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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 to highlight 'SETUP'. Press ENTER. The SETUP Page appears. 2. Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight 'DISPLAY', then press ENTER. Press ENTER on the 'LIGHT TIMEOUT' field. 3. Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight your selection, then press ENTER. Press PAGE to get back to the 'SETUP' page. To adjust the display contrast: 1. Press the PAGE button to switch to the 'MENU' Page. Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight 'SETUP', then press ENTER. The 'SETUP' Page appears. 2. Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight 'DISPLAY', then press ENTER. Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the 'CONTRAST' icon, then press ENTER. 3. Press the UP or DOWN button to adjust the contrast, then press 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. Setup Page 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. 43

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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 to
highlight ‘SETUP’. Press
ENTER
. The SETUP Page appears.
2. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
button to highlight ‘DISPLAY’, then press
ENTER
. Press
ENTER
on the ‘LIGHT TIMEOUT’ field.
3. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
button to highlight your selection, then press
ENTER
. Press
PAGE
to get back to the ‘SETUP’ page.
To adjust the display contrast:
1.
Press the
PAGE
button to switch to the ‘MENU’ Page. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
button to
highlight ‘SETUP’, then press
ENTER
. The ‘SETUP’ Page appears.
2. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
button to highlight ‘DISPLAY’, then press
ENTER
. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
button to highlight the ‘CONTRAST’ icon, then press
ENTER
.
3. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
button to adjust the contrast, then press
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.
Setup Page
Display and Units Pages