Compass bearing
to destination
In Bearing Up mode
(shown), the direc-
tion of your destina-
tion is shown at the
top of the compass
Current track or
heading, shown
in degrees
Track or compass
heading indicator,
showing facing
direction
Navigation
information
data boxes
Battery power
indicator
Navigation Page, going to an address. The compass is in Bearing Up mode, so
you can see that the destination is to your west. Your current facing is north (a
294º heading) toward an address 355º (bearing) away. If you were navigating to a
waypoint, the waypoint's icon would appear on the edge of the compass rose,
indicating the proper direction. An information box on this screen indicates the
destination is 0.67 miles away.
Instant-On Compass
When the Atlas MNS is in Sleep Mode, you can still quickly check your
compass bearing by pressing and holding the
PAGES
key. This activates
the screen and shows the current Compass display, including your current
heading and any information you are displaying in the customizable data
boxes. As soon as you release the
PAGES
key the Atlas MNS will return to
S
LEEP
M
ODE
.
Compass Menu
The Compass Menu allows you to set the compass orientation, as well as
calibrating the compass (described in Sec. 3).
Map Page
The map screens show your course and track from a “bird’s-eye” view. By
default, this unit shows the map with north always at the top of the screen.
(This can be changed. See the topic
Map Orientation
, in Sec. 5.) If you’re
navigating to a waypoint, the map shows your starting location, present
position, course line and destination. You don’t have to navigate to a way-
point, however, to use the map.
The Zoom In and Zoom Out keys zoom the map to enlarge or reduce its
coverage area and the amount of mapping detail shown. There are 37
available map zoom ranges, from 0.05 miles to 4,000 miles.
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