5. When using map loaded to a data card, you can view
detailed information about an individual map, highlight the
Map Name, and press
ENTER
. Highlight
OK
, and press
ENTER
to exit the Map Information page.
6. To select/deselect individual maps (data card maps only) for
display on the Map Page, highlight the box next to the map
you want, and press
ENTER
to check/uncheck the
Show
box.
OR
Press
MENU
, select one of the options (
Show All
,
Hide All
,
or
Show Defaults
), and press
ENTER
.
7. Press
QUIT
to exit the Map Information Page.
Map Orientation
There are three map orientation options: North Up orients the map
like a paper map. Track Up orients the map in the direction of travel.
Course Up orients the map so the direction of navigation is always
up. When using Track Up or Course Up, the North arrow indicates
the orientation. To change the map orientation, press
MENU
to open
the Map Page. Press
MENU
again. Select
Set Up Map
and press
ENTER
for information.
Zooming In and Out of the Map
The map display has 28 available zoom scales ranging from 5 m to
800 nm (5 m to 1200 km). The map scale is controlled by the
IN
and
OUT
keys, with the current scale shown at the bottom right of the
data window.
NOTE:
The scale value represents the distance from one end of
the scale bar (
) to the other.
To select a map scale (zoom in and out):
Press the
OUT
key to zoom out; press the
IN
key to zoom in.
The GPSMAP 278 has a built-in worldwide land database. The unit
shows cartography as long as chart information is available for the
zoom scale you selected.
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