Garmin GPS 12XL User Manual download pdf (Page 19)

Position Page

The second page in the GPS 12XL’s primary page

sequence is the Position Page. This page shows you

where you are, what direction you’re heading, and how

fast you’re going, and it’s most useful when you are

traveling without an active destination waypoint. The

graphic heading display at the top of the page indicates

the direction you’re heading (while you’re moving).

Directly below this display are the track, speed, and

trip odometer fields (default). Track is the compass

direction representing your course over the ground,

and speed is how fast you’re moving. The lower left-

hand corner of the page shows your current latitude

and longitude in degrees and minutes. The GPS 12XL

uses this basic information to mark exact positions as

waypoints, which help guide you from one place to

another. The lower right-hand corner of the page con-

tains the altitude field (default). Below that field is a

12- or 24-hour clock.

Both the trip odometer and the altitude fields are

user selectable, and both offer a trip odometer, trip

timer, and elapsed time. This way, you can always be

sure of viewing this information regardless of the

option you’ve selected to view in the other user-selec-

table field.

The following user-selectable options are available

on the Position Page:

Trip Odometer (TRIP)—

total distance

traveled since last reset.

Trip Timer (TTIME)—

total (cumulative)

time in which a ground speed has been

maintained since last reset.

Elapsed Time (ELPSD)—

hours and

minutes since last reset.

Average Speed (AVSPD)—

average speed

traveled.

Maximum Speed (MXSPD)—

maximum

speed traveled since last reset.

Altitude (ALT)—

vertical distance above

sea level.

The speed and track dis-

played on the Position

Page may fluctuate at

slow speeds (or when

you’re standing still)

because of position errors

caused by Selective

Availability.

REFERENCE

Position Page

The user selectable fields

on the Position Page give

you a variety of informa-

tion to choose from.

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