Display And Units Pages - Garmin eTrex Summit - Hiking GPS Receiver Owner's Manual

Display Page
The Display Page allows you to set the display backlight timeout (on all the time, 15 or 30
seconds, and 1 or 2 minutes) and the display contrast.
To change the light timeout:
1. Press the PAGE button and switch to the MENU Page. Press the UP or DOWN button to
highlight 'SETUP'. Press ENTER. The SETUP Page appears.
2. Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight 'DISPLAY', then press ENTER. Press ENTER
on the 'LIGHT TIMEOUT' field.
3. Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight your selection, then press ENTER. Press PAGE
to get back to the 'SETUP' page.
To adjust the display contrast:
1. Press the PAGE button to switch to the 'MENU' Page. Press the UP or DOWN button to
highlight 'SETUP', then press ENTER. The 'SETUP' Page appears.
2. Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight 'DISPLAY', then press ENTER. Press the UP or
DOWN button to highlight the 'CONTRAST' icon, then press ENTER.
3. Press the UP or DOWN button to adjust the contrast, then press ENTER. Press PAGE to
get back to the 'SETUP' page.
Units Page
Using your eTrex Summit with a paper map increases the navigation power of both. If you
are going to use a map in conjunction with the eTrex Summit, you must select the position
format (grid), map datum, map units, and north reference to match the map' s units. This is
the purpose of the Units Page. Regarding position format, the eTrex Summit allows you to
choose from more than eighteen different grids. The eTrex Summit supports the UTM/UPS
and latitude/longitude grids because together they cover the world.
Setup Page

Display and Units Pages

You can set the backlight to stay on all the
time, but watch your battery power!
The Units Page allows you match the units
of the eTrex Summit to the units of a unique
paper map you may be using.
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