Garmin Montana 610t Camo Owner s Manual - Page 14
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Changing the Units of Measure You can customize units of measure for distance and speed, elevation, depth, temperature, pressure, and vertical speed. 1 Select Setup > Units. 2 Select a measurement type. 3 Select a unit of measure. Locking the Screen Orientation The default setting allows the screen to change orientation automatically based on the device orientation. You can lock the screen orientation in portrait or landscape mode. 1 Select Setup > Display > Orientation Lock. 2 Select an option. Adjusting the Backlight Timeout You can decrease the backlight timeout to maximize the battery life. 1 Select Setup > Display > Backlight Timeout. 2 Select an option. Turning On Battery Save Mode You can use battery save mode to prolong the battery life. Select Setup > Display > Battery Save > On. In battery save mode, the screen shuts off when the backlight times out. You can select to turn on the screen, and you can double tap to view the status page. Adjusting the Volume Before you can adjust the volume, you must attach headphones or use the auto mount. 1 Select . 2 Use the slider bar to adjust the volume. System Settings Select Setup > System. Satellite: Sets the satellite system to GPS, GPS + GLONASS (GPS and GLONASS, page 10), or Demo Mode (GPS off). WAAS/EGNOS: Sets the system to Wide Area Augmentation System/European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (WAAS/EGNOS). For more information about WAAS, go to garmin.com/aboutGPS/waas.html. Text Language: Sets the text language on the device. NOTE: Changing the text language does not change the language of user-entered data or map data. Voice Language: Allows you to change the voice language. Interface: Sets the format of the serial interface. Configure Power Key: Allows you to assign shortcuts to the power key (Customizing the Power Key, page 10). GPS and GLONASS The default satellite system setting is GPS + GLONASS, which offers increased performance in challenging environments and faster position acquisition. Using GPS and GLONASS can reduce battery life more quickly than using GPS only. Serial Interface Settings Select Setup > System > Interface. Garmin Spanner: Allows you to use the device USB port with most NMEA 0183-compliant mapping programs by creating a virtual serial port. Garmin Serial: Sets the device to use a Garmin proprietary format to exchange waypoint, route, and track data with a computer. 10 NMEA In/Out: Sets the device to use standard NMEA 0183 output and input. Text Out: Provides simple ASCII text output of location and velocity information. RTCM: Allows the device to accept Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) information from a device supplying Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) data in an SC-104 format. Customizing the Power Key You can configure the power key as a shortcut to a menu, setting, application, or status page. You can configure the shortcut to trigger with a single or double tap of the power key. 1 Select Setup > System > Configure Power Key. 2 Select Single Tap or Double Tap. 3 Select an item to display when you tap the power key: • To display the status page, select Status Page. • To display a specific application, shortcut, or setting, select Menu Item, browse for the item, and select the item. • To turn off the shortcut, select None. Display Settings Select Setup > Display. Backlight Timeout: Sets the length of time before the backlight turns off. Orientation Lock: Locks the screen orientation in portrait or landscape mode, or allows the screen to change orientation automatically based on the device orientation. Screen Capture: Allows you to save the image on the device screen. Battery Save: Saves the battery power and prolongs the battery life by turning off the screen when the backlight times out (Turning On Battery Save Mode, page 10). Calibrate Screen: Calibrates the screen if the screen does not properly respond to touches. Appearance Settings Select Setup > Appearance. Mode: Sets a light background, a dark background, or automatically switches between the two based on the sunrise and sunset time for your current location. Background: Sets the background image. Day Highlight Color: Sets the color for the selections made when in day mode. Night Highlight Color: Sets the color for the selections made when in night mode. Landscape Controls: Places the controls on the left or right side of the screen when in landscape mode. Map Settings Select Setup > Map. Map Information: Enables or disables the maps currently loaded on the device. Orientation: Adjusts how the map is shown on the page. North Up shows North at the top of the page. Track Up shows your current direction of travel toward the top of the page. Automotive Mode shows an automotive perspective with the direction of travel at the top. Dashboard: Sets a dashboard to display on the map. Each dashboard shows different information about your route or your location. Guidance Text: Sets when the guidance text is shown on the map. Customizing the Device