Garmin GPS 38 User Manual download pdf (Page 48)

Menu Page

The GPS 38 Menu Page provides access to submenu

pages that are used to select and customize operation and

navigation setup. The 11 submenus are divided into cate-

gories by function. The waypoint and route management

submenus are discussed in their own respective sections.

We’ll now address the rest of the submenus in the order

they appear on the Menu Page.

To select a submenu page from the Menu Page:

1. Highlight the submenu page you want to view.

2. Press the

key to display the submenu page.

3. To return to the Menu Page, press the

key.

Distance and Sun Calculation

The distance and sun calculation page will give you the

distance and bearing between any two waypoints and cal-

culate the sunrise and sunset (in local time) at a destination

waypoint for a particular date.

To perform a distance and sun calculation:

1. Highlight the ‘FROM’ field and enter the desired waypoint.

Press

to move to the next field.

2. Highlight the ‘TO’ field and enter the destination waypoint.

Press the

key to calculate the range and bearing to

the destination waypoint.

3. Highlight the ‘DATE’ field and enter the date for your desti-

nation. Press the

key to display the sun information.

Message Page

The message page displays all current messages in the

GPS 38. There are two types of messages: temporary alerts

(eg. approaching a waypoint) and condition alerts (eg. bat-

tery power is low). All messages are initially indicated by a

flashing on-screen box. After a temporary alert has been

viewed, it is cleared. Condition alerts are displayed on the

message page until the condition has been resolved.

To view the message page:

1. Highlight to the ‘MESSAGES’ field and press

See appendix A for a complete list of messages.

Menu Page

To select a submenu, use the

UP and Down keys to high-

light a menu option and

press ENTER.

Distance/Sun

Calculation

The GPS 38 will calculate

the sunrise and sunset times

of any stored waypoint or

your present position. To

calculate, enter the date and

year and press ENTER.

R E F E R E N C E

Menu Page &

Distance/Sun

Calculation

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