Garmin G1000 Pilot's Manual page 94

WAYPOINT PAGE GROUP
CREATING USER WAYPOINTS
User waypoints may be created from the User Waypoint
Information Page or the Navigation Map Page. To create a
new user waypoint from the User Waypoint Information
Page, enter its name (identifier) and position, or reference
another waypoint by radial and distance.
To create a new user waypoint by entering
its latitude/longitude position:
1. With the User Waypoint Information Page
displayed, press the FMS knob to activate the
cursor.
Turn the small and large FMS knobs to enter
2.
a name for the new waypoint and press the
ENT key. The message 'Are you sure you want
to create the new user waypoint' is displayed.
Press 'YES' to create the new waypoint. The
present position is displayed in the information
box.The comment in the comment box is auto-
generated based on the reference waypoint
usage. If the waypoint was defined with two
reference waypoints, then this comment would
be generated based on the radials (i.e. OJC354
/ ICT057).
3. Turn the large FMS knob to highlight the posi-
tion field in the information box.
Turn the small and large FMS knobs to enter the
4.
position coordinates for the new waypoint.
Press the ENT key to accept the selected posi-
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tion.
6. Press the FMS knob to remove the flashing
cursor.
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NOTE: The number of waypoints that are stored
in memory (USED WPTS) is shown at the bottom
of the User Waypoint Information Page.
To create a new user waypoint by referenc-
ing an existing waypoint:
With the User Waypoint Information Page
displayed, press the FMS knob to activate the
cursor.
Turn the small and large FMS knobs to enter
a name for the new waypoint and press the
ENT key. The message 'Are you sure you want
to create the new user waypoint' is displayed.
Press 'YES' to create the new waypoint.The first
reference waypoint (REFERENCE WAYPOINT)
field is highlighted.
Turn the small and large FMS knobs to enter
the identifier of the reference waypoint. The
reference waypoint can be an airport, VOR,
NDB, intersection or another user waypoint.
Press ENT to accept the selected identifier.
The cursor moves to the radial (RAD) field.Turn
the small and large FMS knobs to enter the
radial from the reference waypoint to the new
user waypoint. Press the ENT key to accept the
selected radial.
The cursor moves to the distance (DIS) field.
Turn the small and large FMS knobs to enter
the distance from the reference waypoint to
the new user waypoint. Press the ENT key to
accept the selected distance.
Press the FMS knob to remove the flashing
cursor.
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