Manually Enter Coordinates

garmin_etrex-page-menu

Menu Screen

There are way too many models of GPS receivers to cover them all.  We chose the Garmin eTrex (yellow case) because it is a popular model (Your model should be similar.  See resources below.)

Here are the step-by-step instructions to manually enter coordinates:

  1. Press and hold the Power Button (second button down on the right) until you see the Welcome Page, then stop pressing the button.
    Waypoint Screen

    Waypoint Screen

  2. Wait until you see Ready To Navigate, then press the Page Button (top button on the right) until you get to the Menu Page.
  3. Press the Up and Down Buttons (top and second buttons on the left) until the Mark field is highlighted.
    Edit Waypoint

    Enter Coordinates

  4. Press Enter (3rd button from top on left).
  5. Highlight the Position Coordinates field and press enter.
  6. Using the Up, Down, and Enter Buttons enter the coordinates of the Geocache.
  7. Click OK.
  8. That’s it your done!

I highly recommend changing the waypoint name to the name of the cache.  Just highlight the waypoint name in the middle of flag that the man is holding and use the UP/Down/Enter Buttons to rename it.

Resources

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