Clearing Unwanted Details from the Map
You can remove items from the map (declutter the screen) to remove
unwanted items, such as highways. Aviation Mode has various
levels of declutter.
To quickly declutter the map, press
ENTER
. You can also declutter
the map on the Terrain Page.
To declutter the Map Page:
1. From the Map Page, press
ENTER
.
Clear-1
appears under
the map range. The background map detail—including
highways, cities, rivers & smaller lakes—is removed from the
map.
2. Press
ENTER
again. Airspace boundary detail is removed
from the map.
Clear-2
appears below the map range.
3. Press
ENTER
again. Only the waypoints and navaids that
are part of the current Go To or route appear on the map.
Clear-3
appears below the map range.
4. In Aviation Mode, press
ENTER
again to return ALL detail to
the map.
In Marine and Automotive Modes, press
MENU
, highlight
Declutter On
or
Declutter Off
, and press
ENTER
.
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
. A push-pin
icon marks the starting point on the map.
Measure Distance
End point of
measurement,
labeled “ENT
REF”
Push pin
indicating 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.
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