Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GPS 400 Garmin
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G PS 400 Quick Reference.
GPS 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E KEYS AND KNOBS 2 Figure 1-1 K eys and Knobs P 4 6 2 3 5 1 13 8 9 10 11 12 7 Power 1 ENT (enter) 6 FPL (flight plan) 10 CLR (clear) 2 NRST 7 PROC (procedur.
GPS 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E KEYS AND KNOBS 3 The CLR Key is used to erase information, remove map detail, or to cancel an entry. Press and hold the CLR key to immediately display the Default NAV Page. The ENT Key is used to approve an operation or complete data entry.
GPS 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E POWER ON 4 P owering on the GPS 400: 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 ersions P age .
GPS 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E DA T A ENTR Y 5 SCREEN LA Y OUT (WINDOWS) The GPS 400’ s display is divided into two separate windows (or screen areas).
GPS 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E MAIN P AGE GROUPS 6 MAIN P AGE GROUPS The GPS 400’ 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 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION 7 A UX P AGE GROUP The AUX Page Group includes four pages. F li g h t Planning Utility Setup 1 Setup 2 NO TE: T he flight plan pages are selected by pressing the FPL K ey and using the small right knob to select the desired page .
GPS 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION 8 Selecting a direct-to destination from the Map P age: 1 ) Select the Map Page from the NA V P age 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 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E VIEWING AIRPORT INFORMA TION 9 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 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E 10 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 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E DEF AUL T NA V P AGE 11 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 Defau lt NA V P age disp layed , pres s the MENU K ey to display the Default NA V P age Menu.
GPS 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E MAP P AGE 12 MAP P AGE Pr esent Position Desir ed T rack Data Fields Map Range Map Display The following symbols are used to depict the various airports an.
GPS 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E INHIBITING TERRAIN 13 T urning the data fields off and displaying a full screen map: 1) With the Map P age displayed, press the MENU K ey to display the Map P age Menu. 2) T urn the large right knob to highlight ‘Data Fields Off?’ and press the ENT K ey .
GPS 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E NA V/COM P AGE 14 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 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E NEAREST AIRPORTS 15 Scrolling through the list of fr equencies: 1) Activ ate the cursor , if not already active , by pressing the small right knob . 2) T urn the large right knob to move the cursor through the list of frequencies .
GPS 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E NEAREST AIRPORTS 16 Selecting a nearby airport as a direct-to destination: 1) Press the Direct-to K ey . T he 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 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E FLIGHT PLANS 17 Navigating a flight plan: 1) Press the FPL Key and turn the small right knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog P age .
GPS 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E SELECT AN APPROACH 18 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 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E ACTIV A TE AN APPROACH 19 Not all approaches in the database are approved for GPS use. As the pilot selects an approach, a ‘GPS’ designation to the right of the procedure name indicates the procedur e can be flown using the GPS receiver .
GPS 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E FL YING AN APPROACH 20 GUIDELINES FOR FL YING AN APPROA CH Due to the variety of available approach procedures, the specific steps required will vary accor ding to the approach selected.
GPS 400 Quick Reference 190-00140-61 Rev . E FL YING THE MISSED APPROACH 21 • The CDI will guide the pilot thr ough a DME arc. 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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