Crossfill - Garmin GNS 530W Pilot's Manual & Reference

4 - FLIGHT PLANS
Copying / Deleting
From the Flight Plan Catalog, press MENU to
display the options menu and select "Create
New Flight Plan?".
4. A blank flight plan page appears for the first
empty storage location. Use the small and
large right knobs to enter the identifier of
the departure waypoint and press ENT.
5. Repeat step #4 above to enter the identifier
for each additional flight plan waypoint.
Use the small and large right knobs to enter
the identifier of each flight plan waypoint.
6. Once all waypoints have been entered, press
the small right knob to return to the Flight
Plan Catalog.
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Crossfill
Crossfill? allows you to transfer a direct-to destina-
tion, the active flight plan, any stored flight plan or
user waypoints to a second 400W-series or 500W-
series Garmin unit. Some crossfill operations can be
done automatically. If the crossfill method for both
units is set to "auto", a change in the direct-to destina-
tion or active flight plan on one unit can also be seen
on the other.
To crossfill information between two 500W-series
(or 400W-series) Garmin units:
1. From the Flight Plan Catalog, press MENU to
display the Flight Plan Catalog Options.
Turn the large right knob to select the
2.
"Crossfill?" option and press ENT.
3. Turn the large right knob to select the
"Method" field.
Turn the small right knob to select "Auto" or
4.
"Manual" and press ENT. "Auto" automati-
cally transfers the active flight plan or direct-to
selection to another 400W- or 500W-series
Garmin unit, without user intervention.
5. If "Manual" is selected, turn the large right
knob to select the "Transfer" field, then turn
the small right knob to select the type of
information to transfer between units (Active
Flight Plan, Flight Plan, All User Waypoints or
User Waypoint). When "Flight Plan" or "User
Waypoint" is selected, a second field appears
to the immediate right of the "Transfer" field.
Use the small and large right knobs to enter
the number of the flight plan or the name of
the user waypoint you wish to transfer.
6. The "Cross-Side" field allows you to designate
the sending and receiving units in a crossfill
operation.Turn the large right knob to select