Garmin 660 Quick Start Manual
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  • Page 1 ® model: 660 Quick Start Manual...
  • Page 3 Garmin. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual and of any revision to this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed for personal use,...
  • Page 4: Unit Overview

    UNIT OVERVIEW Power Button External Antenna Connector USB Connector Micro SD Card Slot Power Button Battery Latch Unit Overview Installing the battery: 1) Locate the lithium-ion battery that came in the product box. 2) Locate the metal contacts on the end of the lithium-ion battery. 3) Insert the battery so that the metal contacts on the battery line-up with the metal contacts inside the battery compartment.
  • Page 5: Gps Receiver Status

    Charging the unit’s battery using the aircraft's power outlet: 1) Mount the aera 660 in the aircraft and connect the power cable to the aircraft power outlet (cigarette lighter receptacle). 2) Route the power cable so that it does not interfere with aircraft operation.
  • Page 6: Operation

    OPERATION DEDICATED PAGE ICONS Dedicated Page Icons are located vertically on the right side of the screen in landscape mode or horizontally along the bottom of the screen in portrait mode. Scroll up Touch to zoom out Scroll down Touch to zoom in Nearest Group Icons Weather Group Icons (Nearest Page Only)
  • Page 7: Main Menu

    MAIN MENU Touch the following icons to display the associated page or menu: Displays the Map View. Charts Displays the VFR or IFR charts. 3D Vision Displays 3D Vision. Nearest Displays the Nearest Page. Waypoint Displays Waypoint Information. Flight Plan List Displays the Flight Plan List.
  • Page 8: Weather Icons

    NEAREST ICONS From the Main Menu, touch the icon to access the Nearest Page. Touch these Nearest Group Icons to display the associated function: Airport Displays nearest airports. Airport WX Displays nearest airport weather. Displays nearest VORs. Displays nearest NDBs. Intersection Displays nearest intersections.
  • Page 9 TOOLS From the Main Menu, touch the Tools Icon to access the second-level Tools icons. Touch the following second-level icons to display the associated function: Setup Displays third-level Setup Icons. User WPT Displays User Waypoints and Proximity Waypoints. Flight Log Displays Flight Logs.
  • Page 10: S Etup I Cons

    etup conS From the Main Menu, touch the Tools > Setup to access the third- level Setup Icons. Touch these third-level icons to perform the associated function: Display Displays backlight intensity/timeout, color mode (map/chart), screenshot (on/off), and aircraft position settings. Sound Displays sound settings.
  • Page 11: Option Menus

    OPTION MENUS The aera 660 has a dedicated Icon that displays a context-sensitive list of menu options available. Navigating the option menu: ➊ Touch the Icon ➋ Touch the desired menu option. ➊ ➋...
  • Page 12: Data Entry

    DATA ENTRY The following icons are displayed in the data entry window. Enter Exits the keypad function and accepts the changes. Backspace Erases the current data. Numeric/Alpha/ Displays the numeric, alpha, or symbol keypad. Symbol Cancel Cancels a value that has been edited. Entering alphanumeric data: ➊...
  • Page 13: Using Map Displays

    USING MAP DISPLAYS Cancel Map Pointer Time En Green Arrow Indicat- Lat/Lon at the Route to the ing Multiple Features Pointer Location Feature Pointer from are Present at the Button the Aircraft's Map Pointer Location Elevation at Present Posi- the Pointer Bearing to tion Location...
  • Page 14 Reviewing information for a map feature: ➊ While viewing a Map Display, touch anywhere on the map to activate the map pointer. When the Map Pointer is over a map feature, the map feature is highlighted, an information box appears on the map, and the highlighted map feature is displayed on the Map Feature Button.
  • Page 15 3) Touch OK. The weather/traffic device is now connected. 'EASY UPDATE' DATABASE DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLATION (AUTOMATED AND USER-INITIATED) Database purchases are available online (www.fly.garmin.com). However, once the databases are purchased online, the ability to download and install databases is available from the aera 660 via Wi-Fi.
  • Page 16: Software Updates

    SOFTWARE UPDATES In addition to databases, the aera 660 will check for software updates when connected to the internet over Wi-Fi. The aera 660 can use Wi-Fi to update its system software, as well as any other software available from Garmin.
  • Page 17 User-Initiated software download/install: 1) From the Main Menu, touch Tools > Downloads. 2) Touch Menu > Software Downloads. 3) Touch the desired software update and touch Next. 4) Read the Software License Agreement and touch Agree and Install. Software Downloads Page Enabling automated software downloading: 1) If Automatic Software Downloading is currently disabled, from the Main Menu, touch Tools >...
  • Page 18 Automated software download/install: If Automatic Software Downloading is currently enabled (refer to previous procedure), a 'Update Software' window is automatically displayed once a software update becomes available. 1) From the 'Update Software' window, touch Yes to view the update. 2) Touch the desired software update and touch Next. 3) Read the Software License Agreement and touch Agree and Install.
  • Page 20 Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park Southampton, Hampshire SO40 9LR U.K. Aviation Support: www.fly.garmin.com Garmin Corporation No. 68, Zhangshu 2nd Road Xizhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan Aviation Support: www.fly.garmin.com www.garmin.com 190-02017-10 Rev. F © 2018 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries...

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