To Change A Map Setup Feature - Garmin GPS 500 Pilot's Manual & Reference

1 - NAV Pages
Map Page Options
To select a map setup group, rotate the small
right knob. Rotate the large right knob to
highlight the desired setting within the group.
Large, Medium and Small classifications are used
on the GPS 500 for airports and cities. Large
airports are those with a runway longer than 8100
feet. Medium airports include those with a runway
longer than 5000 feet or with a control tower.
Large cities are those with approximate populations
greater than 200,000 and medium cities are greater
than 50,000.
* Wind Vector information can only be displayed if
your GPS 500 installation includes connections to
an air data system.
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To change a map setup feature:

1. Press MENU (with the Map page displayed).
2. Rotate the large right knob to highlight "Setup Map?" and press ENT.
3. To change map orientation: Rotate the small right knob to select "Map" and press ENT. Rotate the large
right knob to highlight the "Orientation" field, then rotate the small right knob to select the desired option.
Select "North up" to fix the top of the map display to a north heading. Select "Track up" to adjust the top of the
map display to your current ground track heading. Select "DTK up" to fix the top of the map display to your desired
course. Press ENT to accept the selected option.
4. To enable/disable automatic zoom: Rotate the small right knob to select "Map" and press ENT. Rotate the
large right knob to highlight the "Auto Zoom" field and rotate the small right knob to select "On" or
"Off". Press ENT to accept the selected option. The automatic zoom feature automatically adjusts the map scale
from 2000 nm through each lower scale, stopping at 1.0 nm as you approach your destination waypoint.
5. To enable/disable all background land data or Jeppesen aviation data: Rotate the small right knob to select
"Map" and press ENT. Use the large right knob to highlight the appropriate field and rotate the small right
knob to select "On" or "Off". Press ENT to accept the selected option.
6. To enable/disable the on-screen wind vector*: Rotate the small right knob to select "Map" and press ENT. Use
the large right knob to highlight the "Wind Vector" field and rotate the small right knob to select "On" or
"Off". Press ENT to accept the selected option.
7. For airports, NAVAIDs, active flight plan waypoints, user-created waypoints, state/provincial boundaries, rivers/lakes
and cities: Rotate the small right knob to select the appropriate "Group" name (per the chart on the previous
page) and press ENT. Use the large right knob to highlight the "RNG" field for the desired feature and rotate
the small right knob to select the maximum scale at which the feature should appear on screen. Or select
"Off" to never display the selected feature. Press ENT to accept the selected option. Next, rotate the large right
knob to highlight the "TEXT" field for the desired feature and rotate the small right knob to select the
desired text size, or select "Off" to disable text descriptions. Press ENT to accept the selected option.
8. For airspace boundaries, highways, roads, railroad lines, active flight plan course lines, and lat/long grid lines: Rotate
the small right knob to select the appropriate "Group" name (per the chart on the previous page) and press
ENT. Use the large right knob to highlight the "RNG" field for the desired feature and rotate the small right
knob to select the maximum scale at which the feature should appear on screen. Or select "Off" to never display
the selected feature. Press ENT to accept the selected option.