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Altimeter Settings

Hold MENU, and select Sensors & Accessories > Altimeter.

Calibrate: Allows you to manually calibrate the altimeter sensor.

Auto Cal.: Allows the altimeter to self-calibrate each time you

turn on GPS tracking.

Elevation: Sets the units of measure for elevation.

Calibrating the Barometric Altimeter

Your device was already calibrated at the factory, and the

device uses automatic calibration at your GPS starting point by

default. You can manually calibrate the barometric altimeter if

you know the correct elevation.

Hold MENU.

Select Sensors & Accessories > Altimeter.

Select an option:

• To calibrate automatically from your GPS starting point,

select Auto Cal., and select an option.

• To enter the current elevation manually, select Calibrate >

Yes.

• To enter the current elevation from the digital elevation

model, select Calibrate > Use DEM.

• To enter the current elevation from your GPS starting

point, select Calibrate > Use GPS.

Barometer Settings

Hold MENU, and select Sensors & Accessories > Barometer.

Calibrate: Allows you to manually calibrate the barometer

sensor.

Plot: Sets the time scale for the chart in the barometer widget.

Storm Alert: Sets the rate of barometric pressure change that

triggers a storm alert.

Watch Mode: Sets the sensor used in watch mode. The Auto

option uses both the altimeter and barometer according to

your movement. You can use the Altimeter option when your

activity involves changes in altitude, or the Barometer option

when your activity does not involve changes in altitude.

Pressure: Sets how the device displays pressure data.

Calibrating the Barometer

Your device was already calibrated at the factory, and the

device uses automatic calibration at your GPS starting point by

default. You can manually calibrate the barometer if you know

the correct elevation or the correct sea level pressure.

Hold MENU.

Select Sensors & Accessories > Barometer > Calibrate.

Select an option:

• To enter the current elevation or sea level pressure, select

Yes.

• To calibrate automatically from the digital elevation model,

select Use DEM.

• To calibrate automatically from your GPS starting point,

select Use GPS.

Xero Laser Location Settings

Before you can customize laser location settings, you must pair

a compatible Xero device (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors,

page 40).

Hold MENU, and select Sensors & Accessories > XERO

Laser Locations > Laser Locations.

During Activity: Enables the display of laser location

information from a compatible, paired Xero device during an

activity.

Share Mode: Allows you to share laser location information

publicly or broadcast it privately.

Map Settings

You can customize how the map appears in the map app and

data screens.

Hold MENU, and select Map.

Map Theme: Sets the map to display data optimized for your

activity type (Map Themes, page 38).

Orientation: Sets the orientation of the map. The North Up

option shows north at the top of the screen. The Track Up

option shows your current direction of travel at the top of the

screen.

User Locations: Shows or hides saved locations on the map.

Auto Zoom: Automatically selects the zoom level for optimal

use of your map. When disabled, you must zoom in or out

manually.

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

position on the map, onto the nearest road.

Track Log: Shows or hides the track log, or the path you have

traveled, as a colored line on the map.

Track Color: Changes the track log color.

Detail: Sets the amount of detail shown on the map. Showing

more detail may cause the map to redraw more slowly.

Marine: Sets the map to display data in marine mode (Marine

Map Settings, page 38).

Draw Segments: Shows or hides segments, as a colored line

on the map.

Draw Contours: Shows or hides contour lines on the map.

Map Themes

You can change the map theme to display data optimized for

your activity type.

Hold MENU, and select Map > Map Theme.

None: Uses the preferences from the system map settings, with

no additional theme applied.

Marine: Sets the map to display data in marine mode.

High Contrast: Sets the map to display data with higher

contrast, for better visibility in challenging environments.

Dark: Sets the map to display data with a dark background, for

better visibility at night.

Popularity: Highlights the most popular roads or trails on the

map.

Resort Ski: Sets the map to display the most relevant ski data

at a glance.

Restore Theme: Allows you to restore map themes that have

been deleted from the device.

Marine Map Settings

You can customize how the map appears in marine mode.

Hold MENU, and select Map > Marine.

Spot Soundings: Enables depth measurements on the chart.

Light Sectors: Shows and configures the appearance of light

sectors on the chart.

Symbol Set: Sets the chart symbols in marine mode. The

NOAA option displays the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration chart symbols. The International option

displays the International Association of Lighthouse

Authorities chart symbols.

Showing and Hiding Map Data

If you have multiple maps installed on your device, you can

choose the map data to show on the map.

From the watch face, press MOB.

Select Map.

Hold MENU.

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