Garmin aera 560 Aviation Quick Reference Guide - Page 21

Garmin aera 500 Series Quick Reference Guide

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GPS Navigation

Overview

GPS Navigation

Flight Planning

Hazard Avoidance

Utilities

Appendix

Index

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 ‘

Home

’ Screen, touch the

HSI/Panel

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).

2.3

VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV)

USING THE VNAV FEATURE

Enabling/disabling the VNAV indicator:

1)

From the ‘

Home


HSI/Panel

Icon.

2)

Touch the

Menu

Icon

3)

Touch the '

Enable VNAV Indicator

' or '

Disable VNAV Indicator

' menu

option (only available when navigating a Direct To or Flight Plan).

Capturing/cancelling VNAV profile:

1)

Enter a valid VNAV profile (see 'Configuring a VNAV Profile' below) and

begin navigation.

2)

From the ‘

Home


HSI/Panel

Icon.

3)

Touch the '

Capture VNAV Profile

' or '

Cancel Capture

' menu option

(only available when navigating a Direct To or Flight Plan).

Configuring a VNAV profile:

1)

From the '

Home

' Screen, touch

Tools

>

VNAV

2)

Touch the desired fields ('

Profile

', '

Altitude

', etc) to enter the VNAV

profile.

3)

Touch and hold the

Back

Icon to return to the ‘

Home

’ Screen.

Section	Page
Section 1 Overview	7
1.1 Unit Overview	7
1.2 Getting Started	8
Battery Installation	8
Charging the Battery	9
Changing Modes	9
GPS Receiver Status	9
1.3 Operation	10
Basic Navigation Controls	10
‘Home’ Screen	11
Selecting a Function	14
Scrolling	15
1.4 Accessing System Functionality	15
Option Menus	15
Data Entry	16
1.5 Using Map Displays	17
Map Panning	17
Map Range	18
Map Overlays	18
Section 2 GPS Navigation	19
2.1 Flight Data	19
Data Fields	19
Numeric Flight Data	19
2.2 HSI/Panel	20
Changing the CDI Scale	20
Setting the Bug Indicator	20
Manually Setting a Course	20
2.3 Vertical Navigation (VNAV)	21
Using the VNAV Feature	21
2.4 Waypoints	22
Nearest Information	23
Weather Information	23
User Waypoints	24
2.5 Direct-to Navigation	25
Section 3 Flight Planning	27
3.1 Flight Plan Data Fields	27
3.2 Flight Plan Creation	27
3.3 Adding Flight Plan Waypoints	29
3.4 Flight Plan Storage	29
3.5 Flight Plan Activation	30
3.6 Flight Plan Deletion	30
3.7 Approaches	31
Section 4 Hazard Avoidance	33
4.1 XM® Weather (aera 510 & 560)	33
4.2 Terrain	33
4.3 Traffic Information Service (TIS)	34
Section 5 Utilities	35
5.1 Flight Log	35
5.2 Track Log	35
5.3 E6B Calculator	36
5.4 Aircraft Profile	37
5.5 Weight & Balance	38
Section 6 Appendix	39
Miscellaneous Message Advisories	39
Airspace Messages	40
Data Field & Numeric Data Options	41
Aural Alerts	43
Loss of GPS Position	43

Garmin aera 560 Aviation Quick Reference Guide - Page 21

Vertical Navigation (VNAV), Using the VNAV Feature

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