Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 500 Garmin
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GPS 500 Quick Reference.
GPS 500 Quick Reference KEYS AND KNOBS 2 190-00181-61 Rev . D 1 11 14 7 8 9 12 13 4 6 5 2 3 10 LEFT -HAND KEY S AND KNOBS (1) Power Knob – Controls unit power . T urn clockwise to turn unit on. RIGHT -HAND KEY S AND KNOBS (2) RNG Key – Allows the pilot to select the desir ed map range.
GPS 500 Quick Reference KEYS AND KNOBS 3 190-00181-61 Rev . D (7) Small Right Knob – Used to select pages within one of the page groups. Press this knob momentarily to display the on-screen cursor . The cursor allows the pilot to enter data and/or make a selection from a list of options.
GPS 500 Quick Reference POWER ON 4 190-00181-61 Rev . D Powering on the GPS 500 P owering on the GPS 500 1) T urn the P ower Knob clockwise to turn the unit power on. 2) A welcome page appears briefly while the unit performs a self test, followed sequentially by the Unit T ype P age and the Software V ersion P age .
GPS 500 Quick Reference DISPLA Y LA YOUT 5 190-00181-61 Rev . D DISPLA Y LA Y OUT (WINDOWS) The GPS 500’ s display is divided into two separate windows (or display areas).
GPS 500 Quick Reference MAIN P AGE GROUPS 6 190-00181-61 Rev . D MAIN P AGE GROUPS The GPS 500’ s main pages are divided into four separate page groups: NA V , WPT , AUX, and NRST . Each page group is comprised of multiple pages. The page gr oups are selected using the large right knob.
GPS 500 Quick Reference DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION 7 190-00181-61 Rev . D A UX P AGE GROUP The AUX Page Group includes thr ee pages. Flight Planning Utility Setup NO TE: T he AUX P age Group may have four A UX pages available when the GPS 500 installation includes connection to a weather information source .
GPS 500 Quick Reference DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION 8 190-00181-61 Rev . D Selecting a direct-to destination from the Map P age: 1 ) Select the Map P age from the NA V Page Group . 2) Press the small right knob to display a panning pointer . 3) T urn the small and large right knobs to place the panning pointer at the desired destination location.
GPS 500 Quick Reference VIEWING AIRPORT INFORMA TION 9 190-00181-61 Rev . D Selecting a nearby airport or a flight plan waypoint as a direct-to destination: 1) Press the Direct-to K ey . 2) T urn the large right knob to highlight the nearest airport (NRST) or flight plan (FPL) field.
GPS 500 Quick Reference VIEWING AIRPORT INFORMA TION 10 190-00181-61 Rev . D Viewing airport information by facility name or city: 1) Select the Airport Location P age (see page 6). 2) Press the small right knob to activate the cursor . 3) T urn the large right knob to highlight the facility name (second line) or the city (third line) field.
GPS 500 Quick Reference DEF AUL T NA V P AGE 11 190-00181-61 Rev . D Quickly displaying the Default NA V P age: F rom any page , press and hold the CLR K ey for approximately two seconds . Selecting a different data item for any data field: 1) Wit h the Def ault NA V P age disp layed , pres s the MENU K ey to display the Default NA V P age Menu.
GPS 500 Quick Reference MAP P AGE 12 190-00181-61 Rev . D The following symbols are used to depict the various airports and NA V AIDs on the Map Page: Symbol Description Airport with hard surface runw.
GPS 500 Quick Reference INHIBITING T A WS OR TERRAIN 13 190-00181-61 Rev . D Selecting a different data item for any data field on the Map P age: 1) With Map Page displayed, press the MENU K ey to display an options menu. 2) T urn the large right knob to highlight ‘Change Fields?’ and press the ENT K ey .
GPS 500 Quick Reference NA V/COM P AGE 14 190-00181-61 Rev . D NA V/COM P AGE The NA V/COM Page provides a list of the airport communication and navigation frequencies at the departure, enr oute, and arrival airports.
GPS 500 Quick Reference NEAREST AIRPORTS 15 190-00181-61 Rev . D Selecting a frequency list for a departure , enroute , or arrival airport: 1) F rom the NA V/COM P age, press the small right knob to activate the cursor . 2) T urn the large right knob to place the cursor on the airport identifier field (top line on the NA V/COM Page).
GPS 500 Quick Reference NEARBY AIRPORTS 16 190-00181-61 Rev . D Selecting a nearby airport as a direct-to destination: 1) Press the Dir ect-to K ey . The Select Direct-to W aypoint P age appears , with the waypoint identifier field highlighted. 2) T urn the large right knob to highlight the nearest airport (NRST) field.
GPS 500 Quick Reference FLIGHT PLANS 17 190-00181-61 Rev . D Navigating a flight plan: 1) Press the FPL K ey and turn the small right knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog P age .
GPS 500 Quick Reference SELECT AN APPROACH 18 190-00181-61 Rev . D Selecting an approach: 1) Press the PROC K ey to display the Procedures Pa g e. 2) T urn the large right knob to highlight ‘Select Approach?’ and press the ENT K ey . 3 ) A window appears listing the available procedures .
GPS 500 Quick Reference ACTIV A TE AN APPROACH 19 190-00181-61 Rev . D A selected approach may be activated or loaded . Once an appr oach is selected, it may be activated for navigation from the Procedur es Page.
GPS 500 Quick Reference FL YING AN APPROACH 20 190-00181-61 Rev . D GUIDELINES FOR FL YING AN APPROA CH Due to the variety of available approach pr ocedures, the specific steps required will vary accor ding to the approach selected.
GPS 500 Quick Reference FL YING THE MISSED APPROACH 21 190-00181-61 Rev . D • The CDI will guide the pilot through a DME ar c. Just keep the needle centered to fly along the ar c. When using an autopilot, the course select on the CDI (or HSI) must be periodically updated with the desired track (DTK).
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