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Reference Display Page The Display Page allows you to set the display backlight timeout (on all the time, 15 or 30 seconds, and 1 or 2 minutes) and the display contrast. To change the Light Timeout: 1. Press the PAGE Button and switch to the MENU Page. Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight 'SETUP'. Press ENTER. The SETUP Page appears. 2. Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight 'DISPLAY' and press ENTER. Press ENTER on the 'LIGHT TIMEOUT' field. 3. Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight your selection and press ENTER. Press PAGE to get back to the 'SETUP' page. To adjust the display contrast: 1. Press the PAGE Button and switch to the 'MENU' Page. Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight 'SETUP'. Press ENTER. The 'SETUP' Page appears. 2. Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight 'DISPLAY' and press ENTER. Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight the 'CONTRAST' icon and press ENTER. 3. Press the UP or DOWN Button and adjust the contrast and ENTER. Press PAGE to get back to the 'SETUP' page. Units Page Using your eTrex Summit with a paper map increases the navigation power of both. If you are going to use a map in conjunction with the eTrex Summit, you must select the position format (grid), map datum, map units, and north reference to match the map's units. This is the purpose of the Units Page. Regarding position format, the eTrex Summit allows you to choose from more than eighteen different grids. The eTrex Summit supports the UTM/UPS and latitude/longitude grids because together they cover the world. Display and Units Pages You can set the backlight to stay on all the time, but watch your battery power! The Units Page allows you match the units of the eTrex Summit to the units of a unique paper map you may be using. 45

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Reference
Display Page
The Display Page allows you to set the display back-
light timeout (on all the time, 15 or 30 seconds, and 1 or
2 minutes) and the display contrast.
To change the Light Timeout:
1. Press the
PAGE
Button and switch to the MENU
Page. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button and highlight
‘SETUP’. Press
ENTER
. The SETUP Page appears.
2. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button and highlight ‘DIS-
PLAY’ and press
ENTER
. Press
ENTER
on the ‘LIGHT
TIMEOUT’ field.
3. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button and highlight your
selection and press
ENTER
. Press
PAGE
to get back
to the ‘SETUP’ page.
To adjust the display contrast:
1. Press the
PAGE
Button and switch to the ‘MENU’
Page. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button and highlight
‘SETUP’. Press
ENTER
. The ‘SETUP’ Page appears.
2. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button and highlight ‘DIS-
PLAY’ and press
ENTER
. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button and highlight the ‘CONTRAST’ icon and press
ENTER
.
3. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button and adjust the con-
trast and
ENTER
. Press
PAGE
to get back to the
‘SETUP’ page.
Units Page
Using your eTrex Summit with a paper map increases
the navigation power of both. If you are going to use a
map in conjunction with the eTrex Summit, you must
select the position format (grid), map datum, map units,
and north reference to match the map’s units. This is the
purpose of the Units Page. Regarding position format,
the eTrex Summit allows you to choose from more than
eighteen different grids. The eTrex Summit supports the
UTM/UPS and latitude/longitude grids because together
they cover the world.
You can set the backlight
to stay on all the time,
but watch your battery
power!
The Units Page allows you
match the units of the eTrex
Summit to the units of a
unique paper map you may
be using.
Display and
Units Pages