Opening The Main Menu; Map; Changing The Map Orientation; Measuring Distance On The Map - Garmin GPSMAP 86 Owner's Manual

Opening the Main Menu

The main menu gives you access to tools and setup screens for waypoints, activities, routes, and more
Menu Tools, page 26, Setup Menu, page
From any page, select MENU twice.

Map

represents your location on the map. As you travel,
zoom level, waypoint names and symbols may appear on the map. You can zoom in on the map to see more
detail. When you are navigating to a destination, your route is marked with a colored line on the map.

Changing the Map Orientation

1 From the map, select MENU.
2 Select Map Setup > Orientation.
3 Select an option:
• Select North Up to show north at the top of the page.
• Select Track Up to show your current direction of travel at the top of the page.
• Select Automotive Mode to show an automotive perspective with the direction of travel at the top.

Measuring Distance on the Map

You can measure the distance between multiple locations.
1 From the map, move the cursor to a location.
2 Select MENU > Measure Distance.
3 Select additional locations on the map.
Map Page Settings
From the map, select MENU.
Stop Navigation: Stops navigating the current route.
Map Setup: Enables you to open additional map settings
Marine Setup: Allows you to configure the marine settings
Measure Distance: Allows you to measure the distance between multiple locations
Map, page 10).
Restore Defaults: Restores the map to factory default settings.

Map Settings

From the map, select MENU, and select Map Setup.
Configure Maps: Enables or disables the maps currently loaded on the device.
Orientation: Adjusts how the map is shown on the page
Dashboard: Sets a dashboard to display on the map. Each dashboard shows different information about your
route or your location.
Guidance Text: Sets when the guidance text is shown on the map.
Advanced Setup: Enables you to open advanced map settings
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moves and displays your path. Depending on your
(Map Settings, page
(Marine Settings, page
(Changing the Map Orientation, page
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Using the Main Pages
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