Garmin GPS III Owner's Manual

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System SettingsBacklight lets you keep the screen/keypad backlighting on continuously (‘always on’)when selected, or enables the automatic shutoff to preserve battery life. Automatic shutofftimes from 15 seconds to 4 minutes (since last key press) are available.To set the backlight timeout:1. Highlight the ‘Backlight’ field and press ENTER.2. To keep backlighting on continuously, select ‘Always On’ and press ENTER. Or,3. To set a timeout duration, select the desired time period and press ENTER.NOTE: Backlighting timeout is automatically disabled when using external power.Battery is used to designate the type of batteries currently being used to power your GPSIII Pilot: Alkaline, Lithium or NiCad. This setting ensures accurate readings from thebattery gauge on the Satellite Status Page (see page 29).Contrast lets you adjust the screen for optimum viewing in all lighting conditions. Screencontrast is set using an on-screen bar scale. Contrast can also be set from the SatelliteStatus Page, as described on page 27.To set the screen contrast:1. Highlight the ‘Contrast’ field and press ENTER.2. Use the LEFT/RIGHT keys on the rocker keypad to select desired level and press ENTER.Display allows you set the display orientation to horizontal (‘Landscape’) or vertical(‘Portrait’).NOTE: Display orientation can also be changed by pressing and holding the PAGE key.You can adjust the screen con-trast from the Satellite StatusPage or from the ‘System’ set-tings.Display orientation isadjustable by pressing/holdingthe PAGE key or from the‘System’ settings.79REFERENCESetup: System#?#?