Garmin GPS 12CX Owner's Manual

Also see for GPS 12CX: Specifications

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14Map PageThe Map Page shows your current position and sur-roundings, and provides you with a target cursor thatlets you pan ahead to nearby waypoints, determine thedistance and bearing to a map position or nearby way-point, and mark new waypoints while you navigate.The map displays your present position as a diamondicon, with your track and/or route displayed as a solidline. Nearby waypoints are represented as squares oricons with the waypoint name listed above. You mayselect the features that are displayed on the map throughthe map setup submenu page (see page 16 for moreinformation).The four corners of the Map Page are used to displaynavigation data, including the bearing and distance to adestination waypoint and your current track and speedover ground. The two fields at the top corners of themap show your bearing and distance to one of threeselectable destinations: an active destination waypoint,a highlighted waypoint, or the panning target crosshair.If you are not navigating to a waypoint or using the pan-ning function, the top data fields will not be displayed.Your current track and speed are shown at the bottomcorners of the display.Zooming — Changing the Map ScaleThe map scale can be changed to display the map at18 different zoom levels.To select a map scale:1. Press theIN orOUT key until the desired zoomlevel is displayed on the map.REFERENCEMap PageBearing toWaypointPresentPositionTrack OverGroundDistance toWaypointSpeed OverGroundRoute LineTrack LineMap Scale3.0 milesMap Scale5.0 milesMap Scale2.0 milesIncreasing or decreasing the mapscale varies the level of detailavailable on the map. A smallmap scale increases the “up-close” detail on the map, while alarge map scale increases the“overall” viewing area.