Garmin 520 Leaflet

The Weather Radio, available only on Rino 530HCx units, provides 

a constant update of weather conditions, which is helpful while 

outdoors or planning a trip. Seven Weather Radio channels are avail-

able. For more information about the Weather Radio, refer to the 

Owner’s Manual.

1.  Open the Radio page by pressing the

Main Page Menu button .

2.  Highlight

Weather button on the page

and press

Enter or use the Option 

Menu to select Use Weather Radio

and press

Enter.

3.  Select the

Seek button to find an active 

weather channel in your area.

4.  With the

Weather button highlighted, press the Thumb Stick

in to exit weather.

Marking a waypoint records your current location and stores it in the 

unit’s memory. You must be tracking satellites to mark your location, 

otherwise your last known location is marked. 

1.  Press

Enter and hold it until the Shortcuts Menu is shown.

2.  Highlight

Mark Waypoint and press Enter to display the Mark

Waypoint page.

3.  Highlight the

Name field and press Enter. Enter a new name.

When finished, highlight 

OK then press Enter.

4.  Highlight the

Symbol field and press Enter. Choose a symbol

then press

Enter to accept.

5.  Highlight the

OK button at the bottom of the page and press

Enter to save the waypoint.

You can navigate to a waypoint, city, exit, or a contact’s location. 

Using optional detailed maps, you can also navigate to points of 

interest, addresses, and intersections. 

1.  Press and hold the

Enter key to open the Shortcuts Menu.

2.  Highlight

Find and press Enter.

3.  Highlight

Waypoints and press Enter to view the list of near-

est waypoints.

4.  Highlight a waypoint and press

Enter.

5.  With the Waypoint page shown, highlight the

Go To button at

the bottom of the page and press

Enter to begin navigation. 

The Map page automatically opens

to guide you to your destination.

Compass Page
The two main components of the Compass 

page are the compass ring and the pointer. As 

you move, the compass ring rotates showing 

your current heading at the top of the display.  

The pointer points toward your destination. 

When the pointer is aligned with the vertical 

line at the top of the compass ring, you are on 

a direct course toward your destination. The 

Rino 520HCx has to be moving to navigate. If you are standing still 

or moving very slowly, the navigation data may not be accurate. 

When you are stationary, an electronic compass (Rino 530HCx only) 

becomes functional to maintain directional orientation. Follow instruc-

tions in the Owner’s Manual for calibrating the electronic compass the 

first time you use it.

The Rino’s most unique feature is Peer-to-Peer positioning, send-

ing the location of one Rino unit to other Rino units. Peer-to-Peer 

positioning allows you to track the movement of other Rino users 

and also navigate to their location. 

 Press and release either the

Call or Talk key. Your Rino auto-

matically sends out its location. Other Rino users monitoring

the same channel and code receive this information. 

The first time you are contacted by another Rino user, the New Contact 

page is displayed. From the New Contact page you can show the user’s 

location on your Map, Go To that position. 

Select OK to add them to your contact list.  To 

disregard the contact, exit by pressing the Page 

button         or the Page/Quit key. Every time 

you receive signals from contacts, your map is 

updated showing their new position. A Track 

Log of their movement is created and shown on 

your map.

You can send any location that you have available in your Find 

menu. These may be waypoints, contacts, cities, exits, or any 

other data that is loaded in the unit. Below are the steps to send a 

waypoint.

1.  Press the

Enter key and hold it until the Shortcuts Menu

appears, or press the

Page/Quit key until the Main Menu is

shown.

2.  Highlight

Find and press Enter. Highlight Waypoints and

press

Enter to view the list of waypoints nearest to your cur-

rent location.

3.  Highlight the waypoint that you want to send and press

Enter

to view the Waypoint Review page. 

4.  Highlight the

Option Menu button and press Enter.

5.  Select

Send Location and press Enter.

The location is sent to all Rinos using the same channel and code. 

They can then choose to Go To that location, view the location on 

the map (Map), or save the location (Save).

If you have not heard from a contact in a while and would like to 

know that contact’s current location, you may “poll” the contact’s 

location. This will update that contact’s location in your Rino.

1.  Press

Enter and hold it until the Shortcuts Menu is shown, or

press the

Page button until the Main Menu is shown.

2.  Highlight

Find and press the Thumb Stick in. Highlight Con-

tacts and press Enter.

3.  Highlight the contact that you want

to poll and press the Call key or,

press

Enter to view the Contact 

Review page. 

4.  Highlight the

Option Menu button

and press

Enter.

5.  Select

Poll Location and press

Enter.

You can send a note to communicate silently with other Rino users 

on the same channel and code that you are using. This can be a 

saved note or a new note. 

1.  Press

Enter and hold it until the Shortcuts menu is displayed.

2.  Select the

Send Note option.

3.  To create a new note or edit an existing note, press

Enter

when the

Edit Note field is highlighted. Enter your note using 

the data entry keyboard. Select

OK when complete.

  To use a Saved Note, select the desired note from the 

Note list and press Enter.

4.  Select

Send to send the note to all Rino users on the same

channel and code that you are using. Select

Save to save the 

note for future use. Select

Clear to erase the note.

If you have further questions or just want to learn more about 

the operation of the Rino 520HCx or Rino 530HCx, refer to the 

Owner’s Manual, which provides detailed information about all of 

your unit’s features.

•  Press and hold to turn the  

unit On/Off

•  Press and release to 

adjust  backlighting

•  Press to send out  

Call Tone

•  Sends position when 

released (if enabled)

•  Press to cycle through the 

main pages

•  Used to quit or escape 

menu items

•  Press to open the volume 

and squelch control 

window

•  Press and hold to mute or 

unmute the speaker.

•  Hold unit 3–4 inches from 

your mouth when talking

•  From the Map 

Page, press to 

open the Zoom 

control window

•  From any other 

page, press to 

access Map Page 

•  Press and hold to 

turn the electronic 

compass On/Off 

(Rino 530HCx only)

•  Move up, down, 

right or left to 

move through lists, 

highlight fields, 

on-screen buttons, 

icons, enter data, 

or move the map 

panning arrow

•  Press in to enter 

highlighted options 

and to confirm 

messages

•  Press in and hold 

to display the 

Shortcuts menu

•  Press and hold to talk

•  Sends position when  

released (if enabled)

Radio Page with 

Weather Radio On

Mark Waypoint Page

Name 

Field

Symbol Field

Compass Page

New Contact Page

Send Location

Polling a contact’s location