Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot’s Guide 190-01117-02 Rev. A18OverviewOverviewGPS NavigationFlight PlanningHazard AvoidanceAdditional FeaturesAppendicesIndexMaP raNGeThere are 23 different map ranges available, from 200 feet to 800 nm. The currentmap range is indicated in the lower right. The scale bar represents the map scale. Tochange the map range on any map, use the Out or In Icons to zoom ‘out’ (increasing),or zoom ‘in‘ (decreasing).Adjusting the map range:While viewing a Map Display, touch the In or Out Icons.Navigation mapMap RangeRangeIconsWhen the selected range exceeds the resolution of the map data, ‘overzoom’ appearsbelow the map range scale.map Range/OverzoomScale Bar Rep-resenting a MapScale of 3 nm PerScale Width.AUTO ZOOmAuto Zoom allows the aera to change the map display range to the smallest rangeclearly showing the active waypoint. Auto Zoom can be overridden by adjusting therange and remains that way until the active waypoint changes, a terrain or traffic alertoccurs, or the aircraft takes off.
