Main Menu Tools
Select MENU twice.
NOTE: Some settings may not be available for all device models.
Tracking: Allows you to share and view details about the tracks you travel.
SOS: Allows you to initiate an SOS rescue.
Messages: Allows you to send a preset or original inReach message.
inReach Utilities: Allows you to view details about your inReach subscription, check mail, and perform a
communications test (inReach Features, page 5).
inReach Weather: Allows you to request basic, premium, or marine weather forecasts using your inReach
subscription (Requesting an inReach Weather Forecast, page 23).
Recording Controls: Allows you to view details about the current activity and control the current activity
recording (Viewing the Current Activity, page 22).
Notifications: Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your smartphone
notification settings (Phone Notifications, page 15).
Active Weather: Displays the current temperature, temperature forecast, weather forecast, weather radar, cloud
cover, and wind conditions (Viewing an Active Weather Forecast, page 24).
Waypoint Manager: Displays all waypoints saved to the device (Waypoints, page 17).
Connect IQ: Displays a list of installed Connect IQ apps (Connect IQ Features, page 16).
BirdsEye Direct: Allows you to download BirdsEye Satellite Imagery to your device (BirdsEye Imagery,
page 27).
Geocaching: Displays a list of downloaded geocaches (Geocaches, page 27).
Recorded Activities: Displays your current activity and a list of recorded activities (Recordings, page 21).
Active Route: Displays your active route and upcoming waypoints (Routes, page 20).
Route Planner: Displays a list of saved routes and allows you to create new routes (Creating a Route, page 20).
Saved Tracks: Displays a list of saved tracks (Creating a Track from a Saved Activity, page 22).
Sight 'N Go: Allows you to point the device at an object in the distance, and navigate using the object as a
reference point (Navigating with Sight 'N Go, page 12).
Proximity Alarms: Allows you to set alerts to sound within range of particular locations (Setting a Proximity
Alarm, page 30).
Share Wirelessly: Allows you to wirelessly transfer files to another compatible device (Sending and Receiving
Data Wirelessly, page 31).
Profile Change: Allows you to change the device profile to customize your settings and data fields for a
particular activity or trip (Selecting a Profile, page 31).
Area Calculation: Allows you to calculate the size of an area (Calculating the Size of an Area, page 31).
Calendar: Displays a calendar.
Hunt and Fish: Displays the predicted best dates and times for hunting and fishing at your current location.
Sun and Moon: Displays sunrise and sunset times, along with the moon phase, based on your GPS position.
Photo Viewer: Displays saved photos.
Waypoint Averaging: Allows you to refine a waypoint location for more accuracy (Increasing the Accuracy of a
Waypoint Location, page 18).
Calculator: Displays a calculator.
Alarm Clock: Sets an audible alarm. If you are not currently using the device, you can set the device to turn on
at a specific time.
VIRB Remote: Provides camera controls when you have a VIRB
®
device paired with your GPSMAP 86 device
(Using the VIRB Remote, page 31).
Stopwatch: Allows you to use a timer, mark a lap, and time laps.
Flashlight: Turns on the flashlight (Using the Flashlight, page 32).
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