Trip Computer; Trip Computer Settings; Navigation; Find Page - Garmin GPSMAP 79S Owner's Manual

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Setting the North Reference
You can set the directional reference used in calculating heading information.
1 Press PAGE to scroll to the compass page.
2 Press MENU.
3 Select Heading Setup > North Reference.
4 Select an option:
• To set geographic north as the heading reference, select True.
• To set the magnetic declination for your location automatically, select Magnetic.
• To set grid north (000 degrees) as the heading reference, select Grid.
• To set the magnetic variation value manually, select User, enter the magnetic variance, and select Done.

Trip Computer

The trip computer displays your current speed, average speed, trip odometer, and other helpful statistics. You
can customize the trip computer layout, dashboard, and data fields.

Trip Computer Settings

Press PAGE to scroll to the trip computer page, and press MENU.
Reset: Resets all the trip computer values to zero. For accurate information, reset the trip information before
beginning a trip.
Change Data Fields: Customizes the trip computer data fields.
Change Dashboard: Changes the theme and information displayed on the dashboard.
NOTE: Your customized settings are remembered by the dashboard. Your settings are not lost when you
change profiles
(Profiles, page
Insert Page: Inserts an additional page of customizable data fields.
TIP: You can use the arrow buttons to scroll through the pages.
Remove Page: Removes an additional page of customizable data fields.
More Data: Adds additional data fields to the trip computer.
Less Data: Removes data fields from the trip computer.
Restore Defaults: Restores the trip computer to its factory default settings.

FIND Page

You can use the FIND page to find a destination to navigate to. Not all FIND categories are available in all areas
and maps.

Navigating to a Destination

1 Press FIND.
2 Select a category.
3 If necessary, press MENU to narrow the search.
4 If necessary, select Spell Search, and enter the destination name or part of the name.
5 Select a destination.
6 Select Go.
Your route appears as a magenta line on the map.
7 Navigate using the map
page
8).

Navigation

29).
Navigation
(Navigating with the Map, page
6) or compass
(Navigating with the Compass,
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