Questions about Map Pilot

[baxlin]

As the title.........

1. Is the scale of the map determined to any extent by road speed? I prefer to have it on large scale- say 0.1 mile, but after a few seconds it goes out to 1.6, or even 2.5 miles.

Can I alter this?

2. What is the symbol in the bottom right corner of the screen, looks like a corkscrew, with a number, typically 8 or 9?

Thanks

Malcolm

 

[npuk]

2. Must be the number of satellites it is picking up.

 

[grober]

Not sure on the first question maybe the autozoom facillity in the map settings? but the second corkscrew with 8 or 9 refers I think to the number of satellites the unit is picking up. The " corkscrew"symbol depicts a satellite with 2 solar panels beaming down a signal to earth

 

[baxlin]

2. Must be the number of satellites it is picking up.

Not sure on the first question maybe the autozoom facillity in the map settings? but the second corkscrew with 8 or 9 refers I think to the number of satellites the unit is picking up. The " corkscrew"symbol depicts a satellite with 2 solar panels beaming down a signal to earth

Many thanks to you both, I can see it's a satellite now I know!!

Malcolm

 

[baxlin]

1. Is the scale of the map determined to any extent by road speed? I prefer to have it on large scale- say 0.1 mile, but after a few seconds it goes out to 1.6, or even 2.5 miles.

Think I've found the answer! Mine does seem to be speed or manoeuvre sensitive. This morning, doing 60+ on a dual c-way, it was out at 1.6 miles, but as I slowed down for a roundabout, almost to a stop waiting to enter it, it zoomed in to 50 yards scale, to show detail of the island.

Clever, eh?


Malcolm

 

[grober]

And if it zooms out to depict a globe of the world presumably you reached orbital velocity!