Garmin GPS 2 Manual

65Accessing the Map Setup and Track Setup Windows
You can access two additional pages— the map setup page and the track setup
page— by pressing ENTER while on the map page (Fig. 65a). The map setup and
track setup window will appear, ready for you to select one.
To select map setup or track setup:
1. Highlight either field, and press ENTER.
Map Setup Page and Orientation
The map setup page lets you select map orientation and specify what items are
displayed. The map may be oriented to ‘NORTH UP,’ ‘TRACK...

66•’Rings’— displays the three present position range rings on the map.
•’Route’— plots the straight leg lines between waypoints of an active route and displays
all route waypoint names.
•’Nearest’— shows the nine nearest waypoints to your present position (not to the target
cursor) on the map.
•’Names’— displays the waypoint name for the nine nearest waypoints.
To turn a map item on or off:
1. Highlight the ‘confirmation’ (‘YES’ or ‘NO’) field for the map item, and press ENTER.
2. Select ‘YES’ or ‘NO’,...

67Track Method
The stored track method determines how often positions are stored in the track
log. The default setting is automatic, which will store a track based on resolution.
This setting gives you the most efficient use of track memory and provides the most
accurate TracBack route.
To change the method to record points based on a specific time interval:
1. Highlight the ‘method’ field, and press ENTER.
2. Select ‘TIME INTERVAL’ (Fig. 67a), and press ENTER twice (Fig. 67b).
3. Enter a value in hours,...

68Managing and Clearing the Track Log
The rest of the track setup window displays the percentage of available memory
currently used to store track log data and function fields to clear the track log mem-
ory and activate the backtrack feature.
To clear the track log:
1. Highlight ‘CLEAR LOG?’ (Fig. 68), and press ENTER.
2. Highlight ‘Yes’, and press ENTER.REFERENCE
It’s a good idea to clear the
track log at the end of the trail
head, etc., in order to make the
best use of the tracback fea-
ture.
Fig....

69Menu Page
The GPS II’s menu page provides access to additional pages (submenus) that are
used to select and customize operation and navigation setup. These eight pages are
divided into categories by function. The waypoint and route management pages are
discussed in their own respective sections. We’ll now address the rest of these pages
in the order they appear on the menu page.
To select a submenu page from the menu page:
1. Highlight the page (Fig. 69a), and press ENTER (Fig. 69b).
2. To return to...

70Distance and Sun Calculation
The distance and sun calculation submenu page will give you the distance and
bearing between any two waypoints or between your present position and a way-
point. It will also calculate the sunrise and sunset (in local time) for a particular date
at either your present position or any stored waypoint.
To perform a distance and sun calculation:
1. Highlight the ‘from’ field, enter the desired waypoint (Fig. 70a), and press ENTER.
2. Highlight the ‘to’ field, enter the...

71System Setup
The system setup submenu page (Fig. 71a) is used to select the operating mode,
time offset, and screen preferences. The GPS II has three operating modes:
•Normal Modeoperates the unit at maximum performance, and provides a
battery of life up to 12 hours on alkaline batteries.
•Battery Saver Mode(Fig. 71b) is suitable for most applications, and extends
battery life to up to 20 hours on alkaline batteries by reducing the receiver’s
update rate when navigational conditions permit (e.g.,...

72Date and Time Setup
The date and time is located directly below the mode field. Note: Date and time
information is derived from the GPS satellites and cannot be changed by the user.
Because the time shown is UTC (Greenwich mean time) time, you will need to enter
a time offset to display the correct local time for your area. To determine the time
offset for your area, note your position and refer to the chart in Appendix F.
To enter the time offset:
1. Highlight the ‘offset’ field (Fig. 72a), and press...

73Screen Contrast
The GPS II has adjustable screen contrast controlled by an on-screen bar scale.
To set the screen contrast:
1. Highlight the ‘contrast’ field, and press ENTER.
2. Adjust the bar scale to the desired contrast, and press ENTER.
Note: The screen contrast can also be adjusted by pressing the rocker keypad
while on the satellite status page (see pg 20).
Screen Backlighting
The screen backlight timer is adjustable for 0, 15, 30, 60, 120, and 240 seconds.
The ‘0’ setting will keep backlighting...

74Navigation Setup
The navigation setup submenu page (Fig. 74a) is used to select units of measure-
ment for position formats, map datums, CDI scale, units, and heading information.
Position Formats
The default position format for the GPS II is latitude and longitude in degrees
and minutes (hdddºmm.mmm’). You may also select degrees, minutes and seconds
(hdddºmm’ss.s’’); degrees only (hddd.dddddº); UTM/UPS coordinates; or British,
German, Irish, Maidenhead, Swedish, Swiss, or Taiwan, or User grid...