Map OrientationThere are three map orientation options: North Up orients the maplike a paper map, Track Up orients the map in the direction of travel,and Course Up orients the map in the direction of the destination.When using Track Up or Course Up, the North arrow indicates theorientation. To change the map orientation, press PAGE to open theMap Page. Press MENU. Select Set up Map, and press ENTER.Refer to page 33 for information.Zooming In and Out of the MapThe Map Page has 28 available range scales from 20 ft to 800 nm(20 ft to 800 mi or 5 m to 1200 km). The map range is controlled bythe IN and OUT keys, with the current range shown at the bottomright of the data window.NOTE: The range value represents the distance between theends of the range bar ( ).To select a map zoom range (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 zoomrange, with more detailed coverage available through the use of theJeppesen, BlueChart, or MapSource data.Map coverage conforms to the following conditions:• Cartography is shown when the selected zoom range iscovered by either the internal basemap or other MapSourcedata loaded onto a data card.• When the selected zoom range is covered by both the internaldatabase and data card map information, the cartography withthe best resolution is shown.• When the selected zoom range exceeds the resolution of thedata in use, “overzoom” appears below the map range.No additional data is available• When external data (such as MapSource data) is used, “mapcard” appears below the map range.Using detailed maps loaded on the data cardGPSMAP 396 Pilot’s Guide 29AVIATION MODE PAGES > M AP PAGE
