Garmin 520 Owner's Manual

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Available for the Rino 530 only, the Weather Radio 

provides a constant update of the weather conditions. The 

Weather Alert feature further enhances the Weather Radio 

by automatically detecting any weather alert tones if you 

are not actively transmitting or receiving with the radio.
To access the Weather Radio, select the Weather button 

and press the Thumb Stick In or select the Radio Page 

Option Menu button. Press the Thumb Stick In when 

Use Weather Radio is highlighted to turn on the weather 

radio. You can also access the Weather Radio through the 

Shortcuts Menu.
When the Weather Radio is on, a “Ready To Receive 

Weather” message displays if no signal is present or the 

squelch is set too high. A “Receiving Weather” message 

is displayed if weather is being received, if squelch is too 

low, or monitor is on. The Weather Radio has a separate 

squelch setting from the FRS/GMRS radio. Refer to Page 

11 for instructions on setting the squelch for weather 

radio.

Change the Weather Radio channel in the same manner as 

changing the FRS/GMRS radio channel. There are seven 

Weather Radio channels (1 through 7) available.

Selecting the “Seek” button increments the radio to the 

next active weather channel. Selecting the “Monitor” 

button monitors the selected channel for activity.

When the radio is on, Enable Weather Alert is located 

at the bottom of the Radio Page Option Menu. Press 

the Thumb Stick In when Enable Weather Alert is 

highlighted to turn it on. You can then turn the Weather 

Radio off and continue FRS/GMRS radio operations. 

Radio Page with 

Weather Radio On

Changing the Weather 

Radio Channel