Garmin eTrex Vista HCx
(Personal Navigator)
HOW TO POWER ON THE GPS
- Press and hold the POWER button to switch on the GPS.
- Once the GPS is on press once the POWER key for LCD backlight.
- Back button. Press once to go back one step. This also displays different pages.
- Menu/Find key, Press twice to view Main Menu page.
- Zoom in Keys. While navigating this key is used to have a closer view of the path/roads.
- Zoom out key. While navigating this key is used to have a broader view of the path/roads.
- Joy stick/ Rocker/Scroller. Use this key to navigate any page up, down, right and left.
- Any highlighted submenu or item can be selected by pressing this key inside (in centre).
- Insert the Battery.
- Press and hold the power button to switch on the GPS.
(You
will see the welcome screen of the GPS. Next
you will see a caption “Acquiring satellites”. Three
connections with satellites are at least required for correct functioning. After acquiring connections your set is ready to
use)
To switch on the light of the screen
- Press the power key once again. (only once)
- Press upside the Joystick (See figure) until you have enough light on your LCD screen.
- Press Menu button twice to view Main menu page.
To SETUP the unit
- Go
to “Setup”. Press Joystick to select “Setup".
- Select ‘System’.
- Press back button once.
- Select ‘Units’
(You
will see the ‘Units Setup’ menu. Check for hddd⁰ mm’ss.s”=Position format,
if you want to use DEGREE,
MINUTES, SECONDS (Lattitude/Longitude) for
navigation, or Check for India
Zone 0/IA/IB/IIA/IIB/IIIA/IIIB/IVA/IVB=Position
format (As per the SOI zone
marked in the maps SOI) if you want to navigate with
GRID REFERENCE)
TO mark your own Position or a new Place
- Now you are ready to mark points, creating routes and start Navigation. In order to navigate you must save first of all OWN POSITION. Own position refers to the position from where you are going to navigate. Select ‘Mark’ in the Main Menu page. Any marked point is also known as ‘Waypoint’.
- You will see a page ‘Mark Waypoint’. Top left you will find and icon which helps in recognizing the Marked point (Waypoint) we are going to mark. Very similar to an image attached to Telephone number in our Mobile phones. You can change this icon as per your choice by moving your Joystick/Rocker to the icon. Now move your Joystick to Number just right to the icon. You will find a window as shown above. Give a name to the marked point by typing Alphabet (Simply like saving name against any telephone number in your mobile phone). Remember by selecting and clicking on arrow gives you choice to type in small letters or to chose special signs. CLR/DELETE is meant to delete any unwanted letters. Press ok when you finish to exit.
- In order to check/see the marked point go to Main Menu>Waypoints and you will find all the points you have saved earlier.
- In order to save the Coordinate of a given point/place just repeat the same thing. i.e. Go to Main Menu>Mark. After that type the name of the place. Go to Location and change the coordinates as given. Select 'ok'.
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