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Main Menu
Setup Tab: Time/Units
Use the Time screen to select time format (12- or 24- hour) and
the correct time zone (for local time display).
Time
Time Format— lets you select between a 12-hour or 24-hour time format.
Time Zone— provides a list of time zones and makes it easy to display the correct local time on your
GPSMAP 196. For areas where a time zone is not listed, you can also enter an offset time for UTC
(zulu) time.
Daylight Savings Time— Auto: automatically adjusts for daylight savings time based on current loca-
tion and date; On: enables daylight savings time; Off: disables daylight savings time.
Units
Defi nes units of measure used for altitude, distance, speed, etc. Units of measure settings can be
different for each operating mode. For example, you may wish to use ‘knots’ for speed in Aviation
Mode and ‘miles per hour’ for speed in Land Mode.
Altitude— Feet or Meters
Pressure— Inches or Millibars
Vertical Speed— Feet/Minute, Meters/Minute or Meters/Second
Distance and Speed— Nautical, Statute or Metric
Temperature— Fahrenheit or Celsius
Direction Display— Cardinal Letters, Numeric Degrees or Mils
To change a units of measure setting:
1. From the ‘Setup’ tab, use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to select ‘Units’ at the top of the page.
2. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to select the fi eld corresponding to the units of measure you wish to
change and press
ENTER
.
3. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to select the desired units setting and press
ENTER
.
Units of measure for distance, speed, etc., are set on the Units
screen. The GPSMAP 196 will retain independent units settings for
Aviation, Land and Water modes.
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