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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER
PAGE
BASIC FEATURES
1
INTRODUCING THE GARMIN GPS 55 AVD
1-1
1.1
Capabilities
1-1
1.2
Aviation Database
1-2
1.3
Operations
1-2
2
GETTING STARTED
2-1
2.1
Front Panel
2-1
2.2
Banners
2-1
2.3
Cursor and Fields
2-3
2.4
Keypad Operation
2-3
2.5
Entering Data
2-5
2.6
Viewing Messages
2-5
2.7
Operating Modes
2-6
3
BASIC OPERATION
3-1
3.1
Power On
3-1
3.2
Satellite Status
3-2
3.3
Present Position
3-3
3.4
AutoStore
TM
3-4
3.5
CDI and Navigation Summary
3-5
3.6
Waypoints
3-6
3.7
Nearest Waypoints
3-9
3.8
Navigate to a Waypoint
3-10
3.9
Proximity Alarm Waypoints
3-11
3.10
Sample Trip
3-12
4
UNIT CUSTOMIZATION
4-1
4.1
Setup Menu
4-1
4.2
Operating Mode
4-2
4.3
User Selectable Alarms
4-2
4.4
Backlighting Timeout
4-3
4.5
Audio Settings
4-4
4.6
Navigation Units
4-4
4.7
CDI Scale
4-5
4.8
Magnetic Variation
4-5
4.9
Filter Settings
4-6
4.10
Output
4-7
