Garmin GNS 530W, Pilot'S Manual & Reference

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3 - DIRECT-TO
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Selecting by Facility or City
Selecting a Destination by Facility Name or
City
In addition to selecting a destination by identifier,
the Select Direct-to Waypoint Page also allows you to
select airports, VORs and NDBs by facility name or
city location. If duplicate entries exist for the entered
facility name or city, additional entries may be viewed
by continuing to turn the
small right knob during
the selection process (see Sec 6 WPT Pages - Duplicate
waypoints for more information).
Identifier, Symbol
and Region
Flight Plan
Field
Facility Name
City
Nearest Airport
Field
To select a direct-to destination by facility name
or city:
1. Press the direct-to key. The Select Direct-to
Waypoint Page appears, with the waypoint
identifier field highlighted.
Select the third line on the Select Direct-to
Waypoint Page to choose your destination
waypoint (airport, VOR, NDB) by city name.
2. Turn the large right knob to highlight the
facility name (second line; see above) or the
city (third line; see above) field.
3. Use the
small
and
large right
knobs to enter
the facility name or city location of the desired
destination waypoint. As you spell the facility
name or city, the 500W-series
Spell’N’Find
feature selects the first entry in the database
based upon the characters you have entered
up to that point.
Use the small and large right knobs to enter
the city name. Continue turning the small
right knob to view any additional listings for
the selected city.
4. Continue turning the
small right
knob to
scroll through any additional database listings
for the selected facility name or city. If you scroll
past the desired waypoint, you can also scroll
backwards with the
small right
knob.
5. Press
ENT
to confirm the selected waypoint
and ENT (again) to activate the direct-to func-
tion.