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Configuring Units of Measure, Changing the System Language, SYstem Units, Custom, HeaDing

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Configuring Units of Measure To change units of measure from the Home screen, select Configure > Preferences > Units. System Units-a global setting that defines individual units of measure at the same time: Statute (mh, ft, ºF), Metric (kh, m, ºC), Nautical (kt, ft, ºF), or Custom. Select Custom to individually define units of measure for depth, temperature, distance, speed, elevation, volume, and pressure. Note: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data to view depth and water temperature information. Heading-sets the reference used in calculating heading information. • Auto Magnetic-automatically sets the magnetic declination for your location. • True-sets true north as the heading reference. • Grid-sets grid north as the heading reference (000º). • User Magnetic-allows you to set the magnetic variation value. Position Format-change the coordinate style in which a given location reading appears. Do not change the position format unless you are using a map or chart that specifies a different position format. Configuring the Chartplotter Map Datum-change the coordinate system in which the map is structured. Do not change the map datum unless you are using a map or chart that specifies a different map datum. Time-set the time options. • Time Format-select 12-hour, 24-hour, or UTC time format. • Time Zone-set the time zone you want displayed for time readings. If Auto is selected for the Time Zone, the DST option is not available and is automatically set to Auto. • DST (Daylight Saving Time)-select Off, On, or Auto. The auto setting automatically turns daylight saving time on or off, depending on the time of year. • Baro. Ref. Time-specify the reference time (from 30 minutes to 24 hours) used to calculate the barometric pressure trend. The trend is displayed on the wind gauge when ground wind is selected (page 36) or on the Cruising data bar (page 9). Changing the System Language To change the system language, from the Home screen, select Configure > Preferences > Language. Select the language. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 49

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
49
Configuring the Chartplotter
Configuring Units of Measure
To change units of measure from the Home screen, select
Configure
>
Preferences
>
Units
�
SYstem Units
—a global setting that defines individual units of
measure at the same time:
Statute (mh, Ft, ºf)
,
Metric (kh, m, ºC)
,
Nautical (kt, Ft, ºf)
, or
Custom
. Select
Custom
to individually
define units of measure for depth, temperature, distance, speed,
elevation, volume, and pressure.
NOTE
: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data to view
depth and water temperature information.
HeaDing
—sets the reference used in calculating heading
information.
•
Auto Magnetic
—automatically sets the magnetic declination for
your location.
•
True
—sets true north as the heading reference.
•
GriD
—sets grid north as the heading reference (000º).
•
User Magnetic
—allows you to set the magnetic variation value.
Position format
—change the coordinate style in which a given
location reading appears. Do not change the position format unless
you are using a map or chart that specifies a different position
format.
Map datum
—change the coordinate system in which the map is
structured. Do not change the map datum unless you are using a map
or chart that specifies a different map datum.
Time
—set the time options.
•
Time format
—select
12-hour
,
24-hour
, or
UTC
time format.
•
Time Zone
—set the time zone you want displayed for time
readings. If
Auto
is selected for the Time Zone, the DST option
is not available and is automatically set to
Auto
.
•
dST
(Daylight Saving Time)—select
OFF
,
On
, or
Auto
. The
auto setting automatically turns daylight saving time on or off,
depending on the time of year.
•
baro. ReF. Time
—specify the reference time (from 30 minutes
to 24 hours) used to calculate the barometric pressure trend.
The trend is displayed on the wind gauge when ground wind is
selected (
page 36
) or on the Cruising data bar (
page 9
).
Changing the System Language
To change the system language, from the Home screen, select
Configure
>
Preferences
>
Language
� Select the language�