Garmin GPSMAP 78 Support Question
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Question posted by dmcgsumi1s on August 4th, 2014
How To See Time With Second In Gps Map 78s
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Owner's Manual - Page 6
Getting Started
Device Overview
Internal antenna
Buttons
Display
2
MCX connector for external GPS antenna (under weather cap)
Serial port (under weather cap)
mini-USB port (under weather cap)
Battery compartment
microSD™ card slot (under batteries)
GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... for
satellites. Quickly press to open the backlight status page. Quickly press to open the backlight status page. The GPS bars indicate satellite strength. When the bars are green, the device has acquired satellite signals.
4
Buttons
Button FIND/MOB...necessary, turn the device on the device. 3. Go outdoors to an open the search menu. GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual - Page 13
Select Addresses.
3. Enter the country.
4. Select the city. Select a destination. 5.
GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual
9 Finding an Address with Waypoints and Routes
6. NOTE: Not all map data provides postal code searching.
5. Select a category. 4. Navigating with City Navigator® You can use optional City Navigator maps to http://buy.garmin.com or contact your Garmin dealer...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
...track log while you select Record, Show On Map, a line on the map indicates your tracks.
5. You can view ...Time-records tracks at a specified time.
• Auto-records tracks at a variable rate to them later. If you are moving. Managing Track Log Recording 1. NOTE: Using the Most Often interval provides the most track detail and fills up the device memory quicker.
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GPSMAP 78...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
...allows you to switch from an electronic compass to select how the course is available only with the GPSMAP 78S and GPSMAP 78Sc. From the elevation plot, press menu.
2.
Using the Main Pages
◦◦ Grid-....
• Go To Line/Pointer-allows you to a GPS compass when you are traveling at a higher rate of speed for a set period of time, or turns the compass off.
• Select To Begin...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... 78S and GPSMAP 78Sc.
Select a geocache. 4.
GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual
19 Connect your device to your computer (page 40).
3. Download the Garmin Communicator plug in which geocachers seek hidden treasures using GPS coordinates posted on -screen instructions. Sending and Receiving Data 1.
Select Find a Geocache. 3. Share Wirelessly
note: The share wirelessly feature is...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
... available only when you turn the GPS on the map. Additional Main Menu Tools
• Calendar-displays a calendar.
• Calculator-displays a calculator.
• Sun and Moon-displays sunrise and sunset times along with your current track toward the top of the screen or oriented with the moon phase. GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual
21
This...
Owner's Manual - Page 27
...GPSMAP 78Sc. Data Field **Ambient Pressure
**Ascent Average **Ascent Maximum
**Ascent -
The direction from your current location to a destination.
Data Field Accuracy of GPS
Description
The margin of error for your GPS... a main page, press meNu. 2. Follow the on each main page.
1. GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual
23
For example, your exact location. Total
**Barometer
Battery Level...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
...Field
Description
ETA at Next
The estimated time of day you will reach your final destination.
required)
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GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual
Glide Ratio To ... vertical distance of the GPS signal. The total elevation distance descended.
ETA at Destination The estimated time of horizontal distance traveled to the destination elevation. GPS Signal Strength
The strength of...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
...A running tally of the selected settings. . GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual
Customizing Your Device
Data Field
Description
Speed -
since last reset. Sunset
The time of travel. Requires a connection to a NMEA ... Avg.
Sunrise
The time of day based on your GPS position.
Time of Day
The current time of sunrise based on your time settings (format, time zone, and daylight saving...
Owner's Manual - Page 31
GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual
27 note: Changing the text language does not change the language of user-entered data or map data, such as street names.
• Battery Type-allows you to .... System Settings
From the main menu, select Setup > System.
• GPS-sets the GPS to Normal, WAAS/EGNOS (Wide Area Augmentation System/European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service), or Demo Mode...
Owner's Manual - Page 32
...chart reflects the drawing scheme of paper charts.
◦◦ Fishing-(requires marine maps) displays a detailed view of bottom contours and depth soundings. Setting Up ...9702;◦ Nautical-displays various map features in different colors so that the marine POIs are more readable. Simplifies map presentation for optimal use while fishing.
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GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual
From the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 33
...Drag Alarm > On. 3. GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual
29 Enter a distance. 4. From the main menu, select Setup > Marine Settings.
2.
Enter a distance. 4. Customizing Your Device
Setting up Marine Alarms
Setting the Anchor Drag ...• Spot Soundings-allows you to turn spot soundings on the map.
• Marine Alarm Setup-sets the anchor drag alarm, off course by a specified distance.
1. Select...
Owner's Manual - Page 35
... set the time zone automatically based on your GPS position.
Customizing the Unit Settings
You can select Automatic to customize.
From the main menu, select Setup
> Page Sequence. 2. Repeat steps 2-3 for each setting you to add. Removing a Page 1. Select a setting. 3. Select a unit for distance and speed, elevation, depth, temperature, and pressure.
1. GPSMAP 78 Series...
Owner's Manual - Page 36
.../Time-records elevation changes over a period of time.
◦◦ Elevation/Distance-records elevation changes over a distance.
◦◦ Barometric Pressure-records barometric pressure over a period of time.
32
GPSMAP 78 ... reading appears.
• Map Datum-sets the coordinate system on which the map is structured.
• Map Spheroid-shows the coordinate system the device is WGS 84...
Owner's Manual - Page 37
... Time-calculates on the active route page. GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual
33
Routing Settings
From the main menu, select Setup > Routing.
calculates on-road routes that require minimal time...Guidance Method-allows you to select a guidance method for variances in map position accuracy (requires routable maps).
• Off Road Transitions
◦◦ Auto-automatically routes ...
Owner's Manual - Page 41
... can adjust the backlight brightness and decrease the backlight timeout to maximize battery power.
1. Decreasing the Backlight Extensive use GPS is subject to accuracy degradation to 100 m 2DRMS under the U.S.
Appendix
Compass
Accuracy: ± 2 degrees (±...Battery Save > On. DoD imposed Selective Availability (SA) Program when activated. GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual
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Owner's Manual - Page 50
... assign drive letters.
If you have several network drives mapped on your computer, Windows may have trouble assigning drive letters to http://buy .garmin.com, or contact your Garmin drives. I cannot see any new removable drives in my list of drives. GPS antenna.
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GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual See the Help file for...
Owner's Manual - Page 52
... system settings 27 turning off GPS 21
H HomePort 40 hunting and fishing
times 22
L language 3, 27
M main menu
settings 19 man overboard 4 map 12
changing orientation 12
datum 32 detail 13 information 14
measuring distance 13 setup options 13 showing tracks 11 viewing routes 8 map datum coordinate system 31 marine settings 28-29 MARK button...
Owner's Manual - Page 53
...,
24, 37, 45 AutoLocate 21 system settings 27 turning off GPS 21 saving tracks 11 search menu 4, 6 Sight 'N Go 15
GPSMAP 78 Series Owner's Manual
Index
software updating 35 version 35
specifications 36 stopwatch 22 sun and moon times 21 system settings 27
T time
alarms 22 data fields 25 settings 31 stopwatch 22 sunrise and...
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