Garmin gpsmap 5212 User Manual
GPSMAP 5000 Series Owner’s Manual
Using Charts
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Changing the Navigation Chart Settings
From the Home screen, touch
Charts
>
Navigation Chart
>
Menu
>
Chart Setup
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Photos—sets the high-resolution satellite images to off, Land only, or Photo Map. High-
resolution satellite imagery is only available while using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card (
tides/Currents—turns the display of tides and currents on or off.
Service Points—turns the display of marine service points on or off.
Roses—displays a compass rose around your boat, indicating compass direction. True wind
Service Points—turns the display of marine service points on or off.
Roses—displays a compass rose around your boat, indicating compass direction. True wind
direction or apparent wind direction can be displayed if the chartplotter is connected to a compatible
marine wind sensor.
Compass rose
Wind direction
indicator
Wind Compass Rose
Changing the Chart Appearance
From the Home screen, touch
Charts
>
Navigation Chart
>
Menu
>
Chart Setup
>
Chart
appearance
.
Heading line
Track
Chart border
orientation—changes the perspective of the map display.
North Up—sets the top of the map display to a north heading.
Head Up—sets the map display to the current track heading.
Course Up—sets the map so the direction of navigation is always up. The heading line appears
Head Up—sets the map display to the current track heading.
Course Up—sets the map so the direction of navigation is always up. The heading line appears
vertically on the screen if shown.
Detail—adjusts the amount of detail shown on the map at different zoom levels.
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