Garmin GPSMAP 196 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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Main Pages
Position Page Options
With the Position Page displayed, press MENU to display context-
sensitive options for this page. Use the ARROW KEYPAD, then
ENTER to select the desired option.
One ‘Setup Page Layout’ option for the Position Page is a big
number display of four data items.
Many features of the GPSMAP 196 are menu driven. Each of the main pages has an options menu,
allowing you to custom tailor the corresponding page to your preferences and/or select special features
which specifi cally relate to that page.
To display the Position Page Options, press MENU (with the Position Page displayed).
To select a menu option, use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the desired option and
press ENTER.
The following options are available:
• Setup Page Layout • Change Data Fields
Reset Trip Reset Max Speed
• Reset Odometer • Reset All
• Setup Page Layout— allows you to confi gure the Position Page layout to your preferences. You
can select one column of four large-text data fi elds, two columns with ten smaller text data fi elds or
replace the entire page with four very large text data fi elds.
To select an Position Page layout:
1. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight ‘Setup Page Layout’ option and press ENTER.
2. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to select the desired layout—’1 Column’, ‘2 Columns’ or ‘4 Big Fields’—
and press ENTER.
• Change Data Fields— allows you to choose the data types displayed in the columns on the right-
hand side of the Position Page. There are 40 different data options including: altitude, bearing, course,
distance, a fl ight timer, a fuel timer, speed, track and a pointer. You can review the complete list on
the GPSMAP 196, and refer to Appendix D for defi nitions of each data fi eld term.
To change a data fi eld
1. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the ‘Change Data Fields’ option and press ENTER.
2. Move the fi eld highlight to the data fi eld you want to change and press ENTER.
3. Move up or down on the list using the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the data you want to display,
and press ENTER to select. To exit, press QUIT.
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