Garmin GPSMAP 172 Owner's Manual

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Map Page OptionsMany features of the GPSMAP 172/172C are menu driven. Each of the main pages have an optionsmenu, allowing you to custom tailor the corresponding page to your preferences and/or select specialfeatures that specifically relate to that page. The data window, located at the top of the main pagesprovides a user-selectable layout of various types of useful data. Each data field may be configured todisplay any one of several data options. The data window layout may also be changed to display addi-tional data fields and change the actual size of the data displayed.The GPSMAP 172/172C’s Map Page provides access to functions and features relating to the MapPage and the layout options.To display the Map Page options:1. Press MENU.To select a menu option:1. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the desired option and press ENTER.The available options are Full Screen Map/Show Data, Measure Distance, Set Up Map, Set Up PageLayout, Change Numbers, and Turn Declutter On/Off. Following are details on using each of theseoptions.• Full Screen Map/Show Data — toggles between a Map Page without or with data fields on themap display. The unit defaults back to ‘Show Data” the next time it is powered on.To maximize the map/show data fields:1. Highlight the ‘Full Screen Map’ option and press ENTER. The Map Page is now maximized with nodata fields.2. To show the data fields again, press MENU, highlight ‘Show Data’ and press ENTER.Map Page OptionsReferenceMap Page: Options