GPSMAP 60CSx Owner’s Manual
This section explains some of the more common operations you can perform with your GPSMAP
60CSx including creating and using waypoints, using the Find Menu, and how to create and use tracks and
routes.
creating and using Waypoints
Waypoints are locations or landmarks you record and store in your GPS. They are locations you might want
to return to later. You can add waypoints to routes and even create a Go To directly to the selected waypoint.
Waypoints can be created using three methods. You can press the MARK key while at a location, create a
waypoint on the Map Page, or enter coordinates for a waypoint manually.
Marking Your Current Location
Use the MARK key to quickly capture your current location to create a new waypoint. You must have a
valid position 2D or 3D ix to mark your current location.
1. Press and hold the MArK key until the Mark
Waypoint Page appears. A default three-digit name and symbol are assigned to the new
waypoint.
Mark Waypoint Page
Waypoint name
Waypoint symbol
2. To accept the waypoint with the default
information, highlight oK, and press EntEr. or
To change any information on the Mark Waypoint Page, highlight the appropriate ield,
and press EntEr to open the on-screen
keypad. After entering and conirming your
changes, highlight oK, and press EntEr.
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You can quickly create a waypoint using the Map Page. When you pan the map and move the arrow
over a map item, you see a highlighted description of the item.
to create a waypoint using the Map Page:
1. On the Map Page, use the rocKEr to move
the pointer to the map item you want to mark as a waypoint.
2. Press and quickly release EntEr to capture
that location and open the information page for the map item.
3. Highlight Save, and press EntEr. If the map item selected contains no
information, a “No map information at this point. Do you want to create a user waypoint
here?” message appears. Highlight Yes, and press EntEr
. 4. To change any information on the Waypoint
Page, highlight the appropriate ield, and press EntEr
to open the on-screen keypad. After entering and conirming your changes,
highlight oK, and press EntEr.
Information page for a map point with data
Information page for a map point without data
Creating a Waypoint Using Coordinates
You can manually enter location coordinates to create a waypoint. This method is useful for creating a
waypoint at a speciic latitudelongitude position from a chart.
to create a new waypoint by entering location coordinates:
1. Create a new waypoint, press MArK. 2. On the Waypoint Page, highlight the Location
ield, and press EntEr to open the on-screen
keypad.
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coordinates. Highlight oK, and press EntEr
when inished.
Manually enter waypoint
coordinates
4. Press QuIt to exit.
