Garmin 128 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
Position Page (continued)
Directly below the graphic compass tape are the
track and speed fields. Track is the compass direction
representing your actual course over the ground, and
Speed is how fast you’re moving. Below track and
speed are two user-selectable fields. Both user selec-
table fields can display a variety of information that will
aid in navigation The left field offers options for TRIP
(default), AVSPD, MXSPD, TTIME, and ELPSD. The
right field offers options for ALT (default), TTIME,
ELPSD, and TRIP.
The following user-selectable options are available
on the Position Page:
Trip Odometer (TRIP)—
total distance
traveled since last reset.
Trip Timer (TTIME)—
total (cumulative)
time in which a ground speed has been
maintained since last reset.
Elapsed Time (ELPSD)—
hours and
minutes since last reset.
Average Speed (AVSPD)—
average speed
traveled.
Maximum Speed (MXSPD)—
maximum
speed traveled since last reset.
Altitude (ALT)—
vertical distance above
sea level.
To change the user-selectable fields
1. Highlight the left or right user-selectable field and
press
F
.
2. Use the
U orD
key to scroll through the avail-
able options.
3. Press
F
to confirm your selection.
The trip odometer, trip timer, and average speed
fields are linked. Resetting one of these options in a
user-selectable field will automatically reset the corre-
sponding data in the other. This ensures that informa-
tion shown in these fields reflects your current trip.
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The speed and track dis-
played on the position
page may fluctuate at
slow speeds (or when
you’re not moving)
because of position errors
caused by Selective
Availability.
REFERENCE
Position Page
The user-selectable fields
on the Position Page give
you a variety of informa-
tion to choose from.
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