Garmin GPS 73 Owners Manual - Page 5

Getting Started WARNING See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Device Overview CAUTION Contact your local waste disposal department to properly recycle the batteries. NOTICE Alkaline batteries lose a significant amount of their capacity as the temperature decreases. Use lithium batteries when operating the device in below freezing conditions. Installing AA Batteries The handheld device operates using two AA batteries (not included). For best results, you should use NiMH or lithium batteries. 1 Slide the battery cover down and remove the cover from the back of the device. 2 Insert two AA batteries, observing polarity. Keys À Mini-USB port (under weather cap) Á Power/NMEA® 0183 connector (under weather cap)  Battery compartment à Keys MARK PAGE MENU SELECT Cancels or returns to the home page. Scrolls through the main pages. Turns the device on and off. Adjusts the backlight and contrast. Marks your current location as a waypoint. Zooms in on the map. Zooms out from the map. Scrolls through the main pages. Opens the options menu for each page. Selects options and acknowledges messages. Selects menu options. Moves the map cursor. Battery Information WARNING Do not use a sharp object to remove batteries. The temperature rating for the device may exceed the usable range of some batteries. Alkaline batteries can rupture at high temperatures. Getting Started 3 Replace the battery cover. 4 Hold . 5 Select Setup > System > Battery Type. 6 Select an option. Turning On the Device Select . Profiles A profile is a collection of settings that optimize your device based on how you are using it. For example, the settings and views are different when you are using the device when sailing than when powerboating or fishing. The default data fields and default pages change with each profile. When you are using a profile and you change settings such as data fields or units of measurement, the changes are saved automatically as part of the profile. NOTE: Only the profiles you create save new settings. Preset device profiles return to default settings when you change profiles. Selecting a Profile Select Setup > Profiles. Creating a Custom Profile 1 Select Setup > Profiles. 2 Select MENU > Create Profile. 3 Enter a name, and select Done. The new profile is saved and becomes the active profile. Changing a Profile Name 1 Select Setup > Profiles. 2 Select a profile. NOTE: You cannot change the default profile. 3 Select MENU > Change Name. 4 Enter the name. Deleting a Profile 1 Select Setup > Profiles. 1