Tones to warn of turns default to little chirps great in the woods as they sound kind of like bird calls, but they’re a poor substitute for spoken directions for auto navigation. The placement of the Power button makes it easy to accidentally press, but you have to confirm that you want to shutdown by pressing Enter, so this isn’t really that big of a deal. I typically put the most important screens just ahead or behind the map screen, knowing I can easily access them with this feature. I love units that offer this easy way to navigate screens. Like many Garmin handhelds, the PN-40 sports Page and Quit buttons, with the former advancing through pages and the latter doing it in reverse order. For example, to search for geographic POIs, you press Find > Menu > Natural Features. Here’s a tip - the Menu button will bring up a different set of options for each screen you’ll end up using it frequently. The interface can seem a bit complex at first, but I found it to be fairly intuitive. With that overview,lets take a detailed look at the PN-40. The previous ala carte imagery plan is gone an annual, all you can eat download $29.95 subscription plan now gets you aerial imagery, USGS topos and NOAA marine charts galore.
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