Garmin GPSMAP 196 User's Manual

Garmin GPS User's Manual - GPSMAP 196.
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GPSMAP® 196 Quick Reference Guide

GPSMAP 196 Keys

Zooms in.
Zooms out.
Cycles through the main pages in sequence and returns the 

display from a submenu. Press and hold to switch between 

Aviation, Land, and Water Modes.
Cycles through the main pages in reverse sequence, reverts to 

the previous value in a data entry field, or cancels an 

unintended function.
Selects a highlighted option, initiates entry, and then accepts 

the selected value(s). Press and hold to mark a waypoint.
Shows options menu for the current page. Press twice to show 

the Main Menu.
Shows the nearest airports, navaids, points of communication, 

and airspace boundaries in Aviation Mode. In other modes (or 

when pressed multiple times in Aviation Mode), shows the 

Find Menu. While in Land Mode, press to show the Next Turn 

Page. 
Direct To starts a Goto using airports, navaids, recently used 

waypoints, or user-created waypoints. Press and hold to show 

additional information for the current destination (such as 

communication frequency and runway data). 
Press and hold to turn the unit on and off. Briefly press and 

release to adjust the backlighting and contrast.
Selects menu options, enters data, pans the pointer on the  

Map Page. 

Using the Direct To Key

Press the DIRECT TO D  key to show the Goto window. You can then 

select an airport, navaid, recent point, or user-defined point to navigate  

to (Goto). 

To Go To an airport or navaid:

1.  Press the 

DIRECT TO D  key to show the Goto Page. Use the 

ROCKER to select the Aviation tab. 

Go To Page—Aviation Tab

2.  Select the identifier, facility name, or city field, and press 

ENTER

Enter the identifier, facility name, or city.  

3.  Press 

ENTER when the waypoint is shown and highlighted.

4.  With the on-screen 

Goto button highlighted, press ENTER

A course is plotted from your present location to the selected 

destination.

To Go To a recently used waypoint or user-created 

waypoint:

1.  On the Goto window, select the 

Recent or User tab. 

2.  Highlight a waypoint from the list, and press 

ENTER.  

3.  With the on-screen 

Goto button highlighted, press ENTER

A course is plotted from your present location to the selected 

destination.

Using the NRST/Find Key

Press the NRST/FIND key in Aviation Mode, as discussed below, to 

show the Nearest Pages. You can then select an airport, navaid, recent 

point, or user-defined point to navigate to (Goto). In Automotive or 

Marine Mode, press NRST/FIND to open the Find Menu.

To select an item as your destination from the Nearest 

Pages:

1.  Press 

NRST/FIND.

2.  To select a different category, use the 

ROCKER to select the file 

tab along the top of the page.

Nearest Page: Airport tab

3.  Use the 

ROCKER to highlight a waypoint on the list, and press 

ENTER. The corresponding waypoint information page appears.

  For airports, use the 

ROCKER to select the file tabs across the 

top of the information pages and show the airport data.

4.  Highlight 

Goto, and press ENTER to navigate to the point. Press 

QUIT to return to the Nearest Pages. You can also highlight any 

of the on-screen buttons to perform that action, such as 

Delete or 

Show Map.

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190-00283-01 Rev C 

Printed in Taiwan

Backlit keypad for easy 

nighttime operation

Antenna

External power 

connector 

Port for optional 

data card

Antenna collapses 

for storage. Be sure 

the antenna is up 

(as shown here) 

to receive satellite 

signals.

Battery Compartment

12-Level Gray scale LCD 

Display with Backlight 

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