Garmin International Inc 01699 User Manual
GPSMAP 62 Series Owner’s Manual
Appendix
Decreasing the Backlight
Extensive use of screen backlighting
Extensive use of screen backlighting
can significantly reduce battery life.
You can adjust the backlight brightness
and decrease the backlight timeout to
maximize battery power.
You can adjust the backlight brightness
and decrease the backlight timeout to
maximize battery power.
1. Quickly press
to open the
backlight status page.
2. Use the Rocker to adjust the
brightness.
Adjusting the Backlight
Timeout
Timeout
From the main menu, select Setup
> Display > Backlight Timeout.
> Display > Backlight Timeout.
About the Batteries
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WARNING
See the Important Safety and Product
Information guide in the product
box for product warnings and other
important information.
Information guide in the product
box for product warnings and other
important information.
The temperature rating for the device
may exceed the usable range of some
batteries. Alkaline batteries can rupture
at high temperatures. Alkaline batteries
may exceed the usable range of some
batteries. Alkaline batteries can rupture
at high temperatures. Alkaline batteries
lose a significant amount of their
capacity as temperature decreases. Use
lithium batteries when operating the
device in below-freezing conditions.
capacity as temperature decreases. Use
lithium batteries when operating the
device in below-freezing conditions.
Selecting the Battery Type
1. From the main menu, select Setup
1. From the main menu, select Setup
> System > Battery Type.
2. Select Alkaline, Lithium, or
Rechargeable NiMH.
Long-Term Storage
When you do not plan to use the
device for several months, remove the
batteries. Stored data is not lost when
batteries are removed.
When you do not plan to use the
device for several months, remove the
batteries. Stored data is not lost when
batteries are removed.
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