Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx Owner's Manual - Page 43

Resetting Data, Calibrating the Altimeter

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2. Use the ROCKER to scroll the cross hairs across the profile. As the cross hairs move across the profile, the status window at the bottom of the page changes to show the date, time, and altitude or pressure for the point. Resetting Data To reset the elevation data and max elevation fields: 1. Press MENU > Reset. 2. Select the reset options, and press ENTER to place a check by an option. Main Pages 3. Highlight Apply, and press ENTER to reset the data fields. A confirmation message appears. Calibrating the Altimeter Because the GPSMAP 76CSx relies on the barometric pressure to determine the elevation and the pressure at any given elevation can fluctuate, calibrate the altimeter to increase its accuracy. To manually calibrate the altimeter: 1. Press MENU > Calibrate Altimeter. 2. At the message "Do You Know The Correct Elevation?" highlight Yes, and press ENTER. If you do not know the elevation, select No to use pressure option. If you do not know the pressure, select No to use the default GPS elevation. 3. Use the ROCKER to enter the new elevation or pressure, select OK. Reset Page GPSMAP 76CSx Owner's Manual 37

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GPSMAP 76CSx Owner’s Manual
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2. Use the
ROCKER
to scroll the cross hairs
across the profile. As the cross hairs move
across the profile, the status window at the
bottom of the page changes to show the date,
time, and altitude or pressure for the point.
Resetting Data
To reset the elevation data and max
elevation fields:
1. Press
MENU
>
Reset
.
2. Select the reset options, and press
ENTER
to
place a check by an option.
Reset Page
3. Highlight
�pply
, and press
ENTER
to reset the
data fields. A confirmation message appears.
Calibrating the Altimeter
Because the GPSMAP 76CSx relies on the barometric
pressure to determine the elevation and the pressure
at any given elevation can fluctuate, calibrate the
altimeter to increase its accuracy.
To manually calibrate the altimeter:
1. Press
MENU
>
Calibrate �ltimeter
.
2. At the message “Do You Know The Correct
Elevation?” highlight
Yes
, and press
ENTER
.
If you do not know the elevation, select
No
to
use pressure option. If you do not know the
pressure, select
No
to use the default GPS
elevation.
3. Use the
ROCKER
to enter the new elevation or
pressure, select
OK
.