Garmin Vista GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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The Altimeter Page provides the user with the current elevation, rate of ascent/
descent, a profi le of elevation changes over distance or time, or a profi le of pressure
changes over time. The Altimeter Page’s Options Menu allows you to select from a vari-
ety of display options such as plotting over time, plotting over distance, displaying the
zoom ranges of measurement, viewing elevation or pressure points, and resetting data
displays. Two user selectable data elds allow you to display a variety of current and
recorded pressure and elevation related data.
Altimeter
NOTE: The Altimeter should be calibrated for the greatest accuracy. Refer
to page 24 for information on calibrating the Altimeter.
Selectable Data Fields
Elevation Profi le
Elevation Status Window
Zoom Ranges allow
the user to select the
range of measure-
ment over time
or distance.
The Main Page
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