Jay Honeck wrote:
I also use the zoom-out, pan, zoom-in technique and that works much better than
trying to scroll over long distances while zoomed in.


How do you get around the problem of detail disappearing when you zoom
out?

I don't get around it, I just don't see it as a serious problem.

Example: Flying to Michigan, we wanted to see what the weather was
like in Joliet, IL -- an area of questionable weather.

If you zoom out so that you don't have to "slew" (or scroll), Joliet
disappears. You then have to put your cursor where you *think* Joliet
is, and hit the "zoom in" button to see it again.

Yep. Not too hard.

If you set detail levels to so that Joliet doesn't disappear at that
zoom level, you can't see it, cuz it's buried in too many airports.

Would you like some cheese with that whine?

Worse, not all airports are weather reporting stations -- and those
cute little triangles (that indicate XM weather reporting) also
disappear when you zoom out. Now, you're stuck selecting an area and
zooming in on it, hoping that there will be a reporting station there
-- wherever "there" is.

XM doesn't get to decide which airports report weather. As far as I know, any
airport that reports SAs shows up on the XM display. Is your experience different?

The only solution we've found is to slew around, and put up with the
slow refresh rate.

You could demand a refund, then take the money and go buy the unit that works
better.

Ultimately, the solution will come when Garmin (or Lowrance)
incorporates weather into a larger display that can display everything
in a readable format at a usable zoom level.

While we're waiting, I'll just enjoy my 396.

Dave