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Some navigation terms used in the Garmin GPS 12 MAP and GPS III (PLUS) receivers.

Examples of the main pages together with their data fields in the Garmin GPS 12 MAP, GPS III PLUS and GPS III receivers are shown below. Note that the Map Page of the GPS III receiver will display base maps only as it is not possible to download maps to this receiver. All numbered field names (navigation terms) below are defined at Joe and Jack's web site.

(← QUIT)   Main Pages   (PAGE →)							In Main Menu	Test Pages (ENTER + Power) All keys are OK. All pixels are OK.
Satellite Page Track Up. External power. External antenna. Backlight: 12/12 (max.). North Up. Internal power. Internal antenna. Backlight: 1/12 (off).		Position Page 6 selectable fields Metric. MGRS. Defaults Restored. Nautical. hddd°mm.mmm’.	Map Page Metric. Track Up. Lat Lon Off. Panning Arrow. MapSource R & R Europe. Data Fields Off. 4 selectable fields Nautical. North Up. Lat Lon Auto. MapSource WorldMap. Data Fields On.	Compass Page 2 selectable fields               (right) Metric. Big Numbers. Defaults Restored. 4 selectable fields (left)            Big Compass.	Highway Page 4 selectable fields Metric. Sign Posts Off. Zoom = 16× (max.). Defaults Restored. Nautical. Sign Posts On. Zoom = 1× (min.).	Active Goto Page Waypoint name + 10 fields (twice) Metric. Active Route Page Waypoint names + 2 × 10 fields Mag. Var. Heading.	Trip Computer Page 5 fields Metric. Total Time Used. Nautical. Moving Time Used.
No.	Field name							Notes
1.	Altitude	o	(o)	o / o	o	—
2.	Avg Speed	o	(o)	o / o	o	—	O	See note 1.
3.	Bat Timer	o	—	—	—	—
4.	Bearing	—	(o)	o, O / O, o	o	—
5.	Course	—	(o)	o / o	o	O, O
6.	Dist to Dest	—	(o)	o / o	o	O
7.	Dist to Next	—	(o)	o / o	o	O
8.	ETA at Dest	—	(o)	o / o	o	O		See note 2.
9.	ETA at Next	—	(o)	o / o	o	O		See note 2.
10.	Max Speed	o	(o)	o / o	o	—	O
11.	Odometer	o	—	—	—	—	O
12.	Off Course	—	(o)	o / o	o	—
13.	Pointer	—	(o)	O / O	o	—		= Turn
14.	Speed	o	(o)	o / o	o	—
15.	Sunrise	o	—	o / –	—	O, O		See note 2.
16.	Sunset	o	—	o / –	—	O, O		See note 2.
17.	Time of Day	O	(o)	o / o	o	—		See note 2.
18.	Time to Dest	—	(o)	o / o	o	O
19.	Time to Next	—	(o)	o / o	o	O
20.	To Course	—	(o)	o / o	o	—
21.	Track	o	(o)	o / o	o	—		= "Compass"
22.	Trip Odom	o	(o)	o / o	o	—	O
23.	Trip Timer	o	(o)	o / o	o	—	O	See note 1.
24.	Turn	—	(o)	o / o	o	—		= Pointer
25.	User Timer	o	(o)	o / o	o	—
26.	VMG	—	(o)	o / o	o	—
27.	Voltage	o	—	—	—	—
28.	Wpt (Dest)	—	(o)	o / –	o, (O)*	O
29.	Wpt (Next)	—	(o)	o / O	O	O
	"Compass"	O	—	O / O	O	—		= Track.
	Position	O	—	—	—	—
	Date	O	—	—	—	—		See note 2.
	Distance	—	—	—	—	O, O		Cumulative
	Fuel	—	—	—	—	O, O		Cumulative
	Leg Fuel	—	—	—	—	O, O
	Time To	—	—	—	—	O, O		Cumulative

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Field not available on this page. Replaceable field available on this page. Default replaceable field on this page. Non-replaceable field on this page. The non-replaceable Total field on this page. Field can be turned on and off on this page. All waypoint sign posts can be turned on and off on this page.

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An example of how to display all the data fields by selecting them wisely.

Note 1: Displayed value depends on whether Use Total Time or Use Moving Time is selected in Trip Computer Options.
Note 2: Displayed value depends on selections in the Local Time Zone field in the Time page in the Setup Menu.

39 different characters are available for storage in the writeable fields (14 more in the Comment field (red)):
<space> ! ” # & ’ ( ) * + , – . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; ? A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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P.S. It is not unusual to see twelve satellites (or more) at the same time at high latitudes.

Prepared by Sigurd Humerfelt (27th April 2000, last updated 2nd February 2009).   (Screens captured by G7ToWin.)