Garmin GPSMAP 276C Owner's Manual - Page 92
Location Sub Tab, Changing the Location Format, Selecting a Different Map Datum
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Main Menu > Setup Tab Location Sub Tab Use the Location sub tab to change location setting information. To access the Location sub tab: 1. Highlight the Setup tab on the Main Menu. 2. Select the Location sub tab. See the "Appendix" for more information about location formats and map datums. Also visit the National Imagery and Mapping Agency at www.nima.mil for more information on grids and datums. Changing the Location Format When you change the Location Format, you change the coordinate system in which a given location reading appears. The default format is latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, and thousandths of a minute (hddd°mm.mmm). Only change the location format if you are using a map or chart that specifies a different location format or you want to use a format you are familiar with. Selecting a Different Map Datum Datums are used to describe geographic positions for surveying, mapping, and navigation and are not actual maps built in the unit. Only change the datum if you are using a map or chart that specifies a different datum. The default setting is WGS 84. The unit automatically selects the best datum depending on your chosen location format. WARNING: Selecting the wrong map datum can result in substantial position errors. When in doubt, use the default WGS 84 datum for best overall performance. Selecting a Different Heading Reference You can select from Auto Mag Var, True, Grid, and User Mag Var. Auto Mag Var provides magnetic north heading references that are automatically determined from your current location. True provides headings based on a true north reference. Grid provides headings based on a grid north reference (and is used in conjunction with the grid position formats). User Mag Var allows you to specify the magnetic variation at your current location and provides magnetic north heading references based on the variation you enter. Enter the magnetic variation of your current location in the Magnetic Variation field if you selected User Mag Var for the heading. WARNING: If User Mag Var is selected, the unit does not automatically calculate and update the magnetic variation at your present location. You must update the magnetic variation as your location changes. Failure to update this setting can result in substantial differences between the information shown on your unit and external references, such as a magnetic compass. 84 GPSMAP 276C Owner's Manual