Garmin gpsmap 2006, 2010 User Manual

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Before moving ahead to the features of the GPSMAP 2006/2010, you will need to learn basic opera-

tions. Many times throughout this manual you will be prompted to press a key. When instructed, press, 
then release the key. If the key needs to be held down, the instructions will prompt you.

1. Press the 

 

 key.

As the unit powers on, a Warning Page is displayed. After reading the Warning Page, press the 

ENTER/MARK key to display the GPS Info on power-up window. (This window will be covered at the 
end of the Getting Started section.) Press the ENTER/MARK key to continue to the Map Page.

The 2006/2010 monochrome versions have adjustments for the Contrast and Backlighting, the color 

versions do not have a Contrast adjustment. 

1. Press the 

key to display the Contrast/Backlight Adjustment Window.

2. Press the 

 left to decrease (lighten) the Contrast

3. Press the 

 right to increase (darken) the Contrast.

The Backlight can be turned off for operation in sunlight or increased in steps to produce the right 

lighting for the situation. 

1. Press the 

 key to activate the Backlight Adjustment Window.

2. To increase the backlighting, press the 

 up. 

3. To decrease the backlighting, press the 

 down.

TIP: 

After the Backlight Adjustment Window is activated, pressing the 

POWER key repeatedly will cycle 

through the backlight settings three steps.

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