Garmin GPS III Plus - Manual (Page 52)

Select the ‘North Up’ option
to keep the top of the map
display fixed on North. ‘Track
Up’ will cause the map to
rotate so the top of the map is
the direction you’re heading.
The ‘Zoom’ setting allows you
to define the maximum scale
at which the feature will
appear. Select “Auto” to con-
trol the feature using the
‘Detail’ setting.
3. To change map orientation, select the ‘Map’ tab (if not already selected). Scroll
down to highlight the ‘Orientation’ field and press ENTER. Select ‘North Up’ to fix the
top of the map display to a north heading. Select ‘Track Up’ to adjust the top of the
map display to your current track heading. Select ‘Course Up’ to fix the top of the
map display to your desired course. Press ENTER to accept the selected option.
4. To enable/disable automatic zoom, select the ‘Map’ tab (if not already selected).
Scroll down to highlight the ‘Auto Zoom’ field and press ENTER. Select ‘On’ or ‘Off to
enable or disable automatic zoom. Press ENTER to accept the selected option. The
automatic zoom feature will automatically adjust the map scale from 80 miles through
each lower scale, stopping at 800 ft. as you approach your destination waypoint.
5. To enable/disable the accuracy circle, select the ‘Map’ tab (if not already selected).
Scroll down to highlight the ‘Acc. Circle’ field and press ENTER. Select ‘On’ or ‘Off’ to
enable or disable the accuracy circle. Press ENTER to accept selected option. With
the accuracy circle on, a gray circle will appear around your position (at lower scale
settings) depicting the estimated accuracy of your position reading.
6. To enable/disable the built-in base map or MapSource files, select the ‘Source’ tab.
Scroll down to highlight ‘Basemap’ or ‘MapSource’ and press ENTER. Select ‘On’ or
‘Off’ to enable or disable the selected map data and press ENTER.
7. For all waypoints, active route waypoints, rivers/lakes and cities: select the appropri-
ate tab (per the chart on page 41). Scroll down to highlight the zoom field for the
desired feature and press ENTER. Select the maximum scale at which the feature
should appear on screen, or ‘Off’ to never display, and press ENTER. Highlight the
text field for the desired feature and press ENTER. Select the text size for the desired
feature, or ‘None’ to disable text, and press ENTER.
8. For track log data, active route lines, local roads, street labels, highway exits, lat/lon
grid, metro areas, and railroad lines: select the appropriate tab (per the chart on page
41). Scroll down to highlight the zoom field for the desired feature and press ENTER.
Select the maximum scale at which the feature should appear on screen, or select
‘Off’ to never display the feature. Press ENTER to accept the settings.
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REFERENCE
Map Page Options