Garmin GPSMAP 696 Quick Reference Guide

GPSMAP® 695/696

Portable Aviation Receiver

Quick Reference Guide

Overview

OVERVIEW

7” WVGA (800x480)

Color Display

Backlit Keypad

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Power Button

SD Card Slot
External GPS Antenna

Connector

Audio (Head­phones/Line Out)

USB Connector

External Power/Serial Port
Connector

Battery Pack

Unit Overview

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Power
Button

Press and hold to turn the unit on or off
With the unit on, press to adjust the backlight and volume

RNG Key Press to increase or decrease the viewing range of the map

FMS
Joystick

Press the FMS Joystick to toggle input focus between user
interaction with the current page and the page navigation bar

Turn the FMS Joystick clockwise to access a dropdown menu
Turn the FMS Joystick to change the selected value within the

highlighted field
Move the FMS Joystick to highlight fields or move the map pointer

when interacting with the page

ENT Key Press to confirm menu selection or data entry

Press to acknowledge messages
Press and hold to mark a waypoint

CLR Key Press to cancel an entry, revert to the previous value in a data entry

field or remove menus
Press and hold to return to the default page

MENU Key Press once to view the Page Menu

Press twice to view the Main Menu
Press a third time to clear the Main Menu

FPL Key Press to display the Flight Plan Page

Press a second time to remove the Flight Plan Page

Direct-To
Key

Press to activate the Direct-To function, enter a destination
waypoint and establish a direct course to the selected destination

NRST Key Press to display the Nearest Page for viewing the nearest airports,

intersections, NDBs, VORs, waypoints, frequencies, and airspaces

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Softkey
Selection
Keys

Press to select the softkey shown above the bezel key on the unit

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Overview

MAP

TERRAIN

WEATHER

PANEL

MAP

VFR MAP

BACK

IFR MAP TOPO

BACK

Press the BACK Softkey to
return to the top-level softkeys.

SAT VIEW

HIGH AWYLOW AWYIFR MAPVFR MAP

SOFTKEYS

Softkey

On

Bezel Mounted

Softkeys (Press)

Softkeys (WPT Page)

MAP PAGE SOFTKEYS

• MAP Enables second-level Map Page softkeys

TERRAIN Displays/removes terrain awareness information

WEATHER Displays/removes weather information

PANEL Displays/removes the Panel

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Softkey Names
(Displayed)

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Overview

INFO

CHART

AOPA WEATHER

PAN MAP

ANIMATE

LEGEND

INFO

VFR MAP Softkey selected

IFR MAP Displays IFR map information and softkeys

TOPO Displays/removes topographical terrain shading

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SAT VIEW Displays/removes satellite imagery (above 20nm scale)

BACK Returns to top-level softkeys

IFR MAP Softkey selected

VFR MAP Displays VFR map information and softkeys

LOW AWY Low Altitude (Victor) Airways displayed

HIGH AWY High Altitude Airways (Jet Routes) displayed

BACK Returns to top-level softkeys

WAYPOINT PAGE SOFTKEYS

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INFO Displays waypoint information

CHART Displays optional FliteCharts (Americas Unit Only)

AOPA Displays AOPA information (Americas Unit Only)

WEATHER Displays METAR and TAF text (GPSMAP 696® Only)

WEATHER PAGE SOFTKEYS (GPSMAP 696 ONLY)

PAN MAP Activates the map pointer for panning the map

ANIMATE Animates NEXRAD weather

INFO Displays XM® Information

LEGEND Displays weather legends

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INFO

CHANNEL

VOLUME

CATEGORY FAVORITE

VOL +

BACK VOL -

MUTE

VOLUME

Press the BACK Softkey to
return to the top-level softkeys.

XM AUDIO PAGE SOFTKEYS (GPSMAP 696 ONLY)

INFO Displays XM Information

CATEGORY Highlights the Category eld

CHANNEL Highlights the Channels eld

FAVORITE Displays a list of favorite channels

• VOLUME Enables second-level VOLUME softkeys.

Press and hold to toggle Mute on and off.

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VOL - Decreases XM audio volume

VOL + Increases XM audio volume

MUTE Toggles XM audio on/off

BACK Returns to top-level softkeys

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DATA ENTRY

Using the FMS Joystick to enter data:

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Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor.

2)

Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired field.

3)

Begin entering data.

a)

To quickly enter a waypoint identifier, turn the FMS Joystick counter-

clockwise to display a list of recent waypoints (RECENT WPTS), nearest
airports (NRST APTS) or ight plan waypoints (FPL WPTS).

b)

Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired waypoint from the list

and press the ENT Key.

Or

:

a)

Turn the FMS Joystick to select a character for the first placeholder.

Turning the FMS Joystick clockwise scrolls through the alphabet (where

appropriate) toward the letter Z, starting in the middle at K (US only), and

the digits zero through nine. Turning the FMS Joystick counter-clockwise
scrolls in the opposite direction.

b)

Use the FMS Joystick to move the cursor to the next placeholder in the

field.

c)

Repeat, turning the FMS Joystick to select a character and using the

FMS Joystick to move the cursor, until the fields are complete.

d)

Press the ENT Key to conrm entry.

4)

Press the FMS Joystick or the CLR Key to cancel data entry (the eld reverts
back to its previous information).

MENUS

Navigating the Page Menu:

1)

Press the MENU Key once to display the Page Menu.

2)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to scroll through a list of available options

(a scroll bar always appears to the right of the window/box when the
option list is longer than the window/box).

3)

Press the ENT Key to select the desired option.

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4)

Press the FMS Joystick, the CLR Key, the MENU Key twice to remove the
menu and cancel the operation.

Navigating the Main Menu:

1)

Press the MENU Key twice to display the Main Menu.

2)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to scroll through a list of available options

(a scroll bar always appears to the right of the window/box when the
option list is longer than the window/box).

3)

Press the ENT Key to select the desired option.

4)

Press the FMS Joystick, the CLR Key, the EXIT Softkey, or the MENU Key to
remove the menu and cancel the operation.

PAGES

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Selected Page

Active Page Title

Input Focus on Navigation Bar

Input Focus on Current Page

Selecting a Main Page using the FMS Joystick:

1)

If necessary press the FMS Joystick to begin interaction with the Navigation
Bar.

2)

Turn the

FMS Joystick

until the desired page is selected (MAP, WPT, WX,

TER, XM, INFO).

Selecting the FPL or NRST Pages:

1)

Press the FPL or the NRST Key.

2)

If necessary, press the FMS Joystick to begin interaction with the
Navigation Bar.

3)

Turn the FMS

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until the desired page is selected.

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(Page Cursor On)

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GPS Navigation

GPS NAVIGATION

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PANEL

HSI

Ground Speed

Turn Rate Indicator

Estimated Time Enroute

Setting the Bug Indicator:

1)

From the Map Page, press the MENU Key to display the Map Page Menu

2)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘Set Bug Indicator’, and press
the ENT Key. The ‘Set Bug Indicator’ Menu appears.

3)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired menu option, and
press the ENT Key. For the ‘User Selected’ option, turn the FMS Joystick to

select the desired heading reference, and press the ENT Key.

- Next Waypoint

-Distance

Altitude

Vertical Speed

CDI Scale

Panel (Map Page)

Manually setting a course to the destination waypoint:

1)

From the Map Page, press the MENU Key to display the Map Page Menu

2)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘Set OBS and Hold’, and press
the ENT Key.

3)

Turn the FMS Joystick to select the desired course to the destination, and
press the ENT Key.

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WAYPOINT PAGE

Selecting an airport for review by identifier, facility name, or loca­tion:

1)

From the Waypoint (WPT) Page, press the INFO Softkey.

2)

Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor.

3)

Turn the FMS Joystick clockwise to begin entering a waypoint identifier
(turning it counter-clockwise brings up the waypoint selection submenu ­press the CLR Key to remove it), or move the FMS Joystick to select the
facility name, or city field.

4)

Press the ENT Key.

NEAREST PAGES

Viewing nearest information:

1)

Press the NRST Key.

2)

Turn the FMS Joystick to select the desired Nearest Page (APT, WX, VOR,
NDB, INT, USR, CTY, ATC, FSS, or ASPC. If none are not available, “None

Within 200 NM” is displayed.

3)

Press the NRST Key again to highlight the rst airport on the Nearest
Airports (APT) Page or press the FMS Joystick to highlight the first selection

in the list. Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired nearest
option.

4)

Press the ENT Key to display the associated ‘Information Page’. From the
Airport Information Page and Weather Information Page, press the INFO,
CHART, AOPA, or WEATHER Softkeys for additional information. From
the User Waypoint Information Page, press the DELETE, or EDIT softkeys

to make changes to the selected user waypoint.

5)

To return to the Nearest Page, press the FMS Joystick, the ENT Key, or the
CLR Key.

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USER WAYPOINTS

Creating user waypoints:

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To create a user waypoint at the current location, using the Map Pointer, or
from the Main Menu:

a)

To create a user waypoint at the current location, press and hold the

ENT Key from any page.

b)

The ‘Mark a New User Waypoint? window appears.

Or

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a)

Press the MENU Key twice to access the Main Menu.

b)

Move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘User Waypoints’ and press the ENT

Key.

c)

Enter a user waypoint name (up to six characters).

d)

Press the NEW Softkey. The message “Create a New User Waypoint?”
is displayed. The current aircraft position is the default location of the new
waypoint.

Or

:

a)

From a map page, press the FMS Joystick to activate the Map Pointer

(on the WX Page, press the PAN MAP Softkey).

b)

Find an empty area without any map features and press the ENT Key.
The message “Create a New User Waypoint?” is displayed.

Or

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a)

From a map page, press the FMS Joystick to activate the Map Pointer

(on the WX Page, press the PAN MAP Softkey).

b)

Select a map feature using the Map Pointer and press the MENU Key.

c)

With ‘Create User Waypoint’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. The

message “Create a New User Waypoint?” is displayed.

2)

With ‘Yes’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. The New Waypoint Window is

displayed.

3)

Move the FMS Joystick to the User Waypoint Name Field and enter the
waypoint name, if desired.

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4)

If desired, select the waypoint symbol:

a)

Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the Symbol.

b)

Turn the FMS Joystick to access the ‘Select Symbol’ Menu.

c)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired symbol from the

menu, and press the ENT Key.

5)

If desired, press the POSITION Softkey and enter the latitude, longitude,

name, or altitude for the waypoint or press the REF WPTS Softkey to enter
a bearing and distance from another waypoint or the bearing from two
other waypoints to define the new waypoint location.

6)

With ‘Done’ highlighted, press the ENT Key.

DIRECT-TO

Entering a waypoint identifier, facility name, or city as a direct-to
destination:

1)

Press the Direct-to Key. The Direct-to Window is displayed (with the active
ight plan waypoint as the default selection or a blank waypoint eld if no
ight plan is active).

2)

Turn the FMS Joystick clockwise to begin entering a waypoint identifier
(turning it counter-clockwise brings up the waypoint selection submenu ­press the CLR Key to remove it), press the RECENT Softkey to display a list
of recent waypoints, or move the FMS Joystick to select the facility name,
or city field.

3)

Press the ENT Key.

4)

With ‘Activate’ highlighted, press the ENT Key.

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Flight Planning

FLIGHT PLANNING

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FLIGHT PLAN CREATION

Creating an active flight plan:

1)

Press the FPL Key.

2)

Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor.

3)

Turn the FMS Joystick to display the Insert Waypoint window. (Turning
it clockwise displays a blank Insert Waypoint window, turning it counter­clockwise displays a list of recent waypoints (RECENT WPTS), nearest
airports (NRST APTS), or ight plan waypoints (FPL WPTS)

4)

Enter the identifier, facility, or city name of the departure waypoint or select
a waypoint from the submenu of waypoints and press the ENT Key. The

active ight plan is modied as each waypoint is entered.

5)

Repeat step numbers 3 and 4 to enter each additional ight plan waypoint.

6)

When all waypoints have been entered, press the FMS Joystick to remove
the cursor.

FLIGHT PLAN STORAGE

Viewing information about a stored flight plan:

1)

Press the FPL Key.

2)

Turn the FMS Joystick to display the Flight Plan List Page.

3)

Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor and turn or move the FMS

Joystick to highlight the desired ight plan.

4)

Press the ENT Key. The Saved Flight Plan Page is displayed showing
departure, destination, total distance, and enroute safe altitude information
for the selected Flight Plan.

5)

Press the FMS Joystick or the DONE Softkey to exit the Saved Flight Plan
Page.

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Storing an active flight plan from the Active Flight Plan Page:

1)

Press the FPL Key.

2)

Turn the FMS Joystick to select the Active Flight Plan Page.

3)

Press the MENU Key. The Active Flight Plan Page Menu is displayed.

4)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to Highlight ‘Save Flight Plan’.

5)

Press the ENT Key.

6)

With ‘Yes’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. A copy of the ight plan is
stored in the next available position in the ight plan list on the Flight Plan
List Page.

FLIGHT PLAN ACTIVATION

Activating a stored flight plan:

1)

Press the FPL Key and turn the FMS Joystick to display the Flight Plan List
Page.

2)

Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor, and turn or move the FMS

Joystick to highlight the desired ight plan.

3)

Select the ACTIVATE Softkey; or press the MENU Key, highlight ‘Activate
Flight Plan’, and press the ENT Key.

4)

With ‘Yes’ highlighted, select the ENT Key. To cancel the request, press the
CLR Key, the FMS Joystick, or highlight ‘No’ and press the ENT Key.

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Activating a Flight Plan Leg:

1)

Press the FPL Key.

2)

Turn the FMS Joystick to display the Active Flight Plan Page.

3)

Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor and move the FMS Joystick to
highlight the waypoint leg to be activated.

4)

Press the Direct-to Key twice. The “Activate Leg XXXXX - XXXXX?”
window is displayed.

5)

With ‘Yes’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. To cancel the request, press the
CLR Key, the FMS Joystick, or highlight ‘No’ and press the ENT Key.

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ADJUSTING FUEL FLOW

Adjusting the Active Flight Plan fuel flow:

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1)

Press the FPL Key and turn the FMS Joystick to display the Active Flight
Plan Page.

2)

Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor, and move the FMS Joystick to

highlight the ‘Fuel Flow’ eld.

3)

Using the FMS Joystick, enter the desired fuel ow, and press the ENT Key.

INVERTING A FLIGHT PLAN

Inverting the active flight plan:

1)

Press the FPL Key to display the Active Flight Plan Page.

2)

Press the MENU Key, turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘Invert
Flight Plan’, and press the ENT Key. An “Invert the Active Flight Plan?”

confirmation window is displayed.

3)

With ‘Yes’ highlighted, press the ENT Key to invert and activate the active
ight plan. To cancel, press the CLR Key, the FMS Joystick, or highlight
‘No’ and press the ENT Key.

SELECTING AN APPROACH

Whenever an approach is selected, the choice to either “Load Approach” or “Activate

Approach” is given. “Load Approach” adds the approach to the end of the ight plan

without immediately using it for navigation guidance. This allows continued navigation

via the intermediate waypoints in the original ight plan, but keeps the procedure
available on the Active Flight Plan Page for quick activation when needed. “Activate
Approach” also adds the procedure to the end of the ight plan but immediately

begins to provide guidance to the first waypoint in the approach.

Loading an approach from the active or saved flight plan page:

1)

Press the FPL Key.

2)

Turn the FMS Joystick to display the Active Flight Plan Page or Saved Flight
Plan Page.

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3)

Press the SEL APPR Softkey; or press the MENU Key, highlight ‘Select
Approach’ by turning or moving the FMS Joystick, and press the ENT Key.
The Select Approach Window is displayed.

4)

Turn the FMS Joystick to access a list of available approaches. Turn or
move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired approach and press the

ENT Key.

5)

With ‘Load Approach’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. To cancel the

request, press the CLR Key or the FMS Joystick.

Activating an approach on the Active Flight Plan Page:

1)

Press the FPL Key.

2)

Turn the FMS Joystick to display the Active Flight Plan Page (if necessary).

3)

Press the SEL APPR Softkey; or press the MENU Key, highlight ‘Select
Approach’ by turning or moving the FMS Joystick, and press the ENT Key.
The Select Approach Window is displayed.

4)

Turn the FMS Joystick to access a list of available approaches. Turn or
move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired approach and press the

ENT Key.

5)

With ‘Activate Approach’ highlighted, press the ENT Key. To cancel the

request, press the CLR Key or the FMS Joystick.

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ACTIVATING VECTORS-TO-FINAL

After an approach has been activated, the VECTORS Softkey is used when being

vectored to the nal approach course by Air Trafc Control (ATC).

If the VECTORS Softkey is selected, the GPSMAP 695/696 creates an extension of

the final course, beyond the final approach waypoint in the database (final approach

x [FAF]). On the Active Flight Plan Page, a Vector to Final symbol appears beside the

first approach waypoint.

Cancelling Vectors-to-Final:

From the Active Flight Plan Page, press the VECTORS Softkey.

Or

:

1)

From the Active Flight Plan Page, press the MENU Key.

2)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘Cancel Vectors-to-Final’ and
press the ENT Key.

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Hazard Avoidance

HAZARD AVOIDANCE

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XM® WEATHER (GPSMAP 696)

Viewing XM Weather products on the Map Page:

1)

Select the Map Page.

2)

Select the WEATHER Softkey to display the XM weather products.

Or

:

a)

Press the MENU Key.

b)

Select ‘Show Weather’ and press the ENT Key.

3)

Press the FMS Joystick to activate the Map Pointer.

4)

Use the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired weather product with the
Map pointer.

5)

With the desired weather product selected press the ENT Key to get
detailed information (if available).

Viewing XM Weather products on the Weather (WX) Page:

1)

From the WX Page press the FMS Joystick to highlight the weather product
field.

2)

Turn the FMS Joystick to select and automatically display the desired
weather product.

3)

If necessary, move the FMS Joystick to highlight the type field and turn the
FMS Joystick to scroll through a list of available options.

4)

Press the PAN MAP Softkey to get abbreviated information about the
selected weather product or map feature (if available).

5)

With the desired weather product selected press the ENT Key to get
detailed information (if available).

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TERRAIN

Enabling/Disabling Terrain Shading on the Map Page:

From the Map Page with the VFR Map displayed, press the TERRAIN

Softkey.

Or

1)

From the Map Page, press the MENU Key.

2)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘Set Up Map’, and press the
ENT Key.

3)

Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight the ‘Map’ Category from the horizontal
list.

4)

Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the ‘Terrain Shading’ eld.

5)

Turn the FMS Joystick to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’, and press the ENT Key.

Enabling/Disabling terrain alerts:

1)

From the Terrain Page, press the MENU Key to access the Page Menu.

2)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘Disable Alerts’ or ‘Enable
Alerts’ and press the ENT Key.

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Adjusting alert volume:

1)

Press the MENU Key twice to access the Main Menu.

2)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘System Setup’, and press the
ENT Key.

3)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘Sound’, and press the ENT Key.

4)

Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the ‘Alert Volume’ eld.

5)

Turn the FMS Joystick to select the desired volume (0-10), and press the
ENT Key.

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Additional Features

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

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SAFETAXI

Enabling/disabling SafeTaxi:

1)

With the Map Page displayed, press the MENU Key. The Map Page Menu
is displayed.

2)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘Set Up Map’ and press the
ENT Key.

3)

Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight the ‘Airport’ Category from the
horizontal list.

4)

Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the ‘Safe Taxi’ Field.

5)

Turn the FMS Joystick to access the menu options.

6)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’, and press the ENT
Key.

FLITECHARTS

Displaying FliteCharts:

1)

With the Waypoint (WPT) Page displayed, press the CHART Softkey.

2)

Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor.

3)

Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the Airport Identier Field and use the
FMS Joystick to begin entering the desired airport.

Or

:

a)

Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the Chart Field.

b)

Turn the FMS Joystick to access a drop-down menu of available charts.

c)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to select the desired chart, and press
the ENT Key.

Or

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Additional Features

1)

From the Active Flight Plan Page or the Select Approach Window, press the
MENU Key.

2)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to select ‘Show Chart’, and press the ENT
Key. The selected chart is displayed.

3)

Press the EXIT Softkey to return to the previous page.

Or

:

1)

From the Map Page or Active Flight Plan Page, use the Map Pointer
to highlight the desired airport and press the ENT Key. The Airport

Information Window is displayed.

2)

Press the CHART Softkey.

3)

With the ‘Chart’ Field highlighted, turn the FMS Joystick to access a drop-
down menu of available charts.

4)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to select the desired chart, and press the
ENT Key.

AOPA DATA

Viewing AOPA Airport Directory information:

1)

From the Waypoint (WPT) Page, enter the desired airport with AOPA data.

2)

Press the AOPA Softkey.

Or

:

1)

From any map highlight an airport (with AOPA data) using the Map Pointer,

and press the ENT Key. The Airport Information Window is displayed.

2)

Press the AOPA Softkey.

3)

To return to the map, press the ENT Key, the CLR Key, or the FMS Joystick.

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Messages & Alerts

MESSAGES & ALERTS

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SYSTEM MESSAGES

• Antenna Shorted to Ground—the external GPS antenna has an electrical
connection problem. Contact Garmin Product Support.

• Approaching Target Altitude—within 1,000 feet of nal VNAV target altitude.

• Approaching VNAV Prole—the aircraft is within one minute of reaching the
initial VNAV descent point.

• Arriving at XXX—the aircraft is nearing the destination.

• Battery Low—the battery needs to be recharged.

• Can’t Unlock Maps—no applicable unlock code for one or more maps was found.
All MapSource maps are not accessible.

• Check XM Antenna—internal problem with your GXM 40 antenna. Contact
Garmin Product Support.

• Database Error—internal problem with the unit. Contact your dealer or Garmin
Product Support to have the unit repaired.

• Switch Fuel Tanks—a reminder for switching fuel tanks. The reminder message

repeats at the specified interval after the beginning of each trip.

• Lost Satellite Reception—the unit is unable to receive satellite signals.

• Memory Full—unit memory is full, no further data can be saved.

• Near Proximity Point—the aircraft has reached the distance set for a proximity

waypoint.

• Next DTK XXX—the aircraft is nearing a turn in a route.

• No XM Signal—the GXM 40 antenna is not receiving an XM signal.

• Proximity Memory Full—no additional proximity waypoints can be saved.

• Proximity Radius Overlaps—the radius of two proximity waypoints overlap.

• Route Already Exists—a route name that already exists has been entered.

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• Route Memory Full—no additional routes can be saved.

• Route Truncated—uploaded route from another device has more than 300

waypoints.

• Route Waypoint Memory Full—no additional route waypoints can be saved.

• Saving XM Program Information—an XM Radio channel lineup change has

occurred and the unit is saving the channel lineup to memory.

• Steep Turn—approaching a turn that requires a bank angle in excess of 25 degrees

to stay on course.

• Track Already Exists—a saved track with the same name already exists.

• Track Log Full—the track log is full and track recording was turned off. To record

more track points, you need to clear the track log and turn track recording on.

• Track Memory Full—no more track data can be stored. Delete the old track data

to store the new data.

• Track Truncated—a complete uploaded track will not t in memory. The oldest

track log points have been deleted.

• Transfer Complete—data transfer was completed.

• VNAV Cancelled—VNAV function has been cancelled due to a change in the

active route.

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• Waypoint Already Exists—a waypoint with the same name already exists.

• Waypoint Memory Full—the unit has stored the maximum number of waypoints.

• XM Antenna Not Responding—the unit is unable to communicate with the GXM

40.

AIRSPACE MESSAGES

• Inside Airspace—inside the boundaries of the airspace.

• Airspace Near and Ahead—within two nautical miles of an airspace and your

current course takes you inside the airspace.

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• Airspace Ahead, Within 10 Minutes—the projected course takes you inside an
airspace within the next 10 minutes or less.

• Near Airspace, Within 2 nm—within two nautical miles of an airspace but not

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projected to enter it.

AURAL ALERTS

TRAFFIC

“Trafc”—TIS trafc alert received.•

“Trafc Not Available”—TIS service is not available or out of range.•

TERRAIN

“Five Hundred”—when the aircraft descends through 500 feet above the destina-•
tion airport.

The following aural terrain alerts are issued when ight conditions meet

parameters that are set within the software algorithms, and are dependant on

the sensitivity level set in the Terrain Setup Menu.

Alert

Severity

Caution

Warning

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Terrain Obstacle Descent Rate

“caution, terrain”

“caution, terrain ahead”

“terrain ahead! pull up!”
“terrain! terrain! pull up!

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“caution, obstacle”

“caution, obstacle

“obstacle ahead! pull

“obstacle! obstacle!

pull up! pull up!”

Aural Alerts

ahead”

up!”

“caution, sink rate”

“sink rate, pull up!”

“pull up!”

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UTILITIES

FLIGHT LOG

Viewing details for a flight:

1)

Press the MENU Key twice to display the Main Menu.

2)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to select ‘Flight Log’, and press the ENT
Key. (Hours and minutes can be displayed by pressing the MENU Key and
selecting ‘Show Hours and Minutes’).

3)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to select the desired ight from the list, and
press the ENT Key. Route, date, hours, distance, and actual ight path is
displayed.

4)

With ‘Done’ selected, press the ENT Key to return to the previous page.

TRACK LOG

Displaying/removing the track log on the Map Page:

1)

From the Map Page, press the MENU Key. The Map Page Menu is
displayed.

2)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to select ‘Set Up Map’ from the Map Page
Menu, and press the ENT Key.

3)

Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight the ‘Line’ options from the horizontal
list.

4)

Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the ‘Track Log’ eld.

5)

Turn the FMS Joystick to select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, and press the ENT Key.

6)

Press the FMS Joystick, the CLR Key, or the EXIT Softkey to return to the
Map Page.

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E6B CALCULATOR

Calculating true airspeed and density altitude:

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1)

From the E6B Calculator Window, enter the altitude shown on the altimeter

into the ‘Indicated Altitude’ eld, and press the ENT Key.

2)

Repeat for ‘Calibrated Airspeed’, ‘Baro Pressure’, and ‘Total Air
Temperature’ elds. (For Calibrated Airspeed, use the speed shown on
the airspeed indicator. Use the current altimeter setting for Baro Pressure.
Total Air Temperature is the temperature of the outside air including the

heating effect caused by speed. For most aircraft, this is the temperature
reading on a standard outside air temperature gauge.) The calculated

gures for True Airspeed and Density Altitude are shown in the designated

fields.

Calculating winds aloft:

1)

Calculate or enter the true airspeed into the ‘True Airspeed’ eld, and press

the ENT Key.

2)

Enter the aircraft heading shown on the directional gyro or compass into

the ‘Heading’ eld, and press the ENT Key. Tail Wind, Wind From, and Wind
Speed are calculated.

AIRCRAFT PROFILE

Entering an aircraft profile:

1)

From the Aircraft Prole Page, press the NEW Softkey. The cursor is

activated in the ‘Current Aircraft’ eld.

2)

Enter the desired aircraft name, and press the ENT Key.

3)

Move the FMS Joystick to the ‘Cruise Speed’ eld, turn the FMS Joystick to
enter the appropriate cruise speed, and press the ENT Key. Repeat for the

‘Maximum Speed’ and ‘Fuel Flow’ elds.

4)

Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the ‘Map Symbol’ eld, and turn the
FMS Joystick to select the desired map symbol.

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WEIGHT & BALANCE

Performing weight and balance calculations:

1)

Press the MENU Key twice to open the Main Menu.

2)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘Weight & Balance’, and press
the ENT Key.

3)

Select the desired aircraft from the ‘Current Aircraft’ eld.

4)

Use the FMS Joystick to enter the desired weights and arms (or “stations”),
pressing the ENT Key after each entry. The calculated moment, weight,

and CG gures appear at the bottom of the page. Keep in mind that the
“Aircraft” (empty weight/arm) gures must be entered as a reference to
calculate a valid moment, weight, and CG.

5)

To empty the aircraft, press the Menu Key and select ‘Empty Aircraft’, or
press the EMPTY Softkey.

PROXIMITY WAYPOINTS

Defining proximity waypoints:

1)

Press the MENU Key twice to open the Main Menu.

2)

Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘User Waypoints’, and press the
ENT Key.

3)

Press the PROXIMITY Softkey. The Proximity Waypoints Page is displayed.

4)

Press the NEW Softkey. The New Proximity Waypoint Window is displayed.

5)

Select ‘Use Map’ or ‘Use Identier’, and press the ENT Key.

6)

Select the desired waypoint using the Map or Select Waypoint Window, and
press the ENT Key. The ‘Distance’ eld is highlighted.

7)

Using the FMS Joystick, enter the desired distance and press the ENT Key.

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