Altitude Display Mode; Changing The Altitude Display Mode - Garmin GNS 430 Pilot's Manual & Reference

Altitude Display Mode

The GTS 8XX has four altitude display modes
(Figure 12-24); Normal (±2,700 ft), Above (-2,700 ft to
+9,000 ft), Below (-9,000 ft to +2,700 ft), and Unrestricted
(±9,900 ft). The GTS 8XX continues to display up to 30
intruder aircraft within its maximum surveillance range,
regardless of the altitude display mode selected.
The selected altitude display mode (Figure 12-25)
is displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the Traffic
Page.

Changing the Altitude Display Mode:

From the Traffic Page, press the small right
1)
knob to activate the cursor and highlight the
current mode (Figure 12-25).
Turn the small right knob to cycle through
2)
the options. The screen changes to display
the traffic detected within the selected
altitude display range. Refer to Figure 12-24
for information regarding altitude display
ranges.
+9,900 ft
+2,700 ft
-9,000 ft
-9,900 ft
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0 ft
Drawing Not to Scale
Figure 12-24 Altitude Display Modes
GNS 430(A) Pilot's Guide and Reference
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
NOTE: Confirmation is not required, the mode is
changed immediately when using the small right
knob.
Altitude Display Mode
Figure 12-25 "UNR" Selected
3) Press the small right knob to turn the cursor
off after the selection is made.
+9,000 ft
+2,700 ft
0 ft
-2,700 ft
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