Garmin GPSMAP 196 User Manual

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Obstacle Information

Obstacles are shown on the Map Page when the map range is set

to 3 nm or below. Standard aeronautical chart symbols are used for

lighted or unlighted obstacles taller than 200 feet Above Ground

Level (AGL). Refer to the Obstacle Icons legend below.

Lighted Obstacle 1000 ft AGL and higher.

Unlighted Obstacle 1000 ft AGL and higher.
Lighted Obstacle below 1000 ft AGL.

Unlighted Obstacle below 1000 ft AGL.

Obstacle Icons

Each obstacle is labeled with the altitude of the top of the obstacle,

or Mean Sea Level (MSL). Each obstacle also lists, in parentheses,

the actual height of the obstacle, or Above Ground Level (AGL).
Light grey symbols indicate that the obstacle is between the

user-defined Caution Elevation and 100 feet below the aircraft. Dark

grey symbols indicate the obstacle is within 100 feet of the aircraft.

Clearing Unwanted Details from the Map

You can remove items from the map (declutter the screen) to remove

unwanted items, such as highways. Aviation Mode has various levels

of declutter. To quickly declutter the map, press ENTER.

To declutter the Map Page (Aviation Mode only):

1. Press

ENTER. Background detail, including highways, cities,

rivers & smaller lakes, is shown in gray (de-emphasized)

on the map to make the aviation data easier to read. This

declutter setting is identified by

CLEAR-1 appearing below

the map range.

2. Press

ENTER again. The above background map detail is

removed from the Map Page.

CLEAR-2 appears below the

map range.

3. Press

ENTER again. Airspace boundary detail is removed

from the Map Page.

CLEAR-3 appears below the map range.

4. Press

ENTER again. Only the waypoints and navaids which

are part of the current Goto or route appear on the Map

Page.

CLEAR-4 appears below the map range.

5. Press

ENTER again to return ALL detail to the Map Page.

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