Garmin GPS 400 Pilot's Manual And Reference page 14

5
PROCEDURES
TAKEOFF TOUR
Approach Examples Map Page
The map page combines a moving map display
and navigation data for complete situational
awareness. Map setup pages are provided to
designate the maximum scale at which each
map feature will appear. These settings pro-
vide an automatic decluttering of the map
(based upon your preferences) as you adjust
the scale.
While viewing the map page, you can quickly
declutter and remove many of the background
c
map details by pressing the
edly) until the desired detail is depicted.
To change the map scale, press the
R
side of the key.
After the GPS 400 acquires satellites and computes a position, the map page
will appear automatically.
The map page displays your present position (using an airplane symbol) rela-
tive to nearby airports, VORs, NDBs, intersections, user waypoints and airspace
boundaries—and your route is displayed as a solid line. Default data fields for
destination waypoint (WPT), distance to waypoint (DIS) and desired track (DTK)
appear on the right and left hand sides of the page. An extra data field displaying
ground speed (GS) appears on the right hand side of the display.
Map Display
Data
Fields
Map Scale
These fields are user selectable (see pages 28 and 136 for more information) to
allow you to configure the unit to your own preferences. Available settings
include: altitude, bearing, enroute safe altitude, estimated time of arrival, mini-
mum safe altitude, and ground track. See Section 8 for definitions of these navi-
gation terms.
key (repeat-
or
V ^
Map Page
Data
Fields
Present
Position
Desired Track