Garmin 520 User Manual

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520/530 Owner’s Manual

To view a Contact from the Map Page:

1. Highlight the

Contact icon using the Thumb

Stick. As you highlight the contacts on the

Contact Bar, the Map page centers the map on

that contact and displays its name, direction, and

distance near the top of the screen.

2. Press the

Thumb Stick In to view the details of

the Contact.

3. Press the

Thumb Stick to the Left or Right to re-

center the map on your current position.

The scale can be changed from 20 feet to 500 miles. A

lower zoom scale displays less area but more map detail,

while a higher zoom scale shows you a larger area with

less map detail. The

Thumb Stick and Z (Zoom) button

on the front right of the unit allow you to zoom in and

out on the map. Press the Z (Zoom) button from any page

(other than the Map Page) to open the Map Page.

To change scales on the Map Page:

1. Press the

Z (Zoom) button to open the Zoom

window.

2. Use the

Thumb Stick and Z (Zoom) button to

change the map scale in order to show more map

area with less detail or less map area with more

detail.

Press and hold Up or Down on the

Thumb Stick

to zoom the map scale rapidly. Press the

Thumb

Stick In or to any direction to close the Zoom

window.

The map scale in the lower left hand side of the display is

shown in units of measurement selected in the Units ﬁeld

of the Unit Setup Page (accessed

through the Main Menu Setup

Page). If you zoom in so far that

the resolution of the map data is

exceeded and the appearance of

the map is no longer accurate, the

word, “overzoom” displays just

below the map scale.

Up to Zoom Out;

Down to Zoom In