Garmin GNC 420, Pilot'S Manual & Reference

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GNC 420(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference
8-8
SECTION 8
NRST PAGES
8.7 NEAREST CENTER (ARTCC) PAGE
The Nearest Center Page (Figure 8-20) displays the
facility name, bearing to, and distance to the five nearest
ARTCC points of communication (within 200 nm of the
present position). For each ARTCC listed, the Nearest
Center Page also indicates one or more frequencies and
may be used to quickly tune the COM transceiver to the
center’s frequency. The selected frequency is placed in the
standby field of the
COM Window and activated using the
COM Flip-flop Key.
Figure 8-20 Nearest ARTCC Page
ARTCC Name
Bearing To and
Distance To
Current Page Group
Frequency(ies)
Position of
Current Page
within Current
Page Group
Number of Pages in
Current Page Group
Quickly tuning an ARTCC’s frequency from
the Nearest Center Page:
1) Select the Nearest Center Page, using the steps
outlined in Section 8.1.
2) Press the small
right
knob to activate the
cursor.
3) Turn the large
right
knob to scroll through the
list, selecting the desired ARTCC.
4) Turn the large right knob to scroll down
the page, highlighting the desired frequency
(Figure 8-21).
Figure 8-21 Frequency Field Highlighted
5) Press the
ENT
Key to place the selected
frequency in the standby field of the COM
Window (Figure 8-22).
Figure 8-22 Frequency Moved to Standby Field
6) Press the
COM Flip-flop
Key to activate the
selected frequency.
7) Press the small right knob to remove the
flashing cursor.
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