Flight Planning Page: Scheduler; To Enter A Scheduled Message; To Edit A Scheduled Message; To Delete A Scheduled Message - Garmin GPS 500 Pilot's Manual & Reference

Flight Planning Page: Scheduler

To enter a scheduled message:

1. Select "Scheduler" from the Flight Planning page, using the steps described on page 114.
2. The flashing cursor highlights the first message field. If necessary, rotate the large right knob to highlight
the first blank message field.
3. Use the small and large right knobs to enter the message text. Press ENT when finished (the GPS 500
stores up to nine scheduled messages holding 20 characters each).
4. The flashing cursor moves to the type field under the new message. Rotate the small right knob to display
a window of available options: Event, One Time or Periodic. Press ENT to select the highlighted option.
5. The flashing cursor moves to the time (or date) field. Use the small and large right knobs to set the time
(or date) required before the message is displayed. Time is entered as hours/minutes/seconds (hhh:mm:ss).
Event-based messages expire at a specified date and time. Press ENT when finished entering time (or date).

To edit a scheduled message:

1. Select "Scheduler" from the Flight Planning page, using the steps described on page 114.
2. The flashing cursor highlights the first message field.
3. To edit the message text, rotate the large right knob to highlight the desired message field. Use the small
and large right knobs to edit the message text—entering the new text directly over the old message. Press
ENT when finished.
4. To edit the time field, rotate the large right knob to highlight the field. Use the small and large right
knobs to edit the new date or time—entering the new value directly over the old figure. Press ENT when
finished.

To delete a scheduled message:

1. Select "Scheduler" from the Flight Planning page, using the steps described on page 114.
2. The flashing cursor highlights the first message field. Rotate the large right knob to highlight the desired
message field.
3. Press CLR to delete the message text, followed by ENT to confirm the deletion.
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Flight Planning
STEP 4 (top): Rotate the small right knob to
select the desired message type. One-time and
periodic messages appear when the time expires.
Event-based messages expire at a specified time and
date.
STEP 5 (top): Use the small and large right
knobs to enter the time or date.
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