Changing The System Language; Configuring Navigation Preferences - Garmin GPSMAP 420 Owner's Manual

Configuring the Chartplotter
Heading—sets the reference used in calculating heading
information.
• auto Magnetic—automatically sets the magnetic declination for
your location.
• True—sets true north as the heading reference.
• grid—sets grid north as the heading reference (000º).
• User Magnetic—allows you to set the magnetic variation value.
Position format—change the coordinate style in which a given
location reading appears. Do not change the position format unless
you are using a map or chart that specifies a different position
format.
Map datum—change the coordinate system in which the map is
structured. Do not change the map datum unless you are using a map
or chart that specifies a different map datum.
Time—set the time options.
• Time format—select 12-hour, 24-hour, or UTC time format.
• Time Zone—set the time zone you want displayed for time
readings.
• dST (Daylight Saving Time)—select Off, On, or auto. The
auto setting automatically turns daylight saving time on or off,
depending on the time of year.


Changing the System Language

To change the system language, from the Home screen, select
Configure > Preferences
language.

Configuring Navigation Preferences

To change navigation preferences, from the Home screen, select
Configure > Preferences
Route Labels—for saved routes, this determines whether route
turns are indicated by number (Turn 1, Turn 2, and so on) or by
waypoint name, or whether the description of turns is hidden.
Turn Transition—set how much time or how far before a turn in a
route that you transition to the next leg.
Speed Sources—specify the sensor used for wind numbers and fuel
wind fuel Economy
economy. Select or
(from a water-speed sensor) and GPS (from the calculated GPS
speed).
auto guidance—set the automatic guidance parameters:
• Safe depth—set the minimum depth (chart depth datum) to
allow when calculating an automatic guidance path. A safe depth
of less than one meter is not allowed when using automatic
guidance.
> Language and then select the
> Navigation.
to toggle between water
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