Measuring distance, Setting up the map page – Garmin GPSMAP 196 User Manual

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Measuring Distance

You can measure the distance and bearing between two map items.

To measure the bearing/distance between two points:

1. From the Map Page, press

MENU to open the options menu.

2. Highlight the

Measure Distance option, and press ENTER.

An on-screen arrow appears on the map at your present

location with

ENT REF below it.

3. Move the arrow to the reference point (the starting point that

you want to measure from), and press

ENTER.

Measure Distance

End point of

measurement,

labeled “ENT

REF”

The beginning

point of the

measurement

4. Move the arrow to the point want to measure to. The bearing

and distance from the reference point and arrow coordinates

appear in the data window at the top of the screen.

5. Press

QUIT to finish.

Setting Up the Map Page

The Map Page Setup allows you to adjust the way items appear on

the Map Page.

To change a map setup option:

1. From the Map Page, press

MENU to open the options menu.

2. Highlight

Setup Map, and press ENTER.

3. Highlight the

Map tab, and press ENTER.

4. Press left or right on the

ROCKER to highlight the tab, then

up or down on the

ROCKER to highlight to the field you want

to change, and press

ENTER.

General Tab of the Map Page Setup

5. Press up or down on the

ROCKER to highlight to the setting,

and press

ENTER to select the new setting.

6. Press

PAGE or QUIT to exit.

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