Eagle Electronics 502cDF manual Show Map Data, Pop-up Map Information, Map Boundaries

Show Map Data

From the Map Page, press MENU↓ to MAP DATAENT. Press ENT to enter the EARTH MAP DETAIL menu and choose how much detail you want, from Off (so the unit operates like a GPS plotter) to High. After the option is set, press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display.

Pop-up Map Information

From the Map Page, press MENU↓ to MAP DATAENT. Press ↓ to POPUP MAP INFORMATION. With the option highlighted, press ENT to turn it on (check) and turn it off (uncheck). After the option is set, press EXITEXIT to return to the main page display.

Map Boundaries

From the Map Page, press MENU↓ to MAP DATAENT. Press ↓ to DRAW MAP BOUNDARIES. With the option highlighted, press ENT to turn it on (check) and turn it off (uncheck). After the option is set, press EXITEXIT to return to the main page display.

Fill Water With White

From the Map Page, press MENU↓ to MAP DATAENT. Press ↓ to FILL WATER WITH WHITE. With the option highlighted, press ENT to turn it on (check) and turn it off (uncheck). After the option is set, press EXITEXIT to return to the main page display.

Map Overlays (Range Rings; Lat/Long Grid)

The map screen can be customized with four range rings and/or grids that divide the plotter into equal segments of latitude and longitude.

Range rings are handy for visually estimating distances on the map. The ring diameters are based on the current zoom range. For example: at the 100 mile zoom, the screen will show two rings with your current position in the center. The large ring touching the left and right sides of the screen is 100 miles in diameter (same as the zoom range). The second smaller ring is 50 miles in diameter (always 1/2 the zoom range).

The distance from your current position to the smaller ring (the ring's radius) is 25 miles (always 1/4 the zoom range). With the arrow keys and map cursor, you can scroll the map to see the third and fourth rings. In this example, the distance to the third ring is 75 miles and distance to the fourth ring is 100 miles from your current position.

To set range rings: From the Map Page, press MENU↓ to MAP DATAENT. Press ↓ to RANGE RINGS. With the option highlighted, press ENT to turn it on (check) and turn it off (uncheck). After the option is set, press EXITEXIT to return to the main page display.

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