Garmin aera 795/796 Pilot’s Guide
190-01194-00 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
1.2
Getting Started
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2
Battery Installation
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2
Charging the Battery
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3
Mounting the aera 795/796 in the Aircraft
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4
Turning the Unit On/Off
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5
GPS Receiver Status
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6
Display Orientation
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8
1.3
Operation
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8
Basic Touchscreen Operation
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8
Dedicated Icons
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10
Page Buttons (Optional)
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Main Menu
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11
1.4
Menus and Data Entry
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15
Option Menus
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Data Entry
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15
1.5
Using Map Displays
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Map Range
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Map Panning
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Map Overlays
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Map Symbols
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1.6
System Settings
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Display
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24
Sound
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Additional Settings
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1.7
Nearest Airport Criteria Settings
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1.8
Present Position
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Position
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New Location
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29
Simulator Mode
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29
Section 2
GPS Navigation
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2.1
Introduction
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Data Fields
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Numeric Flight Data
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Compass Arc
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2.2
HSI/Panel
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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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39
Using the VNAV Feature
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40