Garmin GPS 92 Owner's Manual & Reference

Also see for GPS 92: Declaration of conformity Specifications

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Map PageThe map page plots your course and route on a mov-ing map. It also provides you with a cursor that will letyou pan ahead and review nearby waypoints, determinethe distance and bearing to map position and mark newwaypoints. The map page can be broken down into threesections:The zoom, panning control and map optionfields are all located at the top of the screen. There are 18selectable zoom ranges from 0.2 to 500 miles (or 0.3 to800 km), measured vertically. The pan field providesaccess to the map cursor, while the option field allowsyou to specify what items are displayed and when theyappear. Track log and TracBack features are also accessedfrom the option field (see page 44).The map portion of the page shows your movementover ground. Your present position is indicated by a planeicon (in track up mode), or a position diamond (in othermodes), with your track and/or route displayed as a solidline. Nearby waypoints are represented using variousicons, with the waypoint name also listed at lower scalesettings. Through the map option page, you may selectwhich features are displayed (see page 45-46).The data fields located at the four corners of themap, show the bearing and distance to a destinationwaypoint and your current track and speed over ground.The two fields at the top corners of the map show yourbearing and distance to one of three selectable destina-tions: an active destination waypoint, a highlighted on-screen waypoint, or the target crosshair. If you are notnavigating to a waypoint or using the panning function,the top data fields will not be displayed.Zoom FieldBearing toWaypointGround Track Ground SpeedWaypoint IdentifierDistance toWaypointPanning and MapOption FieldsThe GPS 92 has on-screenrange rings to help you esti-mate distances relative toyour present position. Thevalue of each ring is deter-mined by the current zoomscale. Range rings may beturned on or off through themap option menu.Present PositionMap PageReference41