Garmin GPS III - Manual (Page 45)

To change a map setup feature:
1. Highlight ‘Map Setup’ and press ENTER.
2. To change map orientation, select the ‘Map’ tab (if not already selected) and press
ENTER. Highlight the ‘Orientation’ field and press ENTER. Select ‘North Up’ to fix the
top of the map display to a north heading. Select ‘Track Up’ to adjust the top of the
map display to your current track heading. Select ‘DTK Up’ to fix the top of the map
display to your desired course. Press ENTER to accept the selected option.
3. To enable/disable automatic zoom, select the ‘Map’ tab (if not already selected) and
press ENTER. Highlight the ‘Auto Zoom’ field and press ENTER. Select ‘On’ or ‘Off to
enable or disable automatic zoom. Press ENTER to accept the selected option. The
automatic zoom feature will automatically adjust the map scale from 80 miles through
each lower scale, stopping at 800 ft as you approach your destination waypoint.
4. To enable/disable all background map detail, select the ‘Map’ tab (if not already
selected) and press ENTER. Highlight the ‘Land Data’ field and press ENTER. Select
‘On’ or ‘Off’ to enable or disable all land data. Press ENTER to accept selected option.
5. For active route waypoints, all waypoints, state/provincial boundaries, rivers/lakes
and cities: select the appropriate tab (per the chart on page 36) and press ENTER.
Highlight the zoom field for the desired feature and press ENTER. Select the maximum
scale at which the feature should appear on screen, or ‘Off’ to never display, and press
ENTER. Highlight the text field for the desired feature and press ENTER. Select the text
size for the desired feature, or ‘None’ to disable text, and press ENTER.
6. For track log data, active route lines, metro areas, railroad lines, highways, roads and
lat/long grid: select the appropriate tab (per the chart on page 36) and press ENTER.
Highlight the zoom field for the desired feature and press ENTER. Select the maximum
scale at which the feature should appear on screen, or select ‘Off’ to never display the
feature. Press ENTER to accept the settings.
Select the ‘North Up’ option
to keep the top of the map
display fixed on North. ‘Track
Up’ will cause the map to
rotate so the top of the map is
the direction you’re heading.
The ‘Zoom’ setting allows you
to define the maximum scale
at which the feature will
appear. Once selected, that
feature will appear at the
selected scale and all lower
scale settings.
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Map Page Options
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