Garmin GPSMAP 296 User Manual

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Map Orientation

There are three map orientation options: North Up orients the map

like a paper map, Track Up orients the map in the direction of travel,

and Course Up orients the map in the direction of the destination.

When using Track Up or Course Up, the North arrow indicates the

orientation. To change the map orientation, press PAGE to open the

Map Page. Press MENU. Select Set up Map, and press ENTER.

Refer to

page 33

for information.

Zooming In and Out of the Map

The Map Page has 28 available range scales from 20 ft to 800 nm

(20 ft to 800 mi or 5 m to 1200 km). The map range is controlled by

the IN and OUT keys, with the current range shown at the bottom

right of the data window.

NOTE: The range value represents the distance between the

ends of the range bar (

To select a map zoom range (zoom in and out):

• Press the

OUT key to zoom out.

• Press the

IN key to zoom in.

The system has a built-in worldwide database to 20 mile zoom

range, with more detailed coverage available through the use of the

Jeppesen, BlueChart, or MapSource data.

Map coverage conforms to the following conditions:

• Cartography is shown when the selected zoom range is

covered by either the internal basemap or other MapSource

data loaded onto a data card.

• When the selected zoom range is covered by both the internal

database and data card map information, the cartography with

the best resolution is shown.

• When the selected zoom range exceeds the resolution of the

data in use, “overzoom” appears below the map range.

No additional data is available

• When external data (such as MapSource data) is used, “map

card” appears below the map range.

Using detailed maps loaded on the data card

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