Altimeter settings – Garmin GPSMAP 78sc User Manual

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GPSMAP 78 Series Owner’s Manual

Customizing Your Device

Map Datum—sets the coordinate

system on which the map is

structured.

Map Spheroid—shows the

coordinate system the device is

using. The default coordinate system

is WGS 84.

altimeter Settings

From the main menu, select Setup >

altimeter.
auto Calibration—the altimeter to

self-calibrates each time you turn the

device on.

Barometer Mode

Variable Elevation—the

barometer functions while you are

moving.

Fixed Elevation—the barometer

functions while you are stationary.

Pressure Trending

Save when Power On—records

pressure data only when the

device is turned on. This can be

useful when you are watching for

pressure fronts.

Save always—records pressure

data every 15 minutes, even

when the device is turned off.

Plot Type

Elevation/Time—records

elevation changes over a period

of time.

Elevation/Distance—records

elevation changes over a

distance.

Barometric Pressure—records

barometric pressure over a period

of time.

ambient Pressure—records

ambient pressure changes over a

period of time.

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