Section 1 Overview ........................................................................................ 1
1.1 unit Overview ............................................................................................................1
1.2 Getting Started .........................................................................................................2
Battery Installation ............................................................................................................... 2
Charging the Battery ............................................................................................................ 3
Turning the Unit On/Off ........................................................................................................ 4
Changing Modes .................................................................................................................. 4
GPS Receiver Status ............................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Operation ...................................................................................................................7
Basic Navigation Controls ..................................................................................................... 7
'Home' Screen ...................................................................................................................... 8
Selecting a Function ........................................................................................................... 14
Scrolling ............................................................................................................................. 14
Option Menus .................................................................................................................... 15
Data Entry .......................................................................................................................... 15
Waypoint Information Tabs ................................................................................................. 17
1.5 using Map displays .................................................................................................17
Map Range ........................................................................................................................ 18
Map Panning ..................................................................................................................... 19
Map Overlays ..................................................................................................................... 21
Map Symbols ..................................................................................................................... 22
1.6 System Settings ......................................................................................................23
Display ............................................................................................................................... 23
Sound ................................................................................................................................ 24
Additional Settings ............................................................................................................. 26
1.8 Present Position ......................................................................................................28
Position .............................................................................................................................. 28
New Location ..................................................................................................................... 29
Simulator Mode ................................................................................................................. 29
2.1 introduction .............................................................................................................31
Data Fields ......................................................................................................................... 32
Numeric Flight Data ........................................................................................................... 35
Compass Arc ...................................................................................................................... 36
2.2 hSi/Panel ..................................................................................................................37
Changing the CDI Scale ...................................................................................................... 38
Setting the Bug Indicator .................................................................................................... 38
Manually Setting a Course .................................................................................................. 39
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