Garmin GPS 152H User manual

PRELIMINARY
GPS 152H
owner’s manual

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GPS 152H Owner’s Manual i
Introduction
 Warning
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the
product box for product warnings and other important information.
This manual includes information for the GPS 152H.
Tips and Shortcuts
Press Page to return to a main page from a submenu page.
Continue to press Page to scroll through the main pages.
Press Menu from any of the main screens to access advanced
settings. Press Menu twice to display the Settings Menu.
Press and release the Power key to adjust the display settings.
Manual Conventions
In this manual, when you are instructed to select an item, you should
highlight the item, and press Enter. When small arrows (>) appear
in the text, they indicate that you should highlight a series of items
on the screen using the Rocker, and press the Enter key after each
item. For example, if you see, “Select Trk > Record Mode,” you
should:
1. Use the Rocker to highlight Trk. Press Enter.
2. Use the Rocker to highlight Record Mode. Press Enter.
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Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................i
Tips and Shortcuts ........................................................................ i
Manual Conventions ..................................................................... i
Product Registration ..................................................................... i
Contact Garmin............................................................................. i
Getting Started.....................................................................1
Using the Keypad......................................................................... 1
Turning the Unit On or Off............................................................ 2
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals................................................... 2
Adjusting the Backlight and the Contrast ..................................... 2
Entering Text in a Field ................................................................ 2
Navigation ............................................................................3
Main Pages .................................................................................. 3
Creating Waypoints...................................................................... 3
Navigating to a Destination .......................................................... 5
Creating, Navigating, and Editing Routes .................................... 6
Using Tracks ................................................................................ 8
Settings ..............................................................................10
Customizing the Main Pages ..................................................... 10
Using the Settings Menu.............................................................11
Appendix ............................................................................20
Specications............................................................................. 20
Alarms and Messages ............................................................... 21
Using Simulator Mode................................................................ 23
Viewing System Information ...................................................... 23
Restoring the Original Factory Settings ..................................... 23
NMEA 0183................................................................................ 23
Caring for the Unit...................................................................... 24
Software License Agreement ..................................................... 24
Index ...................................................................................25

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual 1
Getting Started
Getting Started
Power/
Backlight
Menu
Page
NAV/MOB
Enter/
Mark
Zoom
Out
Zoom
In
Quit
Rocker
Internal
Antenna
Using the Keypad
Power/Backlight—Press and hold to turn the unit on or off; press
and release to adjust the backlight and day and night modes.
Rocker—Press up, down, left, or right to move through menus,
highlight elds, and enter data.
Enter/Mark—Press to select a highlighted item or mark a
waypoint.
Menu—Press to access additional settings and conguration
options. Press twice to display the Settings menu.
Page—Press to cycle through the home pages.
NAV/MOB—Press and release to display the Navigation menu.
Press and hold to navigate to a man overboard (MOB) location.
Quit—Press to return to the previous page. Press when entering data
to cancel the action and restore the previous value.
Zoom Out—Press to zoom out.
Zoom In—Press to zoom in.

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Getting Started
Turning the Unit On or Off
To turn on the unit, press and release the Power key. When the
Warning screen appears, press Enter.
To turn off the unit, press and hold the Power key.
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals
When you turn on the GPS 152H, it must collect satellite data
and establish the current location. When the unit acquires satellite
signals, the signal strength bars momentarily appear on the Satellites
page. When the unit loses satellite signals, the bars disappear and the
position icon displays a ashing question mark.
For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin Web site at
www.garmin.com/aboutGPS.
Adjusting the Backlight and the Contrast
1. Press and release the Power key.
2. Use the Rocker to adjust the light and the contrast.
To cycle the backlight from your adjusted setting to Off, and to
maximum setting, continue to press and release the Power key.
Entering Text in a Field
1. Use the Rocker to highlight the eld you want to change. Press
Enter.
2. Press the left arrow on the Rocker to clear the eld.
3. Press the up and down arrows on the Rocker until the desired
character appears. Press Enter.
4. Press the right arrow on the Rocker to enter the next character.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the text is complete.
6. Press Enter.
Use the Rocker to highlight other elds on the same screen.

GPS 152H Owner’s Manual 3
Navigation
Navigation
Main Pages
The GPS 152H has ve Main pages.
To cycle through the Main pages, press Page.
Map Page Highway PageCompass Page
Active Route Page Numbers Page
Creating Waypoints
Waypoints are locations you record and store in the GPS 152H. You
can store up to 3,000 waypoints with a user-dened symbol, name,
and depth for each waypoint.
Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint:
1. From any Main page, press and hold ENTER/MARK until the
New Waypoint screen appears.
2. To change the default symbol, name, or depth of the waypoint,
use the Rocker to highlight the eld you want to change. Enter
text as described on page 2.
3. Select OK to save the waypoint.
Creating a Waypoint by Entering Grid Coordinates
1. From any Main page, press Menu twice.
2. Highlight Wpt, and press Menu.
3. Select New Waypoint.
4. Use the Rocker to highlight the coordinates eld.
5. To change the default symbol, name, or depth of the waypoint,
use the Rocker to highlight the eld you want to change. Enter
text as described on page 2.
6. Select OK to save the waypoint.
Creating a Waypoint While on the Map Page
1. From the Map page, use the Rocker to move the pointer ( ) to
the location where you want to create a waypoint.
2. Press and hold Enter/Mark until the New Waypoint screen
appears.

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Navigation
3. To change the default symbol, name, or depth of the waypoint,
use the Rocker to highlight the eld you want to change. Enter
text as described on page 2.
4. Select OK to save the waypoint.
Editing a Waypoint on the Map Page
1. From the Map Page, use the Rocker to move the pointer ( ).
Highlight the waypoint you want to edit.
2. Press Enter.
3. Use the Rocker to edit text as described on page 2.
Editing a Waypoint from a List of Waypoints
1. From any Main page, press Menu twice.
2. Highlight Wpt.
3. Waypoints can be listed by name (alphabetically) or by distance
from your present location. Highlight By Name or Nearest.
4. Select the waypoint you want to edit.
5. Edit text as described on page 2.
Deleting a Waypoint
1. From any Main page, press Menu twice.
2. Highlight Wpt.
3. Highlight By Name or Nearest.
4. Select the waypoint you want to delete.
5. Select Delete > OK.
Creating Waypoint Proximity Alarms
You can dene an alarm radius around saved waypoints you want to
avoid.
1. From any Main page, press Menu twice.
2. Highlight Wpt.
3. Highlight Proximity.
4. Select the Proximity Alarm eld, and select On.
5. Select the rst empty waypoint eld.
6. Select the waypoint for which you want to dene an alarm radius.
7. Optionally, edit text as described on page 2 to change the
waypoint name or to change the symbol, and then select OK.
8. Select the distance eld, and enter the radius of the circle
around the waypoint to create an alarm when you approach the
waypoint.
To add additional proximity alarms, press Menu, select Add
Waypoint, and repeat steps 5 through 8.
To delete all proximity alarms:
1. From any Main page, press Menu twice.
2. Highlight Wpt.
3. Highlight Proximity.
4. Press Menu, and select Clear All > OK.

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Navigation
Navigating to a Destination
To navigate to a waypoint:
1. From any of the Main pages, press NAV/MOB.
2. Select Go To Waypoint.
3. Highlight By Name or Nearest.
4. Select the waypoint to which you want to navigate.
5. Select Go To. Use the Map page, the Compass page, the
Highway page, or the Numbers page to navigate to your
destination.
To navigate to a point on the map:
1. From the Map page, use the Rocker to move the pointer ( ) to
your destination.
2. Press NAV/MOB.
3. Select Go To Map Point. Use the Map page, the Compass page,
the Highway page, or the Numbers page to navigate to your
destination.
Map page—shows your location ( ), your destination (when
zoomed out far enough), a course line indicating the shortest path to
your destination, and any saved waypoints within the scale of your
map.
Map page
Data elds
Destination
Course line
Waypoint
Zoom scale
Compass page—contains a rotating compass ring that indicates
the bearing (course over ground) to your destination. If the pointer
points toward the top of the compass, you are traveling directly
toward your destination.
Compass page
Data elds
Direction you are
currently traveling
Bearing to
destination

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Navigation
Highway page—provides a 3D view with your location and the
course to your destination.
Highway page
(on course)
Data elds
Your location
Course to
destination
Zoom scale
The Highway page also indicates if you have veered off course.
Highway page
(off course)
Numbers page—displays one or four congurable data elds.
Numbers page
To display only one data eld, press Menu and select Big Numbers.
NOTE: To change which data elds are shown, see page 10.
To navigate to a man overboard (MOB) location:
1. From any of the Main pages, press and hold NAV/MOB.
2. Select Yes.
To stop navigating:
From any page, press NAV/MOB and select Stop Navigation.
Creating, Navigating, and Editing Routes
You can create up to 50 routes, with up to 30 waypoints per route.
Creating a Route from a List of Waypoints
1. From any Main page, press Menu twice.
2. Highlight Rte, and press Menu.
3. Select New Route.