Frequency Selection; Data Entry - Garmin GNS 530 Quick Reference

Screen Layout (windows)
COM Window
VLOC Tuning
Window
VLOC Ident Window
(user-selectable; can also
display traffic or other data)
The GNS 530's display is divided into four separate "windows" (or screen areas).
The left 1/4 of the display provides a COM window (top two lines) and a VLOC
window (by default with VOR ident/radial, but selectable for other data). The right 3/4
of the display consists of a GPS window, which is where you'll find the various
navigation, waypoint information and settings "pages". The bottom of the display is
used for annunciators.
Each unique screen of information is referred to as a "page". Pages are typically
selected using the small and large right knobs—with the cursor removed from
the GPS window. See page 5 for arrangement of the GNS 530's main pages.
Cursors
There are two separate cursors: a tuning cursor and a GPS window cursor. The
tuning cursor is used to select the standby COM or VLOC frequency. Pushing the
small left knob moves the tuning cursor back-and-forth between the COM and
VLOC frequency windows. To select the active frequency, you must first enter the
frequency in the standby field, then use the COM or VLOC flip-flop key to
activate the frequency. Use the large right knob to move the GPS window cursor
around the page.
4
Active Frequency on top & Standby on
bottom (highlighted by cursor)
GPS Window

Frequency Selection

1. If the tuning cursor is not currently in the
desired window (COM or VLOC), press the
small left knob momentarily.
2. Rotate the large left knob to select the
desired megahertz (MHz) value. For
example, the "117" portion of the
frequency "117.70".
3. Rotate the small left knob to select the
desired kilohertz (kHz) value. For example,
the ".70" portion of the frequency
"117.70".
4. To activate the selected frequency, press
the corresponding flip-flop key—COM
for communication frequencies or VLOC
for VOR/Localizer frequencies.

Data Entry

Data is entered in the GPS window using the
small and large right knobs. The large right
knob is used to move the cursor about the page.
The small right knob is used to select individual
characters for the highlighted cursor location. For
example, to change the "N" in the illustration at
right to a different character, rotate the small
right knob.