Garmin Chartplotter Receiver 398 User's Manual

Garmin GPS User's Manual - Chartplotter Receiver 398.
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GPSMAP® 

392/398/492/498

quick reference guide

Finding an Item

To find an item from your current location:

1.  From any page, press 

FIND to open the Find From Current Position Page.

2.  Highlight a category, and press 

ENTER. For some categories, you might need to select 

multiple subcategories.

3.  Highlight an item in the search results list, and press 

ENTER. The Review Page 

appears showing item information, map location, chart name, distance/bearing, and 

options for creating a waypoint or viewing the next item in the search results list.

Marking a Waypoint

To mark your current location:

1.  Press and hold 

ENTER/MARK until the Review Waypoint 

Page appears, and then release it. The GPSMAP 

392/398/492/498 captures its current location and creates 

a default name and symbol for the new waypoint. 

2.  To accept the waypoint with the default information, press 

ENTER, or to change any waypoint information, highlight 

the appropriate field and press 

ENTER

To create a new waypoint from a map feature:

1.  Use the 

ROCKER to move the pointer and highlight the map feature you want. 

2.  Press 

ENTER/MARK to capture the pointer location. The Review Page for the selected 

map feature appears. 

3.  Press the 

Create Wpt soft key to open the Review Waypoint Page. 

4.  To accept the waypoint with the default information, press 

ENTER.

Navigating to a Destination 

To use the NAV key:

1.  Press NAV to access the Navigation menu.
2.  Highlight 

Go To PointFol ow RouteFol ow Track, or TracBack, and press ENTER.

3.  Use the 

ROCKER to highlight a point, track, or route from the list, and press ENTER.

4.  If you selected a point, press 

ENTER again with Go To highlighted. If you selected a route 

or saved track, choose from the selections, and press 

ENTER to begin navigation.

MOB (Man OverBoard)

Find From Current 

Position

Review Page

The GPSMAP 392/398/492/498’s Man OverBoard function (MOB) simultaneously marks 

and sets a course back to the marked location for quick response to emergency situations.

To start the MOB function:

1.   Press and hold 

NAV/MOB.

2.   Press 

ENTER to begin navigating to the MOB 

location.

3.  To stop navigation to the 

MOB location, press NAV

highlight 

Stop Navigation, and press ENTER.

Go To Point—Find 

From Current Position

Navigation Menu From 

Present Location

Review Waypoint Page

MOB Navigation Back to a 

Location

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