unit for each application. The main pages are linked together in a series that you may cycle through by pressing the PAGE key to move forward and the QUIT

key to reverse. Each page also has an Options Menu that allows you to customize each page (in all three modes) to your preferences and/or select features that

speciﬁ cally relate to that page. To view the Options Menu for any page, press the MENU key.

Aviation Mode features ﬁ ve main pages: Map Page, Terrain Page, Panel Page, Active Route Page, and Position Data Page. An example of each page in Avia-

tion Mode appears below. Each of these pages has a speciﬁ c use and each page is discussed later in this manual. The Aviation Mode is the default mode for the

GPSMAP 296. This manual ﬁ rst addresses each page, such as the Map Page, as displayed in the Aviation Mode. The manual then describes the page as shown

Marine and Automotive Mode, if major differences exist.

Aviation Mode Page Sequence

Map Page

Marine Mode features ﬁ ve main pages: the Map, Compass, Highway, Active Route, and Position Data pages. Automotive Mode features two main pages:

the Map and Trip Computer pages. Optional Highway and Compass Pages may be enabled in Automotive Mode. Two additional pages appear during active

navigation while in Automotive Mode – a Current Route Page appears if you are navigating with turn-by-turn directions and an Active Route Page appears if

you are navigating "Off Road." See the 'Navigation" section for more information on navigation options.

Terrain Page

Panel Page

Active Route Page

Position Data Page

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