Garmin GPSMAP 176C, Quick Start Manual

Quick Start

5

Power On/

Backlight and Contrast

This exercise provides you with the knowledge and skill to confi dently navigate the pages and 

menus of your GPSMAP 176. 

As you progress through this Quick Start and the Owner’s Manual, you will often be directed to 

press a specifi c key or highlight a fi eld.  When you are directed to press a key, you should press, then 
release the key.  If the key needs to be held down for a period of time, the instruction will tell you to do 
so.  The position of the highlight is controlled by the

 ARROW KEYPAD

.  When a fi eld is highlighted, a 

dark strip will encompass the fi eld.  

Turning the GPSMAP 176 On

To turn the unit on, press the 

POWER/BACKLIGHT

 key.  The 

POWER/BACKLIGHT

 key is 

labeled with a red light bulb.  As the unit powers on a “Warning/Info Page” will be displayed.  To 
acknowledge that you have read and understand the warning, press the

 ENTER

 key.

Backlight and Contrast Adjustment

You may need to adjust the Backlight or Contrast to see the display better.  To display the Backlight/

Contrast adjustment window, with the unit on, press the 

POWER/BACKLIGHT

 key.

To adjust the backlight level:

1.   With the Backlight/Contrast adjustment window displayed, press the 

ARROW KEYPAD

 UP to 

increase the brightness of the backlight, or DOWN to decrease the brightness of the backlight.

Or...

2.   Press the

 POWER/BACKLIGHT

 key.  When the 

 POWER/BACKLIGHT 

key is pressed repeatedly, the 

backlight will cycle between ‘Off’, ‘the last setting’ and ‘full On’.

To adjust the contrast setting:

1.   With the Backlight/Contrast adjustment window displayed, press the 

ARROW KEYPAD

 RIGHT to 

increase the contrast (darker) or LEFT to decrease the contrast (lighter) setting.

Backlight

Contrast