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Wait while the device locates satellites
Signals, page
26).

Navigation

Saving Your Location

You can save your current location to navigate back to it later.
1
Hold LIGHT.
2
Select .
3
Follow the on-screen instructions.

Editing Your Saved Locations

You can delete a saved location or edit its name, elevation, and
position information.
1
From the watch face, select
Locations.
2
Select a saved location.
3
Select an option to edit the location.

Deleting All Saved Locations

You can delete all of your saved locations at once.
From the watch face, select
Locations > Delete All.

Projecting a Waypoint

You can create a new location by projecting the distance and
bearing from your current location to a new location.
1
If necessary, select
> Add > Project Wpt. to add the
project waypoint app to the apps list.
2
Select Yes to add the app to your list of favorites.
3
From the watch face, select
4
Select UP or DOWN to set the heading.
5
Select
.
6
Select DOWN to select a unit of measure.
7
Select UP to enter the distance.
8
Select
to save.
The projected waypoint is saved with a default name.

Navigating to a Destination

You can use your device to navigate to a destination or follow a
course.
1
From the watch face, select
2
Select a category.
3
Respond to the on-screen prompts to choose a destination.
4
Select Go To.
Navigation information appears.
5
Select
to begin navigation.
Creating and Following a Course on Your
Device
1
From the watch face, select
Create New.
2
Enter a name for the course, and select
3
Select Add Location.
4
Select an option.
5
If necessary, repeat steps 3 and 4.
6
Select Done > Do Course.
Navigation information appears.
7
Select
to begin navigation.
Navigation
(Acquiring Satellite
> Navigate > Saved
> Navigate > Saved
> Project Wpt..
> Navigate.
> Navigate > Courses >
.
Marking and Starting Navigation to a Man
Overboard Location
You can save a man overboard (MOB) location, and
automatically start navigation back to it.
TIP: You can customize the hold function of the keys to access
the MOB function
(Customizing the Hot Keys, page
From the watch face, select
Navigation information appears.

Navigating with Sight 'N Go

You can point the device at an object in the distance, such as a
water tower, lock in the direction, and then navigate to the
object.
1
From the watch face, select
2
Point the top of the watch at an object, and select
Navigation information appears.
3
Select
to begin navigation.

Navigating to Your Starting Point

You can navigate back to the starting point of your activity in a
straight line or along the path you traveled. This feature is
available only for activities that use GPS.
1
During an activity, select
2
Select an option:
• To navigate back to the starting point of your activity along
the path you traveled, select TracBack.
• To navigate back to the starting point of your activity in a
straight line, select Straight Line.
Your current location
, the track to follow
destination
appear on the map.

Stopping Navigation

1
During an activity, hold MENU.
2
Select Stop Navigation.

Map

represents your location on the map. Location names and
symbols appear on the map. When you are navigating to a
destination, your route is marked with a line on the map.
• Map navigation
(Panning and Zooming the Map, page
• Map settings
(Map Settings, page

Panning and Zooming the Map

1
While navigating, select UP or DOWN to view the map.
2
Hold MENU.
3
Select Pan/Zoom.
4
Select an option:
• To toggle between panning up and down, panning left and
right, or zooming, select
• To pan or zoom the map, select UP and DOWN.
• To quit, select BACK.
23).
> Navigate > Last MOB.
> Navigate > Sight 'N Go.
.
> Back to Start.
, and your
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