GPSMAP 3205 Owner’s Manual 9
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Selecting Options and Entering Data
To select options and enter data, use the ROCKER to highlight, or select an
item in a list or a eld on the screen. Use the ENTER key, soft keys, and the
ROCKER to select options, enter names and numbers in data elds, and activate
your selections.
To select an optional feature:
1. From any page, press ADJ. The adjustment menu shows a list of optional
features specic to that page.
2. Use the ROCKER to move the highlight up, down, left, or right to the
selection you want, and press ENTER to initiate the option.
OR
Press the soft key below the option you want to select.
To select an on-screen button:
On a page with on-screen buttons, use the ROCKER to highlight an
on-screen button, and press ENTER.
To select an option using soft keys:
Press the button below the soft key you want to select.
To exit a menu or return to the previous setting:
Press QUIT. The QUIT key moves backward through your steps. Press
QUIT repeatedly to return to the starting page.
To enter data in a data eld:
1. Use the ROCKER to highlight the data eld, and press ENTER to edit it.
2. Press up or down on the ROCKER to select characters. Press and release
the ROCKER to move character by character through the list; press and
hold the ROCKER to move rapidly through the list.
3. Press right on the ROCKER to move to the next character on the line
or press left to move back to the previous character. Press left on the
ROCKER from the rst character position to clear the eld. If there are
more than two lines of data, keep pressing right on the ROCKER to go to
the next line.
4. Press ENTER to accept data and move to the next programmable eld.
Not all data elds are programmable. When moving about a page with these
elds, the highlight skips them.
Using Additional Map Data
The GPSMAP 3205 comes preloaded with the latest Marine Detail Charts of the
United States coastline (including Alaska and Hawaii) using the new
BlueChart
®
g2™ technology. This cartography features integrated mapping,
2-D or 3-D map perspective, tide and current data, improved IALA symbols,
navaids, marinas, boat ramps, roads, and more.
Optional preprogrammed Garmin data cards and MapSource™ CD-ROMs
enhance the versatility of your GPSMAP 3205. With optional preprogrammed
BlueChart g2 Garmin data cards, you can access additional data including highly
detailed coastal roads and points of interest such as restaurants, lodging, local
attractions and more. Full-color aerial photographs of ports, marinas, bridges, and
navigational landmarks are also included on many preprogrammed BlueChart g2
data cards.
