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  • Page 1 GPS 500 Quick Reference...

  • Page 2: Left-Hand Keys And Knobs

    KEYS AND KNOBS Left-hand KeyS and KnobS (1) Power Knob – Controls unit power. Turn clockwise to turn unit on. RiGht-hand KeyS and KnobS (2) RNG Key – Allows the pilot to select the desired map range. Use the up arrow to zoom out to a larger area, or the down arrow to zoom in to a smaller area.

  • Page 3: Bottom Row Keys

    (7) Small Right Knob – Used to select pages within one of the page groups. Press this knob momentarily to display the on-screen cursor. The cursor allows the pilot to enter data and/or make a selection from a list of options.
  • Page 4 POWER ON Powering on the GPS 500 Powering on the GPS 500 Turn the Power Knob clockwise to turn the unit power on. A welcome page appears briefly while the unit performs a self test, followed sequentially by the Unit Type Page and the Software Version Page.

  • Page 5: Display Layout

    diSPLay LayoUt (windowS) The GPS 500’ s display is divided into two separate windows (or display areas). The left side of the display provides three user-selectable data fields. The right side of the display consists of a GPS Window, which shows the various navigation, waypoint information and settings pages.

  • Page 6: Main Page Groups

    MAIN PAGE GROUPS main PaGe GRoUPS The GPS 500’ s main pages are divided into four separate page groups: NAV, WPT, AUX, and NRST. Each page group is comprised of multiple pages. The page groups are selected using the large right knob. The individual pages are selected using the small right knob.

  • Page 7: Direct-To Navigation

    aUX PaGe GRoUP The AUX Page Group includes three pages. Flight Planning Utility NOTE: The AUX Page Group may have four AUX pages available when the GPS 500 installation includes connection to a weather information source. nRSt PaGe GRoUP The NRST Page Group includes eight pages. NRST Intersection NRST NDB NRST Airport...
  • Page 8 DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION Selecting a direct-to destination from the Map Page: Select the Map Page from the NAV Page Group. Press the small right knob to display a panning pointer. Turn the small and large right knobs to place the panning pointer at the desired destination location.
  • Page 9 Selecting a nearby airport or a flight plan waypoint as a direct-to destination: Press the Direct-to Key. Turn the large right knob to highlight the nearest airport (NRST) or flight plan (FPL) field. Turn the small right knob to display a window listing nearby airports or all waypoints in the active flight plan.
  • Page 10 VIEWING AIRPORT INFORMATION Viewing airport information by facility name or city: Select the Airport Location Page (see page 6). Press the small right knob to activate the cursor. Turn the large right knob to highlight the facility name (second line) or the city (third line) field.

  • Page 11: Default Nav Page

    Quickly displaying the Default NAV Page: From any page, press and hold the CLR Key for approximately two seconds. Selecting a different data item for any data field: With the Default NAV Page displayed, press the MENU Key to display the Default NAV Page Menu.
  • Page 12 MAP PAGE The following symbols are used to depict the various airports and NAVAIDs on the Map Page: Symbol Description Airport with hard surface runway(s); (primary runway shown) Airport with soft surface runway(s) only Private Airfield Heliport VOR/DME Localizer Intersection VORTAC TACAN Locator Outer Marker...
  • Page 13 Selecting a different data item for any data field on the Map Page: With Map Page displayed, press the MENU Key to display an options menu. Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Change Fields?’ and press the ENT Key. Turn the large right knob to highlight the data field to be changed.

  • Page 14: Nav/Com Page

    NAV/COM PAGE naV/Com PaGe The NAV/COM Page provides a list of the airport communication and navigation frequencies at the departure, enroute, and arrival airports. Departure, Enroute, Assigned Frequency and or Arrival Airport Usage Information (when applicable) Frequency Type Number of Pages in Current Current Page Group Page Group...

  • Page 15: Nearest Airports

    Viewing a list of nearest airports: Turn the large right knob to select the NRST Page Group. ‘NRST’ will appear along the bottom of the display. If necessary, turn the small right knob to select the Nearest Airport Page. Scrolling through the list of nearest airports: From the Nearest Airport Page, press the small right knob to activate the cursor.
  • Page 16 NEARBY AIRPORTS Selecting a nearby airport as a direct-to destination: Press the Direct-to Key. The Select Direct-to Waypoint Page appears, with the waypoint identifier field highlighted. Turn the large right knob to highlight the nearest airport (NRST) field. Turn the small right knob to display a window showing up to nine nearby airports.
  • Page 17 Navigating a flight plan: Press the FPL Key and turn the small right knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog Page. Press the small right knob to activate the cursor. Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired flight plan and press the MENU Key to display the Flight Plan Catalog Page Menu.
  • Page 18 SELECT AN APPROACH Selecting an approach: Press the PROC Key to display the Procedures Page. Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Select Approach?’ and press the ENT Key. A window appears listing the available procedures. Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired procedure and press the ENT Key.
  • Page 19 A selected approach may be activated or loaded. Once an approach is selected, it may be activated for navigation from the Procedures Page. Activating the approach overrides the ‘enroute’ portion of the active flight plan, proceeding directly to the ‘approach’ portion (for a full approach, directly to the initial approach fix).

  • Page 20: Flying An Approach

    FLYING AN APPROACH GUideLineS foR fLyinG an aPPRoaCh Due to the variety of available approach procedures, the specific steps required will vary according to the approach selected. Keep in mind the following while flying the approach: • Selecting the destination airport as the last waypoint in the active flight plan, or using the Direct-to Key ensures that the desired waypoint will automatically appear when choosing the...

  • Page 21: Flying The Missed Approach

    • The CDI will guide the pilot through a DME arc. Just keep the needle centered to fly along the arc. When using an autopilot, the course select on the CDI (or HSI) must be periodically updated with the desired track (DTK). •...
  • Page 22 Hounsdown Business Park Southampton, SO40 9RB, U.K. p: +44/ (0) 870.8501241 f: +44/ (0) 870.8501251 Garmin Corporation No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan p: 886/2.2642.9199 f: 886/2.2642.9099 www.garmin.com © 2008 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries 190-00181-61 Rev. D...

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