Garmin eTrex Venture HC Owner's Manual - Page 36

Altimeter View Elevation Plot, View Pressure Plot, Zoom Ranges, Change Data Fields, Reset - accuracy

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Main Pages Altimeter Page (The Altimeter page is provided with the Vista HCx and Summit HC only.) The Altimeter page shows you a profile of elevation changes over distance or time, or a profile of pressure changes over time. Selectable data fields Range grid measurement scale Elevation profile Rate of ascent and descent Altimeter Page Current elevation Configure the profile field in the center of the page to show either elevation or ambient pressure plots. Data fields at the top of the page are user selectable. Altimeter Page Options • View Elevation Plot-Over Time or Over Distance-view over a set period of time or over a set distance. • View Pressure Plot-Barometer or Ambient Pressure-view a plot of elevation changes that occur over a set distance or view changes in barometric pressure for a set period of time. • Zoom Ranges-set the Zoom Ranges for elevation, distance, or time when you show the View Elevation Plot. Customize the View option displays using the Zoom Ranges option. • Change Data Fields-select the type of data you want to show in the data fields. • Reset-reset the elevation data and the maximum elevation data. • Calibrate Altimeter-if you know the correct elevation for your location, increase accuracy by using the Calibrate Altimeter option. • Restore Defaults-clears recorded data from the page and begin recording new data. 32 eTrex HC series Owner's Manual

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eTrex HC series Owner’s Manual
M
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�ltimeter Page
(The Altimeter page is provided with the Vista HCx
and Summit HC only.)
The Altimeter page shows you a profile of elevation
changes over distance or time, or a profile of pressure
changes over time.
�ltimeter Page
Current
elevation
Selectable
data fields
Rate of ascent
and descent
Range grid
measurement
scale
Elevation
profile
Configure the profile field in the center of the page to
show either elevation or ambient pressure plots.
Data fields at the top of the page are user selectable.
Altimeter Page Options
View Elevation Plot
—Over Time or Over
Distance—view over a set period of time or
over a set distance.
View Pressure Plot
—Barometer or Ambient
Pressure—view a plot of elevation changes that
occur over a set distance or view changes in
barometric pressure for a set period of time.
Zoom Ranges
—set the Zoom Ranges for
elevation, distance, or time when you show
the View Elevation Plot. Customize the View
option displays using the Zoom Ranges option.
Change Data Fields
—select the type of data
you want to show in the data fields.
Reset
—reset the elevation data and the
maximum elevation data.
Calibrate Altimeter
—if you know the correct
elevation for your location, increase accuracy
by using the Calibrate Altimeter option.
Restore Defaults
—clears recorded data from
the page and begin recording new data.