Eagle Electronics 642c iGPS manual Set a Waypoint

5.The POI information screen appears. (This is how you can use this unit as a business phone directory!) If you wanted to navigate there,

you could by pressing Enter. The Go To waypoint command is already highlighted. But we just want to see it on the map, so press ↓ to FIND ON

MAPENT.

6.The unit's map appears, with the cursor crosshairs highlighting the restaurant' s POI symbol. A pop-up data box shows the POI's name. A data box at the bottom of the screen displays the location's latitude, longitude, distance and bearing.

Finding Waypoint screen showing the result of a restaurant search.

7.To clear the search and return to the last page displayed, press EXIT repeatedly. Before you exited out of the Search menus, you could have gone looking for another place.

NOTE:

Search works from mapping and POI data loaded in the unit. If you do not have a high-detailed custom map for the area you are searching, you may not find anything.

Set a Waypoint

A waypoint is an electronic address based on the latitude and longitude of a position on the earth. It represents a location, spot or destination that can be stored in memory, then recalled and used later on for navi- gation purposes.

You can create a waypoint at the cursor position on the map or at your current position while navigating. You can create a waypoint at any location by manually entering the position's latitude and longitude. You can copy waypoints from your unit to your personal computer with

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