Setting Up Vnav - Garmin GPSMAP 296 Pilot's Manual

From the Panel page, press MENU to open the options menu. Select
Capture VNAV Profile and press ENTER to center or re-center the
VNAV indicator on the graphic HSI. You must have entered a valid
vertical navigation profile and be navigating.
Panel Page showing the VNAV Indicator

Setting up VNAV

To open the VNAV tab, press MENU twice to open the Main Menu.
Select Setup from the vertical tab list. Then select VNAV from the
row of tabs along the top of the page.
Target Altitude—enter the altitude you want to be at when you
reach your target location. Select Above Waypoint to use field
elevation for airports in the Jeppesen database or Above MSL to
specify an exact MSL altitude target.
GPSMAP 296 Pilot's Guide
The VNAV
Waypoint
automatically
changes to your
destination
after you begin
navigating to a
destination.
VNAV
Indicator
By—defines the target location with settings of distance Before or
After a reference waypoint (the final destination airport). To set a
target location at a reference waypoint, enter a distance of zero.
VNAV Waypoint—allows you to select any waypoint along the
currently active route (or Go To) as your reference waypoint. The
reference waypoint defines the target location.
VNAV Profile—allows you to select the desired descent rate.
VNAV Messages—enables and disables VNAV alert messages.
A M P F
VIATION ODE AGES AND EATURES
VNAV Setup Tab
> P P
ANEL AGE
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