Measuring Distance - Garmin GPSMAP 78 series Owner's Manual

Using the Main Pages

Measuring Distance

You can move the cursor around the map
to measure distance from the current
location.
1
From the map, press MEnU.
2
Select Measure Distance.
The device automatically begins
measuring from your current location.
3
Move the cursor to a point you want
to measure to.
The distance appears at the top of
the page.
4
Press qUiT to stop measuring.
Map Setup Options
From the map, press MEnU, and select
Setup Map.
• Map Orientation—allows you to
select how the map is displayed
(page 11).
12
• Guidance Text—allows you to select
when to show guidance text on the
map.
• advanced Map Setup
◦ auto Zoom—automatically
selects the appropriate zoom
level for optimal use on your map.
When Off is selected, you must
zoom in or out manually.
◦ Zoom Levels—map items
draw or appear at or below the
selected zoom level.
◦ Text Size—allows you to select
the text size for map items.
◦ Detail—allows you to select the
amount of map data displayed on
the device.
nOTE: Higher detail settings may
cause the map to redraw slowly.
• Shaded relief—shows detail relief
on the map (if available) or turns off
shading.
• Map information—allows you to
enable or disable the maps currently
GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual