Garmin GPSMAP 520 Quick Start Manual

The Weather Radio, available only on Rino 530 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 the Thumb Stick or use the Option Menu to select Use Weather Radio and press the Thumb Stick In. 3. Press 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. If moving, you must be tracking satellites to mark your location, otherwise your last known location is marked. To mark a waypoint: 1. Press the Thumb Stick In and hold it until the Shortcuts Menu is displayed. 2. Highlight Mark Waypoint and press the Thumb Stick In to display the Mark Waypoint Page. 3. Highlight the Name field and press the Thumb Stick In. Enter a new name. When finished, highlight OK then press the Thumb Stick In. 4. Highlight the Symbol field and press the Thumb Stick In. Choose a symbol then press the Thumb Stick In to accept. 5. Highlight the OK button at the bottom of the page and press the Thumb Stick In to save the waypoint. Navigating with Your Rino 520/530 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 Thumb Stick In to display the Shortcuts Menu. 2. Highlight Find and press the Thumb Stick In. 3. Highlight Waypoints and press the Thumb Stick in to display the list of nearest waypoints. 4. Highlight the desired waypoint and press the Thumb Stick In. 5. With the Waypoint Page displayed, highlight the Go To button at the bottom of the page and press the Thumb Stick In 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 520 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 530 only) becomes functional to maintain directional orientation. Follow instructions 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 button. Your Rino automatically sends out its location. Other Rino users moni- toring the same channel and code receive this information. Using Contacts The 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 button. 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 Thumb Stick In and hold it until the Shortcuts Menu is displayed, or press the Page button until the Main Menu is displayed. 2. Highlight Find and press the Thumb Stick In. Highlight Waypoints and press the Thumb Stick In to display the list of waypoints nearest to your current location. 3. Highlight the waypoint that you want to send and press the Thumb Stick In to display the Waypoint Review page. 4. Highlight the Option Menu button and press the Thumb Stick In. 5. Select Send Location and press the Thumb Stick In. 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 the Thumb Stick In and hold it until the Shortcuts Menu is displayed, or press the Page button until the Main Menu is displayed. 2. Highlight Find and press the Thumb Stick In. Highlight Con- tacts and press the Thumb Stick In. 3. Highlight the contact that you want to poll and press the Call button. or, press the Thumb Stick In to display the Contact Review page. 4. Highlight the Option Menu button and press the Thumb Stick In. 5. Select Poll Location and press the Thumb Stick In. Sending a Note You can send a note to communicate silently with other Rino 520/530 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 the Thumb Stick In 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 the Thumb Stick In 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 the Thumb Stick In. 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 520 or Rino 530, refer to the Owner’s Manual, which provides detailed information about all of your unit’s features. 2-way radio & GPS quick start guide Rino ® 520/53 Power button: • Press and hold to turn the unit On/Off • Press to adjust backlighting Call button: • Press to send out Call Tone • Sends position when released (if enabled) Page/Quit button: • Press to cycle through main pages • Used to quit or escape menu items Volume (V) button: • Press to open 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/M butto • From the M Page, pres open Zoom window • From any page, pres display Ma • Press and turn the ele compass O (Rino 530 Spea Thumb • Press In to highlighted and to con messages • Move Up, D Right or Le move throu highlight fie on-screen icons, ente or move th panning ar • Press In an to display t Shortcuts m Talk button: • Press and hold to talk • Sends position when released (if enabled) Mark Waypoint Page Name Field Symbol Field Compass Page Radio Page with Weather Radio On Polling a contact’s location Send Location Rino 520 (shown) New Contact Page

The Rino 520/530 operates on a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack attached to the back of the unit. See the Rino 520/530 Owner’s Manual for more information about batteries. Stored data is not lost when the battery is removed. The first time you charge the battery, charge it completely. To charge the battery: 1. Remove the battery pack from the product package and install it on the back of the Rino. 2. Insert the tab at the base of the battery pack in the slot at the bottom of the Rino and rotate the battery pack up into the cavity on the back of the Rino with the D-Ring vertical. Secure in place by turning the D-Ring on the battery pack 1/4 turn clockwise. 3. Insert the charger power cord into the jack in the side of the charger. Connect the other end of the power cord into a wall outlet. Then, clip the charger onto the battery pack, making certain the tabs on the charger engage the detents on the bat- tery pack. A red LED indicates that charging is in progress. 4. As charging is in progress, a “Battery” displaying the percent- age of charge appears on the screen. A fully depleted Lithium- ion battery pack may take up to 6 hours to charge. The Rino can be operated while charging is in progress, but unless you are outdoors, you cannot receive satellite signals. Extensive use of backlighting, WAAS, and/or FRS or GMRS transmitting significantly reduces battery life. Viewing the Main Pages All of the information you need to operate the Rino 520/530 can be found on five default main pages (only four for the Rino 520). Simply press and release the Page key to cycle through the Radio Page, Map Page, Compass Page, Altimeter Page (Rino 530 only), and Main Menu Page. You can also access the Main Pages by press- ing the on-screen Main Page Menu button . If you are navigating a route, an additional Active Route Page becomes available. While these Main Pages provide you with different types of infor- mation, they all share common features like Option Menus and a Main Page Menu. Access the Option Menu and Main Page Menu by using the Thumb Stick to highlight the on-screen button. Then press the Thumb Stick In. Initializing the GPS Before the Rino 520/530 can be used for navigation, the GPS receiver must be initialized. Initialization allows the Rino to receive and store satellite information and begin using the satellites for navigation. The initialization is automatic and should only take a few minutes. To initialize the unit (acquire satellites): 1. Take the Rino outside where it has an unobstructed view of the sky and turn it on. 2. The unit begins to search for satellite sig- nals. A satellite signal graph is displayed on the radio page or you can get more detailed information by accessing the Satellite page from the Main Menu. The first time you use your Rino, initialization could take up to five minutes. 3. When the GPS is initialized and ready for navigation, three or more green GPS signal bars are displayed. If for some reason the unit is not able to gather the necessary satel- lite information, refer to the Owner’s Manual. Entering Data Use the Thumb Stick like a joystick that you control with your thumb. Move the Thumb Stick Up, Down, Right, or Left. Press the Thumb Stick In to select an item on the screen, much like pressing the Enter button on a computer keyboard. Sometimes you will need to spell out things using the Thumb Stick and an on-screen keyboard. To enter characters with the on-screen keyboard, press the Thumb Stick Up, Down, Left, or Right to high- light the desired character (letter, number, or a space). Press the Thumb Stick In to select that highlighted character. Choose Back to delete the character to the left of the cursor. When you are finished entering characters, highlight OK and press the Thumb Stick In. Setting Up the Radio Select a channel and code to transmit on. Channels 1-7 and 15-22 are GMRS*, channels 8-14 are for FRS. Be sure to tell the other members of your group what channel and code you are using so they can communicate with you. To select a channel: 1. Highlight the Channel field and press the Thumb Stick In. 2. Select an available channel and press the Thumb Stick In to accept the selection. To select a code: 1. Select the Code field and press the Thumb Stick In. 2. Select one of the thirty-eight (38) available codes. Press the Thumb Stick In to accept the selection. *Using GMRS channels requires an FCC license. See the Owner’s Manual for details. Changing the Name and Symbol The Name and symbol (icon) identify you to other Rino users. To change the user name: 1. Highlight the Name field and press the Thumb Stick In to activate the field and display the keyboard. 2. Highlight Clear, then press the Thumb Stick In to clear the default name. 3. Enter a name, up to ten (10) characters long. 4. When you have entered your new name, highlight OK and then press the Thumb Stick In. To change the user symbol: 1. Highlight the face symbol to the left of the Name field. Press the Thumb Stick In to show a list of available face symbols. 2. Highlight the desired symbol from the list of selections. 3. Press the Thumb Stick In to select that symbol. Transmitting with the Rino 520/53 The Rino 520/530 can transmit to and receive voice communi tions from other FRS/GMRS radio users on the same channel code. Communicate with other Rino units in order to utilize a the features of the Rino, such as position sending. To transmit on your Rino: 1. Press and hold the Talk button and speak in a normal v into the microphone area from a distance of about 3–4 2. When you are finished talking, release the Talk button. location is updated on all receiving Rino units. Volume, Squelch, and Backlightin If you need to adjust the Volume and Squelch, press the V (Volume) button on the front of the unit to display adjustment sliders. To change the volume, press the Thumb Stick Up or Down to raise or lower the slider. To set the squelch level (which allows you to hear only the individuals you want to com municate with and not the weak background noise signals), pres Thumb Stick Right or Left to move the slider. Move the slider to left (-) until the background noise is audible. Then move it to th until the background noise stops and you have squelched the un signals. Stop at this point by pressing the V button or Thumb S If lighting conditions make it hard for you to see the dis- play screen, you can turn on the Backlight. To turn on the backlight: 1. With the unit on, briefly press and release the Power button to display the Backlight adjustment slider. 2. Press the Power button repeatedly to cycle the slid- er, or press the Thumb Stick Up or Down to adjust the Backlight brightness level. When you use the Powe ton to set the level of brightness, the last setting is sele on the second press of the button. The backlight remai until the set timeout period is completed or the Power b is pressed again. The unit is factory set to timeout 15 s after the last button press. 3. Press the Thumb Stick In to close the Backlight windo You may want to customize the Display Mode and Color Sch to your own preferences by accessing the Main Menu, Setup a Display options. Main Page Menu button Option Menu button The on-screen keyboard © Copyright 2005 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Part Number 190-00548-01 Rev. A Printed in Taiwan Radio Page GPS Signal Graph Selecting the channel Name field Symbol icon Radio Page Map Page Altimeter Page Compass Page Main Menu (Rino 530 Only) Battery Pack Charger Power Cord Mini USB Port D-Ring Detent Headset Connector Charger Contacts