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GPSMAP 176C/176
chartplotting receiver
quick
start
guide
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D o t a n n e t n A e t a t o R Quick Start Unit Overview GPS Antenna External Power 12-level Grayscale LCD Display with Backlight (176) and Computer Data Port 16-color T ransfl ective Display with Backlight (176C) Battery Compartment Backlit Keypad for easy night operation Port for optional Data Storage Card 2 190-00185-02_0A.indd 2 6/17/2002, 1:17:11 PM e g a r o t S r o f n o i t i s o P n w o
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Quick Start To remove the battery lid, rotate the D-ring 1/4 turn counterclockwise, and pull away. Battery Installation WARNING: It is very important to install ALL batteries with the proper polarity, positive (+) or negative (-) orientation, as indicated in the unit’s battery compartment. Batteries can leak and cause personal injury and property damage if not installed To reinstall the battery lid, place the locking pin into correctly. the slot and rotate the D-ring 1/4 turn clockwis
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The IN key — adjusts the map scale to show a smaller area with more detail. (Zooms in) Quick Start The OUT key — adjusts the map scale to show a larger area with less detail. (Zooms out) Learning the Keypad The PAGE key — cycles the unit through the main display pages in sequence and returns the display from a submenu page. The QUIT key — cycles the unit through the main display pages in a reverse sequence, re-saves the previous value in a data entry fi eld, or cancels an unintended function s
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This exercise provides you with the knowledge and skill to confi dently navigate the pages and Quick Start menus of your GPSMAP 176. As you progress through this Quick Start and the Owner’s Manual, you will often be directed to press a specifi c key or highlight a fi eld. When you are directed to press a key, you should press, then Power On/ release the key. If the key needs to be held down for a period of time, the instruction will tell you to do Backlight and Contrast so. The position of
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Using the GPSMAP 176 Quick Start The keys are your link with the GPSMAP 176. Let’s take a few minutes and use each key so that you can get a feel for their use before doing any live navigation. Each time the GPSMAP 176 is turned on the GPS Info tab will be displayed showing the current Activating the Simulator satellite status. If you press the PAGE or QUIT key, the GPS Info tab will be hidden and no longer show in the Main Page cycle. While learning the basic operation of the GPSMAP 176,
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Main Display Pages Quick Start There are fi ve Main Display Pages: the Map Page, Compass Page, Highway Page, Active Route Page, and Numbers Page. Pressing the PAGE key will display the next Main Page. Press the PAGE key several times to look at the Main Pages. The QUIT key will allow you to cycle through the Main Pages Main Pages/ in a reverse sequence. Features PAGE PAGE PAGE PAGE QUIT QUIT QUIT QUIT Map Page Compass Page Highway Page Active Route Page Numbers Page Features and Enterin
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Field— The location on a page where a group of characters or an option is entered and displayed. Quick Start The cursor is placed on a fi eld (using the ROCKER KEYPAD) to begin data entry or select options. To enter data in a data fi eld: 1. Use the ROCKER KEYPAD to highlight the desired data fi eld. Press ENTER to begin data entry. Data Entry/ 2. Use the ROCKER KEYPAD to enter the desired data. Move UP/DOWN to select the desired character Waypoints and RIGHT to move to the next character fi eld.
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“Marking” a waypoint: Quick Start 1. Press and hold the ENTER key. When the ENTER key is held, the ‘Mark’ function of the key is activated and the GPSMAP 176 captures its current location, and displays the New Waypoint Page. Notice that the unit assigned a Creating a Waypoint square as the default symbol and a number as the default name. The ‘OK’ Button along the lower right is highlighted, pressing the ENTER key will save the new waypoint using the default settings for the symbol and nam
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When you have fi nished renaming the waypoint you will need to save it in the unit’s memory. Quick Start To save the waypoint: 1. Using the ARROW KEYPAD, highlight the ‘OK’ Button and press the ENTER key. Creating a Waypoint/ These are the same steps that you will use to enter names, change numbers and select options in all Navigation of the data fi elds in the GPSMAP 176. Here are a few tips: Bearing and distance from Map Pointer to 1. If you press and hold the ARROW KEYPAD while scrolli
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To display the map pointer: Quick Start 1. Press the ARROW KEYPAD any direction. Using the ARROW KEYPAD you can pan the Map Pointer around the map. As you move around the map, the direction and distance from the Map Pointer to the current GPS location is displayed along Simulated Navigation the top of the map. To mark a waypoint using the map pointer: 1. With the Map Pointer at a location on the map about one mile from your current location, and not on a road or map feature, press and q
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The Compass Page features a Pointer and a Compass Ring. When you are moving, the Pointer will Quick Start point toward your destination (Bearing) while the Compass Ring refl ects the direction that you are traveling (Track). In short, when you are headed directly toward your destination, the Pointer will be pointed toward the top of the display, aligned with the vertical line displayed in the Compass Ring. If Simulated Navigation you are not heading toward your destination, the Pointer wil
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Initializing the GPS Receiver Quick Start Before the GPSMAP 176 can be used for navigation the receiver has to be initialized. This process is automatic and will only take a few minutes. Take the unit outside where it will have an unobstructed view of the sky and turn it on. Make sure Initializing the GPSMAP 176 that the antenna is pointed up. The unit will search for satellite signals and begin to gather and save the The GPS provides a straight DESTINATION information that it needs to b
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Begin walking while holding the GPSMAP 176 in front of you with the antenna pointed toward Quick Start the sky. As you move, you will see that the unit leaves a new bread crumb trail on the map indicating where you have been. Walk at least two minutes in one direction and then make either a right or left turn. Continue walking in this new direction for at least another two minutes. Basic Navigation Now it’s time to navigate back. Remember that GPS provides you with direct, straight line n
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For the latest free software updates throughout the life of your GARMIN products, visit the GARMIN web site at www.garmin.com. © Copyright 2001-2002 GARMIN Ltd. or its subsidiaries GARMIN International, Inc. st 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. GARMIN (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey, SO51 9AQ, U.K. GARMIN Corporation nd No. 68, Jangshu 2 Road, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan www.garmin.com Part Number 190-00185-02 Rev. A 190-00185-02_0A
