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MESSAGES
At the bottom of the GPS Alarms menu are the position (POS) and DGPS
message selections. When turned on, the position message (shown at
right) appears for a few seconds whenever the
AccuMap 12 locks onto the satellites and shows a
position. It also appears when the unit loses the
lock onto the satellites and cannot navigate. Press-
ing the EXIT key erases these messages.
The DGPS message appears whenever the unit
begins or stops using DGPS data to help deter-
mine your position.
To turn on either message, select the “GPS Alarms”
menu from the main menu, then move the black
box to the desired message and press the right
arrow key to turn it on. Press the EXIT key to erase
this screen.
All messages are stored in memory even if they’re
not displayed. You can view them in the message
log. To do this, simply press the MENU key, then
highlight the “MESSAGES” label and press the right
arrow key. A screen similar to the one below ap-
pears. If there are more messages than this screen
can hold, press the left or right arrow keys to view
more pages.
When you’re finished with this screen, press the
EXIT key to erase it.
BACKLIGHT
The AirMap’s display and keyboard have lights that can be turned on for
night use. To turn the lights on, simply press the PWR key. To turn them
off, press the PWR key again.
If the unit is operating from the battery pack, it automatically turns the
lights off after 30 seconds. This helps conserve battery power. The time is
adjustable from 5 seconds to 240 seconds. Press the PWR key to turn the
lights on after the unit turns them off.
To change the backlight’s delay time, press the MENU key, then highlight
the “AUDIO/SCREEN” label. Press the right arrow key. The screen at the
top of the next page appears. Highlight the “Light Delay” label at the bot-