GPSMAP 292/298 Owner’s Manual 71
MAIN MENU > ALARM TAB
• Arrival—sets an alarm to sound when at specified distance
or time away from a destination waypoint. Enter a distance
radius or time for sounding the alarm and use the control
field to set the alarm to Off, Dist (Distance), or Time.
• Off Course—sets an alarm to sound when you are off
the course by a specified distance. Enter a distance in the
distance field and use the control field to turn the off course
alarm on and off.
Sonar Sub Tab
You must be receiving sonar data for these functions to work. See
“Using Sonar” page 72 for more information.
• Shallow Water/Deep Water—set alarms to sound when
you enter an area of specified depth that is too shallow or too
deep. Enter a depth in the distance fields and use the control
fields to turn the alarms on and off.
• Water Temperature—sets an alarm to sound when the
transducer reports a temperature either above, below, inside,
or outside the specified values.
• Fish—sets alarm to sound when unit detects a fish of the
specified symbol size.
To set an alarm:
1. Use the ROCKER to highlight a sub tab.
2. Highlight the field you want to start, and press ENTER.
3. Use the ROCKER and ENTER keys to select and set the
alarm you want.
Press ENTER to acknowledge an alarm.
