Measure Distance; To Measure Distance - DeLorme Earthmate PN-60 GPS User Manual

• Manual panning–To manually pan the map, use the arrow keypad to move the cursor in the direction you want to
view.
» Use single presses to move the cursor in increments.
» Press and hold to quickly pan to a new location.
» Hold the cursor at the edge of the screen to keep panning in that direction; the map will move to the new
location.
» Press QUIT to center the map on your current location.
As you pan, a text field at the top of the map displays information about the cursor location. When you stop the cursor
over an object, the field in the bottom left corner displays the object name.
Getting Location Information
For information about objects at your current GPS location, press ENTER.
OR
Pan the map to a new location. When you stop the cursor over an object, the object's name is displayed in the bottom
left corner of the map. Press ENTER.
• For single objects, the object details page displays. From this page, you can mark a waypoint, view the object on
the map, or route to the object.
• For multiple objects, the Multiple Objects screen displays a list of the objects at that location; user-created objects
(such as waypoints) appear at the top of the list. Select an object and then press ENTER to view its details page.
Info Fields
The Map Page includes fields of information that you can customize to suit your needs. You can even change which
info fields display depending on your activity. For each activity, the info field types change for navigating or The Map
Page includes fields of information that you can customize to suit your needs. You can even change which info fields
display depending on your activity. For each activity, the info field types change for navigating or tracking (regular GPS
use). To access the Info Fields options, go to MENU > Info Fields. For more information, see Info Fields on page
61 and Activities Page on page 52.

Measure Distance

Use the measurement tool to measure the distance of a line or the perimeter and area of a polygon on the map.

To measure distance

From the Map Page, go to MENU > Measure Distance. Use the arrow keypad to move the cursor to the area on the
map where you want to place the first point of the line or polygon and press ENTER. Repeat for each point.
• To undo a point, press QUIT.
• To make a polygon, you must close the shape. Place the last point on top of the first point by hovering the cursor
over the start location and pressing ENTER to snap the point and close the polygon.
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