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Automotive Mode shows an automotive perspective with

the direction of travel at the top.

Guidance Text: Sets when the guidance text on the map is

shown.

Dashboard: Selects a dashboard to display on the map. Each

dashboard shows different information about your route or

your location.

Map Information: Enables or disables the maps currently

loaded on the device.

Map Speed: Adjusts the speed at which the map is drawn. A

faster map drawing speed decreases the battery life.

Advanced Map Settings

Select Setup > Map > Advanced Setup.

Auto Zoom: Automatically selects the appropriate zoom level

for optimal use on your map. When Off is selected, you must

zoom in or out manually.

Detail: Selects the amount of detail shown on the map.

Showing more detail may cause the map to redraw more

slowly.

Shaded Relief: Shows detail relief on the map (if available) or

turns off shading.

Vehicle: Selects the position icon, which represents your

position on the map.

Zoom Levels: Adjusts the zoom level at which map items will

appear. The map items will not appear when the map zoom

level is higher than the selected level.

Text Size: Selects the text size for map items.

Track Settings

Select Setup > Tracks.

Track Log: Turns track recording on or off.

Record Method: Selects a track recording method. Auto

records the tracks at a variable rate to create an optimum

representation of your tracks.

Interval: Selects a track log recording rate. Recording points

more frequently creates a more-detailed track, but fills the

track log faster.

Auto Archive: Selects an automatic archive method to organize

your tracks. Tracks are saved and cleared automatically

based on the user setting.

Color: Changes the color of the track line on the map.

Routing Settings

The device calculates routes optimized for the type of activity

you are doing. The routing settings available vary based on the

activity selected.

Select Setup > Routing.

Activity: Selects an activity for routing. The device calculates

routes optimized for the type of activity you are doing.

Route Transitions: Sets how the device routes from one point

on the route to the next. This setting is available only for

some activities. Distance routes you to the next point on the

route when you are within a specified distance of your

current point.

Lock On Road: Locks the position icon, which represents your

position on the map, onto the nearest road.

Changing the Units of Measure

You can customize units of measure for distance and speed,

elevation, depth, temperature, and pressure.

Select Setup > Units.

Select a measurement type.

Select a unit of measure for the setting.

Time Settings

Select Setup > Time.

Time Format: Sets the device to show time in a 12-hour or 24-

hour format.

Time Zone: Sets the time zone for the device. Automatic sets

the time zone automatically based on your GPS position.

Position Format Settings

NOTE: Do not change the position format or the map datum

coordinate system unless you are using a map or chart that

specifies a different position format.

Select Setup > Position Format.

Position Format: Sets the position format in which a given

location reading appears.

Map Datum: Sets the coordinate system on which the map is

structured.

Map Spheroid: Shows the coordinate system the device is

using. The default coordinate system is WGS 84.

Heading Settings

You can customize the compass settings.

Select Setup > Heading.

Display: Sets the type of directional heading shown on the

compass.

North Reference: Sets the north reference used on the

compass.

Go To Line/Pointer: Allows you to use the Bearing pointer that

points in the direction of your destination, or use the Course

(CDI) that shows your relationship to the course line leading

to the destination.

Compass: Automatically switches from an electronic compass

to a GPS compass when you are traveling at a higher rate of

speed for a period of time.

Calibrate Compass: See page 11.

Altimeter Settings

Select Setup > Altimeter.

Auto Calibration: Automatically calibrates the altimeter each

time the device is turned on.

Barometer Mode: Variable Elevation allows the barometer to

measure changes in elevation while you are moving. Fixed

Elevation assumes the device is stationary at a fixed

elevation. Therefore, the barometric pressure should only

change due to weather.

Pressure Trending: Sets how the device records pressure

data. Save Always can be useful when you are watching for

pressure fronts.

Plot Type: Records elevation changes over a period of time or

distance, records barometric pressure over a period of time,

or records ambient pressure changes over a period of time.

Calibrate Altimeter: See page 12.

Marine Map Settings

Select Setup > Marine.

Marine Chart Mode: Selects a nautical chart or a fishing chart.

Nautical displays various map features in different colors so

the marine POIs are more readable and so the map reflects

the drawing scheme of paper charts. Fishing (requires

marine maps) displays a detailed view of bottom contours

and depth soundings and simplifies map presentation for

optimal use while fishing.

Appearance: Sets the appearance of marine navigation aids on

the map.

14 Customizing Your Device

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