GPS Nuts strongly recommend that a magnetic compass should always be carried in situations where the accuracy of the off-road navigation is of any importance. The map can be zoomed in and out at will and the cursor can be moved all over the map. Using the rocking pad, the cursor can be moved in eight directions. In the originally released firmware version, it was hard to get the cursor moving in the diagonal directions. The updated firmware version greatly improved that.
Initial movement is slow and allows for precise repositioning.
If the pad is depressed for more than half a second or so, the cursor starts to move faster, causing the map to scroll rapidly. When the cursor is placed over a map feature, the name of that feature is displayed. The user, along with the option to display or hide the waypoints and the track plot, can set various levels of visible map detail. The unit can also be set to use gray fill for water or for land display. The USA map covers major roads and highways, national parks, towns and cities, railroads as well as nice shoreline and water detail.