Manitoba Quarter Sections on microSD/SD Instructions

For Garmin nüvi series:

1. Insert data card into your GPS unit's memory slot (use SD adapter if your model has SD slot).
2. Answer 'Yes' when prompted, if you want the data copied from the data card to internal memory.
3. Click 'Where to?'.
4. If the quarter section is more than 50 KM away click 'near' then enter a nearby town.  If not, ignore this step.
5. Click 'Extras' (may need to scroll down).
6. Click Custom POIs.
7. Individual quarters will show up in a list sorted by distance from current location.
8. Click 'Spell' and enter destination quarter section in the following format:

Sw30-015-17w1

(dashes are important; letters can be upper or lowercase; middle township number must be 3 digits)

9. Once quarter section is found, click on it and hit 'Go!'. 

Tips:

-Garmin have about 30 different nüvi  models exact steps may vary slighlty from above.
-if you find the search is taking too long, hit 'done' on the GPS after entering only Section and Township (eg. Sw30-015). 
-after clicking 'Go!' and the route is calculated, click bar at top of screen to display a list of turn-by-turn directions.
-click show map to view a useful overview of whole route.
-click 'detour' if road ahead is blocked (snow, water?) and nuvi will calculate alternate route.
-after route is calculated you can enter a 'via' point (eg. lunch in Strathclair enroute to quartersection) 
  click 'where to' , 'cities' , 'spell' (type city name and then click city, 'Go!' and finally click 'add as via point').

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For a Garmin 76Cx/76CSx/60Cx/60CSsx:

1. Press the 'FIND' button.
2. Select 'Custom Points of Interest' then press 'ENTR'.
3. Individual quarters will show up in a list sorted by distance from current location.
4. If the quarter section is more than 50 KM away press 'MENU', select 'Change Reference', press 'ENTR'. Move the pointer near the area you will be searching, press 'ENTR'. This will now list the quarter sections near that area.
4. Press 'MENU', select 'Nearest Containing' then press 'ENTR'.
5. Enter destination quarter section in the following format:

Sw30-015-17w1

(dashes are important; letters can be upper or lowercase; middle township number must be 3 digits)
6. Select 'OK' then press 'ENTR'.
7. Select the Quarter Section, press 'ENTR'.
8. Select 'Go To' press 'ENTR'.
9. Select 'Follow Road' press 'ENTR'.