Garmin GPS III Plus - Manual (Page 40)

The Position Page shows you
where you are, what direction
you’re heading and how fast
you’re going.
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REFERENCE
Contrast and Backlighting
On page 25, we introduced display contrast and backlighting adjustments
accessible from the Satellite Status Page. Display settings can also be adjusted from any
page, by pressing the red power key. When backlighting is on, a bulb icon will appear
on the Satellite Status Page, to the bottom left of the sky view. To adjust the duration
of the screen backlighting, refer to the operation setup section (see pg. 77).
To adjust the screen contrast and/or backlighting from any page:
1. Press the red power key momentarily. A window will appear showing the current
contrast and backlighting settings.
2. Press LEFT or RIGHT on the rocker keypad to adjust the level of contrast, and press
ENTER to save the new contrast setting.
3. Press UP or DOWN on the rocker keypad to adjust the level of backlighting, and press
ENTER to save the new backlight setting.
Position Page
The second page in the GPS III+’s main page sequence is the Position Page.
This page shows you where you are, what direction you’re heading, and how fast
you’re going, and it’s most useful when you are traveling without an active destination
waypoint. The graphic heading display at the top of the page indicates the direction
you’re heading, or track, only while you’re moving.
Directly below this display are the speed, average speed, trip timer, trip odometer
and sunrise/sunset fields (default). The sunrise/sunset times indicated are for your
present position. These times, and the current time display in the lower-right corner,
can be displayed in local or UTC (universal) time. The lower left-hand corner of the
page shows your current latitude and longitude in degrees and minutes (default). The
GPS III+ uses this basic information to mark exact positions as waypoints, which
help guide you from one place to another. Average speed, sunrise and sunset times (at
Contrast and Backlighting
When screen backlighting is
on, a bulb icon will appear
in the lower-left corner of the
Satellite Status Page.