Garmin aera 796 Quick Reference Guide - Page 30

Garmin aera 795/796 Quick Reference Guide

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GPS Navigation

Overview

GPS Navigation

Flight Planning

Hazard Avoidance

Utilities

Appendix

Index

2.2

HSI/PANEL

SETTING THE BUG INDICATOR

The Bug Indicator can be set from the

Map

option menu.

Setting the Bug Indicator:

1)

From the

Main Menu

, touch

Map

>

Menu

>

Set Bug Indicator

.

2)

Touch the desired menu option ('

User Selected

', '

Bearing

', '

Course to

Steer

', or '

Off

').

MANUALLY SETTING A COURSE

Use the ‘Set OBS and Hold’ menu option to manually set your course to the

destination.

Manually setting a course to the destination waypoint:

1)

From the

Main Menu

, touch the

Map

or the

Active FPL

Icon.

2)

Touch the

Menu

Icon.

3)

Touch the

Set OBS and Hold

(only available when navigating a Direct To

or Flight Plan).

4)

Touch the '

+

' or '

-

' Buttons to increase/decrease the value

Or

:

Touch the Radial Button to enter the desired radial using the keypad and

touch the

OK

Icon.

Returning to automatic sequencing of route waypoints:

1)

From the

Main Menu

, touch the

Map

or the

Active FPL

Icon.

2)

Touch the

Menu

icon.

3)

Touch the

Release Hold

menu option (only available when navigating a

Direct To or Flight Plan).

Section	Page
Section 1 Overview	11
1.1 Unit Overview	11
1.2 Getting Started	12
Battery Installation	12
Charging the Battery	14
GPS Receiver Status	14
Display Orientation	14
1.3 Operation	15
Basic Touchscreen Operation	15
Dedicated Icons	17
Page Buttons (Optional)	17
Main Menu	18
1.4 Menus and Data Entry	22
Option Menus	22
Data Entry	22
1.5 Using Map Displays	24
Map Range	24
Map Panning	25
Map Overlays	28
Section 2 GPS Navigation	29
2.1 Flight Data	29
Data Fields	29
Numeric Flight Data	29
2.2 HSI/Panel	30
Setting the Bug Indicator	30
Manually Setting a Course	30
2.3 Vertical Navigation (VNAV)	31
Using the VNAV Feature	31
2.4 Waypoints	32
Nearest Information	33
Textual Weather Information (aera 796)	33
User Waypoints	35
2.5 Direct-to Navigation	35
Section 3 Flight Planning	37
3.1 Flight Plan Data Fields	37
3.2 Flight Plan Creation	37
3.3 Adding Flight Plan Waypoints	39
3.4 Flight Plan Storage	40
3.5 Flight Plan Activation	40
3.6 Flight Plan Deletion	40
3.7 Approaches	41
Section 4 Hazard Avoidance	43
4.1 SiriusXM® Weather (aera 796)	43
4.2 Terrain	43
4.3 Traffic Information Service (TIS)	44
Section 5 Utilities	45
5.1 Flight Log	45
5.2 Track Log	45
5.3 E6B Calculator	46
5.4 Aircraft Profile	47
5.5 Weight & Balance	48
Section 6 Appendix	49
Miscellaneous Message Advisories	49
Airspace Messages	50
Data Field & Numeric Data Options	51
Aural Alerts	53
Loss of GPS Position	53
Hazard Display with Loss of GPS Position	54
License Agreement and Warranty	54
AOPA Airport Directory Notice	55
Sirius XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement	56
Weather Data Warranty	56
FCC Compliance	57

Garmin aera 796 Quick Reference Guide - Page 30

HSI/Panel, Setting the Bug Indicator, Manually Setting a Course

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