Garmin GPS III A Owner's Manual

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To change a map setup feature:1. Highlight ‘Map Setup’ and press ENTER.2. To change map orientation, select the ‘Map’ tab (if not already selected) and pressENTER. Highlight the ‘Orientation’ field and press ENTER. Select ‘North Up’ to fix thetop of the map display to a north heading. Select ‘Track Up’ to adjust the top of themap display to your current track heading. Select ‘DTK Up’ to fix the top of the mapdisplay to your desired course. Press ENTER to accept the selected option.3. To enable/disable automatic zoom, select the ‘Map’ tab (if not already selected) andpress ENTER. Highlight the ‘Auto Zoom’ field and press ENTER. Select ‘On’ or ‘Off toenable or disable automatic zoom. Press ENTER to accept the selected option. Theautomatic zoom feature will automatically adjust the map scale from 80 miles througheach lower scale, stopping at 800 ft as you approach your destination waypoint.4. To enable/disable all background map detail, select the ‘Map’ tab (if not alreadyselected) and press ENTER. Highlight the ‘Land Data’ field and press ENTER. Select‘On’ or ‘Off’ to enable or disable all land data. Press ENTER to accept selected option.5. For active route waypoints, all waypoints, state/provincial boundaries, rivers/lakesand cities: select the appropriate tab (per the chart on page 36) and press ENTER.Highlight the zoom field for the desired feature and press ENTER. Select the maximumscale at which the feature should appear on screen, or ‘Off’ to never display, and pressENTER. Highlight the text field for the desired feature and press ENTER. Select the textsize for the desired feature, or ‘None’ to disable text, and press ENTER.6. For track log data, active route lines, metro areas, railroad lines, highways, roads andlat/long grid: select the appropriate tab (per the chart on page 36) and press ENTER.Highlight the zoom field for the desired feature and press ENTER. Select the maximumscale at which the feature should appear on screen, or select ‘Off’ to never display thefeature. Press ENTER to accept the settings.Select the ‘North Up’ optionto keep the top of the mapdisplay fixed on North. ‘TrackUp’ will cause the map torotate so the top of the map isthe direction you’re heading.The ‘Zoom’ setting allows youto define the maximum scaleat which the feature willappear. Once selected, thatfeature will appear at theselected scale and all lowerscale settings. 37REFERENCEMap Page Options