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Navigation 1. GPS for ICS - 2003. Navigation 1. Objectives: Set up a Garmin GPS III Plus for inputting coordinates. Manually enter three sets of coordinates into a Garmin GPS III Plus. Complete the navigate exercise. Turn on the GPS III Plus Receiver.
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Navigation 1 GPS for ICS - 2003
Navigation 1 Objectives: • Set up a Garmin GPS III Plus for inputting coordinates. • Manually enter three sets of coordinates into a Garmin GPS III Plus. • Complete the navigate exercise.
Turn on the GPS III Plus Receiver Press and hold the Power/Light button for a second a two to turn the receiver on. The initial receiver status screen appears. This is a good time to check power level before proceeding. MENU Push Menu button twice to access main menu.
Access Waypoints Page Waypoints selection is highlighted. If not, scroll to it using rocker key. ENTER MARK Press Enter button once.
Waypoints Page Waypoints page displays all currently saved waypoints. Display also shows how many are saved and how many are available for use. Press Enter button once to access waypoint setup page. ENTER MARK
Create a New Waypoint GPS III PLUS With New Waypoint highlighted, press Enter button. ENTER MARK Use the rocker key to move around the New Waypoint page. Use Enter key to access and edit any highlighted field on the page.
Create a New Waypoint (cont.) Waypoint symbol. Name field. To save new waypoint, highlight Done and press Enter key. Reference allows a new waypoint to be created by using bearing and distance from another saved waypoint. Comment field can store a short message. Position field contains the coordinates of the new waypoint.
Create a New Waypoint (cont.) QUIT To completely exit New Waypoint page, press Quit button twice. Press and hold the Power/Light button for a second a two to turn the receiver on.
Navigating to Waypoint ENTER MARK Option 1: Press Enter button twice to access Main Menu and Waypoints page. GOTO Option 2: From any page, press GOTO button once to access Waypoints page directly. ENTER MARK Either option: After highlighting the desired waypoint, press Enter button to begin navigation on Map page.
Navigating to Waypoint (cont.) Map page provides a graphical navigation display. Data fields on the right hand side can be turned off to maximize map size, or changed to provide other information.
Navigation 1 Objectives revisited: • Set up a Garmin GPS III Plus for inputting coordinates. • Manually enter three sets of coordinates into a Garmin GPS III Plus. • Complete the navigation exercise.