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GPSMAP 76C Waypoint Entry and Route Creation

of 33Our cruise is from Sturgeon Bay’s Center Channel to the Entrance of Menominee’s Marina.

Sturgeon Bay to Menominee

of 33This clearly needs some corrections at the Menekaunee Shoal nun #6 and other spots

Menekaunee Shoal

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Insert a Waypoint into the Route

– Select the route and then from pull down select Insert Section.

• Inserted a waypoint and move it so you can go around the number 6 nun at Menekaunee.

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Insert a 2nd additional Waypoint

• Select Insert Section on Pull Down Menu

• Grab Route in and move the new waypoint so as to clear the harbor entrance.

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Zoom in on the Harbor

• Shows a Wreck in the path.

• More Waypoint insertion?

• Or just move a waypoint?

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How to do it on the 76C?

The Starting Point

• Preferred start is without any waypoints or routes in the GPS (not mandatory)

• Put GPS in GPS Off mode

• Then create waypoint 001 using Mark Waypoint

• Etc. till all points for the route of interest are created

• Then relocate on the Map page

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hold

PagePage

Power On and get into GPS Off Mode

Press and hold Power until intro page appears, then press Page and Satellite Status screen appears. Press Menu, select Use With GPS Off and press Enter

MenuMenu EnterEnter

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Turn on backlight

Press Power (briefly), then rocker up to turn backlight on. Press Enter to confirm

EnterEnter

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Set backlight to “stay on”

2xMenuMenu EnterEnter EnterEnter

Press Menu twice, scroll to Setup then press Enter. Scroll to Display and press Enter. Scroll down to Backlight Timeout

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Set backlight to “stay on”

EnterEnter PagePage

Press Enter and scroll up to Stays On. Press Enter then press Page to return to main page, Satellite Status

EnterEnter

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Delete the old routes

QuitQuit Menu MenuEnterEnter

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GET TO ROUTES MENU

Press QUIT and scroll OVER to ROUTES. Press Enter then MENU

QuitQuit

Find FindEnterEnterEnterEnter

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Delete all the Waypoints

EnterEnter MenuMenu EnterEnter

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Deleting All Waypoints Continued

QuitQuitEnterEnterEnterEnter To the GPS Page

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Set up new Location

Scroll down to select MAP press Enter. Zoom IN a bit. Scroll to Routes starting point.

EnterEnter InInMenuMenu

ScrollScroll

& & more Zoom

InIn

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Mark Waypoint

EnterEnter

EnterEnter

hold

Press ENTER when in final position,

ScrollScroll

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Change Symbol

EnterEnter EnterEnter

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Change the name of Waypoint?

ScrollScrollEnterEnterEnterEnter

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Enter 1st Waypoint

MenuMenuEnterEnter EnterEnter

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Move to 2nd New Location

OutOutEnterEnter ScrollScroll

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Mark 2nd Waypoint

hold

EnterEnter

EnterEnter EnterEnterMenuMenuMenuMenu

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Selection of 3rd New Location

EnterEnter EnterEnter ScrollScroll

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Zoom in on 3rd Location

InIn ScrollScroll InIn EnterEnter

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Enter 3rd Waypoint

hold

EnterEnterEnterEnter MenuMenu EnterEnter

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Look for 4th New Location

EnterEnter ScrollScroll ScrollScroll

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Zoom in on 4th Location

ININ ININ EnterEnter hold

EnterEnter

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The Route Waypoints are Entered

EnterEnter MenuMenu MenuMenu

Select Routes Menu

4th Waypoint Entered

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Route using Waypoint List

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Route from Waypoint List - cont.

Route is named 001 - 001

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Point 2 and 3

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Route is now named 001 - 004

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Documents

map page page

menominee page

main page

intro page

new waypoint

spotsmenekaunee shoal

waypoint listpage

waypoint insertion