Garmin Montana 680t Owner s Manual - Page 15

Map Speed: Adjusts the speed at which the map is drawn. A faster map drawing speed decreases the battery life. Advanced Map Settings Select Setup > Map > Advanced Setup. Auto Zoom: Turns auto zoom on or off. Detail: Sets the amount of detail shown on the map. Showing more detail may cause the map to redraw more slowly. Shaded Relief: Shows detail relief on the map (if available) or turns off shading. Vehicle: Sets the position icon, which represents your position the map. The default icon is a small blue triangle. Zoom Levels: Adjusts the zoom level at which map items will appear. The map items do not appear when the map zoom level is higher than the selected level. Text Size: Sets the text size for map items. Camera Settings Select Setup > Camera. Photo Resolution: Sets the resolution of the photos. Save Photos To: Sets the photo storage location. Camera Instructions: Displays brief instructions about taking photos. Tracks Settings Select Setup > Tracks. Track Log: Turns track recording on or off. Record Method: Sets a track recording method. Auto records the tracks at a variable rate to create an optimum representation of your tracks. Interval: Sets a track log recording rate. Recording points more frequently creates a more-detailed track, but fills the track log faster. Auto Archive: Sets an automatic archive method to organize your tracks. Tracks are saved and cleared automatically. Color: Changes the color of the track line on the map. Time Settings Select Setup > Time. Time Format: Sets the device to show time in a 12-hour or 24- hour format. Time Zone: Sets the time zone for the device. Automatic sets the time zone automatically based on your GPS position. Position Format Settings NOTE: You should not change the position format or the map datum coordinate system unless you are using a map or chart that specifies a different position format. Select Setup > Position Format. Position Format: Sets the position format in which a location reading appears. Map Datum: Sets the coordinate system on which the map is structured. Map Spheroid: Shows the coordinate system the device is using. The default coordinate system is WGS 84. Heading Settings You can customize the compass settings. Select Setup > Heading. Display: Sets the type of directional heading shown on the compass. North Reference: Sets the north reference used on the compass. Customizing the Device Go To Line/Pointer: Allows you to use the bearing pointer that points in the direction of your destination, or use the course pointer that shows your relationship to the course line leading to the destination. Compass: Automatically switches from an electronic compass to a GPS compass when you are traveling at a higher rate of speed for a period of time. Calibrate Compass: Allows you to calibrate the compass if you experience irregular compass behavior, for example, after moving long distances or after extreme temperature changes. See Calibrating the Compass, page 5. Altimeter Settings Select Setup > Altimeter. Auto Calibration: Automatically calibrates the altimeter each time the device is turned on. The device continues to automatically calibrate the altimeter as long as the device has GPS signals acquired. Barometer Mode: Variable Elevation allows the barometer to measure changes in elevation while you are moving. Fixed Elevation assumes the device is stationary at a fixed elevation, so the barometric pressure should only change due to weather. Pressure Trending: Sets how the device records pressure data. Save Always can be useful when you are watching for pressure fronts. Plot Type: Records elevation changes over a period of time or distance, records barometric pressure over a period of time, or records ambient pressure changes over a period of time. Calibrate Altimeter: Allows you to calibrate the barometric altimeter if you know the correct elevation or the correct barometric pressure. See Calibrating the Barometric Altimeter, page 5. Geocaching Settings Select Setup > Geocaching. Geocache List: Allows you to display the geocache list by names or codes. Geocache Style: Sets the display style for geocache data. chirp Searching: Allows the device to search for a geocache containing a chirp accessory (Enabling chirp Searching, page 7). Program chirp: Programs the chirp accessory. See the chirp owner's manual at www.garmin.com. Filter Setup: Allows you to create and save custom filters for geocaches based on specific factors (Creating and Saving a Geocache Filter, page 7). Found Geocaches: Allows you to edit the number of geocaches found. This number automatically increases as you log a find (Logging the Attempt, page 7). Routing Settings The device calculates routes optimized for the type of activity you are doing. The available routing settings vary based on the activity selected. Select Setup > Routing. Navigation Voice: Sets the voice and language for navigation prompts. Activity: Sets an activity for routing. The device calculates routes optimized for the type of activity you are doing. Route Transitions: Sets how the device routes from one point on the route to the next. This setting is available only for some activities. Distance routes you to the next point on the route when you are within a specified distance of your current point. 11