Power/lights on and off, Main menu – Lowrance electronic GlobalMap Baja 840C User Manual

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3. MENU – Press this key to show the menus and submenus, which

allow you to select a command or adjust a feature. This also accesses

search functions for streets, intersections, addresses and highway exits.
4. ARROW KEYS – These keys are used to navigate through the

menus, make menu selections, move the map cursor and enter data.
5. ENT/ICONS (Enter & Icons) – This key allows you to save data, ac-

cept values or execute menu commands. It is also used to create event

marker icons.
6. EXIT – The Exit key lets you return to the previous screen, clear

data or close a menu.
7. WPT – (Waypoint) The Waypoint key is used to save and recall way-

points, search for waypoints and access the waypoint list. It also

launches the Point-of-Interest (POI) search menus and is involved in

some navigation functions.
8. ZOUT – (Zoom Out) – This key lets you zoom the screen out. On the

Map Page, this lets you see a larger geographic area on the map. Less

detail is seen as you zoom out.
9. ZIN – (Zoom In) – This key lets you zoom the screen in. On the Map

Page, zooming in lets you see more detail in a smaller geographic area

on the map.

Power/lights on and off

To turn on the unit, press

PWR

. As the unit powers up, the Map Page is

displayed first (To switch to another page, press

PAGES

|

or

to Page

Name|

EXIT

.).

To turn on the backlight, press

PWR

again. The unit has three back-

light levels to select from. Repeatedly pressing

PWR

will cycle through

the backlight settings and turn off the backlight.
Turn off the unit by pressing and holding the

PWR

key for 3 seconds.

Main Menu

The GlobalMap Baja has a Main Menu, which contains some function

commands and some setup option commands. The tutorial lessons in

this section will deal only with functions, the basic commands that

make the unit do something. The unit will work fine for these lessons

right out of the box with the factory default settings. But, if you want to
learn about the various options, see Sec. 5, System Setup and GPS
Setup Options
.
You can access the Main Menu from any of the three Page screens by

pressing

MENU

|

MENU

. To clear the menu screen and return to the page

display, press

EXIT

.

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