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Distance and Sun Calculations
The distance and sun calculation page will give you
the distance and bearing between any two waypoints or
between your present position and a waypoint. It will
also calculate the sunrise and sunset (in local time) for a
particular date at either your present position or any
stored waypoint.
To perform a distance and sun calculation:
1. Highlight the ‘FROM’ field, press
E
, enter the
desired waypoint, and press
E
again.
2. Highlight the ‘TO’ field, press
E
, enter the destina-
tion waypoint, and press
E
again.
3. Highlight the ‘DATE’ field. press
E
and enter the
date you’ll arrive at your destination. Press
E
again.
If you haven’t marked your present position as a
waypoint, just leave the ‘TO’ field blank to show the
sunrise and sunset at your present position.
Messages
The messages page displays any current message
alerts. There are two types of messages: temporary alerts
(e.g., approaching a waypoint) and condition alerts
(e.g., battery power low). All messages are initially indi-
cated by a flashing on-screen indicator. Temporary alerts
are then cleared, while condition alerts can be viewed
again from the messages page.
Setup Menu
The setup menu displays an additional list of four
menu options used exclusively for configuring the GPS
12 to your preferences. Menu selections for ‘system’
setup, ‘navigation’ setup, ‘alarms’ settings and ’interface’
setup are available.
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The GPS12 will calculate
the sunrise and sunset
times of any stored way-
point or your present posi-
tion. To calculate, enter
the date and year, then
press ENTER.
REFERENCE
Dist/Sun Calc,
Messages &
Setup Menu
Select the ‘Setup Menu’
option from the Main
Menu to access configura-
tion options for your
GPS 12 .
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