Magellan 300gps Manuel D’Utilisation

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If you are using a map (or chart) in conjunction with your

GPS 300 you need to insure that the datum used by the GPS

300 matches the one used in creating the map.  The map

datum can usually be found in the legend box of the map or

chart.  The GPS 300 offers the choices of WGS84 (default) or

NAD27.

Press the 

 key until SETUP is displayed at the top of

the screen and press 

.  Use the RIGHT ARROW until

SETUP MAP DATUM is displayed.  Press 

 again, the

currently used map datum begins to flash.  Use the RIGHT/

LEFT ARROWs to scroll through the list of map datums and

press 

 when the desired datum is displayed.

Your distance units can be in miles and miles per hour (MI-

MPH), nautical miles and knots (NM-KTS), or kilometers

and kilometers per hour (KM-KPH).  To change the units,

press 

 until SETUP is displayed at the top of the screen

and press 

.  Use the RIGHT ARROW until SETUP

UNITS is displayed.  Press 

 again and, the distance

unit of measure begins to flash.  Use the RIGHT/LEFT

ARROWs to scroll through the list of units and press 

when the desired unit of measure is displayed.