Garmin eTrex Summit Owner's Manual (Software Version 3.00 and above) &nbs - Page 62

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Setup Page Heading Page While mounted in a car or on a cycle the eTrex Summit will be tilted enough for the Electronic Compass to become inaccurate. The eTrex Summit will automatically switch to a GPS heading when you exceed 10 mph. To switch back to the compass press and hold the PAGE key or wait 90 seconds after slowing below 10 If 'GARMIN DGPS' or 'RTCM/NMEA' format is selected, additional fields are provided to control a Garmin differential beacon receiver directly from your eTrex Summit. You can enter the beacon frequency and bit rate when you select 'User' from the Beacon pop-up list to manually tune the receiver (you can also 'scan' if you don't know what the nearby station is, but the unit could continue scanning if reception is temporarily lost). To select an I/O Format: 1. Press the PAGE button to switch to the MENU Page. Press the UP and DOWN button and highlight the 'SETUP' field. Press ENTER. The SETUP Page appears. 2. Press the UP or DOWN button to select the 'INTERFACE' field. Press ENTER. The INTERFACE Page appears. 3. Press ENTER on the 'I/O FORMAT' field. Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired format. Press ENTER. Press PAGE to return to the page of your choice. Heading Page The eTrex Summit automatically switches between the Electronic Compass and GPS to determine your heading. The eTrex Summit needs to be held level for the Electronic Compass to provide an accurate heading. When mounting the eTrex Summit in a car or on a cycle, the unit will need to be tilted in order to see the display, making the compass less accurate. eTrex Summit will switch over, using GPS to track your heading when you exceed 10 miles per hour. When you slow down, you can press and hold the PAGE button to switch back to using the Electronic Compass. 48

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Setup Page
Heading Page
If ‘GARMIN DGPS’ or ‘RTCM/NMEA’ format is selected, additional fields are provided to
control a Garmin differential beacon receiver directly from your eTrex Summit. You can enter
the beacon frequency and bit rate when you select ‘User’ from the Beacon pop-up list to manu-
ally tune the receiver (you can also ‘scan’ if you don’t know what the nearby station is, but the
unit could continue scanning if reception is temporarily lost).
To select an I/O Format:
1. Press the
PAGE
button to switch to the MENU Page. Press th
e UP
and
DOWN
button and
highlight the ‘SETUP’ field. Press
ENTER
. The SETUP Page appears.
2. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
button to select the ‘INTERFACE’ field. Press
ENTER
. The INTER-
FACE Page appears.
3. Press
ENTER
on the ‘I/O FORMAT’ field. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
button to select the
desired format. Press
ENTER
. Press
PAGE
to return to the page of your choice.
Heading Page
The eTrex Summit automatically switches between the Electronic Compass and GPS to
determine your heading.
The eTrex Summit needs to be held level for the Electronic Compass to provide an accu-
rate heading.
When mounting the eTrex Summit in a car or on a cycle, the unit will need
to be tilted in order to see the display, making the compass less accurate. eTrex Summit will
switch over, using GPS to track your heading when you exceed 10 miles per hour.
When you
slow down, you can press and hold the
PAGE
button to switch back to using the Electronic
Compass.
While mounted in a car or on a cycle the eTrex
Summit will be tilted enough for the Electronic
Compass to become inaccurate.
The eTrex
Summit will automatically switch to a GPS
heading when you exceed 10 mph.
To switch
back to the compass press and hold the
PAGE
key
or wait 90 seconds after slowing below 10