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Follow the on-screen instructions.

TIP: Move your wrist in a small figure eight motion until a

message appears.

Setting the North Reference

You can set the directional reference used in calculating

heading information.

Hold MENU.

Select Settings > Sensors & Accessories > Compass >

North Ref..

Select an option:

• To set geographic north as the heading reference, select

True.

• To set the magnetic declination for your location

automatically, select Magnetic.

• To set grid north (000º) as the heading reference, select

Grid.

• To set the magnetic variation value manually, select User,

enter the magnetic variance, and select Done.

Altimeter Settings

Hold MENU, and select Settings > 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 Settings > Sensors & Accessories > Altimeter.

Select an option:

• To calibrate automatically from your GPS starting point,

select Auto Cal. > On.

• To enter the current elevation, select Calibrate.

Barometer Settings

Hold MENU, and select Settings > 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 Settings > Sensors & Accessories > Barometer >

Calibrate.

Select an option:

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

Yes.

• To calibrate automatically from your GPS starting point,

select Use GPS.

Map Settings

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

data screens.

Hold MENU, and select Settings > Map.

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 27).

Marine Map Settings

You can customize how the map appears in marine mode.

Hold MENU, and select Settings > Map > Marine.

Marine Chart Mode: Enables the nautical chart when displaying

marine data. This option 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.

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.

Select > Map.

Hold MENU.

Select the map settings.

Select Map > Configure Maps.

Select a map to activate the toggle switch, which shows or

hides the map data.

GroupTrack Settings

Hold MENU, and select Settings > GroupTrack.

Show on Map: Enables you to view connections on the map

screen during a GroupTrack session.

Activity Types: Allows you to select which activity types appear

on the map screen during a GroupTrack session.

Navigation Settings

You can customize the map features and appearance when

navigating to a destination.

Customizing Map Features

Hold MENU.

Customizing Your Device 27

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