Garmin GPSMAP 276C GPS Receiver User Manual


 
Viewing Celestial Information
The Celestial tab of the Main Menu displays tide information, sun
and moon information, and hunting and fishing information. You
may display this data for your current position, a position from the
map, or a waypoint location. Also, you may select a different date
and time, or use the current data.
To access the Celestial Tabs of the Main Menu:
1. Press MENU twice to open the Main Menu.
2. Highlight Celestial from the vertical list of tabs.
3. Use the Rocker key to display the desired tab, such as Sun
& Moon.
Tide Tab
The Tide tab contains a graphical chart that displays tide station
information in a 24-hour span starting at midnight station time. You
can choose from different dates and over 3000 tide stations.
Height of tide
Smallest and
Largest tides
for the AM
hours
Select the Tide Station for which you
want to view the information.
Enter the Date for which you want to
view the tide information.
Tide Tab
Time
Smallest and
Largest tides
for the PM
hours
The top of the page displays the tide station and date being
referenced. The chart shows a 24-hour block of time, with the time
progressing from left to right. The solid vertical lines represent
4-hour increments; the dotted vertical lines represent 1-hour
increments.
The tide curve appears as a shaded area; higher tides are taller and
lower tides are shorter. The bottom of the page indicates the times
with the highest and lowest tides.
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