Garmin aera 560, Pilot'S Manual

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Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot’s Guide 190-01117-02 Rev. C
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Table of Contents
SECTION 1 OVERVIEW
............................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Unit Overview .................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Getting Started .................................................................................................................. 2
Battery Installation ............................................................................................................... 2
Charging the Battery ............................................................................................................ 3
Mounting the aera in the Aircraft .......................................................................................... 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 ........................................................................................................... 15
Scrolling ............................................................................................................................. 15
1.4 Accessing System Functionality
................................................................................... 16
Option Menus .................................................................................................................... 16
Data Entry .......................................................................................................................... 16
Waypoint Information Tabs ................................................................................................. 18
1.5 Using Map Displays
......................................................................................................... 18
Map Range ........................................................................................................................ 19
Map Panning ..................................................................................................................... 20
Map Overlays ..................................................................................................................... 22
Map Symbols ..................................................................................................................... 23
1.6 System Settings
............................................................................................................... 24
Display ............................................................................................................................... 24
Sound ................................................................................................................................ 25
Additional Settings ............................................................................................................. 26
1.7 Nearest Airport Criteria Settings
................................................................................ 28
1.8 Present Position
............................................................................................................... 29
Position .............................................................................................................................. 29
New Location ..................................................................................................................... 29
Simulator Mode ................................................................................................................. 30
SECTION 2 GPS NAVIGATION
............................................................................................... 31
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