Garmin GPS 48 - Manual (Page 21)

Position Page
The second page in the GPS 48’s primary 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 travel-
ing without an active destination waypoint. The graphic
heading display at the top of the page indicates the direc-
tion you’re heading (while you’re moving).
Directly below this display are the track, speed, and
trip odometer and altitude fields (default). Track is the
compass direction representing your course over the
ground, and speed is how fast you’re moving. The center
of the page shows your current latitude and longitude in
degrees and minutes. The GPS 48 uses this basic infor-
mation to mark exact positions as waypoints, which help
guide you from one place to another. The lower center of
the page is a 12- or 24-hour clock.
Both the trip odometer and the altitude fields are user
selectable. Both fields offer a trip odometer, trip timer,
and elapsed time. The left field offers additional selec-
tions for average speed and maximum speed, the right
field for altitude.
The following user-selectable options are available on
the Position Page:
Trip Odometer (TRIP)— total distance
traveled since last reset.
Trip Timer (TTIME)— total (cumulative)
time in which a ground speed has been main-
tained since last reset.
Elapsed Time (ELPSD)— hours and min-
utes since last reset.
Average Speed (AVSPD)— average speed
traveled.
Maximum Speed (MXSPD)— maximum
speed traveled since last reset.
Altitude (ALT)— vertical distance above sea
level.
To change a user–selectable field:
1. Highlight the desired field, and press
E
.
2. Select the new field and press
E
to confirm.
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The speed and track dis-
played on the Position
Page may fluctuate at
slow speeds (or when
you’re standing still)
because of position errors
caused by Selective
Availability.
REFERENCE
Position Page
The user selectable fields
on the Position Page give
you a variety of informa-
tion to choose from.
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