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Garmin RINO 530HCx User Manual

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Rino 520HCx and 530HCx Owner’s Manual

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The Plot or Profile Field is located in the center of the

page, configure it to show either elevation or ambient

pressure or barometer plots as selected from the Altimeter

page option menu.

Data fields

Status window

Altimeter Page Options

Plot Over time/Distance—plots the changes in

elevation over a length of time or over a distance.

When Plot Over Distance is selected, Plot over

Time is shown in the option menu (and vice versa).
View Pressure/elevation Plot—shows a record of

changes in barometric pressure or elevation for a

set period of time.

Plot Ambient/Barometer—changes between

plotting ambient pressure* versus time and

barometric pressure versus time.
Zoom Ranges—sets the zoom range for elevation,

distance, or time.
Pan Plot—scrolls through the collected data plots

to view elevation, time of day, and date a specific

point was created.
Reset…—clears recorded data from the page to

begin recording new data.
Calibrate Altimeter—increases the accuracy of

the altimeter. You must know your elevation or

pressure to calibrate the altimeter. See

page 33

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Restore Defaults—returns to the original factory

settings.

* Ambient Pressure is the actual pressure at your location. Barometric Pressure

is the ambient pressure measured relative to sea level.