Sector Scan - Garmin G500 Pilot's Manual

1) While viewing the Weather Radar page of the Wx page group, press the
CONTROL soft key.
2) Press the GAIN CAL soft key to restore the calibrated gain value. Press the
MFD knob again to accept the value and end editing.
4.8.6.5

Sector Scan

Adjusting the Sector Scan reduces the scan angle from Full in increments of
±20°, ±40°, and ±60° in horizontal scanning. Sector scanning is not available for
vertical scanning.
1) While viewing the Weather Radar page of the Wx page group, press the
CONTROL soft key.
2) Press the BRG soft key to display the Bearing Line.
3) Turn the small MFD knob to place the Bearing Line in the desired position. The
location of the Bearing Line will become the center point of the Sector Scan.
4) Turn the large MFD knob to place the cursor in the SECTOR SCAN field.
5) Turn the small MFD knob to select FULL, 60°, 40°, or 20° scan.
6) If desired, readjust the Bearing Line as discussed previously to change the
center of the Sector Scan.
7) Remove Sector Scanning by returning the SECTOR SCAN value to FULL.
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Figure 4-72 Sector Scan - Full
Figure 4-73 Sector Scan - 40°
Garmin G500 Pilot's Guide 190-01102-02 Rev. B