Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- GPSMAP 172/172C
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- Keypad Usage
- Selecting Options
- Entering Data
- Initializing the Receiver
- Power On/Screen Backlighting
- Simulator Mode
- Main Pages/Map Page
- Map Cursor
- Marking Waypoints
- Using the NAV Key
- Simulated Tour
- Reviewing/CreatingMap Waypoints
- Compass Navigation Page
- Highway Page
- Active Route Page/Main Menu Page
- Deleting Waypoints/Powering Off Unit
- Reference
- Map Page
- Map Page: Cursor
- Map Page: Options
- Compass Page
- Highway Page
- Highway Page Options
- Creating Waypoints
- Reviewing/Editing Waypoints
- Waypoint Lists
- Going to a Destination
- TracBack Navigation
- MOB: Man OverBoard
- Creating Routes
- Creating a Route/Following a Route
- Route List Page
- Route Review Page
- Editing Routes
- Active Route Page
- Find Key
- Find Options
- Main Menu Tabs
- Main Menu:GPS Tab
- Main Menu:Tide Tab
- Main Menu: Trip/
- Main Menu: Track Tab
- Main Menu: DSC Tab
- Main Menu: DSC/Card Tabs
- Main Menu: Temp Tab/Setup Tab
- Main Menu: Comm Tab
- Main Menu: Alarm Tab
- Appendix
- Index
Map Page Options
Many features of the GPSMAP 172/172C are menu driven. Each of the main pages have an options
menu, allowing you to custom tailor the corresponding page to your preferences and/or select special
features that specifically relate to that page. The data window, located at the top of the main pages
provides a user-selectable layout of various types of useful data. Each data field may be configured to
display any one of several data options. The data window layout may also be changed to display addi-
tional data fields and change the actual size of the data displayed.
The GPSMAP 172/172C’s Map Page provides access to functions and features relating to the Map
Page and the layout options.
To display the Map Page options:
1. Press MENU.
To select a menu option:
1. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the desired option and press ENTER.
The available options are Full Screen Map/Show Data, Measure Distance, Set Up Map, Set Up Page
Layout, Change Numbers, and Turn Declutter On/Off. Following are details on using each of these
options.
• Full Screen Map/Show Data — toggles between a Map Page without or with data fields on the
map display. The unit defaults back to ‘Show Data” the next time it is powered on.
To maximize the map/show data fields:
1. Highlight the ‘Full Screen Map’ option and press ENTER. The Map Page is now maximized with no
data fields.
2. To show the data fields again, press
MENU, highlight ‘Show Data’ and press ENTER.
Map Page Options
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Reference
Map Page: Options