Garmin GPSMAP 172 Owner's Manual

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Main Menu— Celestial TabMain Menu— Trip TabDate/TimePositionMoonPhaseSunPositionHorizon (0°)20°45°Overhead (90°)SkyviewWindowSun/MoonEvent TimesTrip Tab— displays data for Trip Odometer, Moving Average speed, Total Average speed, MaximumSpeed, Stopped Time, Moving Time, Total Time, and Odometer. You may reset the data by choosingfrom ‘Reset Trip’, ‘Reset Odometer’, ‘Reset Max Speed’, or ‘Reset All’ and pressing ENTER.Celes (Celestial) Tab— displays celestial data for sun and moon rise/set, moon phase, and approxi-mate skyview location of the sun and moon. The moon phase displays the current visible portion of themoon as a light color. You may display this data for your current position, a position from the map, ora Find item location. Also, you may select a different date and time, or use the current data.To choose another position:1. From the Celestial tab, highlight the ‘At’ field and press ENTER.2. The Find menu appears. Make a selection and press ENTER until the information for that locationis displayed on the Celestial tab. See page 51 for more information on using the Find feature. Listhighlight any category, except Other Location, and press ENTER. If you wish to reference a Finditem, select from the Find list, and press ENTER.The location the unit is using appears in the Date/Time/Position field. The timetables displayed isbased upon your current time zone. You may change your time zone to view times from another zone.Keep in mind this changes the time settings for the entire unit.(see page 61).To change the time or date:1. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the date or time field and press ENTER.2. Enter a new date or time and press ENTER.3. To return to the current date and time, press MENU, use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight ‘UseCurrent Date and Time’ and press ENTER.To change the skyview orientation:1. From the Celestial tab, press MENU, then use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight ‘North Up’ or‘Track Up’ and press ENTER.Points Tab— contains the ‘User’ and ‘Proximity’ waypoint lists. See page 30.Route Tab— contains a list of available routes. See pages 43.Main Menu: Trip/Celes (Celestial) Tab0Reference