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Main Menu

The unit has a Main Menu, which contains some function commands
and some setup option commands. The instructions in this section will
deal only with sonar functions, the basic commands that make the unit
show sonar signals on your screen. This unit will work fine right out of
the box with the factory default settings. But, if you want to learn
about the various sonar options, see Sec. 4, Sonar Options & Other
Features. (For general system setup and GPS options, see Sec. 8,
System Setup and GPS Setup Options.)

You can access the Main Menu from any of the four Page screens by
pressing

MENU|MENU

. To clear the menu screen and return to the page

display, press

EXIT

. (Remember, our text style for "

MENU

|

MENU

" means

"press the Menu key twice." See a full explanation of our instruction
text formatting on page 11, Instructions = Menu Sequences.)

Main Menu.

The Main Menu commands and their functions are:

Screen command: changes the contrast or brightness of the display
screen.

Sounds command: enables or disables the sounds for key strokes and
alarms and sets the alarm style.

Alarms command: turns GPS alarms on or off and changes alarm
thresholds.

Route Planning command: used to plan, view or navigate a route.

My Trails command: shows, creates and deletes plot trails. Also used
to navigate or backtrack a trail.

Cancel Navigation command: turns off the various navigation
commands. Used to stop navigating after you have reached your