Garmin 520 User Guide

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Viewing Current Station Information
If current stations are available in your g2 Vision 
region, they appear on the navigation chart as a 
highlighted arrow. This detailed icon shows the 
current’s speed and direction at a glance.
Detailed Road and POI Data
BlueChart g2 Vision contains detailed road and POI data, which 
includes highly detailed coastal roads and points of interest (POIs) 
such as restaurants, lodging, local attractions and more. For 
instructions on searching for and navigating to these POIs, see the 
Using Automatic Guidance
Automatic Guidance automatically creates and suggests passage 
based on available BlueChart g2 Vision chart information. See 
 for instructions on setting up Automatic Guidance for your 
boat. The “Where To” section on 
 has more information on 
how to use Automatic Guidance.
Changing the Chart Settings
To change chart settings, from the Home screen, select 
Charts
 >  
Chart Setup
.
Orientation—change the perspective of the map display:
• 
North Up—sets the top of the map display to a north heading.
•  Track Up—sets the map display to the current track heading.
•  Course Up—sets the map so the direction of navigation is 
always up and turns the course line vertical on the screen.
Heading line
Track
Chart 
border
Current Station 
icon