M ARINE MODE PAGES AND FEATURESThis section discusses the major pages in Marine Mode, such asthe Map and Compass pages, as well as some additional marinefeatures, such as DSC and the marine timer.Map PageThe GPSMAP 276C features a real-time moving map that can domuch more than just plot your course. The Map page displays mapinformation (digital cartography) that includes navaids, lakes, rivers,coastlines, cities, and highways. Use the dedicated zoom keys (INand OUT) to adjust the Map page scale.Two basic map operating modes, position mode and pan mode,determine what cartography is shown on the map display. Positionmode pans the map to keep your present position in the display area.The position marker shows your travel on the Map page. TheGPSMAP 276C always powers up in position mode, with the lastknown location centered on the map. When you press the Rockerkey, the GPSMAP 276C enters pan mode, which moves the map tokeep the white arrow (map pointer) within the display area.In Marine Mode, by default, four user-selectable data fields appearon the right side of the screen that can be configured to display anyone of the possible data options. You can also add additional datafields to the page or select a full screen map without data fields.Map PageData FieldsMap ScaleCurrentLocationMap OrientationThere are two map orientation options: North Up orients the maplike a paper map, while Track Up orients the map in the directionof travel. When using Track Up, the North arrow indicates theorientation. To change the map orientation, press MENU to openthe Map page. Press MENU again. Select Set Up Map and pressENTER. Refer to page 78 for information.GPSMAP 276C Owner’s Manual 43M ARINE MODE PAGES AND FEATURES > M AP PAGE
