Garmin GPSMAP 296 Pilot's Guide - Page 107

Aircraft Tab, Alarms Tab, ENTER, NRST/FIND

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Aircraft Tab The Aircraft tab is divided into two sub tabs: Aircraft Profile and Weight & Balance. Information on the Aircraft Tab is located on page 46. Aircraft Profile Tab E6B Tab The E6B tab in the Main Menu calculates Density Altitude, True Airspeed, and Winds Aloft (Head Wind, Tail Wind, Wind From, and Wind Speed), based on information you enter. Information on the E6B Tab is located on page 48. MAIN MENU > AIRCRAFT, E6B, AND ALARMS TABS Alarms Tab The Alarms tab on the Main Menu allows you to define alarm settings. To access the Alarms tab on the Main Menu: 1. Press MENU twice to open the Main Menu. 2. Highlight Alarms from the vertical list of tabs. To set an alarm: 1. Press MENU twice to open the Main Menu. 2. Use the ROCKER to select the Alarms tab. 3. Highlight the field below the alarm name you want activate, and press ENTER. 4. Change the mode to On, and press ENTER. If necessary, highlight the next field to the right, and press ENTER, enter the settings, and press ENTER. When an alarm goes off, the alarm message appears on the screen and the unit emits five (5) beeps. When you select an alarm to be persistent, the alarm message appears on the screen and the unit beeps until you press ENTER to acknowledge the alarm. Press NRST/FIND to view the Airspace Information when an airspace alarm message appears. GPSMAP 296 Pilot's Guide 99

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Aircraft Tab
The Aircraft tab is divided into two sub tabs: Aircraft Profile and
Weight & Balance. Information on the
Aircraft Tab
is located on
page 46
.
Aircraft Profile Tab
E6B Tab
The E6B tab in the Main Menu calculates Density Altitude, True
Airspeed, and Winds Aloft (Head Wind, Tail Wind, Wind From, and
Wind Speed), based on information you enter. Information on the
E6B Tab
is located on
page 48
.
Alarms Tab
The Alarms tab on the Main Menu allows you to define alarm
settings.
To access the Alarms tab on the Main Menu:
1.
Press
MENU
twice to open the Main Menu.
2.
Highlight
Alarms
from the vertical list of tabs.
To set an alarm:
1.
Press
MENU
twice to open the Main Menu.
2.
Use the
ROCKER
to select the
Alarms
tab.
3.
Highlight the field below the alarm name you want activate,
and press
ENTER
.
4.
Change the mode to
On
, and press
ENTER
. If necessary,
highlight the next field to the right, and press
ENTER
, enter
the settings, and press
ENTER
.
When an alarm goes off, the alarm message appears on the screen
and the unit emits five (5) beeps. When you select an alarm to be
persistent, the alarm message appears on the screen and the unit
beeps until you press
ENTER
to acknowledge the alarm. Press
NRST/FIND
to view the Airspace Information when an airspace
alarm message appears.
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M
AIN
M
ENU
>
A
IRCRAFT
, E6B,
AND
A
LARMS
T
ABS