Garmin GPSMAP 296 User Manual

GPSMAP 296 Keys

Using the Direct To Key

Using the NRST/FIND Key

GPSMAP® 296 Quick Reference Guide

Antenna

256-Color TFT

with backlighting

display

Antenna collapses

for storage. Be sure

the antenna is up

(as shown here)

to receive satellite

signals.

External power

connector under

weather cap

Backlit keypad for easy

nighttime operation

USB

connector

under

weather cap

DIRECT TO—press to start a Go To using airports, navaids,

Battery pack. Press tab down

to remove battery pack for
replacement, if necessary.

Port for optional

data card

IN/OUT—press to zoom in or zoom out on the Map Page.

PAGE—press to cycle through the main pages in sequence and

return the display from a submenu page. Press and hold to switch
between Aviation Mode, Marine Mode, and Automotive Mode.

Press the DIRECT TO
Page. Then select an airport, navaid, recent point, or user-defined point to
navigate to (Go To). In Automotive or Marine Mode, press the DIRECT

TO

QUIT—press to cycle through the main pages in reverse

sequence, revert to the previous value in a data entry field, or
cancel a function.

ENTER/MARK—press to select a highlighted option, initiate

entry, and then confirm. Press and hold to mark a waypoint.

MENU—press to view the Options Menu for the current page.

Press twice to open the Main Menu.

recently used waypoints, or user-created waypoints. Press and
hold to display additional information for the current destination
(such as communication frequencies and runway data). While in
Automotive Mode, press and hold for more than one second to
display the Next Turn Page and announce the next turn.

NRST/FIND—press to show the nearest airports, navaids, points

of communication, and airspace boundaries in Aviation Mode.
When pressed multiple times in Aviation Mode, the Find Menu
appears.

POWER—press and hold to turn the unit on or off. Press and

release to adjust the backlighting and external speaker volume.

ROCKER—press up, down, left, or right to select menu options,

enter data, or move the pointer on the Map Page.

D

key in Aviation Mode to show the Go To

Press the NRST/FIND key in Aviation Mode to show the Nearest Pages.
Then select an airport, navaid, recent point, or user-defined point
to navigate to (Go To). In Automotive or Marine Mode, press the

D key to open the Navigation window.

NRST/FIND key to open the Find Menu.

To Go To an airport or navaid:

1. Press the DIRECT TO
ROCKER to select the Aviation tab.

2. Select the identifier, facility name, or city field, and press ENTER.

3. Enter the identifier, facility name, or city.

4. Press ENTER when the waypoint is shown and highlighted.

5. With the on-screen Go To button highlighted, press ENTER.
A course is plotted from your present location to the selected
destination.

D

key to open the Go To Page. Use the

Go To Page—Aviation tab

To Go To recently used waypoint or user-created waypoint:

1. Press the DIRECT TO D key to open the Go To Page.

2. Select the Recent or User tab.

3. Highlight a waypoint from the list, and press

4. With the on-screen Go To button highlighted, press ENTER.
A course is plotted from your present location to the selected
destination.

ENTER

.

To select an item as your destination from the Nearest
Pages:

1. Press the NRST/FIND key.

2. To select a different category, use the ROCKER to select the tab

along the top of the page.

Nearest Page: Airport tab

3. Use the ROCKER to highlight a waypoint on the list, and press
ENTER. The corresponding waypoint information page appears.

For airports, use the ROCKER to select the tabs across the top of

the information pages and show the airport data.

4. Highlight Go To, and press ENTER to navigate to the point. Press

QUIT to return to the Nearest Pages. You can also highlight any
of the on-screen buttons to perform that action, such as Delete or
Show Map.

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Creating and Using a Flight Plan (Route)

Selecting an Approach

Marking a Waypoint

Finding a Automobile or Marine Item

To create and use a route:

1. Press the MENU key twice to open the Main Menu.

2. Highlight Route from the vertical list of tabs.

3. Highlight the first available blank route slot, and press ENTER.

4. Press ENTER to find items to add to the route.

Identifier

Facility

Name

City

Route Tab of the

Main Menu

5. Select the identifier, facility name, or city field, and press ENTER.

Enter the identifier, facility name, or city.

6. Press ENTER when the point is shown.

7. With the on-screen OK button highlighted, press ENTER. The point

is added to the route.

8. When you are finished adding points to your route, press QUIT to
view the Route tab again. Your new route is highlighted.

9. Press MENU, select Activate Route, and press ENTER to start
navigating your route.

Adding Points to the route.

To select and start an approach from the Active Route or
Active Go To Page:

1. Press PAGE until the Active Route or Active Goto Page appears.

2. Press MENU.

3. Highlight Select Approach using the ROCKER.

4. Use the ROCKER to highlight an approach, and press ENTER. A

“Vectors?” window appears

5. Use the ROCKER to select Yes, and press ENTER. The GPSMAP

296 removes the destination airport from the Go To Page (not from
your flight plan/route), and replaces it with the approach waypoints.

To select and navigate an approach for the destination
airport:

1. Press the DIRECT TO

2. Press MENU to open the options menu. Highlight Select Approach,
and press ENTER.

3. Use the ROCKER to select the approach from the pop-up window,
and press ENTER.

Go To Page

Options Menu

4. A “Vectors?” window appears. Use the ROCKER to select Yes, and
press ENTER. The GPSMAP 296 removes the destination airport
from the Go To Page (not from your flight plan/route), and replaces
it with the approach waypoints.

D

key to open the Go To Page.

Go To Page

Selecting an Approach

To mark your present location:

1. Press and hold the ENTER/MARK key until the New Waypoint

Page appears.

2. To accept the waypoint with the default name and symbol, highlight

OK, and press ENTER/MARK.

To change the information on the New Waypoint Page, highlight

the appropriate field, and press ENTER/MARK. After entering and
confirming your changes, highlight OK, and press ENTER/MARK.

New Waypoint Page

To create a new waypoint using the Map Page:

1. Press PAGE until the Map Page appears.

2. Move the pointer to the map location or feature.

3. Press and quickly release the ENTER key to capture the pointer’s

location. The New Map Waypoint Page appears.

If you have highlighted a map feature, an information page appears

after you press ENTER. Use the ROCKER to highlight Save, and
press ENTER to save the item as a waypoint.

4. To accept the waypoint with the default name and symbol, highlight

OK, and press ENTER.

To change any information on the New Map Waypoint Page,

highlight the appropriate field, and press ENTER. After entering and
confirming your changes, highlight OK, and press ENTER.

When in Automotive or Marine Mode, pressing NRST/FIND shows
the Find Menu. To view the Find Menu in Aviation Mode, press the
NRST/FIND key multiple times.

To find a

1. From any page, press NRST/FIND.

2. Highlight a category from the list, and press ENTER.

3. Highlight an item from the list, and press ENTER.

To activate a Go To from the Find Menu:

1. Select a waypoint or point of interest as previously described, and

2. With the Go To button highlighted, press ENTER to begin

waypoint or other item from your current location:

Find Menu Navaid Search Result

press ENTER. The Waypoint Review Page automatically appears.

navigation.