Map Themes; Marine Map Settings; Showing And Hiding Map Data; Navigation Settings - Garmin FENIX 6X Owner's Manual

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Orientation: Sets the orientation of the map. The North
Up option shows north at the top of the screen. The
Track Up option shows your current direction of travel
at the top of the screen.
User Locations: Shows or hides saved locations on the
map.
Auto Zoom: Automatically selects the zoom level for
optimal use of your map. When disabled, you must zoom
in or out manually.
Lock on Road: Locks the position icon, which
represents your position on the map, onto the
nearest road.
Track Log: Shows or hides the track log, or the path
you have traveled, as a colored line on the map.
Track Color: Changes the track log color.
Detail: Sets the amount of detail shown on the map.
Showing more detail may cause the map to redraw
more slowly.
Marine: Sets the map to display data in marine mode
(Marine Map Settings, page
Draw Segments: Shows or hides segments, as a
colored line on the map.
Draw Contours: Shows or hides contour lines on the
map.

Map Themes

You can change the map theme to display data
optimized for your activity type.
Hold MENU, and select Map > Map Theme.
None: Uses the preferences from the system map
settings, with no additional theme applied.
Marine: Sets the map to display data in marine mode.
High Contrast: Sets the map to display data with higher
contrast, for better visibility in challenging
environments.
Dark: Sets the map to display data with a dark
background, for better visibility at night.
Restore Theme: Allows you to restore map themes that
have been deleted from the device.

Marine Map Settings

You can customize how the map appears in marine mode.
Hold MENU, and select Map > Marine.
Marine Chart Mode: Enables the nautical chart when
displaying marine data. This option displays various
map features in different colors so the marine POIs are
more readable, and so the map reflects the drawing
scheme of paper charts.
Spot Soundings: Enables depth measurements on the chart.
Light Sectors: Shows and configures the appearance
of light sectors on the chart.
Symbol Set: Sets the chart symbols in marine mode. The
NOAA option displays the National Oceanic
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and Atmospheric Administration chart symbols. The
International option displays the International
Association of Lighthouse Authorities chart symbols.

Showing and Hiding Map Data

If you have multiple maps installed on your device, you
can choose the map data to show on the map.
1 From the watch face, press
2 Select Map.
3 Hold MENU.
4 Select the map settings.
5 Select Map > Configure Maps.
6 Select a map to activate the toggle switch, which
shows or hides the map data.

Navigation Settings

You can customize the map features and appearance when
navigating to a destination.

Customizing Map Features

1 Hold MENU.
2 Select Navigation > Data Screens.
3 Select an option:
• Select Map to turn on or off the map.
• Select Guide to turn on or off the guide screen that
displays the compass bearing or course to follow
while navigating.
• Select Elevation Plot to turn on or off the
elevation plot.
• Select a screen to add, remove, or customize.

Setting Up a Heading Bug

You can set up a heading indicator to display on your data
pages while navigating. The indicator points to your target
heading.
1 Hold MENU.
2 Select Navigation > Heading Bug.

Setting Navigation Alerts

You can set alerts to help you navigate to your
destination.
1 Hold MENU.
2 Select Navigation > Alerts.
3 Select an option:
• To set an alert for a specified distance from your final
destination, select Final Distance.
• To set an alert for the estimated time remaining until
you reach your final destination, select Final ETE.
• To set an alert when you stray from the course,
select Off Course.
• To enable turn-by-turn navigation prompts,
select Turn Prompts.
4 If necessary, select Status to turn on the alert.
5 If necessary, enter a distance or time value, and
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