Distance Measurements - Garmin GNS 530W Pilot's Manual & Reference

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Distance Measurements

6. To enable/disable the on-screen wind vector*:
Turn the small right knob to select "Map"
and press ENT. Use the large right knob to
highlight the "Wind Vector" field and turn 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/pro-
vincial boundaries, rivers/lakes and cities: Turn
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 turn the small right knob
to select the maximum scale at which the fea-
ture should appear on screen. Or select "Off"
to never display the selected feature. Press
ENT to accept the selected option. Next, turn
the large right knob to highlight the "TEXT"
field for the desired feature and turn 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: Turn 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 turn
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.
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Distance Measurements
The "Measure Dist?" option provides a quick, easy
method for determining the bearing and distance
between any two points on the map display.
To measure bearing and distance between two
points:
Press MENU (with the Map Page displayed).
1.
Turn the large right knob to highlight "Mea-
2.
sure Dist?" and press ENT. An on-screen
reference pointer appears on the map display
at your present position.
Once "Measure Dist?" is selected, place the
on-screen pointer on the point you wish to
measure FROM and press ENT.
Use the small and large right knobs to place
3.
the reference pointer at the location you wish
to measure FROM and press ENT.
4. Again, use the small and large right knobs to
place the reference pointer at the location you
wish to measure TO. The bearing and distance
from the first reference location appear at the
top of the map display.
5. To exit the "Measure Dist?" option, press the
small right knob.