Garmin GPSMAP 196 - Manual (Page 41)

Measuring Distance
You can measure the distance and bearing between two map items.
To measure the bearing/distance between two points:
1. From the Map Page, press MENU to open the options menu.
2. Highlight the Measure Distance option, and press ENTER.
An on-screen arrow appears on the map at your present
location with ENT REF below it.
3. Move the arrow to the reference point (the starting point that
you want to measure from), and press ENTER.
Measure Distance
End point of
measurement,
labeled “ENT
REF”
The beginning
point of the
measurement
4. Move the arrow to the point want to measure to. The bearing
and distance from the reference point and arrow coordinates
appear in the data window at the top of the screen.
5. Press QUIT to finish.
Setting Up the Map Page
The Map Page Setup allows you to adjust the way items appear on
the Map Page.
To change a map setup option:
1. From the Map Page, press MENU to open the options menu.
2. Highlight Setup Map, and press ENTER.
3. Highlight the Map tab, and press ENTER.
4. Press left or right on the ROCKER to highlight the tab, then
up or down on the ROCKER to highlight to the field you want
to change, and press ENTER.
General Tab of the Map Page Setup
5. Press up or down on the ROCKER to highlight to the setting,
and press ENTER to select the new setting.
6. Press PAGE or QUIT to exit.
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