I finally gave up on trying to get mine from knots to miles, emailed Garmin. They sent me a simple chain of instructions to do it, makes me feel kinda dumb. I had tried every option and convinced myself it could not be changed.
--- In [email protected], Dan Bass <super_dan1...@...> wrote: > > Jim, >  > I have had the Pilot III in my coupe for 9 years and have had the voltage > display set up the whole time.  So I know it can do it, but I can't recall > at this moment how I set it up. Next time I'm at the hanger I'll take a > look. >  > Don't give up. >  > Dan > N93805 > > --- On Tue, 2/16/10, Jim Truxel <jimtru...@...> wrote: > > > From: Jim Truxel <jimtru...@...> > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Programming the Garmin GPS to show the > Voltage field > To: [email protected], "Donald" <dongen...@...> > Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 9:54 PM > > >  > > > > > I have a Garmin Pilot III and I guess it doesn't have that ability. Went thri > the owners manual and also the unit at the same time with no luck. >  > Jim Truxel > N3439H > KFDK > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Donald > To: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com > Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 8:18 PM > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Programming the Garmin GPS to show the Voltage > field > >  > > > > I DID IT!!!I DID IT!!! Just followed Hartmuts instructions, and now I have > Voltage on my Garmin 296. Darn that is swell, and saves me a voltmeter as > well. Thanks Hartmut - for pointing that out AND telling us how to do it. I > am showing 7.6 volts in the handheld mode. Now I am going to set the alarm to > tell me when flying if it falls below 12.5 I think. > > --- In ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com, Hartmut Beil <hbeil@> wrote: > > > > > > > > On popular request, here is how it is done on a Garmin 196 > > > > > > > > First navigate to the display you want the voltage field be shown. > > > > I am using my favorite display for VFR cross country, that is the compass > > rose, essential a DG , but better. > > > > > > > > There I hit the menu button and choose "change Data fields" > > > > > > Then I hilite the field that I want to replace. In the image below Voltage > > is hilighted. > > > > On yours another field will be needed to be hilighted, since you don't have > > Voltage there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now I choose With what to replace --> Voltage. > > > > > > > > Enter , done , close all menus and you are setup. > > > > > > > > Repeat this for every screen you want to see the voltage in. > > > > > > > > Does that work for you guys? > > > > > > > > Hartmut > > > > > > > > > > To: DonGeneda@ .; ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com > > From: ebenguiat1@ .. > > Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:38:48 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Charging > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a 696, and where in heck do you read voltage. > > What page is it on please. And if it is on a particular page that would > > mean I would have to occasionally get to that page on my gps to read the > > voltage. That's not for me. I want to scan my panel and continually see it > > all at each scan > > Prof. Ed > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ > > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. > > https://signup. live.com/ signup.aspx? id=60969 > > >
