Garmin GPS 18 - Deluxe USB Sensor, Help Manual

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Setting Preferences
You can use the Preferences window to customize many features of nRoute to suit your needs. To access the
Preferences window, select
Preferences from the Edit menu or press Ctrl+Shift+P on your keyboard.
There are nine tabs in the Preferences window: Display, InfoBar, Units, Position, Waypoint, Time, Find,
Navigation, and Routing. Each tab contains several fields that allow you to adjust your preferences.
Display Tab —allows you to customize the way the Graphic Map appears, including the level of map detail,
visible routes, and colors. See Setting Display Preferences for more information.
InfoBar Tab —allows you to customize the information displayed in the InfoBar. See Using the InfoBar for
more information.
Units Tab —allows you to select the type of units used for a variety of measurements. The Units Tab contains
the following fields:
Distance/Speed —select Metric , Nautical , or Statute . All distance or speed measurements reflect
this setting.
Heading —choose True , Automatic Magnetic Variation , User Magnetic Variation , Grid , or
Cardinal Direction . True displays true north headings. Automatic automatically calculates the
magnetic variation for the geographical area. Grid provides a true north heading as determined
by the Position Format. When User is selected, the field to the right is activated for manual entry
of a magnetic variation. When Cardinal Direction is selected, your heading and/or course
appears as N(orth), S(outh), E(ast) and W(est), etc. (Course information is found in the Saved
Routes Tab).
Altitude/Elevation —select Feet or Meters .
Depth —select Feet , Meters , or Fathoms .
Area —select Acres , Hectares , Square Feet , Square Miles , Square Meters , or Square
Kilometers .
Temperature —select Farenheit or Celsius .
Position Tab —select from available grid formats or manually enter information for a user-defined grid. The
Position Tab contains the following fields:
Grid —select a grid format from the drop-down list. Refer to the Using a Garmin GPS with Paper
Maps manual available at www.garmin.com.
Datum —select from over 100 available map datums, allowing nRoute to easily match up with
virtually any paper chart or map, or manually enter information for a user-defined map datum.
Waypoint Tab —allows you to change your preferences for creating waypoints. See Setting Waypoint
Preferences for more information.
Waypoint Categories Tab —allows you to create customized category names to help organize your
waypoints. See Creating Waypoint Categories for more information.
Time Tab —sets up displayed time, either by the computer's local time zone, or by manually entering a UTC
offset.
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