Garmin 556s User Manual

Using Charts 

1.  From the Home screen, select 

.

2.  Select 

, 

, or 

.

3.  Use the Rocker to select the point on the chart to which you want 

to go.

4.  Press 

.

5.  Select 

.

6.  Select 

 (or 

 when using a preprogrammed 

BlueChart g2 Vision card for Automatic Guidance).

7.  Follow the colored line on the screen to the destination.

To create a route to a point on the chart, see 

.

Use the 

 to move the map pointer ( ) away from your 

current location and to scroll to other areas on the Navigation chart. 

As you pan past the edge of the current map display, the screen 

scrolls forward to provide continuous map coverage. 
As you move the map pointer, you can view the distance and 

bearing from your current location and the map pointer’s location 

coordinates in the lower-right corner of the map.

  To pan the map, press up, down, right, or left on the 

Rocker.

  To stop panning, press 

, and then select 

.

The Range (-/+) keys control the zoom level, indicated by the scale 

at the bottom of the Navigation chart (

). The bar under the 

number represents that distance on the map.