Garmin GPSMAP 496 Owner's Manual (for North America) - Page 127

Time Sub Tab, Units Sub Tab, Distance and Speed - 78 manual

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Since Midnight-allows you to view the time the unit has been turned on since midnight. This resets if you restore All Unit Defaults from the System tab. Main Menu > Setup Tab If the incorrect date is shown, press Menu, highlight Set Date, and press Enter. Enter the current year. The GPSMAP 496 uses this information when gathering satellite data to show the correct date. Time Sub Tab The Time sub tab allows you to set the time format and time zone. You can also set the unit to conform to Daylight Saving Time. The current time and date is shown at the bottom of the page. To open the Time sub tab, press Menu twice to open the Main Menu. Select Setup from the vertical tab list. Then select Time from the row of tabs along the top of the page. Time Sub Tab Time Zone-allows you to choose your correct time zone so the GPSMAP 496 shows the correct local time. Select Other to enter a UTC Offset. Units Sub Tab The Units sub tab allows you to customize measurement units for the entire system. To open the Units sub tab, press Menu twice to open the Main Menu. Select Setup from the vertical tab list. Then select Units from the row of tabs along the top of the page. Distance and Speed-select the unit to show your speed and distance traveled. Direction Display-select the unit to show your direction. Mils is a unit of angle measurement used in military settings, in which 17.78 mils equal one degree. Temperature-select the unit to show the temperature. Altitude-select the unit to show your altitude. Depth-select the unit to show the depth. Vertical Speed-select the unit to show your vertical speed. Pressure-select the unit to show the pressure. GPSMAP 496 Owner's Manual 119

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GPSMAP 496 Owner’s Manual
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Main Menu >
Setup Tab
Since Midnight
—allows you to view the time the unit has been
turned on since midnight. This resets if you restore
All Unit
Defaults
from the
System
tab.
Time Sub Tab
The Time sub tab allows you to set the time format and time zone.
You can also set the unit to conform to Daylight Saving Time. The
current time and date is shown at the bottom of the page.
To open the Time sub tab, press
MENU
twice to open the Main
Menu. Select
Setup
from the vertical tab list. Then select
Time
from
the row of tabs along the top of the page.
Time Sub Tab
Time Zone
—allows you to choose your correct time zone so the
GPSMAP 496 shows the correct local time. Select
Other
to enter a
UTC Offset.
If the incorrect date is shown, press
MENU
, highlight
Set Date
, and
press
ENTER
. Enter the current year. The GPSMAP 496 uses this
information when gathering satellite data to show the correct date.
Units Sub Tab
The Units sub tab allows you to customize measurement units for
the entire system. To open the Units sub tab, press
MENU
twice to
open the Main Menu. Select
Setup
from the vertical tab list. Then
select
Units
from the row of tabs along the top of the page.
Distance and Speed—
select the unit to show your speed and
distance traveled.
Direction Display
—select the unit to show your direction. Mils is a
unit of angle measurement used in military settings, in which 17.78
mils equal one degree.
Temperature
—select the unit to show the temperature.
Altitude
—select the unit to show your altitude.
Depth
—select the unit to show the depth.
Vertical Speed
—select the unit to show your vertical speed.
Pressure
—select the unit to show the pressure.