Garmin aera 500 Series Quick Reference Guide
190-01117-03 Rev. A
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Table of Contents
Section 1
Overview
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1.1
Unit Overview
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1.2
Getting Started
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Battery Installation
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Charging the Battery
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Changing Modes
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GPS Receiver Status
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1.3
Operation
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Basic Navigation Controls
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‘Home’ Screen
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Selecting a Function
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Scrolling
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1.4
Accessing System Functionality
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Option Menus
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Data Entry
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1.5
Using Map Displays
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Map Panning
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Map Range
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Map Overlays
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Section 2
GPS Navigation
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2.1
Flight Data
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Data Fields
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Numeric Flight Data
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2.2
HSI/Panel
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Changing the CDI Scale
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Setting the Bug Indicator
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Manually Setting a Course
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2.3
Vertical Navigation (VNAV)
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Using the VNAV Feature
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2.4
Waypoints
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Nearest Information
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Weather Information
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User Waypoints
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2.5
Direct-to Navigation
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Section 3
Flight Planning
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3.1
Flight Plan Data Fields
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3.2
Flight Plan Creation
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3.3
Adding Flight Plan Waypoints
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3.4
Flight Plan Storage
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3.5
Flight Plan Activation
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3.6
Flight Plan Deletion
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3.7
Approaches
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