Garmin GNC 420W Pilots Guide - Page 128

SECTION 7 WPT PAGES 7) Turn the large right knob to highlight 'Create?' (Figure 7-39) and press the ENT Key. Figure 7-39 'Create?' Highlighted Creating User Waypoints from the Map Page The Map Page and panning target pointer (Section 3.4, Map Panning) provide a quick means of saving the present position as a user-defined waypoint. Capturing and saving the present position as a user waypoint: 1) With the Map Page displayed, press the small right knob to activate the panning function. The target pointer appears at the present position (Figure 7-40). 8) Press the small right knob to remove the flashing cursor. Creating Reference Waypoints The GNC 420 allows the pilot to create a new user waypoint at a defined radial and distance from the present position. To reference the present position, follow the preceding steps, but press the CLR Key in Step 4. 'P.POS' appears in the reference waypoint (REF WPT) field to indicate that radial and distance information references the present position. The second reference waypoint field (REF WPT) is a temporary reference only, not a reference that is stored with the user waypoint. By default, this field displays a radial from the nearest VOR. However, the pilot can select any waypoint by identifier to use as a reference in this field. Figure 7-40 Activate Panning Function The GNC 420 can store user-defined waypoints which are generated from other equipment in the panel. For example, an EFIS equipped with joystick inputs can be used to create user waypoints which (if the installation supports this) automatically transfer to the GNC 420. 7-18 GNC 420(A) Pilot's Guide and Reference 190-00140-20 Rev. K