Garmin aera 550 Pilot's Guide - Page 31
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Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Overview Enabling/disabling auto zoom: 1) From the 'Home' Screen, touch Map > Menu > Set Up Map. 2) Touch the buttons to select the 'General' Category. 3) Touch 'Autozoom'. 4) Touch the 'On/Off' Data Option Button. Map Panning Map panning allows the pilot to: • View parts of the map outside the displayed range without adjusting the map range • Highlight and select locations on the map • Review information for a selected airport, NAVAID or user waypoint • Designate locations for use in flight planning • View airspace and airway information When the panning function is selected by touching anywhere on the Map, the Map Pointer is displayed. An Information Window also appears at the bottom of the map display showing the the bearing, distance and time to the pointer from the aircraft's present position, the elevation of the land at the position of the pointer, or the object's (airports, obstacles, etc) elevation, if known. When the Map Pointer is over a map feature, the map feature is highlighted, an information box appears on the map, and the highlighted map feature is displayed on the Map Feature Button at the bottom of the screen (even if the name was not originally displayed on the map). Touching the Map Feature Button displays additional information for the highlighted map feature. If multiple features are present at the Map Pointer position, green arrows will appear on the Map Feature Button. Touching the will cycle through the list of map features present at that position. Appendices Index 190-01117-02 Rev. A Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot's Guide 19