SECTION 1 OVERVIEW ..................................................................................... 1
1.1 Unit Overview ............................................................................................................1
1.2 Getting Started .........................................................................................................2
Battery Installation ............................................................................................................... 2
Charging the Battery ............................................................................................................ 4
GPS Receiver Status ............................................................................................................. 4
Display Orientation ............................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Operation ...................................................................................................................5
Dedicated Icons .................................................................................................................... 7
Page Buttons (Optional) ....................................................................................................... 7
Main Menu .......................................................................................................................... 8
Option Menus .................................................................................................................... 12
Data Entry .......................................................................................................................... 12
1.5 Using Map Displays .................................................................................................14
Map Range ........................................................................................................................ 14
Map Panning ..................................................................................................................... 15
Map Overlays ..................................................................................................................... 18
2.1 Flight Data ...............................................................................................................19
Data Fields ......................................................................................................................... 19
Numeric Flight Data ........................................................................................................... 19
2.2 HSI/Panel ..................................................................................................................20
Setting the Bug Indicator .................................................................................................... 20
Manually Setting a Course .................................................................................................. 20
Using the VNAV Feature ..................................................................................................... 21
2.4 Waypoints ................................................................................................................22
Nearest Information ........................................................................................................... 23
User Waypoints .................................................................................................................. 25
2.5 Direct-to Navigation ...............................................................................................25
3.2 Flight Plan Creation ................................................................................................27
Graphical Flight Planning.................................................................................................... 29
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Garmin aera 795/796 Quick Reference Guide
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