Measuring Distance
You can measure the distance and bearing between two map items.
To measure the bearing/distance between two points:
1. On the Map page, press
Menu
to open the options menu.
2. Highlight
Measure Distance
, and press
Enter
. An on-screen
arrow appears on the map at your present location with
ENT
REF
below it.
3. Move the arrow to the reference point (the starting point that
you want to measure from), and press
Enter
. A push pin icon
marks the starting point.
4. Move the arrow to the point of which you want to measure.
The bearing and distance from the reference point and arrow
coordinates appear in the data window at the top of the
screen.
Measure Distance
End point of
measurement,
labeled
ENT
REF
Push pin
indicating the
beginning
point of the
measurement
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