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Garmin Etrex Venture Quick Instructions

Garmin eTrex VentureYou only need to use three buttons and all can be used with your right thumb.
1. Power/light - Lower button on right.
2. Page button - Upper button on right.
3. Click-stick - front left.

1. Turn on. Hold power button for 2 seconds.
2. Allow 3 satellites to be found.
3. Use Page button to go to main menu. (Look for Find flag.)
4. Use click-stick to move to the Find flag.
5. Click the Find flag (pressing in on click-stick.)
6. Choose "Favorites" to find subset of Waypoints.
7. Scroll to the destination Waypoint and click.
8. The "Goto" button will be highlighted. Click it.

You should now be on the compass. You can turn off the navigator by pressing the power button for 2 seconds. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to turn back on and just page directly to the compass with the page button since the GPS is already looking for the last waypoint. Use the page button to go to the main menu if you want to change destinations.

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