Marking a Waypoint
To mark your current location:

1.Press and hold ENTER/MARK until the Review Waypoint Page appears, and then release it. The GPSMAP 392/398/492/498 captures its current location and creates a default name and symbol for the new waypoint.

2.To accept the waypoint with the default information, press ENTER, or to change any waypoint information, highlight the appropriate field and press ENTER.

Review Waypoint Page
To create a new waypoint from a map feature:
1.Use the ROCKER to move the pointer and highlight the map feature you want.

2.Press ENTER/MARK to capture the pointer location. The Review Page for the selected map feature appears.

3.Press the Create Wpt soft key to open the Review Waypoint Page.4.To accept the waypoint with the default information, press ENTER.
Finding an Item
To find an item from your current location:
1.From any page, press FIND to open the Find From Current Position Page.

2.Highlight a category, and press ENTER. For some categories, you might need to select multiple subcategories.

3.Highlight an item in the search results list, and press ENTER. The Review Page appears showing item information, map location, chart name, distance/bearing, and options for creating a waypoint or viewing the next item in the search results list.

 

 

 

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Navigating to a Destination
MOB (Man OverBoard)

 

 

To use the NAV key:
1.Press NAV to access the Navigation menu.

2.Highlight Go To Point, Follow Route, Follow Track, or TracBack, and press ENTER.

3.Use the ROCKER to highlight a point, track, or route from the list, and press ENTER.

4.If you selected a point, press ENTER again with Go To highlighted. If you selected a route or saved track, choose from the selections, and press ENTER to begin navigation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Go To Point—Find

 

Present LocationFrom Current Position

The GPSMAP 392/398/492/498’s Man OverBoard function (MOB) simultaneously marks and sets a course back to the marked location for quick response to emergency situations.

To start the MOB function:
1.Press and hold NAV/MOB.2.Press ENTER to begin navigating to the MOB location.

3.To stop navigation to the MOB location, press NAV, highlight Stop Navigation, and press ENTER.

MOB Navigation Back to aLocation