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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