Garmin GPSMAP 230 Owner's Manual

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A BThe fuel and trip planning submenu also allows you to calculate the sunriseand sunset times for your present position or any waypoint for a selected date.To use the sunrise/sunset planner:1. Highlight ‘Trip & Fuel Planning’ option from the main menu and press T.2. Highlight the first waypoint field and press T. Press the left arrow key to clear thefield, and use the R keypad to enter the name of the desired waypoint. You may leavethe waypoint field blank to use your present position, or press the O key to select thewaypoint from the nearest list, the waypoint list, or the map display. To calculate thesunrise/sunset for your present position, leave both waypoint fields blank.3. Press T to confirm.4. Highlight the date field and press T.5. Enter the date you want sunrise/sunset information for (the current date and year will beused as the default setting) and press T. The sunrise and sunset times for the arrivaldate will be displayed at the bottom right of the planning page.Setup SubmenusThe last four options available from the Main Menu Page provide access to thevarious system, navigation, alarm, and interface settings of the GPSMAP 230. Thesystem setup submenu is used to select the operating mode, date and time for-mats, tone preferences, backlight timeout, display contrast and the display language.• Operational Mode lets you select between normal operation and simulator mode.The GPSMAP 230’s system only pretends to track satellites in simulator mode, andshould not be used for actual navigation. Waypoints and routes created in simulatormode are saved in memory and are available for use in normal mode.• Time Offset provides a data entry field to enter the time difference between UTCtime and the local time. (See Appendix F for a list of time offsets.) When entering atime offset, be sure to select a positive or negative offset. Note that entering an off-set will not automatically display local time. The local setting from the Date/TimeSelection submenu must be selected.58A. The system setup submenu provides access to theGPSMAP 230’s time formats and contrast/back-light controls.B. When entering a time offset, be sure to select apositive or negative indicator to the left of the off-set value.SECTION9 SETUP MENUSSunrise/Sunset Planning& System Setup