Garmin GPSMAP 720/720s Owner's Manual

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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual 41Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental DataResetting Trip Gauges1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Trip > Menu.2. Complete an action:• Select Reset Trip to set all the readings for the present trip to 0.0.• Select Reset Maximum Speed to set the maximum speed reading to 0.0.• Select Reset odometer to set the odometer reading to 0.0.• Select Reset All to set all the readings to 0.0.CompassViewing the CompassWhile you are navigating to a destination, the compass shows information about the distance you are offcourse, the distance to your final destination, the time to your next waypoint, and the distance to your nextwaypoint.From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Compass.Environmental DataWind GaugesViewing Wind GaugesFrom the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Wind.Selecting True or Apparent Wind for the Wind GaugesThe chartplotter must be connected to the peripheral devices listed below to capture the data shown on thewind speed graph.Wind Speed Description Required SensorsApparent Wind Shows wind speed data based on the flow ofair experienced while on a boat in motion.A wind sensor.True Wind Shows wind speed data based on the flow ofair experienced while on a stationary boat.For the most-accurate data, the VMG Sourcesetting should be set to Auto (page 42).A wind sensor and a water speed sensor; or awind sensor and a GPS antenna.1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Wind > Menu.2. Select Show True Wind or Show Apparent Wind.