Garmin GPS 500 Pilot's Manual & Reference page 36

SECTION 2
NAV PAGES
3) 'Review Airspace?' should already be
highlighted, if not select it with the small
right knob. Press the ENT Key to display the
Airspace Information Page for the selected
airspace.
4) To display the COM frequency(ies) for the
controlling agency, turn the large right knob to
highlight 'Frequencies?' and press the ENT Key.
Press the CLR Key to return to the Airspace
Information Page.
Press the CLR Key to exit the Airspace
5)
Information Page.
Map Setup
Many of the GPS 500' s functions are menu driven.
Each of the main pages has an options menu, allowing
customization of the corresponding page to the pilot' s
preferences and/or selection of special features which
specifically relate to that page. A Map Page Menu (Figure
2-17) provides additional settings to customize the Map
Page and additional features related specifically to the
Map Page.
Displaying the Map Page Menu:
Press the MENU Key with the Map Page
displayed (Figure 2-17).
Figure 2-17 Map Page Menu
The following options are available: 'Setup Map?',
'Measure Dist?', 'Data Fields Off?', 'Change Fields?', and
'Restore Defaults?'.
2-10
'Setup Map?' allows configuration of the Map Display
to individual preferences, including map orientation,
land data enable/disable, Jeppesen data enable/disable,
automatic zoom, airspace boundaries, and text size.
The following settings are available for each group:
Weather
Traffic
Airport
NAVAID
Waypoint
Control
Airspace
Road
Other
GPS 500 Pilot's Guide and Reference
NOTE: Large, medium, and small classifications
are used on the GPS 500 for airports and cities.
Large airports are those with a runway longer
than 8100 feet. Medium airports include those
with a runway longer than 5000 feet or with
a control tower. Large cities are those with
approximate populations greater than 200,000
and medium cities with greater than 50,000.
Map Orientation, AutoZoom, Land Data,
Aviation Data
Lightning Mode/Symbol
(when applicable)
Traffic Mode/Symbol/Label
(when applicable)
Large/Medium/Small Airports and
Text
VORs, NDBs, Intersections, and Text
User Waypoints, Waypoint Text,
Flight Plan Wpts
Line
Active Flight Plan, Lat/Long
Controlled Airspace: Class B, C, D
(tower zone)
Special-Use Airspace: Restricted,
MOA, Other
City Large/Medium/Small Cities and Text
Freeway, National Highway, Local
Hwy, Local Road
States/Prov, Rivers/Lakes, Railroads,
Wind Vector
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