Garmin Rino 520HCx Owner's Manual - Page 36

Altimeter To calibrate the Electronic Compass, To turn the compass on and off

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Basic Operation To calibrate the Electronic Compass: 1. From the Compass page, use the Rocker to select the Option Menu button and press Enter. 2. Select Calibrate Compass to view the Calibration page. 3. Press Enter to activate the Start button and then follow on-screen directions. Calibrating the compass: Hold the unit face up and level while slowly rotating it. • If a "Calibration Failed" message appears, repeat the process. • When successfully calibrated, a "Calibration Completed" message appears. To turn the compass on and off: Press and hold the Z (Zoom) key. Altimeter Page Available for the Rino 530HCx only, use the Altimeter page to view the current elevation, rate of ascent/descent, a profile of elevation changes over distance or time, or a profile of pressure changes over time. Use the Altimeter page's option menu to select from a variety of display options such as plotting over time, plotting over distance, showing the zoom ranges of measurement, viewing elevation or pressure points, and resetting data displays. There are two data fields to view a variety of current and recorded pressure and elevation related data. NOTE: To achieve the greatest accuracy, the altimeter should be calibrated. Refer to page 33 for information on calibrating the altimeter. The Status Window is located at the bottom of the page and shows the current elevation and your current rate of ascent or descent when moving. It also shows the ambient or the barometric pressure. 30 Rino 520HCx and 530HCx Owner's Manual

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Rino 520HCx and 530HCx Owner’s Manual
B
ASIC
O
PERATION
To calibrate the Electronic Compass:
1. From the Compass page, use the
Rocker
to select
the Option Menu button and press
Enter
.
2. Select
Calibrate Compass
to view the Calibration
page.
3.
Press
Enter
to activate the Start button and then
follow on-screen directions.
Calibrating the compass: Hold the unit face up and
level while slowly rotating it.
If a “Calibration Failed” message appears,
repeat the process.
When successfully calibrated, a “Calibration
Completed” message appears.
To turn the compass on and off:
Press and hold the
Z
(Zoom) key.
•
•
Altimeter Page
Available for the Rino 530HCx only, use the Altimeter
page to view the current elevation, rate of ascent/descent,
a profile of elevation changes over distance or time, or a
profile of
pressure changes over time. Use the Altimeter
page’s option menu to select from a variety of display
options such as plotting over time, plotting over distance,
showing the zoom ranges of measurement, viewing
elevation or pressure points, and resetting data displays.
There are two data fields to view a variety of current and
recorded pressure and elevation related data.
NOTE:
To achieve the greatest accuracy, the
altimeter should be calibrated. Refer to
page 33
for
information on calibrating the altimeter.
The Status Window is located at the bottom of the page
and shows the current elevation and your current rate of
ascent or descent when moving. It also shows the ambient
or the barometric pressure.