Map Orientation; Zooming In And Out Of The Map - Garmin GPSMAP 296 Pilot's Manual

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Map Orientation

There are two map orientation options: North Up orients the map
like a paper map, while Track Up orients the map in the direction
of travel. When using Track Up, the North arrow indicates the
orientation. To change the map orientation, press MENU to open the
Map page. Press MENU. Select Set Up Map and press ENTER.
Refer to page 34 for information.

Zooming In and Out of the Map

The map display has 28 available range scales from 20 ft to 800 nm
(20 ft to 800 mi or 5 m to 1200 km). The map scale is controlled by
the IN and OUT keys, with the current scale displayed at the bottom
right of the data window.
NOTE: The scale value represents the distance from ends of the
scale bar ( ).
To select a map scale (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
scale, with more detailed coverage available through the use of
the Jeppesen, BlueChart, or MapSource data. The GPSMAP 296
displays cartography as long as there is chart information available
for the range you have selected.
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Map coverage conforms to the following conditions:
• Cartography is displayed 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 displayed.
• When the selected zoom range exceeds the resolution of the
data in use, "overzoom" appears below the map scale.
No additional data is available
• When external data (such as MapSource data) is used, "map
card" appears below the map scale.
Using detailed maps loaded on the data card
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