Garmin Rino 520HCx Quick Reference Guide

Quick Start Guide

Rino

®

520-530HCx

2-way radio and GPS

Using the Weather Radio

The Weather Radio, available only on Rino 530HCx units, provides

a constant update of weather conditions, which is helpful while

outdoors or planning a trip. Seven Weather Radio channels are avail-

able. For more information about the Weather Radio, refer to the

Owner’s Manual

.

To turn the Weather Radio on:

1.

Open the Radio page by pressing the

Main Page Menu

button

.

2.

Highlight

Weather

button on the page

and press

Enter

or use the

Option

Menu

to select

Use Weather Radio

and press

Enter

.

3.

Select the

Seek

button to find an active

weather channel in your area.

4.

With the

Weather

button highlighted, press the

Thumb Stick

in to exit weather.

Marking a Waypoint

Marking a waypoint records your current location and stores it in the

unit’s memory. You must be tracking satellites to mark your location,

otherwise your last known location is marked.

To mark a waypoint:

1.

Press

Enter

and hold it until the Shortcuts Menu is shown.

2.

Highlight

Mark Waypoint

and press

Enter

to display the Mark

Waypoint page.

3.

Highlight the

Name

field and press

Enter

. Enter a new name.

When finished, highlight

OK

then press

Enter

.

4.

Highlight the

Symbol

field and press

Enter

. Choose a symbol

then press

Enter

to accept.

5.

Highlight the

OK

button at the bottom of the page and press

Enter

to save the waypoint.

Navigating with Your Rino

You can navigate to a waypoint, city, exit, or a contact’s location.

Using optional detailed maps, you can also navigate to points of

interest, addresses, and intersections.

To begin navigation using Find:

1.

Press and hold the

Enter

key to open the Shortcuts Menu.

2.

Highlight

Find

and press

Enter

.

3.

Highlight

Waypoints

and press

Enter

to view the list of near

-

est waypoints.

4.

Highlight a waypoint and press

Enter

.

5.

With the Waypoint page shown, highlight the

Go To

button at

the bottom of the page and press

Enter

to begin navigation.

The Map page automatically opens

to guide you to your destination.

Compass Page

The two main components of the Compass

page are the compass ring and the pointer. As

you move, the compass ring rotates showing

your current heading at the top of the display.

The pointer points toward your destination.

When the pointer is aligned with the vertical

line at the top of the compass ring, you are on

a direct course toward your destination. The

Rino 520HCx has to be moving to navigate. If you are standing still

or moving very slowly, the navigation data may not be accurate.

When you are stationary, an electronic compass

(Rino 530HCx only)

becomes functional to maintain directional orientation. Follow instruc-

tions in the

Owner’s Manual

for calibrating the electronic compass the

first time you use it.

Using Peer-To-Peer Positioning

The Rino’s most unique feature is Peer-to-Peer positioning, send-

ing the location of one Rino unit to other Rino units. Peer-to-Peer

positioning allows you to track the movement of other Rino users

and also navigate to their location.

To send your location:

Press and release either the

Call

or

Talk

key. Your Rino auto-

matically sends out its location. Other Rino users monitoring

the same channel and code receive this information.

Using Contacts

T

he first time you are contacted by another Rino user, the New Contact

page is displayed. From the New Contact page you can show the user’s

location on your

Map

,

Go To

that position.

Select

OK

to add them to your contact list.

To

disregard the contact, exit by pressing the

Page

button

or the

Page/Quit

key. Every time

you receive signals from contacts, your map is

updated showing their new position. A Track

Log of their movement is created and shown on

your map.

Sending a Location

You can send any location that you have available in your Find

menu. These may be waypoints, contacts, cities, exits, or any

other data that is loaded in the unit. Below are the steps to send a

waypoint.

To send a location (waypoint) using Find:

1.

Press the

Enter

key and hold it until the Shortcuts Menu

appears, or press the

Page/Quit

key until the Main Menu is

shown.

2.

Highlight

Find

and press

Enter

. Highlight

Waypoints

and

press

Enter

to view the list of waypoints nearest to your cur

-

rent location.

3.

Highlight the waypoint that you want to send and press

Enter

to view the Waypoint Review page.

4.

Highlight the

Option Menu

button

and press

Enter

.

5.

Select

Send Location

and press

Enter

.

The location is sent to all Rinos using the same channel and code.

They can then choose to

Go To

that location, view the location on

the map (

Map

), or save the location (

Save

).

Polling a Location

If you have not heard from a contact in a while and would like to

know that contact’s current location, you may “poll” the contact’s

location. This will update that contact’s location in your Rino.

To poll a location:

1.

Press

Enter

and hold it until the Shortcuts Menu is shown, or

press the

Page

button until the Main Menu is shown.

2.

Highlight

Find

and press the

Thumb Stick

in. Highlight

Con-

tacts

and press

Enter

.

3.

Highlight the contact that you want

to poll and press the Call key or,

press

Enter

to view the Contact

Review page.

4.

Highlight the

Option Menu

button

and press

Enter

.

5.

Select

Poll Location

and press

Enter

.

Sending a Note

You can send a note to communicate silently with other Rino users

on the same channel and code that you are using. This can be a

saved note or a new note.

To send a note:

1.

Press

Enter

and hold it until the Shortcuts menu is displayed.

2.

Select the

Send Note

option.

3.

To create a new note or edit an existing note, press

Enter

when the

Edit Note

field is highlighted. Enter your note using

the data entry keyboard. Select

OK

when complete.

To use a Saved Note, select the desired note from the

Saved

Note

list and press

Enter

.

4.

Select

Send

to send the note to all Rino users on the same

channel and code that you are using. Select

Save

to save the

note for future use. Select

Clear

to erase the note.

If you have further questions or just want to learn more about

the operation of the Rino 520HCx or Rino 530HCx, refer to the

Owner’s Manual

, which provides detailed information about all of

your unit’s features.

Power key

•

Press and hold to turn the

unit On/Off

• Press and release to

adjust

backlighting

Call key

• Press to send out

Call Tone

• Sends position when

released (if enabled

)

Page/Quit key

• Press to cycle through the

main pages

• Used to quit or escape

menu items

Volume (V) key

• Press to open the volume

and squelch control

window

• Press and hold to mute or

unmute the speaker.

Microphone:

• Hold unit 3–4 inches from

your mouth when talking

Zoom/Map (Z)

key

• From the Map

Page, press to

open the Zoom

control window

• From any other

page, press to

access Map Page

• Press and hold to

turn the electronic

compass On/Off

(

Rino 530HCx only)

Speaker

Rocker/Enter key

• Move up, down,

right or left to

move through lists,

highlight fields,

on-screen buttons,

icons, enter data,

or move the map

panning arrow

• Press in to enter

highlighted options

and to confirm

messages

• Press in and hold

to display the

Shortcuts menu

Talk key

• Press and hold to talk

• Sends position when

released (if enabled)

Rino 520HCx (shown)

Radio Page with

Weather Radio On

Mark Waypoint Page

Name

Field

Symbol Field

Compass Page

New Contact Page

Send Location

Polling a contact’s location

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