User Manual

GPSMAP 78 Series Owner’s Manual 1
Getting Started
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See the Important Safety and Product
Information guide in the product box for
product warnings and other important
information.
When using your device the rst time,
you should complete the following tasks
to set up the device and get to know the
basic features.
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Install the batteries (page 3).
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Turn on the device (page 3).
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Acquire satellites (page 3).
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Mark a waypoint (page 5).
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Navigate a route (page 8).
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Record a track (page 9).
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Calibrate the compass (page 13).
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When you are instructed to press
something, use the buttons on the unit.
Use the  to select something
in a list, and then press ENTER. See
page 5.
The small arrows (>) used in the text
indicate that you should select a series
of items in order, for example, “Select
 > .”