Garmin GPSMAP 695/696 Owner’s Manual 190-00919-00 Rev. G4OverviewOverviewGPS NavigationFlight PlanningHazard AvoidanceAdditional FeaturesAppendicesIndexIf you do not want to use the unit, but you would like to charge the battery, you canput the unit into Charge Mode. Connect the unit to an external power supply. Pressand hold the POWER Button. Instead of completely turning off, the unit now goesinto Charge Mode.TURNING THE UNIT ON/OFFPress and hold the POWER Button to turn the unit on or off.NOTE: If the display appears dark or dim, adjust the display backlighting asnecessary upon power up. The GPSMAP 695/696 retains the backlightingsettings between power cycles. Backlighting may have been set to a levelnot suitable for the current ambient lighting. For more information on displaybacklighting see section 1.4 (System Settings).The power button can be used to quickly set the backlight intensity. A momentarypress of the power button (after the unit is powered on) will display a window showingthe current backlight setting. From this window the backlight setting can be adjustedwith the joystick knob, or a second momentary press of the power button changes thebacklight level to full bright (10).Adjusting Backlighting on Power upThe first time the unit is turned on, the receiver must collect satellite data andestablish its present location. To ensure proper initialization, the GPSMAP 695/696 isshipped from the factory in AutoLocate mode, which allows the receiver to “find itself”anywhere in the world.
