Garmin GPSMAP 700 - Coordinate Systems; Units of Measure

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700 Series Owner’s Manual
Device Conguration
Setting the Heading Reference
You can set the directional reference used in calculating heading information.
1. From the Home screen, select
Congure > Units > Heading.
2. Complete an action:
Select Auto Mag Var (automatic magnetic variation) to set the magnetic declination for your
location automatically.
Select True to set true north as the heading reference.
Select Grid to set grid north as the heading reference (000º).
Select User Mag Var to set the magnetic variation value manually. Enter the magnetic
variation. Select Done.
Coordinate Systems
Setting the Position Format or the Map Datum Coordinate Systems
You can set the position format in which a given location reading appears, and the coordinate system
on which the map is structured. The default coordinate system is WGS 84.
NOTE
: Do not change the position format or the map datum coordinate system unless you are using
a map or chart that species a different position format.
1. From the Home screen, select
Congure > Units.
2. Complete an action:
Select Position Format to set the position format in which a given location reading appears.
Select a position format.
Select Map Datum to set the coordinate system on which the map is structured. Select a
coordinate system.
Conguring the Time
1. From the Home screen, select Congure > Units > Time.
2. Complete an action:
Select Time Format to set a time-keeping standard. Select 12 Hour, 24 Hour, or UTC
(universal time coordinate).
Select Time Zone > Auto Time Zone to allow the chartplotter to set the time zone
automatically.
Select Time Zone > Custom Time Zone to set the time zone manually. Enter the time zone
hour adjustment. Select Done.
Units of Measure
You can set the units of measure the chartplotter shows, using a standardized system of
measurements or creating a customized system of measurements.
Selecting a Standardized System of Measurement
1. From the Home screen, select Congure > Units > System Units.
2. Select
Statute (mh, ft, ºF), Metric (kh, m, ºC), or Nautical (kt, ft, ºF).
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