Magellan GPS PROMARK X, User Manual

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Getting Started
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ProMARK X
Light
The LIGHT key backlights the message display and keypad. Press the key to
turn the light on and off.
The light turns off automatically when the unit is turned off. It also turns off
when the second battery warning appears and if external power is lost.
NOTE
The light is a significant drain on your batteries
The brightness of the display when the light is on can be adjusted in SETUP.
Entering Data
Information must be entered into the unit from the alphanumeric keypad to
enter an initial position, to enter a user-entered datum or grid, to manually
enter a waypoint, or to name or retrieve a waypoint.
Look at the keypad. It is arranged in the same way as your telephone keypad
(reverse 10-key). Each key is assigned to a number and two or three letters.
Which character is displayed when a key is pressed is determined by the type
of information being entered; the unit will not display letters in a space where
a number should be entered. For example, the unit displays numbers only
when entering position coordinates in the Lat/Lon and UTM coordinate
systems. Either numbers or letters can be accessed when entering user grids
and waypoint names.
To enter position coordinates, simply press the appropriate alphanumeric
keys until the entire coordinate is entered; when entering geodetic coordi-
nates, also press the RIGHT ARROW to toggle between hemispheres. Press
ENTER to save the position. Trailing zeros can be entered by pressing the 0
key or by entering the coordinate up to the first zero. When ENTER is pressed,
the empty spaces will be filled with zeros. (This does not work for zeros in
the middle of the coordinate.)
An entry error can be deleted be-
fore
ENTER is pressed by pressing
CLEAR . During data entry, CLEAR
operates like a backspace key; it
deletes the character to the left of
the cursor, then moves the cursor
one space to the left.
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