Garmin GPSMAP 130 Owner's Manual And Reference Manual

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A BGPSMAP 130 Getting Started TourThe GARMIN GPSMAP 130 is a powerful electronic charting/navigating systemthat provides detailed chart coverage and convenient control of many advancedfeatures right from the map display. This tour is designed to take you through thebasic pages and functions of the system using the simulator mode. Once you’refamiliar with the main pages and functions of the unit, refer to the reference sec-tion for instructions on performing specific tasks and functions.The Getting Started tour assumes that the receiver has been properly installedand initialized, and you have not changed any of the default unit settings. If youhave changed any settings (position formats, units of measure, etc.), the descrip-tions and pictures in the tour may not match your configuration.To turn the GPSMAP 130 on:1. Press and hold the P key until the power tone sounds. The welcome page will appearwhile the unit conducts a self test.2. Once the self test is complete, press the T key to acknowledge the mariner’s warning.The satellite status page will appear, and the receiver will begin to acquire satel-lites. From the status page, you may also quickly adjust the screen contrast andbacklighting.To adjust the screen contrast:1. To increase the screen contrast, press the right arrow of the R keypad.2. To decrease the screen contrast, press the left arrow of the R keypad.3. Press the T key to finish.The GPSMAP 130’s three-level screen backlighting is controlled with P key,and may be adjusted at any time from any page.To turn on and adjust the backlighting:1. Press the P repeatedly until the backlighting is at the desired level (off, 1, 2, or 3). 3GETTING STARTEDPower On/Screen ContrastA. The screen contrast may be adjusted from thestatus page by pressing the ARROW KEYPAD.Press EDIT/ENTER to confirm changes.B. Whenever the screen backlighting is on, a bulb iconwill appear in the status bar at the bottom ofevery GPSMAP 130 page.