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Selecting a Profile
When you change activities, you can change the setup of the device by changing the profile.
1Press MENU twice to open the main menu.
2Select Profile Change.
3Select a profile.
Calculating the Size of an Area
1Press MENU twice to open the main menu.
2Select Area Calculation > Start.
3Walk around the perimeter of the area you want to calculate.
4Select Calculate when finished.
Customizing the Device
Customizing the Data Fields
You can customize the data fields displayed on each main page.
1Open the page for which you will change the data fields.
2Press MENU.
3Select Change Data Fields.
4Select a data field.
5Follow the on-screen instructions.
Setup Menu
Press MENU twice to open the main menu. Select Setup.
System: Allows you to customize the system settings (System Settings, page 25).
Display: Adjusts the backlight and display settings (Display Settings, page 25).
Map: Sets the map appearance (Map Settings, page 7).
Recording: Allows you to customize the activity recording settings (Recording Settings, page 17).
Routing: Allows you to customize how the device calculates routes for each activity (Routing Settings,
page 26).
Expedition Mode: Allows you to customize the settings for turning on expedition mode (Turning On Expedition
Mode, page 26).
Waypoints: Allows you to enter a custom prefix for automatically named waypoints.
Tones: Sets the device sounds, such as key tones and alarms (Setting the Device Tones, page 26).
Heading: Allows you to customize the compass heading settings (Heading Settings, page 10).
Geocaching: Allows you to customize your geocache settings (Geocaching Settings, page 27).
Marine: Sets the appearance of marine data on the map (Marine Settings, page 27).
Menus: Allows you to customize the page sequence and main menu (Menu Settings, page 27).
Position Format: Sets the geographical position format and datum options (Position Format Settings,
page 28).
Units: Sets the units of measure used on the device (Changing the Units of Measure, page 29).
Time: Adjusts the time settings (Time Settings, page 29).
Profiles: Allows you to customize and create new activity profiles (Profiles, page 29).
Reset: Allows you to reset user data and settings (Resetting Data and Settings, page 30).
About: Displays device information, such as the unit ID, software version, regulatory information, and license
agreement (Viewing E-label Regulatory and Compliance Information, page 34).
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