Garmin Personal Navigator GPS 45XL Owner's Manual & Reference

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Units of MeasureThe GPS 45XL lets you select nautical (default), statuteor metric units of measure for all speed and distance fields.To change the unit of measure:1. Highlight the ‘units’ field and press the E key.2. Use U and D to select the desired unit of measure.3. Press the E key to confirm the selection.Magnetic Heading ReferenceThe GPS 45XL’s heading information can be displayedreferencing magnetic north (auto or user-defined), truenorth or calculated grid headings. The default setting isautomatic magnetic north, which is suitable for most appli-cations.To select a heading reference:1. Highlight the ‘HEADING’ field and press E.2. Select the desired heading preference.3. Press the E key to confirm the selection.To enter a user-defined magnetic heading:. 1. Select the ‘USER MAG’ option and press E.2. Use the U and D keys to enter the degreesand direction of magnetic variation.3. Press the E key to confirm the magneticvariation value.Map Setup and OrientationThe map setup page lets you select map orientation andspecify what items are displayed. The map may be orientedto north up, the direction of current travel (track up) or thedirection of an active route leg (desired track up). Thedefault setting is track up.To change the map orientation:1. Highlight the ‘ORIENTATION’ field and press E.2. Use the U and D keys to toggle through and selectthe desired setting, and press E.48ReferenceNAV & MapSetupMagnetic HeadingTo enter a user-definedmagnetic variation, selectthe ‘User Mag’ option andenter the desired directionand value.MapSetup PageThe map orientation can beset to track up, north up, ordesired track up. The plot-ted items options let youdefine what appears on themap display.