Garmin Edge 840/540 Owners Manual - Page 36
Climb Categories, Map Settings, Map Appearance Settings, Changing the Map Orientation
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Climb Categories Climb categories are determined by climb score, which is calculated using the grade multiplied by the length of the climb. A climb must have a length of at least 500 meters and an average grade of at least 3 percent, or a climb score of 1,500, to be considered a climb. Category Climb Score Color Hors Category (HC) Greater than 80,000 Category 1 Greater than 64,000 Category 2 Greater than 32,000 Category 3 Greater than 16,000 Category 4 Greater than 8,000 Uncategorized Greater than 1,500 Map Settings Select > Activity Profiles, select a profile, and select Navigation > Map. Orientation: Sets how the map is shown on the page. Auto Zoom: Automatically selects a zoom level for the map. When Off is selected, you must zoom in or out manually. Guide Text: Sets when the turn-by-turn navigation prompts are shown (requires routable maps). Appearance: Customizes the appearance settings on the map (Map Appearance Settings, page 30). Map Information: Enables or disables the maps currently loaded on the device. Map Appearance Settings Select > Activity Profiles, select a profile, and select Navigation > Map > Appearance. Map Theme: Adjusts the appearance of the map for your ride type. (Map Themes, page 31) Popularity Map: Highlights popular roads or trails for your ride type. The darker the road or trail, the more popular. Map Detail: Sets the level of detail shown on the map. History Line Color: Allows you to change the line color of the path you have traveled. Advanced: Allows you to set zoom levels and text size, and enable shaded relief and contours. Reset Map Default: Resets the map appearance to the default settings. Changing the Map Orientation 1 Select > Activity Profiles. 2 Select a profile. 3 Select Navigation > Map > Orientation. 4 Select an option: • Select North Up to show north at the top of the page. • Select Track Up to show your current direction of travel at the top of the page. 30 Navigation