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Elevation plot – Garmin GPSMAP 78sc User Manual

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GPSMAP 78 Series Owner’s Manual

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Using the Main Pages

Compass—allows you to switch

from an electronic compass to a GPS

compass when you are traveling at a

higher rate of speed for a set period

of time, or turns the compass off.

Select To Begin—starts the

compass calibration (

page 13

).

Elevation Plot

nOTE: The elevation plot page is

available only with the GPSMAP 78S

and GPSMAP 78Sc.

Calibrating the Barometric

altimeter

You can manually calibrate the

barometric altimeter if you know the

correct elevation or the correct pressure.

1

From the elevation plot, press MEnU.

2

Select Calibrate Altimeter.

3

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Elevation Plot Setup Options

From the elevation plot, press MEnU.

Change Plot Type—sets the type of

data shown on the elevation plot:

Elevation/Time—records

elevation changes over a period

of time.

Elevation/Distance—records

elevation changes over a

distance.

Barometric Pressure—records

barometric pressure over a period

of time.

ambient Pressure—records

ambient pressure changes over a

period of time.

adjust Zoom ranges—adjusts the

zoom ranges shown on the elevation

plot page.

reset—resets the elevation plot

data:

reset Trip Data—resets all trip

data.

Delete all waypoints—deletes

all saved waypoints.