Garmin GPSMAP 2006C User Manual

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Map Page Options

• Set Up Map— allows you to conﬁgure the map display to your preferences, including map detail, map
orientation, automatic zoom, and various map items and points. The map set up option uses a ‘ﬁle tab’
feature, making it easier to organize the various settings for ease of use. The following table lists the ﬁle
tabs and the settings available under each tab:

General

Detail, Orientation, AutoZoom, Map Colors

Source

Basemap, Data Card Maps

Waypoints

Waypoints, Active Route

Points

Spot Soundings, Tide Stations, Services

Navaids

Symbol Set, Symbol Size, Text Size, Light Sectors

Nav Line

Heading Line, Bearing Line, Course Line

Track Saved Tracks, Track Log
Other

Accuracy Circle, Lat/Lon Grid, Map Outlines

To change a map setup feature:

1. Press the ‘Set Up Map’ SOFT KEY.
2. Move LEFT or RIGHT on the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the desired tab, then UP or DOWN on the

ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the setting you want to change and press ENTER/MARK.

3. Move UP or DOWN on the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight to the desired setting and press

ENTER/MARK. To exit, press QUIT.

General Tab
Detail— Most, More, Normal, Less, Least: controls how much map detail you will see. This setting only

applies to any map feature set to “Auto”. Those features which have a speciﬁed scale or turned “Off” are

unaffected by this setting.

Orientation— North Up— ﬁxes the top of the map display to a north heading; Track Up— ﬁxes the top

of the map display to the current track heading; Course Up— ﬁxes the map so the direction of naviga-

tion is always “up” and turns the navigation leg line vertical on the screen.

AutoZoom— On/Off: when “On” the map will automatically adjust the map scale to a lower scale as you

approach you destination point.

Map Colors— Water /Land Mode or For Shade/Sunlight (color models only): when in “Water Mode”,

land will appear as a darker color and water will be lighter. In “Land Mode”, land will appear as a lighter

color and water will be darker. If using optional BlueChart data, it is recommended to use ‘Water Mode’.

For color models, “For Shade” is designed to match the color of physical marine charts as closely as pos-

General Tab

Main Menu—Map Conﬁguration Tab