Garmin GPS 72 Owner's Manual - Page 46

InRterofedruecntcioen Main Menu Units & Location Tabs hddd.ddddd° hddd°.mm.mmm' hddd°.mm'ss.s'' British Grid Dutch Grid Finnish Grid German Grid India Zone 0 India Zone IA India Zone IB India Zone IIA India Zone IIB India Zone IIIA India Zone IIIB India Zone IVA India Zone IVB Irish Grid LORAN TD Maidenhead MGRS New Zealand QNG Grid RT 90 Swedish Grid Swiss Grid Taiwan Grid UTM UPS W Malayan RSO User UTM Grid User UTM Grid The 'User UTM Grid' will let the user define a grid format. The user will have to know the Longitude Origin, Scale, False Easting, and False Northing to create the grid. For more information on grids and datums, we recommend that you visit the National Imagery and Mapping Agency at http://www.nima.mil 44 Setup Menu - 'Units' Tab The 'Units' Tab contains settings for Elevation, Depth, Distance and Speed, Temperature, Direction Display, and Speed Filter. These settings are used in related fields throughout the unit. 'Elevation' - Can be set to show in 'Feet' or 'Meters'. 'Depth' - Can be set to display in 'Feet', 'Fathoms' and 'Meters'. The GPS 72 cannot measure depth on its own. The depth input has to come from a NMEA device providing the "DPT" or "DBT" sentence. 'Distance and Speed' - Can be set to 'Nautical', 'Statute' or 'Metric'. 'Temperature' - Can be set to 'Fahrenheit' or 'Celsius'. 'Direction Display' - Can be set to 'Numeric Degrees','Cardinal Letters' or 'Mils'. The setting will be used in all fields that relate to direction. 'Speed Filter' - Can be set to 'Auto' or a 'User' defined setting. If 'User' is selected, a Seconds field will be displayed. To enter a 'User' defined setting, highlight the Seconds field then press ENTER. When finished, press ENTER to save the entry. When using a 'User' defined setting, the unit will average the speed and heading at the rate specified in the time setting. Setup Menu - 'Location' Tab The 'Location' Tab contains the settings for 'Location Format', 'Map Datum', 'North Reference' and 'Magnetic Variation'. The settings are used in fields throughout the unit. 'Location Format' - There are 29 different formats to choose from. See the sidebar for a list of the formats. You should not need to change the format from the default setting unless you are using a chart or paper map for navigation. If so, select the format that matches your chart or map.