Setup Menu-Units Tab; Setup Menu-Location Tab - Garmin GPS 76 Owner's Manual

Getting Started Reference
Main Menu
Units & Location Tabs
India Zone IVA
hddd.ddddd°
India Zone IVB
hddd°.mm.mmm'
Irish Grid
hddd°.mm' s s.s''
LORAN TD
British Grid
Maidenhead
Dutch Grid
MGRS
Finnish Grid
New Zealand
German Grid
QNG Grid
India Zone 0
Swedish Grid
India Zone IA
Swiss Grid
India Zone IB
Taiwan Grid
India Zone IIA
UTM UPS
India Zone IIB
W Malayan RSO
India Zone IIIA
User UTM Grid
India Zone IIIB
User UTM Grid
The 'User UTM Grid' will let the user defi ne a grid for a
location format. The user will have to know the Longitude
Origin, Scale, False Easting, and False Northing to create
the grid.
For more information on grids and datums, we recom-
mend that you visit the National Imagery and Mapping
Agency at http://www.nima.mil
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Setup Menu — 'Units' Tab
The 'Units' Tab contains settings for Elevation, Depth, Distance and Speed,
Temperature, Direction Display, and Speed Filter. These settings are used in
related fi elds throughout the unit.
Can be set to show in 'Feet' or 'Meters'.
'Elevation' —
'Depth' — Can be set to display in 'Feet', 'Fathoms' and 'Meters'. The GPS
76 cannot measure depth on its own. The depth input has to come from a
NMEA device providing the "DPT" sentence.
'Distance and Speed' — Can be set to 'Nautical', 'Statute' or 'Metric'.
'Temperature' — Can be set to 'Fahrenheit' or 'Celsius'.
Can be set to 'Numeric Degrees' or 'Cardinal Letters'. The
'Direction Display' —
setting will be used in all fi elds that relate to direction throughout the unit.
Can be set to 'Auto' or a 'User' defi ned setting. If 'User' is
'Speed Filter' —
selected, a Seconds fi eld will be displayed. To enter a 'User' defi ned setting,
highlight the Seconds fi eld then press ENTER. When fi nished, press ENTER
to save the entry. When using a 'User' defi ned setting, the unit will average
the speed and heading at the rate specifi ed in the time setting.
Setup Menu — 'Location' Tab
The 'Location' Tab contains the settings for 'Location Format', 'Map Datum',
'North Reference' and 'Magnetic Variation'. The settings are used in related fi elds
throughout the unit.
'Location Format' — There are 28 different formats to choose from. See
the sidebar for a list of the formats. You should not need to change the
format from the default setting unless you are using a chart or paper map
for navigation. If so, fi nd the format that most closely matches your chart
or map.