Garmin Monterra Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 12)

Swipe left or right to view additional applications and

widgets.

Hold an application or widget, and drag it to the desired

location on the home screen.

Rotating the Screen

Rotate your device to view in horizontal (landscape) or

vertical (portrait) mode.

Locking the Screen Orientation

The default setting allows the screen to change orientation

automatically based on the device orientation. You can lock the

screen orientation in portrait or landscape mode.

Select Settings > Display > Screen Orientation Lock.

Select an option.

Map Settings

Select Settings > Map.

Orientation: Adjusts how the map is shown on the page. North

Up shows north at the top of the page. Track Up shows your

current direction of travel at the top of the page. Automotive

Mode shows and automotive perspective with the direction

of travel at the top.

Guidance Text: Sets when the guidance text is shown on the

map.

Dashboard: Sets a dashboard to display on the map. Each

dashboard shows different information about your route or

your location.

Layers: Sets the types of information that appears on the map

page.

Auto Zoom: Automatically selects the appropriate zoom level

for optimal use on your map.

Zoom Buttons: Shows or hides the zoom buttons on the map.

When the zoom buttons are hidden, you must use

touchscreen gestures to zoom in and out (page 2).

Detail: Sets the level of detail on the map. More detail may

cause the map to draw slower.

Vehicle: Changes the icon that represents your position on the

map. Go to www.garmingarage.com to download more

vehicle icons.

Map Information: Enables or disables the maps currently

loaded on the device.

Custom Data Fields and Dashboards

Data fields display information about your location or other

specified data. Dashboards are a custom grouping of data that

can be helpful to a specific or general task, such as geocaching.

You can customize the data fields and dashboards of the map,

compass, trip computer, elevation plot, and the status page.

Enabling the Map Data Fields

Select Map > > Setup Map > Dashboard.

Select Small Data Fields or Large Data Fields.

Customizing the Data Fields

Before you can change the map data fields, you must enable

them (page 8).

Select a page.

Select a data field.

Select a data field category and a data field.

For example, select Trip Data > Speed - Moving Avg..

Customizing Dashboards

Select a page.

Select an option:

• From the map, select > Setup Map > Dashboard.

• From the compass, trip computer, or status page, select

> Change Dashboard.

Select a dashboard.

Tracks Settings

Select Settings > Tracks.

Recording: Turns track recording on or off.

Show on Map: Shows or hides the track log on the map.

Color: Changes the color of the track line on the map.

Record Method: Sets a track recording method. Auto records

the tracks at a variable rate to create an optimum

representation of your tracks.

Interval: Sets a track log recording rate. Recording points more

frequently creates a more-detailed track, but fills the track log

faster.

Auto Archive: Sets an automatic archive method to organize

your tracks. Tracks are saved and cleared automatically.

Routing Settings

The device calculates routes optimized for the type of activity

you are doing. The available routing settings vary based on the

activity selected.

Select Settings > Routing.

Navigation Voice: Sets the voice and language for navigation

prompts.

Activity: Sets an activity for routing. The device calculates

routes optimized for the type of activity you are doing.

Route Transitions: Sets how the device routes from one point

on the route to the next. This setting is available only for

some activities. Distance routes you to the next point on the

route when you are within a specified distance of your

current point.

Lock on Road: Locks the blue triangle, which represents your

position on the map, onto the nearest road.

Changing the Units of Measure

You can customize units of measure for distance and speed,

elevation, depth, temperature, pressure, and vertical speed.

Select Settings > Units.

Select a measurement type.

Select a unit of measure.

Position Format Settings

NOTE: You should not change the position format or the map

datum coordinate system unless you are using a map or chart

that specifies a different position format.

Select Settings > Position Format.

Position Format: Sets the position format in which a location

reading appears.

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