Clearing The Map, Screen Contrast, & Power Off; Turning The Receiver Off - Garmin GPS 12 Owner's Manual & Reference

Clearing a Cluttered Map Display
After you've used the GPS12 for a few trips, you
may find that your map display has become a bit messy
from keeping track of your every move. For practice,
let's clean up the screen by clearing the track log (the
plot points left on the Map Page) we've just created
during the Getting Started tour.
P
1. Press
2. Highlight the 'OPT' field and press
3. Highlight 'Track Setup' and press
4. Highlight the 'CLEARLOG?' option and press
The clear log confirmation page will appear.
L
5. Use the key to highlight the 'Yes' prompt.
E
6. Press
Adjusting Screen Contrast
You can access the GPS 12's contrast feature from
the Satellite Page.
To adjust the screen contrast:
P
1. Press
appears.
L R
2. Press or
E
.
Screen Backlighting
Screen backlighting is available for nighttime use.
Activate backlighting by pressing the
Backlighting will remain on for the time specified on
the system setup page (See page 43).

Turning the Receiver Off

You've now gone through the basic operation of
your new GPS receiver and probably know a little more
than you think about how it works. We encourage you
to experiment with the GPS12 until it becomes an
extension of your own navigation skills. If you
encounter any problems using the unit or want to take
advantage of the GPS 12's more advanced features, turn
to the reference section.
To turn the GPS 12 off:
1. Press and hold the
Q
or until the Map Page appears.
E
E
to finish.
Q
or until the Satellite Page
to adjust the level of contrast, and press
B
B
key for 3 seconds.
.
.
E
.
key briefly.
GETTING
STARTED
Clearing the
Map, Adjusting
Contrast, &
Power Off
Highlight the 'CLEAR
LOG?' prompt and press
ENTER to clear the track
log.
Note: With the 'Wr a p '
re c o rd option, once all
1024 points are used dur-
ing normal operation, the
oldest point will be contin-
uously deleted to make
room for the latest track
log point to be stored.
Pressing the LEFT or
RIGHT arrows from the
Satellite Page will auto-
matically activate the
screen contrast bar.
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