Garmin GPS 500, Pilot'S Manual & Reference

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GPS 500 Pilot’s Guide and Reference 12-9
SECTION 12
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Configuring TIS traffic on the Map Page:
1) Turn the small right knob to select the Map
Page.
2) Press the MENU key. Turn the small right
knob to select ‘Setup Map’? and press the
ENT
Key.
3) The flashing cursor highlights the GROUP field.
Turn the small right knob to select ‘Traffic’
(Figure 12-16) and press the ENT Key.
Figure 12-16 Map Setup Window
4) Turn the large right knob to select the desired
Traffic Mode option. Turn the small
right
knob
to select the desired option and press the
ENT
Key. Repeat the step for Traffic Symbol and
Traffic Label.
5) Press the CLR Key to return the Map Page.
The traffic mode selection menu allows the user to
choose from the following:
•
All trfc - All traffic is displayed on the Map Page.
•
TA/PA - Only traffic and proximity advisories are
displayed on the Map Page (proximity advisories
are not applicable to TIS configuration).
•
TA only - Only traffic advisories are displayed on
the Map Page.
Thumbnail Traffic on Map Page
The Map Page can display traffic in a thumbnail format
in any of the top three data fields on the right side of the
Map Page.
Displaying Thumbnail Traffic on the Map
Page:
1) Turn the small right knob to select the Map
Page.
2) Press the
MENU
Key to display the Page
Menu.
3) Turn the small
right
knob to select ‘Change
Fields?’ and press the ENT Key.
4) Select one of the top three configurable fields.
Select ‘TRFC’ from the Select Field Type List and
press the
ENT
Key. Note that the thumbnail
range defaults to 6 nm and cannot be changed
(Figure 12-17).
Figure 12-17 Thumbnail Traffic on Map Page
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