User manual

Settings

The Settings panel contains a range of controls allowing you to configure

ViewRanger. This section covers the settings related to the map and user

interface.

Options>

Edit This shows an edit panel for the selected item, for example

a text editor. Alternatively press the cursor pad centre or

button.

Save Changes Saves any changes you have made to settings and goes

back to the main Panorama view. Back does the same.

Discard Changes Discards any changes you have made to settings and goes

back to the main Panorama view using unchanged settings.

Reload Settings Reload the settings, discarding any changes you have

made.

Reset to Default Resets the settings (apart from ‘User’ settings) to factory

defaults

Exit Quits the ViewRanger application

Co-ordinate Type Sets the co-ordinate type used by ViewRanger:

National Grid (e.g. 332650 517423)

10 digit grid ref (e.g. NY 32650 17423)

8 digit grid ref (e.g. NY 3260 1742)

6 digit grid ref (e.g. NY 326 174)

Longitude & Latitude (degrees, minutes, seconds, e.g.

W 1° 23’ 45.6’’)

Longitude & Latitude (degrees, decimal minutes, e.g.

W 1° 23.436’)

Longitude & Latitude (decimal, e.g. W 1.234°)

ITM (Irish Transverse Mercator)

UTM

National grid When viewing global maps with the coordinate type set to

national grid ViewRanger will display UTM coordinates. Use

this setting to choose the national grid it should use.

If you view maps outside the area that is valid for those

coordinates, the software will revert to UTM.