Garmin GPS III A Owner's Manual

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To measure bearing and distance between two points:1. Highlight ‘Measure Dist’ and press ENTER. An on-screen pointer will appear on themap display at your present position.2. Move the cursor to the desired reference point (the point you want to measure from)and press ENTER.3. Move the cursor to the point you want to measure to. The bearing and distance fromthe reference point will be displayed at the top of the page.Restore Defaults— resets all data fields to the factory default settings.To restore the factory default settings, highlight ‘Restore Defaults’ andpress ENTER.Setup Map— allows you to configure the map display to your preferences,including map orientation, automatic zoom, lat/long grid, track and route detail,background detail and waypoint names. The map setup option uses a ‘file tab’ fea-ture, making it easier to organize the various settings and easier for you to use. Thefollowing table lists the file tabs and the settings available under each tab:Map Orientation, AutoZoom, Land DataLine Track Log, Active Route Lines, Lat/Long GridWpt All Waypoints, Waypoint Text, Active Route WptsCity Large/Medium/Small Cities and TextRoad Freeway, Nat’l Highway, Local Highway, Local RoadOther States/Prov, Rivers/Lakes, Metro Areas, RailroadsNOTE: Large cities are those with approximate populations greater than 100,000. Medium citiesare those with approximate populations over 5,000.‘Setup Map’ allows you tochange map orientation,background map detail, textsize, etc.The map settings are orga-nized by a series of ‘file tabs’.Use the rocker keypad toselect the desired tab, and toselect the desired setting(s).36REFERENCEMap Page Options