page 45)

Route Navigation

The last form of navigating to a destination with

the GPS 48 is by creating a user-defined route. The

route navigation feature lets you plan and navigate a

course from one place to another using a set of pre-

defined waypoints. Routes are often used when it’s not

practical, safe, or possible to navigate a direct course to

a particular destination (e.g., through a body of water

or impassable terrain).

Routes are broken down and navigated in smaller

segments called “legs”. The waypoint you are going to

in a leg is called the “active to” waypoint and the way-

point immediately behind you is called the “active

from” waypoint. The line between the “active to” and

the “active from” waypoint is called the “active leg”.

Whenever you activate a route with the GPS 48, it

will automatically select the route leg closest to your

position as the active leg. As you pass each waypoint in

the route, the receiver will automatically sequence and

select the next waypoint as the “active to” waypoint.

REFERENCE

Routes

Waypoint 2

(“active to” waypoint)

Waypoint 1

(“active from” waypoint)

“Active Leg”

}

GPS48revB.qxd 1/7/00 3:12 PM Page 41

1 2 ... 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 ... 73 74

No comments

Garmin GPS 48 User Manual Page 45