Obstacle Information; Clearing Unwanted Details From The Map - Garmin GPSMAP 196 Pilot's Manual

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Obstacle Information

Obstacles are shown on the Map Page when the map range is set
to 3 nm or below. Standard aeronautical chart symbols are used for
lighted or unlighted obstacles taller than 200 feet Above Ground
Level (AGL). Refer to the Obstacle Icons legend below.
Lighted Obstacle 1000 ft AGL and higher.
Unlighted Obstacle 1000 ft AGL and higher.
Lighted Obstacle below 1000 ft AGL.
Unlighted Obstacle below 1000 ft AGL.
Obstacle Icons
Each obstacle is labeled with the altitude of the top of the obstacle,
or Mean Sea Level (MSL). Each obstacle also lists, in parentheses,
the actual height of the obstacle, or Above Ground Level (AGL).
Light grey symbols indicate that the obstacle is between the
user-defined Caution Elevation and 100 feet below the aircraft. Dark
grey symbols indicate the obstacle is within 100 feet of the aircraft.
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Clearing Unwanted Details from the Map

You can remove items from the map (declutter the screen) to remove
unwanted items, such as highways. Aviation Mode has various levels
of declutter. To quickly declutter the map, press ENTER.
To declutter the Map Page (Aviation Mode only):
1. Press ENTER. Background detail, including highways, cities,
rivers & smaller lakes, is shown in gray (de-emphasized)
on the map to make the aviation data easier to read. This
declutter setting is identified by CLEAR-1 appearing below
the map range.
2. Press ENTER again. The above background map detail is
removed from the Map Page. CLEAR-2 appears below the
map range.
3. Press ENTER again. Airspace boundary detail is removed
from the Map Page. CLEAR-3 appears below the map range.
4. Press ENTER again. Only the waypoints and navaids which
are part of the current Goto or route appear on the Map
Page. CLEAR-4 appears below the map range.
5. Press ENTER again to return ALL detail to the Map Page.
GPSMAP 196 Pilot's Guide