Terrain And Obstacle Color Code; Terrain Settings - Garmin GPSMAP 696 Owner's Manual

Hazard Avoidance

TERRAIN AND OBSTACLE COLOR CODE

Red—terrain or obstacle is within 100 feet above or below the aircraft.
Yellow—terrain or obstacle is between the user-defined Caution Elevation and 100 feet
below the aircraft.
Enabling/Disabling Terrain Shading on the Map Page:
From the Map Page with the VFR Map displayed, press the TERRAIN
Softkey.
Or:
1) From the Map Page, press the MENU Key.
2) Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight 'Set Up Map', and press the
ENT Key.
3) Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight the 'Map' Category from the horizontal
list.
4) Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the 'Terrain Shading' field.
5) Turn the FMS Joystick to select 'On' or 'Off', and press the ENT Key.

TERRAIN SETTINGS

Use the terrain settings to set levels for terrain alerts as well as obstacles in or near
your flight path.
• Caution Elevation—The GPAMAP 695/696 will provide an alert if the terrain or
obstacle is within the default Caution Elevation or user-defined Caution Elevation.
• Look Ahead Time—Determines the maximum time when an alert annunciation
occurs. For example, if 120 seconds is selected, the GPAMAP 695/696 provides an
alert up to 120 seconds before you reach the terrain or obstacle.
• Alert Sensitivity—The three Alert Sensitivity settings (Terrain, Obstacle, and Descent
Rate) determine what level of alerts are annunciated. The GPAMAP 695/696 defaults
to 'High' sensitivity, which annunciates all red and yellow alerts at the time set in
Look Ahead Time. 'Medium' sensitivity annunciates all of the red and the highest
priority of yellow alerts. 'Low' only annunciates red alerts. 'Off' disables the alert.
Accessing the terrain settings:
1) On the Terrain Page, press the SETTINGS Softkey.
2) Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired field.
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