Magellan RoadMate 500 - Manual (Page 32)

Map Screen 24
Setting Map Units of Measure
The units of measure for information displayed on the Map screen can be selected from the Set Units
function.
Changing Map Units of Measure
1. Press ENTER.
2. Scroll down the contextual menu to highlight Set Units.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Use the UP and DOWN portion of the cursor control to highlight the field you want to
change.
5. Press ENTER.
6. Use the UP and DOWN portion of the cursor control to highlight the choice desired.
7. Press ENTER.
8. Press ESC to return to the Map screen.
Resetting Speed and Odometers
From the Map screen you can reset the odometer, the trip odometer, the maximum speed, or the
average speed.
ORIENTATION Set the top of the display to North Up, Course Up, or Track Up.
QUICK INFO Quick Info is the header bar shown at the top of the display while panning. You
can select from Off, Distance/Bearing Direction, Distance/Bearing Degrees, or
Coordinates.
MAP DATA FIELDS You can select between showing four data fields, two data fields or turning them
off.
POSITION
DESTINATION LINE You can turn the Position Destination Line (the pink line from your current
position to your destination) on or off.
WAYPOINTS
SHOWN Waypoints on the map can be turned off, show only the icons or show both the
icons and their name.
GEOCACHES
SHOWN Geocache waypoints on the map can be turned off, show only the icons or show
both the icons and their name
POIs SHOWN POI icons can be turned on or off.
TRACK LINES Track lines can be turned on or off. (Even if the track line is turned off, the
Magellan Triton will continue to record your track even while it is not being
displayed.)
MAP DETAILS The amount of map detail can be set to Low, Medium, or High. Each detailed
map may define the map detail a little differently so you may have to try the
different settings until you find one that suits your needs.
DISTANCE Choose from Kilometers/Meters, Miles/Feet, Miles/Yards, or NtMi/Meters (Nautical
Miles) as the unit of measure for distances.
SPEED Speed can be displayed as Kph (kilometers per hour), Mph (miles per hour) or Kts
(knots).
ELEVATION Elevation can be measured in Meters or Feet.
BAROMETER UNITS (Magellan Triton 500 only) Choose between kPa, Millibar, inHg or mmHg.