The GPS 155XL’s
route catalog page
is used to create, edit, delete or copy routes,
and serves as the main page for a host of functions. These include route activation,
determining the closest point of approach and search-and-rescue operations. It also
displays a summary of routes currently stored in memory, with the departure and
arrival route waypoints and total distance for the selected route number. To scroll
through the available routes, rotate
K
. A one-line user comment may be added to
any storage route, which will be displayed on the route catalog page.
To add user comments to any route (except route 0):
1. Rotate
K
to display the route you would like to add comments to.
2. Press
C
and use
O
to highlight the bottom row.
3. Use
K
and
O
to enter comments, and press
E
. To erase press
\
, then
E
.
The
route action field
, located at the top right of the page, is used to select the
desired route operation. The following functions are available:
•
Activate -
activate the route for navigation
•
Reverse -
activate a route in reverse order
•
Edit -
create a new route, or edit an existing route
•
Approach -
select an approach for the route (see Section 5)
•
Star -
select a STAR for the route (see Section 5)
•
Sid -
select a SID for the route (see Section 5)
•
Delete -
delete a route
•
Copy -
copy the current route to an empty route
•
CPA -
calculate the closest point of approach
•
Search -
perform search-and-rescue ladder operations
•
RAIM prd -
evaluate enroute RAIM availability over the entire route
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SECTION
4
ROUTE NAV
Route Catalog Page
2
1
4
5
3
Route Catalog Page
1. Route selection field
2. Route action field
3. Departure/Arrival waypoints
4. Cumulative distance of route
5. Comments/Parallel track offset field
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