Adjusting Gain - Garmin G500 Reference Manual

Adjusting the Antenna Bearing
1) Press the small MFD knob and turn the large MFD knob to move to the
BEARING field.
2) Adjust the azimuth position of the antenna right or left. Monitor the displayed
bearing value in the BEARING field. The range of the bearing is R45° to L45°.
3) Press the ENT key to remove the cursor.
When scanning horizontally, a bearing line may be displayed to aid in
positioning the antenna for the vertical scan. If the Bearing Line is not displayed,
perform the following steps:
1) Press the CONTROL soft key.
2) Press the BRG soft key.
Sector Scan (GWX Radars Only)
1) Press the small MFD knob and turn the large MFD knob to move to the
SECTOR SCAN field.
2) Turn the small MFD knob to select FULL, 60°, 40°, or 20° scan.
3) If desired, readjust the Bearing Line to change the center of the Sector Scan.
Turn the large MFD knob to move cursor to the BEARING field and turn the
small MFD knob to adjust the line.

Adjusting Gain

WARNING: Changing the gain in Weather Mode (Garmin GWX units only)
causes precipitation intensity to be displayed as a color not representative
of the true intensity. Remember to return the gain setting to "Calibrated"
for viewing the actual intensity of precipitation.
1) Press the small MFD knob and turn the large MFD knob to move to the
GAIN field.
2) Turn the small MFD knob to adjust the gain for the desirable level. The gain
setting is visible in the gain field as a movable horizontal bar in a flashing
box. The line pointer is a reference depicting the calibrated position.
3) Press the ENT key to remove the cursor.
4) To restore the gain to the calibrated position, press the GAIN CAL soft key.
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G500/G600 Cockpit Reference Guide
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