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
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.
1Select Setup > Units.
2Select a measurement type.
3Select a unit of measure for the setting.
Time Settings
Select Setup > Time.
Time Format: Sets the device to show time in a
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.
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