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Garmin GPSMAP 278 User Manual

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5. When using map loaded to a data card, you can view

detailed information about an individual map, highlight the

Map Name, and press

ENTER. Highlight OK, and press

ENTER to exit the Map Information page.

6. To select/deselect individual maps (data card maps only) for

display on the Map Page, highlight the box next to the map

you want, and press

ENTER to check/uncheck the Show

box.

OR

Press

MENU, select one of the options (Show All, Hide All,

or

Show Defaults), and press ENTER.

7. Press

QUIT to exit the Map Information Page.

Map Orientation

There are three map orientation options: North Up orients the map

like a paper map. Track Up orients the map in the direction of travel.

Course Up orients the map so the direction of navigation is always

up. When using Track Up or Course Up, the North arrow indicates

the orientation. To change the map orientation, press MENU to open

the Map Page. Press MENU again. Select Set Up Map and press

ENTER. See page

43

for information.

Zooming In and Out of the Map

The map display has 28 available zoom scales ranging from 5 m to

800 nm (5 m to 1200 km). The map scale is controlled by the IN and

OUT keys, with the current scale shown at the bottom right of the

data window.

NOTE: The scale value represents the distance from one end of

the scale bar (

) to the other.

To select a map scale (zoom in and out):

Press the

OUT key to zoom out; press the IN key to zoom in.

The GPSMAP 278 has a built-in worldwide land database. The unit

shows cartography as long as chart information is available for the

zoom scale you selected.

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