Garmin GPSMAP 500 Series Owner's Manual

Also see for GPSMAP 500 Series: Reference guide Instructions Template Instructions Pilot's guide addendum

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IntroductionWARNINGSee the Important Safety and Product Information guide in theproduct box for product warnings and other importantinformation.echoMAP 70 Series and GPSMAP 700 SeriesÀ Power keyÁ Automatic backlight sensorÂ TouchscreenÃ microSD™ memory card slotsUsing the Touchscreen• Tap the screen to select an item.• Drag or swipe your finger across the screen to pan or scroll.• Pinch two fingers together to zoom out.• Spread two fingers apart to zoom in.Locking the TouchscreenYou can lock the touchscreen to prevent inadvertent screentouches.1 Select .2 Select Lock Touchscreen.echoMAP 50 Series and GPSMAP 500 SeriesÀ Automatic backlight sensorÁ Power keyÂ Device keysÃ microSD memory card slotsDevice KeysTurns on and off the device when held.Adjusts the backlight and color mode when quickly pressedand released.Zooms out of a chart or view.Zooms in to a chart or view.Scrolls, highlights options, and moves the cursor.SELECT Acknowledges messages and selects options.BACK Returns to the previous screen.MARK Saves the present location as a waypoint.HOME Returns to the Home screen.MENU Opens a menu of options for the page, when applicable.Closes a menu, when applicable.Downloading the ManualsYou can get the latest owner's manual and translations ofmanuals from the web.1 Go to www.garmin.com/support.2 Select Manuals.3 Follow the on-screen instructions to download the manual foryour product.Manual ConventionsIn this manual, the term “select” is used to describe theseactions.• Touching an item on the screen (for touchscreen devicesonly).• Using the arrow keys to highlight a menu item, and thenpressing SELECT (for hard key devices only).• Pressing a key, such as SELECT or MENU.When you are instructed to select multiple items in a series,small arrows appear in the text. For example, "select Menu >Add," indicates that you need to select the Menu item or hardkey and then select the Add item.The images in this manual are for reference only and may notmatch your device exactly.Getting More InformationIf you have any questions about your device, you can contactGarmin® Product Support.The website, www.garmin.com/support, offers many differenttroubleshooting tips to help resolve most issues and answermost questions.• Frequently-asked questions (FAQs)• Software updates• Owner's and installation manuals• Service alerts• Video• Contact numbers and addressesInserting Memory CardsYou can use optional memory cards in the chartplotter. Mapcards allow you to view high-resolution satellite imagery andaerial reference photos of ports, harbors, marinas, and otherpoints of interest. You can use blank memory cards to recordsonar data and transfer data such as waypoints, routes, andtracks to another compatible Garmin chartplotter or a computer.1 Open the access door À on the front of the chartplotter.Introduction 1