Garmin 92 Pilot's Guide

GPS 92

OwnerÕs

Manual &

Reference

Software Version 2.01 or above

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GARMIN LIMITED WARRANTY

GARMIN warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. GARMIN will at its sole option, repair or replace any components which fail in normal use. Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor. The customer is, however, responsible for any transportation costs. This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse, misuse, accident or unauthorized alteration or repairs. GARMIN assumes no responsibility for special, incidental, punitive or consequential damages, or loss of use.

The warranties and remedies contained herein are exclusive and in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied, including any liability arising under warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, statutory or otherwise. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, which may vary from state to state.

To obtain warranty service, call the GARMIN Customer Service department for a returned merchandise tracking number. The unit should be securely packaged with the tracking number clearly marked on the outside of the package, and sent freight prepaid and insured to a GARMIN warranty service station. A copy of the original sales receipt is required as the proof of purchase for warranty repairs.

Once your standard warranty expires, GARMIN’s flat rate service policy provides a low-cost, fast-turnaround factory repair for three additional years. The flat rate is set at the time of purchase, and costs you nothing until you need it. If your GPS receiver should ever need service or repair, return it to a GARMIN service center.

The flat rate service policy applies to the original owner, and is void if the product exhibits any evidence of physical abuse, neglect or intentional damage determined at the sole discretion of GARMIN.

A copy of the original sales receipt is required to verify the service rate in effect at the time of purchase. If a receipt is not available or not included with the unit, it will be repaired at the current three-year flat rate.

Software and database updates are not included in the warranty or flat rate program. GARMIN may, however, change the operating software and/or database at its discretion at no additional cost. Unit repair or replacement will be made at the sole discretion of GARMIN.

INTRODUCTION

Packing List

Thank you for choosing the GARMIN GPS 92—the best value in compact, full-featured GPS navigation! The GPS 92 represents GARMIN’s continuing commitment to provide a quality, affordable airborne navigation system you’ll enjoy for years. To get the most out of your new GPS 92, take the time to read through this owner’s manual in order to understand the operating features of the unit. This manual is organized into three sections for your convenience.

Section One (Getting Started) introduces you to the basic features of the unit and provides a quick-start orientation.

Section Two (Simulator Tour) provides a step-by-step lesson in how your new GPS 92 would operate in actual flight by utilizing the built-in simulator.

Section Three (Reference) provides details for the advanced features of your GPS 92 by topic. Use this section (and the Index) to review additional information on GPS 92 features as the need arises.

Before getting started, check to see that your GARMIN GPS 92 package includes the following items. If you are missing any parts, please contact your dealer immediately.

• GPS 92 Unit

• Quick Reference Card

• Owner’s Manual

• Power/Data Cable

• Remote Antenna Mount Cable w/ Suction Cup

• Detachable Antenna

• Carrying Strap

• Carrying Case

• ”AA” Alkaline Batteries (4)

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INTRODUCTION

Cautions

CAUTION: The GPS system is operated by the government of the United States,

which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. The system is subject to changes which could affect the accuracy and performance of all GPS equipment. Although the GPS 92 is a precision electronic NAVigation AID (NAVAID), any NAVAID can be misused or misinterpreted and therefore, become unsafe.

Use the GPS 92 at your own risk. To reduce the risk of unsafe operation, carefully review and understand all aspects of this Owner’s Manual and thoroughly practice operation using the simulator mode prior to actual use. When in actual use, carefully compare indications from the GPS 92 to all available navigation sources including the information from other NAVAIDs, visual sightings, charts, etc. For safety, always resolve any discrepancies before continuing navigation.

NOTE: This device meets requirements for Part 15 of the FCC limits for Class B digital devices for home or office use. It has been tested for compliance with all necessary FCC standards. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to other equipment, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by relocating the equipment or connecting the equipment to a different circuit than the affected equipment. Consult an authorized dealer or other qualified service technician for additional help if these remedies do not correct the problem. Operation is subject to the following conditions: (1) This device cannot cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. The GPS 92 does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Repairs should only be made by an authorized service center. Unauthorized repairs or modifications could void your warranty and your authority to operate this device under Part 15 regulations.

INTRODUCTION

Table Of Contents

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii

Packing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii

Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv

SECTION ONE Getting Started

Unit Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Keypad Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Battery/Antenna Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

What is GPS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Initializing the Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Acquiring Satellites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

SECTION TWO GPS 92 Takeoff Tour

Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Page Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10

Simulator Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11

Activating a GOTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Navigation Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Position Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Moving Map Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-14

Airport Pages and SUAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-16

Nearest Waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-17

AutoZoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Canceling GOTO Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17-18

Power Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

INTRODUCTION

Table Of

Contents

SECTION THREE Reference

Waypoint Categories/Waypoint Information Pages . . . . . . . . . . .19-25

User Waypoints/AutoStore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25-27

Nearest Waypoints, Airspaces, FSS, ARTCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

GOTO/TracBack Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29-32

Route Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-37

Satellite Status Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-39

Position Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Map Page/Map Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41-47

Navigation Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Main Menu/Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49-67

Appendix A—Accessories & Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68-69

Appendix B—Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Appendix C—Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71-72

Appendix D—Map Datums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73-74

Appendix E—Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75-76

Detachable

Antenna

To remove, grab at knurled knob base, rotate 1/4 turn counterclockwise and pull away from side of unit.

Arrow Keypad

Moves the cursor and pans the map.

LCD Display

On-screen information is referred to as a “page.”

GETTING

STARTED

Unit

Features

Keypad

See following page for key descriptions.

Power/Data

Cable Connector

(back side)

Connections for power, ground, serial data in and serial data out.

Battery

Compartment Door

To open, turn the metal D-ring counterclockwise 1/4 turn. Observe polarity markings on the case.

The GPS 92 features a seven-key keypad and a 100 x 64 pixel LCD display. The dis-

play can be illuminated for nighttime operation.

Information which appears on the display is referred to as a page. A page can include

graphics, text or both. The graphic map display may include icons (or symbols) for airport and navaid locations, as well as airspace boundaries.

GETTING

STARTED

Keypad

Usage

P Q

(POWER)— Red key turns the unit on and off, and controls three levels of screen backlighting intensity.

(PAGE)— Scrolls main pages in sequence and returns display from a menu/option to a main page.

(QUIT)— Returns the display to a previous page, cancels an operation or restores a data field’s previous value.

(GOTO/NRST)— Displays the GOTO waypoint window, allowing you to select the destination waypoint. Press a second time to display the nine nearest airports, VORs, NDBs and intersections, plus nearest FSS and center frequencies. Also provides special-use airspace detail during an airspace incursion. When non-airport nearest information is provided, pressing a third time will instantly return the display to the nine nearest airports.

(WAYPOINT)— Retrieves airport or navaid information from the GPS 92’s internal database or the user waypoint from memory. Press twice to capture your present position and save as a waypoint.

(ENTER)— Activates a highlighted field to allow data entry. Confirms menu options and data entry.

(ARROW KEYPAD)— Controls the movement of the cursor. Used to select options and positions, and to enter data. Press on

a particular arrow key once to scroll through data/options slowly. Press and hold an arrow key for faster scrolling.

Data Entry

Entering data, such as waypoint names, typically begins and ends with the data: UP/DOWN to change the highlighted character, RIGHT to move to the next character.

key. Use the arrow keypad to enter the actual

GETTING

Battery Installation

The GPS 92 operates on 4 AA alkaline batteries (included), which are installed at the base of the unit. These batteries provide up to 24 hours of continuous use. Rechargeable NiCad or lithium batteries may also be used. Battery life will vary due to a variety of factors, including temperature and use of screen backlighting. Lithium batteries will provide longer life in colder conditions. The GPS 92 also features an internal 10-year lithium battery which retains your data while changing the AA batteries or when stored with nearly depleted AA batteries.

NOTE: The on-screen battery level indicator is cali-

brated for alkaline batteries, and will not be accurate when using NiCad or lithium batteries (see page 38).

To install the batteries:

1. Flip up the metal D-ring at the base of the unit, and turn the ring 1/4 turn counterclockwise. Open the compartment door to access the batteries.

2. Install the batteries and close the compartment door. When replacing the GPS 92’s batteries, observe the polarity markings engraved in the plastic case. (The indicated polarity represents which end of the battery should be viewable when the compartment door is opened.)

3. Lock the door in the closed position by turning the D-ring 1/4 turn clockwise.

STARTED

Battery &

Antenna

Installation

Antenna Installation and Removal

The GPS 92’s detachable antenna can be used directly attached to the unit or detached and used with the suction cup adapter and extension cable. Be sure to attach the antenna at a location which provides good visibility to the sky (satellites), but does not interfere with controls or block your view of instruments. Likewise, observe these precautions when routing the extension cable. The antenna should be oriented as near vertical as possible—perpendicular to the ground.

Getting

Started

What is

GPS?

Hold the receiver at arms length and rotate the antenna perpendicular to the ground.

Welcome Page

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a constellation of 24 satellites which circle the earth twice a day in a very precise orbit and transmit information back to Earth. This information includes operational status and orbital location of each satellite in the system. The GPS 92 must continuously “see” at least three of these satellites to calculate your position and track your movement. At times, additional satellites may be needed to determine a position.

By using an almanac (a timetable of satellite numbers and their orbits) stored in the receiver’s memory, the GPS 92 can determine the distance and position of any GPS satellite and use this information to compute your position.

Your GPS receiver can only see satellites above the horizon, so it needs to know what satellites to look for at any given time. To use this almanac data, your GPS 92 needs to either be told its general location (be “initialized”) or given the opportunity to find itself. Once you initialize the unit to a position, it will typically compute a fix within a few minutes.

Initialization is only necessary under the following conditions:

• The first time you use your receiver (new from the factory).

• After the receiver has been moved over 500 miles (with the power off) from the last time you used it.

• If the receiver’s memory has been cleared and all internally stored data has been lost.

Because the GPS 92 relies on satellite signals to provide you with navigation guidance, the receiver needs to have an unobstructed, clear view of the sky for best performance. In a nutshell, the GPS receiver’s view of the sky will generally determine how fast you get a position fix—or if you get a fix at all. GPS signals are relatively weak and do not travel through rocks, buildings, hangars, or heavy tree cover, so remember to keep a clear view of the sky at all times for best performance.

Once the GPS 92 has calculated a position fix, you’ll usually have anywhere from five to twelve satellites in view. The receiver will then continuously select the best satellites in view to update your position. If some of the satellites get blocked, or “shaded,” the receiver can simply use an alternate satellite to maintain the position fix. Although a GPS receiver needs four satellites to provide a three-dimensional (3D) fix, it can maintain a two-dimensional (2D) fix with only three satellites. A three-dimensional fix means the unit knows its latitude, longitude and altitude, while a two-dimensional fix means the unit knows only its latitude and longitude.

Initializing Your GPS 92

To initialize the GPS 92, take the receiver outside and find an open area where the antenna has a clear view of the sky. You may either hold the receiver at a comfortable height with the antenna pointing up, or mount the receiver’s antenna on the glareshield and taxi to a clear, unobstructed area.

To turn the GPS 92 on, press and hold the red key.

The Welcome Page will be displayed while the unit conducts a self test. Once testing is complete, the Welcome Page is replaced by the Database Page (which shows the effective date for the Jeppesen database), then by the Status Page.

Getting

Started

Initializing

the Receiver

The Database Page shows the effective date for the Jeppesen database and coverage area. Updates are available from GARMIN or Jeppesen on a one-time or subscription basis.

EZinit

Your GPS 92 is shipped from the factory to display the “EZinit” initialization prompt when first used. After a few

seconds, the EZinit prompt will appear on the Status Page allowing you to select one of two initialization methods:

• Select Country— allows you to initialize the receiver by selecting your present position from a list of countries in the GPS 92’s internal database. This feature provides a position fix in 2-3 minutes.

• AutoLocate— allows the GPS 92 to initialize itself and calculate a position fix without knowing your present position. This feature provides a position fix in approximately 5 minutes.

The EZinit prompt will automatically appear if the receiver needs to be initialized. The prompt may also appear during normal use if the antenna is shaded or the unit is indoors.

Getting

Started

Acquiring

Satellites

Use the arrow keypad to highlight the country or state of your present position from the list and press ENTER.

Once satellites have been found, hollow signal strength bars will be displayed while data is being collected. The signal strength bars can be used to help determine if satellites are being shaded.

If the EZinit prompt has not automatically appeared

on the status page, press

If you’ve already initial-

ized the GPS 92 and the EZinit prompt appears, highlight the ‘NO RE-INIT’ selection with the arrow keypad and press

. The EZinit prompt may appear if you’ve had

the unit on in normal mode while indoors, or if the antenna is shaded while acquiring satellites.

To initialize the receiver:

1. Use the up or down arrow keys to highlight the ‘COUNTRY’ option and press

2. Use the down key to scroll through the country (and state) listings until the country where you are presently located appears. If the country you’re in is not listed, select another country within 500 miles of your present position.

3. Press

to finish.

Acquiring Satellites

The GPS 92 will now begin searching for the appropriate satellites for your position and should acquire a fix within two or three minutes. Verify getting a position fix by watching the status page transition to the position page (provided you haven’t pressed any other keys) or by looking for a ‘2D NAV’ or ‘3D NAV’ status at the top-left corner of the status page.

If you have trouble initializing the receiver or getting a position fix, check the following:

• Does the antenna have a clear view of the sky?

If there are large buildings such as hangers, metal sur-

faces, or other obstructions, the unit may not be

receiving enough satellite signals to calculate a fix.

• Is the right country/state selected from the EZinit list?

Check for the correct approximate lat/lon on the position page or reselect the appropriate country from the list to restart the initialization.

• Have you moved more than 500 miles from the last calculated position with the receiver off?

Reinitialize the receiver, selecting the country/state of your new location from the EZinit list.

To turn the GPS 92 off, press and hold B.

GPS 92 Takeoff Tour

The takeoff tour is designed to quickly guide you through basic features and functions of the GPS 92 using a simulated trip.

Once you’ve completed the tour and become familiar with the main pages and features of the unit, refer to the reference section for complete instructions on installation and performing specific tasks and functions.

The takeoff tour assumes you have initialized the unit and have not changed any of the default settings. If you have changed any settings, the descriptions and pictures used may not match your configuration. You’re now ready to power up and take off.

To turn the GPS 92 on, press and hold the red key.

After the unit performs a self-test, the database information page will appear, listing the effective date of the aviation database. After a few seconds, the database information page will be replaced with the satellite status page. The status page provides a visual reference of satellite acquisition and status, with signal strength bars and a satellite sky view in the center of the screen.

Takeoff

Tour

Power On

Important!

he takeoff tour assumes you are using an Americas database. If you are using an Atlantic International database, try simulating a flight from EGLC to EGSR. For a Pacific International database, try flying PHDH to PHNG. Or try a flight using two airports of your own choosing.

Scrolling Through the Main GPS Pages

The GPS 92 features five main GPS pages in a continuous loop: satellite status, position, map, navigation, and main menu. Try scrolling through the pages by pressing

You can also scroll in the opposite direction (or

return to a previous page) by pressing

Use the status page to instantly verify satellite coverage, reception and current signal strength. Position accuracy is also indicated in the upper righthand corner of the page.

Takeoff

Tour

Page Sequence

Start from the main menu page’s ‘Setup Menu’ option to select simulator mode.

Status Page

Menu Page

Position Page

Navigation Page

Simulator Mode

To continue the Takeoff Tour, you’ll need to put the

GPS 92 in simulator mode:

Map Page

The ‘Operation’ mode page allows you to enable the built-in simulator and select a starting position for a simulated trip.

1. Press Prepeatedly until the main menu page appears.

2. Use the up or down arrow keys to move the field highlight to the ‘Setup Menu’ option and press

3. Highlight the ‘Operation’ field and press E.

4. Highlight the ‘Current Mode’ field and press E.

5. Use the arrow keys to toggle through the options until you reach ‘Simulator’ and press

The field highlight will move to the initial position field, where you can enter the starting position of our simulated flight, Lockhart Municipal Airport (50R, the ICAO identifier), in Lockhart, Texas. Let’s see how the data entry process works on the GPS 92:

1. Press Eto begin data entry. Notice that the highlighted area changes from the entire line to a single character.

2. Use the up or down arrow keys to select the first character (‘5’). If you press and hold either arrow key, it will scroll through the characters more quickly.

NOTE: When entering waypoint identifiers, the GPS

92 will scroll through the available database, displaying any waypoints with the same letters you have entered to that point.

3. Press the right arrow key to highlight the next character field. (If you make a mistake, press the left arrow key to back up to the previous character.)

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until ‘50R’ appears on the reference waypoint field.

Since we’ll be taking off from the airport, keep the bearing and distance values at zero to keep your position located at the airport.

To return to the main menu page:

Takeoff

Tour

Activating a

GOTO

1. Press Qtwice.

Activating a GOTO

Once you have entered the starting position of your flight, the next step is to select your GOTO destination, Lakeway Airport (3R9), in Austin, Texas.

1. Press G.

2. The GOTO page will appear with the identifier field ready to accept changes.

3. Use the arrow keys to enter the identifier of the destination waypoint (‘3R9’). (Remember, up/down arrow keys to change a character, right arrow key to move to the next character field.)

4. Press simulated navigation.

to confirm your destination and activate the

Entering the initial starting position of 50R.

Entering the destination waypoint, 3R9.

Takeoff

Tour

Navigation Page

Navigation

Page

In simulator mode, speed may be entered from the navigation page speed field. NOTE: Never use simulator mode for actual navigation.

Bearing to Waypoint

Track Over

Ground

Relative Bearing

Pointer

Estimated

Time Enroute

Distance to

Waypoint

Speed Over

Ground

CDI Scale

Crosstrack

Error

VNAV Altitude

Field

Once a GOTO is activated, the navigation page will display the bearing and distance to the destination, along with your present speed and ground track. The GOTO destination is listed above the course deviation indicator (CDI), with your estimated time enroute (ETE), cross track error (XTK) and time displayed at the bottom of the page. A relative bearing pointer, located at the center of the CDI scale, points to the direction of your destination.

Simulated Speed Entry

Now you’ll need to enter a speed for the aircraft:

1. Highlight the ‘SPD’ (speed) field.

2. Press

3. Use the arrow keys to enter a simulated speed of 150 knots.

to begin data entry.

Entering an altitude of 2,500 feet on the position page.

4. Press

to confirm the selected speed.

Once a speed has been entered, the navigation page will continuously update as we make our way to the destination airport. We now need to enter the cruising altitude of our flight, which can be entered from the position page:

1. PressPuntil the position page appears.

2. Move the field highlight to the ‘ALT’ (altitude) field and press

Enter an altitude of 2,500 feet using the arrow keys (remember to start with a zero) and press

to confirm.

Position Page

The GPS 92’s position page displays your present latitude, longitude and altitude, along with your current track and speed over the ground. The top of the page also features a graphic heading indicator, which displays your ground track as you’re moving. The time of day, displayed in UTC (zulu) or local time, is indicated near the bottom of the page.

Most of your in-flight navigation with the GPS 92 will center around the navigation and moving map pages. Now that we’re on our way, let’s move on to the map page by pressing

Moving Map Page

The GPS 92’s moving map page provides extensive capabilities and information on your present position, nearby facilities and waypoints, and your active route. Let’s zoom in for a closer look at our progress:

Takeoff

Tour

Position & Map Pages

1. Highlight the ‘ZM’ (zoom) field—it may be already be highlighted—and press

Press the down arrow key (as often as needed) to change the scale to the 30nm setting, and press

Bearing to Waypoint

Track Over

Ground

to confirm.

Distance to

Waypoint

Plane Icon

Speed Over

Ground

At the 30nm scale, you’ll be able to see your plane, nearby airports and airspace boundaries. The line up the center of the page represents the track-up route from your starting point (50R) to the destination airport (3R9), with your present position indicated by the plane icon. Notice that your plane remains centered on the map, while nearby waypoints pass by, based upon your present speed and track.

The position page features a resettable trip odometer to keep track of your distance traveled. The trip odometer is resettable, allowing you to keep track of distance traveled from a starting point which you specify. Other options are also available to display average speed (AVSPD), maximum speed (MXSPD), trip time (TTIME) and elapsed time (ELPSD).

Takeoff

Tour

Map Page

Use the ARROW KEYPAD to select on-screen waypoints by moving the cursor onto the waypoint name.

Whenever a waypoint identifier is highlighted, pressing enter will allow you to review information pages.

The moving map page can be broken down into three

parts: the zoom, pan and option fields (located at the top of the page), the moving map field, and the bear- ing, distance, track and speed fields (located in the corners of the map). The zoom and pan fields provide access to the map scale and scrolling cursor functions. The option field allows you to determine which items are displayed on the screen, while the moving map field lets you highlight on-screen airports and waypoints for immediate review. The bearing, distance, track and speed fields are display fields only, and do not provide access to other functions.

The default placement of the cursor highlight is on the zoom field. To move the cursor to the pan field or through the on-screen waypoints, simply use the arrow keypad to move in the desired direction, and press

to activate the function or review the selected waypoint. Try selecting ‘KAUS’, just right of our current route, to practice:

Zooming in to lower scales will show fewer waypoints and make the screen less crowded.

1. With the field cursor on the zoom field, press the down and/or up arrow keys until the ‘KAUS’ identifier field is highlighted.

2. Press ‘KAUS’.

to review the waypoint location page for

The waypoint location page for ‘KAUS’ will appear, providing you with the facility’s name and location (city/state/region), with the elevation, latitude and longitude of the field, and fuel available (AV, Jet or Mogas). In addition to the location page, each airport in the GPS 92’s database features separate communication and runway pages, which are accessible from the prompts located near the bottom of the location page.

To view the airport communication page for ‘KAUS’:

Takeoff

Tour

1. Use the left arrow key to highlight ‘COMM?’ and press

All of the available frequencies for the selected airport will be displayed, with the designation shown at the left of each frequency. If there are more than seven frequencies for a selected airport, use the up and/or down arrow keys to view additional frequencies.

To view the runway information page:

1. Press E(repeatedly, if necessary) until the runway information page is selected.

The runway information page features a diagram of the available runways, along with runway length, surface type and lighting for each runway.

To return to the moving map page:

1. Move the field highlight to the ‘DONE?’ prompt and press .

Once you’re back on the moving map page, you’ll notice that our plane is getting close to the special use airspace (SUA) surrounding ‘KAUS’.

Whenever you are within 2 nm of an SUA, projected to enter an SUA or inside an SUA, the GPS 92 will notify you with a message and supply detailed information on each SUA you are being alerted to. By looking closely at the map display, you’ll notice that we will come very close to the KAUS SUA, but not actually enter it. Once our flight takes us within 2 nm of the SUA, we’ll be alerted with a ‘Near SUA < 2nm’ message (you may have to wait a minute or two to get the message, depending on how fast you’ve made your way through the tour).

To view the SUA message:

Airport Pages

& SUAs

The GPS 92’s sectorized airspace boundaries let you watch your proximity to each boundary on the moving map.

1. Press P.

To return to the map page, press Pagain.

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Nearest

Waypoints Page

The nearest SUA page provides information about special-use airspace alerts.

Additional information, including the name, class,

controlling agency and altitudes, is available from the

key. To view additional SUA information:

1. Press Gtwice. The nearest SUA alarm page will appear, which can display up to nine SUA alerts at once. Each listing will display the type of alert and time to intrusion, if applicable.

2. To view specific information on any listed SUA, highlight the desired SUA name and press

The SUA page will appear, providing additional information on floor and ceiling altitudes for the selected SUA.

3. To return to the nearest SUA list, press E.

4. To return to the map page from the SUA list, press Q.

Alert messages for the various classes of SUAs may be turned off to avoid nuisance alerts, and SUA boundaries may be removed from the map to avoid excess clutter at higher map scales. For complete information and definitions on SUAs, see page 59.

Nearest Waypoints Page

The nearest waypoints page displays the nine nearest airports, VORs, NDBs, INTs, and user waypoints to your present position, and is extremely useful for locating the nearest facility during an in-flight emergency. In addition, nearest flight services stations (FSS), Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC), and special use airspace alarms can also be viewed.

To view the nearest waypoints of a particular category, you need to select the desired category from the category field at the top of the nearest page. Let’s practice by viewing the nearest airports to our present position:

The bearing and distance to the nine nearest airports may be quickly accessed on the nearest airport page for use in an emergency or for general information.

1. Press Gtwice to display the nearest page. Most likely, it still shows nearest SUA alarm information.

2. Press the desired nearest category. This feature is always available to immediately retrieve airport information.

3. To select a different category, highlight ‘APT’ and press

desired category and press

a third time to immediately select airports as

. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the

to confirm selection.

Once you’ve selected and confirmed a category, the GPS 92 will display the nine nearest facilities and provide the distance and bearing to each waypoint in the list. To scroll and review the nearest waypoints list:

1. Highlight the desired waypoint, using the arrow keypad.

2. Press Eto review the waypoint page(s).

3. Press Eagain to return to the nearest list. The field highlight will sequence to the next waypoint on the list.

4. To GOTO a nearby airport, highlight the desired waypoint on the list, press

5. Press

the previously viewed page.

and E.

to exit the nearest function and return to

Auto Zoom

You will notice that as we make our way toward the destination airport, the map scale will automatically zoom in to provide a closer look at the airport. What you’re actually seeing is the GPS 92’s AutoZoom feature. Whenever you select a GOTO destination, the map page will default to the 50 nm setting and gradually zoom down the map scale to the 1.2 nm setting.

The map scale will zoom to the next lowest setting (i.e., from 50nm to 30nm) whenever the map can fit both your present position and your destination on the screen.

If you manually zoom in the map scale before this point, the AutoZoom feature will resume once it catches up to the map scale you have selected (down to 1.2 nm).

If the map is manually zoomed out beyond the AutoZoom scale, the AutoZoom will be canceled, and the GPS 92 will assume you want to stay at the scale you have manually selected.

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AutoZoom &

Cancel GOTO

Information on the nine nearest VORs is available by selecting the ‘VOR’ category.

Canceling GOTO Navigation

By now, our plane should be approaching ‘3R9’, the destination airport. The map will continue to zoom down to the 1.2 nm scale. To finish the tour and complete our approach, let’s move back to the navigation page:

1. PressPto display the navigation page.

Cancel GOTO

Use the LEFT ARROW key to clear the GOTO field and press ENTER to cancel GOTO navigation.

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Power Off

Once we fly past the airport, notice that the GPS 92 continues to provide navigation to ‘3R9’, with the relative bearing pointer and ETE fields indicating we have passed our destination. The GOTO destination may be canceled by activating another GOTO or canceling the current GOTO.

To cancel the current GOTO:

1. Press G.

2. Press the left arrow key once to clear the destination field (pressing the left arrow key clears a selected field when the cursor is in the left most character position).

3. Press

Power Off

Congratulations! You have now mastered the basic features of the GPS 92 and you’re ready to take off with a powerful tool that can help make your flights smoother and more efficient.

to confirm.

To turn the GPS 92 off, press and hold the red key. (The unit will count down for two seconds as it shuts off.)

Thank you for choosing the GARMIN GPS 92. We hope it will be a valuable navigation tool for you, wherever your course may take you.

Be sure to carefully review the sections on installation and the internal database so you can get the most out of your new GPS 92. The takeoff tour has only explored a small part of what this GPS receiver can do for you. The reference section will describe in detail all of the GPS 92’s functions and features.

Internal Database

The GPS 92 uses an internal Jeppesen

database to provide position and facility information for thousands of airports, VORs, NDBs and intersections. Each facility in the database is stored as a waypoint, with its own latitude/longitude, identifier (up to six letters and/or numbers) and other pertinent information. There are three database coverage areas available for the GPS 92. They are referred to as “Americas”, “Atlantic International”, and the “Pacific International” databases.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Aeronautical Radio, Inc. (ARINC) break the world into ten geographic regions. The GPS 92 Americas database contains aeronautical information for the group of ICAO regions consisting of North, Central, and South America. The ‘Atlantic International’ database provides information for the ICAO regions of Europe, Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. The Pacific International database gives information for the ICAO regions of Eastern Europe, Middle East, Pacific, and South Pacific.

Waypoint Categories

Five categories of waypoint information are available through the

key. Each category provides different

types of detailed information for a selected facility:

• Airports— Identifier, city/state, country, facility

name, position (lat/lon), elevation, fuel services, runways, and communications frequencies.

• VORs— Identifier, city/state, country, facility

name, position (lat/lon), frequency and co-located DME or TACAN availability.

• NDBs— Identifier, city/state, country, facility

name, position (lat/lon) and frequency.

• Intersections— Identifier, region/country, posi-

tion (lat/lon) and range/bearing to nearest VOR.

• User— Identifier (name), position (lat/lon), user

comments and reference waypoint.

To view the waypoint information for a desired waypoint, select the waypoint category from the category field, located at the top left of the waypoint page, next to the identifier field.

Reference

Waypoint

Garmin 92 Pilot's Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual