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Auto-Tuning / Nearest Apt Page
To select a COM frequency:
1. If the tuning cursor is not currently in the COM
window, press the
small left
knob momen-
tarily.
2. Turn the
large left
knob to select the desired
megahertz (MHz) value. For example, the
“118” portion of the frequency “118.300”.
3. Turn the
small left
knob to select the desired
kilohertz (kHz) value. For example, the “.300”
portion of the frequency “118.300”.
To make the standby frequency the active fre-
quency, press the COM flip-flop key.
The tuning cursor remains in the COM window. If
you wish to select a VOR/localizer/ILS frequency, press
the
small left
knob momentarily to place the cursor in
the VLOC window. Additional instructions for VOR/
localizer/ILS operations are available in Sections 5 and 8.
Cursor in VLOC window allows for VOR and
ILS operations.
Auto-Tuning
The GNS 530W’s auto-tune feature allows
you to quickly select any database frequency in
the GPS window as your standby frequency. Any
COM frequency displayed in the GPS window
can be transferred to the standby COM frequency
field, with a minimum of keystrokes required. The
following are some examples of selecting COM
frequencies from some of the main GPS pages.
To select a COM frequency for a nearby airport:
1. Select the Nearest Airport Page from the NRST
page group. (See Section 7, or press and hold
CLR
, then turn the
large right knob
until the
nearest pages appear. Finally, if necessary, turn
the
small right knob
to display the Nearest
Airport Page.)
Nearest Airport Page with common traffic
advisory frequency (CTAF) for the closest
airport highlighted.
2. Press the
small right
knob momentarily to
place the cursor on the airport identifier field of
the first airport in the list. If you wish to select
another airport, turn the
large right
knob to
highlight the desired airport.
3. The Nearest Airport Page displays the common
traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) for each listed
airport. To select this frequency, turn the
large
right
knob to highlight the desired airport’s
CTAF frequency and press
ENT
to place the
frequency in the standby field of the COM
window.
GNS 530W only
Summary of Contents for 500W Series
Page 1: ...500W Series Pilot s Guide Reference ...
Page 10: ...INTRODUCTION viii 190 00357 00 Rev G Blank Page ...
Page 68: ...2 NAV PAGES 58 190 00357 00 Rev G Blank Page ...
Page 92: ...4 FLIGHT PLANS 82 190 00357 00 Rev G Blank Page ...
Page 158: ...6 WPT PAGES 148 190 00357 00 Rev G Blank Page ...
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