Garmin GPS 38 - Manual (Page 48)

Menu Page
The GPS 38 Menu Page provides access to submenu
pages that are used to select and customize operation and
navigation setup. The 11 submenus are divided into cate-
gories by function. The waypoint and route management
submenus are discussed in their own respective sections.
We’ll now address the rest of the submenus in the order
they appear on the Menu Page.
To select a submenu page from the Menu Page:
1. Highlight the submenu page you want to view.
2. Press the E key to display the submenu page.
3. To return to the Menu Page, press the P key.
Distance and Sun Calculation
The distance and sun calculation page will give you the
distance and bearing between any two waypoints and cal-
culate the sunrise and sunset (in local time) at a destination
waypoint for a particular date.
To perform a distance and sun calculation:
1. Highlight the ‘FROM’ field and enter the desired waypoint.
Press E to move to the next field.
2. Highlight the ‘TO’ field and enter the destination waypoint.
Press the E key to calculate the range and bearing to
the destination waypoint.
3. Highlight the ‘DATE’ field and enter the date for your desti-
nation. Press the E key to display the sun information.
Message Page
The message page displays all current messages in the
GPS 38. There are two types of messages: temporary alerts
(eg. approaching a waypoint) and condition alerts (eg. bat-
tery power is low). All messages are initially indicated by a
flashing on-screen box. After a temporary alert has been
viewed, it is cleared. Condition alerts are displayed on the
message page until the condition has been resolved.
To view the message page:
1. Highlight to the ‘MESSAGES’ field and press E .
See appendix A for a complete list of messages.
Menu Page
To select a submenu, use the
UP and Down keys to high-
light a menu option and
press ENTER.
Distance/Sun
Calculation
The GPS 38 will calculate
the sunrise and sunset times
of any stored waypoint or
your present position. To
calculate, enter the date and
year and press ENTER.
R E F E R E N C E
Menu Page &
Distance/Sun
Calculation
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