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GPS 95 AVD

PERSONAL NAVIGATOR

OWNER'S MANUAL

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Summary of Contents for GPS 95 AVD Personal Navigator

Page 1: ...SM GPS 95AVD PERSONALNAVIGATORTM OWNER S MANUAL KOJC FUROR KLNK LNK KGCK GC STAT STO ABC 1 JKL 4 STU 7 9 MNO 5 VWX 8 0 DEF 2 GHI 3 PQR 6 YZ NAV RTE ENT WPT CLR PWR GO TO AUTO ...

Page 2: ...GPS 95 AVD Personal NavigatorTM OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 3: ...chanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose without the express written permission of GARMIN Information in this document is subject to change without notice GARMIN reserves the right to change or improve their products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements June 1993 190 00050 00 Rev A ...

Page 4: ...tedportablyusingitsownbatterypack or it may use a 5 40 volt DC external power source for fixed mounted applications You can even use a 115 or 230 volt AC adaptor for planning trips at home This manual and accompanying quick reference card provide complete information on safely operating the GPS 95 to its full potential A sample trip has been planned for you to practice your navigation skills using...

Page 5: ... carefully review and understand all aspects of this Owner sManualandthoroughlypracticeoperationusingthesimulatormode prior to actual use When in actual use carefully compare indications from the GPS 95 to all available navigation sources including the information from other NAVAIDs visual sightings charts etc For safety always resolve any discrepancies before continuing navigation NOTE This devic...

Page 6: ...g Data 2 4 2 6 Viewing Messages 2 5 2 7 Turning the GPS 95 On 2 5 2 8 Turning the GPS 95 Off 2 7 3 WAYPOINTS 3 1 3 1 Waypoint Categories 3 2 3 2 Airport Information 3 2 3 3 VOR Information 3 6 3 4 NDB Information 3 7 3 5 Intersection Information 3 8 3 6 User Waypoint Information 3 9 3 7 Creating User Waypoints 3 10 3 8 Waypoint List 3 12 3 9 Using Waypoints 3 13 3 10 Using Waypoints by Scanning 3 ...

Page 7: ...storeTM 7 1 7 2 Building Routes with AutostoreTM 7 2 8 GPS STATUS AND AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS 8 1 8 1 Bar Graph Display 8 2 8 2 Satellite Status Page 8 3 8 3 Satellite Skyview Page 8 4 8 4 Auxiliary Menu 8 4 8 5 Operating Mode Nearest Airport Search 8 4 8 6 Track Log Setup 8 6 8 7 Units Heading Setup 8 7 8 8 Alarms CDI Setup 8 8 8 9 Date Time 8 10 8 10 Audio and Display Setup 8 11 8 11 Interface Setup...

Page 8: ...r CTS B 3 C INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE C 1 C 1 Specifications C 1 C 2 Electrical Wiring C 3 C 3 Yoke Mount Installation C 4 C 4 Yoke Mount Operation C 6 C 5 Portable Antenna Installation C 8 C 6 Battery Pack Operation C 8 C 7 Maintenance C 10 C 8 Product Support C 10 D MAP DATUMS D 1 E UTC TIME TO LOCAL TIME OFFSET E 1 F INDEX F 1 ...

Page 9: ...30 waypoints each GOTO function sets instantaneous coursetowaypointofyourchoice AutoStoreTM functionbuildsroutes as you go A flashing message annunciator keeps you fully informed of your navigation status Personalized Customize your unit by selecting distance and speed units CourseDeviationIndicator CDI sensitivity keypadanddisplay features map datums and interface options Low Power Consumption Ba...

Page 10: ...tude frequency and co located DME or TACAN NDBs Identifier city state country facility name latitude longitude and frequency Intersections Identifier country latitude and longitude Communication Frequencies ATIS ground tower multicom and unicom Multicom and unicom frequencies are grouped together under a unicom designation Runways Runway designations length surface lighting including frequencyforp...

Page 11: ...four high quality alkaline batteries commonly found in retail stores The detachable antenna is placed directly on the right side of the unit The carrying case will protect your GPS 95 when the unit is not is use In order to track GPS satellites the unit must be situated with the antenna pointed straight up and should not be blocked by objects or people Signal receptionthroughthinfabric suchascanva...

Page 12: ...u do not desire to leave the battery pack on the unit a battery terminal cover is supplied to protect the battery contacts Remove the battery pack from the GPS 95 and slide the battery terminal cover on in its place See Appendix C for removal of the battery pack In addition to supplying power to the unit the permanent installation wire harnessallowsyoutointerfaceyourGPS95withaPC compatiblecomputer...

Page 13: ...des Normal or Battery Saver modes for actual navigation or Simulator mode for practicing trip planning In Normal and Battery Saver modes typical time to first fix is less than 2 5 minutes If you have used your unit within the hour it may take as little as 15 seconds In Simulator mode the GPS 95 will not acquire satellites but will display a position based on the last known location or any other po...

Page 14: ...h softkey operation At the bottom of the screen is a list of pageoptions Toselectadifferentpage presstheappropriatesoftkeybelow the desired option Please note that the page options must be highlighted in order to use the softkeys On the bottom line extreme right is the page annunciator which indicates the current page you are viewing STAT STO ABC 1 JKL 4 STU 7 9 MNO 5 VWX 8 0 DEF 2 GHI 3 PQR 6 YZ ...

Page 15: ...urapproval Forexample you will be asked to confirm that you want to delete a waypoint Confirmation fields always end with a character Press ENT to approve the confirmation field Bar fields allow an adjustable scale entry with the length of the bar representing the minimum to maximum setting Use the arrow keys to make adjustments in bar fields 2 4 KEYPAD OPERATION The PWR STAT key is a dual functio...

Page 16: ...nts or proximity waypoints See Chapter 3 The RTE key allows you to create edit review activate and delete routes See Chapter 6 Pressing either of the arrow keys allows you to move the cursor scroll through information lists and enter letters of the alphabet The alphanumeric keys allow you to enter letters and numbers Use the arrow keys to select the desired letter or number from a given alphanumer...

Page 17: ...hatorder You donothavetoenteraleadingzero Note Whenenteringnumbers in an alphanumeric field press the key that is labeled with the desired number then press the right or left arrow key twice Press CLR if you enter an incorrect number Press ENT when you have filled all significant digits of the field with numbers To enter a letter Press the key that is labeled with the desired letter Press the righ...

Page 18: ...ter 15 seconds The message tone may be turned off if you wish See Section 8 10 Important messages will remain on the Message Page after being viewed If this occurs the MSG annunciator will be in view but will not flash If no messages exist the MSG annunciator will not be visible To review these messages pressPWR STATtorevealthestatusmenuoptions Thenpress the key underneath the AUX page option With...

Page 19: ...be displayed and the GPS 95 will begin acquiring satellites After a position is found and if no keys have been pressed the Position Page willbedisplayedandtheunitisreadyfor normal operation The process of satellite acquisition is fully automatic and under normal circumstances will takeapproximately2 3minutestoobtain navigation information If the unit has been used in the past hour it may take as l...

Page 20: ... satellites for 2D or 3D navigation you will be informed with the message Poor GPS coverage If this situation occurs make sure the antenna is properly connected and not obstructed by nearby buildings or other structures 2 8 TURNING THE GPS 95 OFF To turn the GPS 95 off press and hold the PWR STAT key TheOffPagewillbedisplayed theGPS 95willperformacountdownand aftera brief delay will shut off All u...

Page 21: ...numbers and its location You will have the opportunity to use waypoints extensively while operating the GPS 95 For example you can build a route using waypoints you can perform trip fuel planning using waypoints and you can even calculate the time of sunrise and sunset for a waypoint of interest The GPS 95 features four primary waypoint pages You may select the desired page by pressing WPT and if ...

Page 22: ...ent type of information For example the airport drawer contains information on airport locations communication frequencies runways etc In order to view the information stored in a given drawer the drawer must be opened or selected When using waypoints on the GPS 95 the drawer or category isselectedonacyclicfield Thefollowingsectionsdescribeproceduresused to view information for each category of wa...

Page 23: ...nition Page To view airport information Press WPT and if needed the WPT softkey to display the Waypoint Definition Page Notice the cyclic field in the upper left corner of the page This field will indicate the category of waypoint that will be displayed If APT for airport isnotcurrentlydisplayed presstherightarrowkey thenpress CLR repeatedly until APT is shown HINT You may also select the waypoint...

Page 24: ...ommunication Comm or runway Rnwy information Highlight this second field by pressing the right arrow key and press CLR to select the desired information page Airport Location Information The airport location information includes the following 1 Airport identifier selectable 2 Airport facility name 3 City state 4 Elevation feet or meters 5 Location latitude longitude decimal degrees degrees decimal...

Page 25: ...uencies may be viewed by scrolling To scroll through available frequencies With the frequency information displayed press the right arrow key repeatedly to view additional frequencies Toreturntothebeginningofthelist presstheleftarrowkeyrepeatedly until the first frequency is displayed Airport Runway Information The airport runway information includes the following 1 Airport Identifier selectable 2...

Page 26: ... Part time lighting ft lights full time lighting unknown Availability type of lighting unknown 6 Graphic runway configuration if available The graphic runway configuration will display the layout of available runways For the selected airport information for each runway is available from the cyclic field for runway designation To view additional runway information Using the arrow keys place the cur...

Page 27: ...ation on selecting VORs by facility name or city state To select a VOR by identifier Press WPT and if needed the WPT softkey to display the Waypoint Definition Page If VOR is not currently displayed in the upper left corner press the right arrow key to place the cursor on the cyclic field then press CLR repeatedly until VOR is shown Press the right arrow key to move the cursor to the right of VOR ...

Page 28: ...tly displayed in the upper left corner press the right arrow key to place the cursor on the cyclic field then press CLR repeatedly until NDB is shown Press the right arrow key to move the cursor to the right of NDB Enter the identifier of the desired NDB using the alphanumeric and arrow keys Press ENT The information for the selected NDB is displayed 3 5 INTERSECTION INFORMATION The GPS 95 feature...

Page 29: ...eatedly until INT is shown Press the right arrow key to move the cursor to the right of INT Enter the identifier of the desired intersection using the alphanumeric and arrow keys Press ENT The information for the selected intersection is displayed 3 6 USER WAYPOINT INFORMATION In addition to the airport VOR NDB and intersection information that is already stored in your GPS 95 you may enter an add...

Page 30: ...ypoint by moving the cursor to the reference waypoint identifier field and entering the desired waypoint identifier airport VOR NDB intersection or user waypoint 3 7 CREATING USER WAYPOINTS When a waypoint identifier has been entered that does not exist in memory the GPS 95 will assume you wish to create a new waypoint You may create a new waypoint using one of two methods direct position entry la...

Page 31: ...point already contained within the GPS 95 s memory When creating a new waypoint relative to an existing waypoint you will define a distance and bearing from the existing waypoint to the new waypoint location To create a waypoint offset from a reference waypoint With the Waypoint Definition Page displayed and user waypoint information shown press the right arrow until the cursor is over the waypoin...

Page 32: ...ta For a given data field once the ENT key is pressed the position data is updated NOTE If a waypoint is being used for navigation itspositioncannotbemodified Anattempttomodifytheposition of such a waypoint will result in the message Cannot change active waypoint 3 8 WAYPOINT LIST The Waypoint List Page allows you to view all stored user waypoints in your GPS 95 The list may be scrolled with the a...

Page 33: ...ete All selection will delete all routes and proximity waypoints as well From the Waypoint List Page you may also change the name of any user waypoint To rename a user waypoint Select the Waypoint List Page by pressing WPT and the LIST softkey if needed With the arrow keys place the cursor on the desired waypoint Type in a new name for the waypoint and press ENT A confirmation page is displayed Pr...

Page 34: ...s and user waypoints can only be scanned by identifier To select a waypoint by scanning identifiers OnablankwaypointidentifierfieldpresstheWPTkey Iftheidentifier field is not blank press CLR first The Scan Page will be displayed and the cursor will be on a cyclic field Selectthedesiredwaypointcategory airport VOR NDB intersection or user by pressing CLR repeatedly Press the right arrow key once to...

Page 35: ... cursor on the city state field Enter the starting letter or letters of the desired city You may limit the scan to the desired level by designating the number of starting letters as described above when scanning by identifier There is no need to designate the state Once the scan begins the appropriate state will be displayed automatically Press WPT to begin scanning Presstherightarrowkeytosequence...

Page 36: ...e that you were on prior to scanning The selected waypoint will be displayed on the waypoint identifier field NOTE When duplicate entries exist for the selected item identifier city facility name the additional entries may be viewed by continuing to press the arrow keys until the desired waypoint is selected 3 11 REVIEWING WAYPOINTS The GPS 95 allows you to quickly review waypoint information with...

Page 37: ... one of these waypoints the GPS 95 will notify you with an alarm tone and the message Prox Alarm waypoint name if you enter the alarm circle The GPS 95 allows you to define a maximum of nine proximity waypoints Scroll through the proximity waypoint list using the arrow keys To set a proximity waypoint Select the Proximity Waypoint Page by pressing WPT and the PROX softkey if needed Place the curso...

Page 38: ...tical in finding a safe landing location in the event of an in flight emergency To view nearest waypoint information Select the Nearest Waypoint Page by pressing WPT and the NRST softkey if needed Place the cursor key on the cyclic field in the upper left of the page using the arrow keys Select the desired waypoint category by pressing CLR The five nearest waypoints for that category will be displ...

Page 39: ...antaneous navigation information to a nearby waypoint Simply place the cursor over the desired nearest waypoint identifier and press GOTO followed by ENT The GPS 95 will immediately plot a course from your present position to the nearby waypoint See Chapter 4 for more information on the GOTO key ...

Page 40: ...es Confirm the GOTO waypoint by pressing ENT The Navigation Summary Page will be displayed with the D bar on the CDI centered See Section 5 1 for more information on the Navigation Summary Page and the CDI You may also select the desired GOTO waypoint identifier by scanning If the desired waypoint is an airport VOR or NDB you may scan by city or facility name as well as identifier to select the de...

Page 41: ...OTO Page will be displayed Press CLR The GOTO waypoint name will become blank Press ENT The GPS 95 will start to navigate using the active route if it has been programmed See Chapter 6 Otherwise the GPS 95 will stop computing waypoint navigation data ...

Page 42: ...es You may select the desired page by pressing NAV and if needed the appropriate softkey 5 1 NAVIGATION SUMMARY PAGE Present Position Page Navigation Summary Page Map Display Map Configuration Page Field 3 CDI Field 4 Field 2 GOTO or Active Leg Field 1 Relative Bearing Pointer ...

Page 43: ...nation is 339 degrees The relative bearing pointer points slightly to the left indicating that our destination is ahead but slightly to the left of our current direction of travel At the top of the Navigation Summary Page the current GOTO destination is displayed or the active leg of a route when using the GPS 95 s route navigation features See Chapter 6 for information on route navigation During ...

Page 44: ...he field options are as follows Field 1 top left Bearing to destination waypoint BRG Course to steer CTS Desired track DTK Ground track TRK Off course error or turn angle TRN Field 2 top right Distance to destination waypoint DIS Cross track error XTK VNAV altitude V Field 3 bottom left Ground track TRK Ground speed GS Field 3 bottom right Ground speed GS Estimated time of arrival ETA Estimated ti...

Page 45: ...arest waypoints will also be displayed The track history and or the active route may also be shown as solid lines on the display Selection of which items to display is performed on the Map Configuration Page See Section 5 3 You may view the identifier for any waypoint on the Map Display by moving the cursor over that waypoint with the arrow keys By moving the cursor around the page you can identif...

Page 46: ...ase you could turn off the information not needed to create a more legible display To turn display information on off PressNAVandCFGsoftkey ifneeded toselecttheMapConfiguration Page Place the cursor on the desired item using the arrow keys Press CLR to toggle between on and off If you wish to return to the Map Display place the cursor on the menu bar using the arrow keys then press the MAP softkey...

Page 47: ...icate your current position according to the coordinate format and map datum selected In the example shown above the position is displayed in degrees and decimal minutes of latitude longitude See Section 8 3 for more information on coordinate format selections and Section 8 8 for more information on map datum selections The bottom line of the Present Position Page is a cyclic field which can displ...

Page 48: ...on of nautical units knots nautical miles feet have not been changed Ifthesesettingshavebeenchanged theunitmaydisplaydifferent data than that presented here See Chapter 8 on unit setups Turn the GPS 95 on The unit will display the welcome screen and perform several diagnostic checks to ensurethatproperoperationwilloccur The Database Page will be displayed showing the cycle effective date and expir...

Page 49: ...NT TheOperatingModePageisdisplayed showingthecurrentoperationalmode Place the cursor on the operational mode field using the right arrow key Press CLR until Simulator is selected Press ENT to accept simulator mode The cursor is now on the reference waypoint identifier The intersection LENEX will be entered here using the alphanumeric keys ABC 1 ENT CLR Repeat until desired mode is selected ENT ...

Page 50: ...hesimulationwillbegin at LENEX you do not need to define a reference bearing from this point Press ENT The cursor is over the reference distance Enter a distance of zero and press ENT The initial position is now set at the LENEX intersection Youcanviewyourpositioncoordinates by pressing NAV and the POSN softkey if needed The Present Position Page is displayed JKL 4 ENT ENT DEF 2 0 ENT NAV Plus POS...

Page 51: ...stotherightof GOTO Onthisfieldyouwillentertheidentifier of your destination waypoint KCOU Press the 4 key to select the letter K Press the 1 key followed by the right arrow key to select the letter C Continue pressing the desired alphanumerickeysand ifneeded the arrow keys to enter the KCOU airport identifier Press ENT when complete The Navigation Summary Page is displayed showing naviation inform...

Page 52: ...flighttoKCOU Noticetheinformation changing as the flight progresses Additionalinformationisavailablefrom the Navigation Summary Page You may recall from Section 5 1 that this informationisviewedbyhighlightingoneofthefourcyclicfieldsandpressing CLR Take a look at one of those fields now To view additional navigation information Press the left arrow key twice to place the cursor on the fourth cyclic...

Page 53: ...Press CLR repeatedly to select the desired scale The simulated trip has demonstrated only a small portion of the GPS 95 s many features Take a moment to experiment with your new unit Review Chapter 5 covering types of information on the Navigation Summary Page andtheMapDisplay Lookatwaypointinformationbytakinganotherglance at Chapter 3 Read Chapter 6 to learn more about routes Customize your unit ...

Page 54: ...ou are navigating The waypoint toward which you are navigating is called the active to waypoint The waypoint immediately behind you is called the active from waypoint The line that connects the active from and active to waypoints is called the active leg The GPS 95 features automatic leg selection which will select the route segment closest to your position as the active leg The GPS 95 also featur...

Page 55: ...te change review copy and activate routes Remember that route 0 is always the active route If you create a route in route 0 you should copy it into an empty storage route 1 19 When you activate a storage route it will be copied to route 0 for activation Route Definition Page Route List Page Active Route Page Leg Distance Desired Track Waypoint List Route Field Route Action Field ...

Page 56: ...ress CLR until you find an empty route HINT Although the route number field is a cyclic field to speed selection you may also enter the desired route number using the alphanumeric keys Place the cursor on the first blank waypoint name field using the arrow keys and type in a waypoint you wish to put in the route Press ENT Repeat this process for each waypoint you want to add up to a total of 30 To...

Page 57: ...n Page Highlight the route number field withthecursorandselecttheroute number to activate with CLR Highlight the route action field and with CLR select Activate Press ENT to activate the route To invert a route Follow the same steps as above for activating a route but select Invert at the route action field Press ENT to activate the route in an inverted order 6 4 EDITING ROUTES Existing routes may...

Page 58: ...Full NOTE You may also edit a route from the Active Route Page See Section 6 6 6 5 DELETING ROUTES You may delete an unwanted route from the Route Definition Page To delete a route Highlight the route number field and select the route you wish to delete with CLR Highlighttherouteactionfieldand select Clear withtheCLRkey Press ENT to delete the route 6 6 ACTIVE ROUTE Active Leg Waypoint List Cyclic...

Page 59: ...nt is added to the route To delete a waypoint highlight the waypoint you wish to delete press CLR and ENT 6 7 ROUTE LIST The Route List Page displays a list of all routes currently stored in memory Press the LIST softkey to select this page The Route List Page displays the route numbers far left beginning waypoint and final destination waypoint You may also activate or delete a route from the Rout...

Page 60: ...ng the captured waypoints directly into a route TheAutostoreTM Pagedisplaysthewaypointidentifier capturedpositionand optional storage route An AutostoreTM waypoint name is pre assigned as a threedigitnumber Youmaychangethistoanynameyoudesire AutostoreTM waypoints may be used for any waypoint operation and will be part of the 500 available waypoints 7 1 CREATING WAYPOINTS WITH AUTOSTORETM Route Sto...

Page 61: ...y used you will be informed with the message WPT Exists _____ where the blank will befilledinwiththewaypointidentifier Enteradifferentidentifierifthis occurs PressENTonablankroutestoragenumberfieldtosavethewaypoint If the route storage number field is not blank the waypoint will be added to the route shown 7 2 BUILDING ROUTES WITH AUTOSTORETM The GPS 95 sAutostoreTM feature may also be used to bui...

Page 62: ... message WPT Exists _____ where the blank will befilledinwiththewaypointidentifier Enteradifferentidentifierifthis occurs Selectaroutetostorethewaypointinbyhighlightingtheroutestorage number field and pressing CLR until the desired route number is displayed If the selected route is not empty the AutostoreTM waypoint willbeaddedtotheendoftheexistingroute HINT Althoughtheroute storage number field i...

Page 63: ... preferences Additionally the unit can provide current status information regarding the satellites being received and display messages relevant to your current operations You may select the desired page by pressing PWR STAT and if needed the appropriate softkey Bar Graph Display Auxiliary Menu Satellite Status Page Satellite Skyview Page ...

Page 64: ...ng the Sky The GPS 95 is in the process of searching the sky for visible satellites You will also be informed of this condition with a Searching the Sky message Acquiring Satellites The GPS 95 is in the process of acquiring visible satellites 2D Navigation The GPS 95 is in the 2D navigation mode The unit will calculate a horizontal position but not altitude 3D Navigation The GPS 95 is in the 3D na...

Page 65: ...usmessagesavailablewhenusing an RTCM input 2D Nav Diff The GPS 95 has calculated a differentially correctedhorizontalposition Altitudehasnot been corrected 3D Nav Diff The GPS 95 has calculated a differentially corrected position including altitude 8 2 SATELLITE STATUS PAGE TheSatelliteStatusPageshowstheID azimuth elevation and signal quality of each visible satellite in a table format The receive...

Page 66: ...liary pages are accessible from the Auxiliary Menu by highlighting the page you want and pressing ENT Once an auxiliary page isselectedPREV AUX andNEXTpage options will be displayed The softkeys allow changing to previous PREV and next NEXT auxiliary pages The AUX softkey takes you back to the Auxiliary Menu HINT The PREV and NEXT softkeys will only select the auxiliary pages of the same type setu...

Page 67: ...l miles statute miles or kilometers depending on unit setups See Section 8 7 Hint If a distance of zero is entered the initial position will be at the selected reference waypoint The Operating Mode Nearest Airport Search Page also allows you to select the characteristics of the GPS 95 s nearest airport function Pilots of large high performance aircraft may direct the nearest airport function to ig...

Page 68: ... set to wrap around through available memory deletingtheoldesttrackinformationandusingthememorytostore the new track position or to fill available memory and then stop The amount of memory used at any given moment is also displayed When available memory is filled or the track is no longer needed it may be cleared by highlighting Clear Track Log and pressing ENT If the fill option is selected a mem...

Page 69: ...d to the stored ground track 8 7 UNITS HEADING SETUP The Units Heading Page is used to select the units to display for position distance speed and heading information Selectthedesiredposition units by highlighting the POSN field and pressing CLR You may choose between decimal degrees hddd ddddd degrees and decimal minutes hddd mm mmm degrees minutes and decimal seconds hddd mm ss s UTM UPS coordin...

Page 70: ...arrow key The variation direction is highlighted To change the direction press CLR Press ENT Enter the variation degrees and press ENT 8 8 ALARMS CDI SETUP From the Alarms CDI Page you may define three alarms and turn them on oroff andconfigurethegraphicCDIto yourpreference Alarmsareavailable for course deviation arrival at a destination waypoint and an alarm clock The CDI alarm will notify you wi...

Page 71: ...TC or local time depending on the setting on the Date Time Page See Section 8 9 Press ENT The on off cyclic field is highlighted If the alarm is not turned on press CLR The graphic CDI may be configured to the desired scale and steering orientation Scale settings of 25 1 25 or 5 00 units nautical miles statute miles orkilometers areavailable Thescalesettingrepresentsthedistance from center of the ...

Page 72: ...endix E contains a list of time offsets The cyclic field for Display options determines which time UTC or Local will be displayed on all other GPS 95 pages To display UTC or local time Highlight the time display field Press CLR to select the desired time reference Thetimerfieldcanbeselectedas CountUp or CountDown byhighlighting and pressing CLR This timer is useful for measuring the elapsed time s...

Page 73: ...you to turn the GPS 95 s audio tone on or off as desired You may turn the keypad feedback tone off but leave the message tone on have both tones on or have both tones off To turn audio tones on off Highlight the tone option field Press CLR to select the desired option You may also adjust the contrast of the GPS 95 display to your preferences To change the display contrast Highlight Change Contrast...

Page 74: ... appears From this second field you may select the desired NMEA format NMEA 0180 NMEA 0182 or NMEA 0183 To select a NMEA output Place the cursor on the input output format field Press CLR until the desired NMEA output option NONE NMEA or RTCM NMEA is displayed Press the right arrow key Select the desired NMEA format by pressing CLR A second cyclic field also appears when the GARMIN input output is...

Page 75: ...evice to the input port on the back of the GPS 95 and selecting an RTCM input interface mode Two RTCM input modes are available one which allows no output and another which allows NMEA output in 0180 0182 or 0183 format To select an RTCM input Place the cursor on the input format field Press CLR until the desired RTCM input option RTCM NONE or RTCM NMEA is displayed Press the right arrow key If RT...

Page 76: ...ht it Press ENT The new datum is selected The user defined datum option allows youtocustom tailoradatumreference fromwhichallpositioncoordinatesare calculated All entries are defined as differencesfromtheWGS84standard datum CAUTION Selection and use of the user datum function is for individuals experienced in the use of map datums If the pre defined map datums do not correspond to the chart you ar...

Page 77: ...ndicated altitude IAlt field Enter the indicated altitude from your altimeter and press ENT Enter your calibrated airspeed CAS and press ENT If you do not know your calibrated airspeed use indicated airspeed instead Enter your current altimeter setting and press ENT Enter the total air temperature TAT The GPS 95 will display the resulting density altitude and true airspeed NOTE TAT is the temperat...

Page 78: ... you to calculate the sunrise and sunset times for a given waypoint location on a selected date from the year 1990 through 2089 To calculate the sunrise sunset times for a waypoint Highlight the waypoint name field and enter the desired waypoint name Press ENT The date field is highlighted Enter the day then month then year to calculatethesunrise sunsettimesfor PressENToneachalphanumeric field Onc...

Page 79: ...ed and fuel flow rates The GPS 95 will then calculate the desired track DTK fuel requirements REQ distance DIS and estimated time enroute ETE To perform a trip and fuel plan waypoint to waypoint Highlight the first cyclic field top left and press CLR to select WPTS Highlight the waypoint name field second line and enter the first waypoint name followed by ENT The second waypoint name field is now ...

Page 80: ...eld and select the desired leg or select All for the entire route using CLR Highlight the SPD field and enter the planned speed followed by ENT Highlight the Flow field and enter the estimated fuel flow followed by ENT The GPS 95 will now display the calculated figures NOTE When all is selected no desired track DTK will be shown since this value only applies to an individual leg 8 17 VERTICAL NAVI...

Page 81: ...lecttheroutewaypoint to which the offset applies You now have defined how far before or after the indicated waypoint youwishtobeatthefinalaltitude TheGPS95willdisplaytherequired vertical speed To activate the VNAV function Review the calculated vertical speed If you wish to change the vertical speed place the cursor on the vertical speed At field enter the desired vertical speed and press ENT Plac...

Page 82: ...n any way e g setting a new GOTO destination or adding a waypoint to a route You will be informed with the message VNAV Cancelled if this occurs If the aircraft ground speed does not exceed 35 knots oraroutewaypointthathasalreadybeenpassedisselected theGPS 95 will display an Invalid profile status on the bottom line The GPS 95 will display No Active Waypoint on the bottom line if no route or GOTO ...

Page 83: ...factory default settings have not been changed Ifyouhavechangedtheseparameterstheunitmaydisplayslightly different data than presented here You are planning a trip from St Petersburg Florida St Petersburg Clearwater International to the Dry Tortugas a user waypoint and then on to Key West Florida Key West International Turn on the GPS 95 to begin this sample trip Key West KEYW Dry Tortugas St Peter...

Page 84: ...e Pageisdisplayed Reviewthepageto see if the database is current and press ENT to confirm the page Setting the simulator mode and initial position Select the Auxiliary Menu by pressing the AUX softkey the 1 key in this case Press the right arrow key to place the cursorover opmode andpressENT ENT ABC 1 ENT ...

Page 85: ...ase is used If you are using the International database you may create user waypoints using the coordinates given below or you may follow these general steps but substitute waypoints from your area of interest Press the 4 key to select the letter K Press the 6 key followed by the left arrow key to select the letter P Continue pressing the alphanumeric and if needed arrow keys until the waypoint id...

Page 86: ...as area needs to be entered into memory If you are using the International Database all waypoints for this trip must be entered as user waypoints Alternatively if you are using the International Database you may follow the general steps outlined in this sample trip but substitute waypoints for your area of interest Below are the identifiers and locations for waypoints used in this sample trip Inde...

Page 87: ...ry Tortugas area will be added to memory as a user waypoint Press the right arrow key to place the cursor on the waypoint identifier field Enter the waypoint identifier DRYTG using the alphanumeric and arrow keys Begin by pressing the 2 key followed by the left arrow to select the letter D Press the 6 key followed by the right arrow to select the letter R WPT CLR DEF 2 PQR 6 Plus WPT softkey if ne...

Page 88: ...lete Enter the latitude of the Dry Tortugas N24 38 430 Beginbyselectingthe proper hemisphere If N for north is not displayed press CLR Press ENT when the proper hemisphere is selected Enter the latitude degrees Press the 2 key and the 4 key Press ENT when complete Enter the latitude minutes Begin by pressing the 3 key Continue pressing the alphanumeric keys until the latitude minutes have been ent...

Page 89: ...as and then a final destination Key West You could go to each destination using the GOTO function as described in Chapter 4 Select GOTO DRYTG then uponreachingDRYTG selectGOTOKEYW However forthissampletrip the route capabilities of the GPS 95 will be utilized To create the sample route Press RTE and the RTE softkey if needed to select the Route Definition Page Press the right arrow to place the cu...

Page 90: ...s the right arrow key twice to place the cursor on the first waypoint identifier field Enter the identifier for St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport KPIE Begin by pressing the 4 key to select the letter K Press the 6 key followed by the left arrow key to select the letter P Continue pressing the alphanumeric and if needed arrow keys until the waypointidentifierisaddedtotheroute PressENTw...

Page 91: ...ated As you see you have just created a route that will take you from St Petersburg over the Dry Tortugas and on to Key West Once activated the GPS 95 will calculate navigation data based on the route To activate the sample route Press the right arrow key until Activate is highlighted If Activate is not displayed on this field you may select it by pressing CLR Enter the next waypoint identifier us...

Page 92: ...g Clearwater International To view airport information Press WPT and the WPT softkey if needed to select the Waypoint Definition Page Press the right arrow key to place the cursor on the waypoint category field Press CLR to select APT for airport Press the right arrow key to highlight the waypoint identifier field Enter the identifier for St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport KPIE Begin b...

Page 93: ...s the right arrow key PressCLRtoviewthecommunication frequencies Press CLR to view the runway information A runway diagram is shown along with a cyclic field to view additional information about each runway orientation length surface type lighting Press the right arrow key to highlight the runway orientation field Press CLR to view additional runway information You may continue pressing CLR to vie...

Page 94: ...Enter a ground speed of 150 knots Begin by pressing the 1 key Continue pressing the alphanumeric keys until the ground speed has been entered Press ENT when complete The simulation velocity is now set The Navigation Summary Page will indicatedistance speed trackbearing and CDI information Notice the distance is now decreasing as you fly towards the Dry Tortugas NAV Continue pressing the alphanumer...

Page 95: ...ey to get familiar with the available pages Examine the Active Route PageandtheNavigationSummaryPageasthesimulationprogresses If you want change the simulator speed You won t break the GPS 95 even if you enter a speed of 999 knots As you progress through the simulation the GPS 95 will alert you with a message when you are within one minute of reaching the Dry Tortugas When passing DRYTG the GPS 95...

Page 96: ...simply turn the GPS 95 off We recommend that you delete the route and waypoint created in this simulation prior to using your unit again See Section 3 8 for information on deleting waypoints and Section 6 5 for information on deleting routes ...

Page 97: ...ypoint The GPS 95 cannot perform navigation in this situation Can t Chng Activ WPT An attempt has been made to modify the position of the active to or active from waypoint The GPS 95 will not allow the modifications CDI Alarm Your course deviation has exceeded the limit that you specified on the Alarms CDI Page Dbase Mem Failed The GPS 95 has detected a failure in its flash memory when using the P...

Page 98: ...enter as soon as possible Poor GPS Coverage The GPS 95 cannot acquire sufficient satellites necessary to provide navigation Pwr Down and Re init The GPS 95 is unable to compute a position due to abnormal satellite conditions Power down the unit and verify that the position on the Position Page is within a few degrees of your actual position Prox Alarm ____ Your craft has penetrated the alarm circl...

Page 99: ...llow you to copy a route to a non empty route Route Waypoint An attempt has been made to delete a waypoint which is a member of one or more routes You must remove the waypoint from all routes before the waypoint can be deleted Route Wpt Deleted A waypoint in a transmitted route does not exist in the database and has been deleted from the route RTCM Input Failed The GPS 95 was receiving RTCM inputs...

Page 100: ...e complete VNAV cancelled The VNAV function has been cancelled due to a change in the active route WPT Exists____ You have entered a waypoint name on the AutoStoreTM Page that already exists in memory Enter a waypoint name that does not exist WPT Memory Full Thewaypointmemoryisfull Youshoulddeleteunused waypoints to make room for new waypoints ...

Page 101: ...B 1 APPENDIX B GLOSSARY AND NAVIGATION TERMS B 1 DEFINITIONS This section provides an illustration of and definitions for the terms used in this manual ...

Page 102: ...r CTSistherecommendeddirectiontosteerinorder to reduce cross track error and stay on course See Section B 2 for an example using CTS TRK Track TRK is the direction of movement relative to a ground position TRN Turn angle TRN is the difference between BRG and TRK L indicates you should turn to the left R indicate you should turn to the right The degrees indicate the angle you are off course Distanc...

Page 103: ...PE whichiscomputedusingthesatellite geometry DOP signal and data quality receiver tracking status and other factors is an overall measure of your position accuracy B 2 COURSE TO STEER CTS Course To Steer is a GARMIN exclusive that recommends an optimal direction to steer that will guide you to the course and proceed efficiently along your route As an example suppose you activate the route illustra...

Page 104: ...te the optimal course to steer which is due north in this example Press the NAV key until the Nav Summary Page is displayed then select CTS on the first cyclic field Using the CTS direction 000 turn so that the track TRK and CTS direction match As you approach the course CTS will slowly change and once on course will be identical to the desired track ...

Page 105: ...Input Alkaline battery pack 4 AA size Rechargeable battery pack Optional 12 or 24 volt DC with power cable 5 40 VDC 115 or 230 volt AC with A C Adapter Consumption 1 6 watts in Normal mode without backlighting ENVIRONMENTAL Temperature 15 C to 70 C 5 F to 158 F operating 40 C to 70 C 40 F to 158 F storage Humidity 95 non condensing PERFORMANCE Receiver MultiTracTM tracking up to 8 satellites Frequ...

Page 106: ...transmitted once every of all waypoints 1 2 seconds For example if there are two route waypoints this sentence will be transmitted once every six seconds GPWPL transmits all route waypoints in of route waypoints 1 2 seconds For example if there are two route waypoints this sentence will be transmitted twice every six seconds NOTES All specifications are subject to change without notice Subject to ...

Page 107: ...eandtheotherforpermanentwiring Thefigures below illustrate the two wiring options OR To connect to vehicle power systems Connect the RED harness lead with fuse to the positive side of a 5 40 volt DC power source Connect the BLACK harness lead to the negative side of the 5 40 volt DC power source The GPS 95 will drive a remote alarm or relay that requires no more than 100 milliamps of current WARNI...

Page 108: ...e The opposite end of the shield should not be grounded C 3 YOKE MOUNT INSTALLATION The GPS 95 is equipped with a yoke mount which can quickly be attached to the control yoke for easy access and visibility without blocking the view of the instrument panel The yoke mount can quickly be detached and stowed in the carrying bag along with the GPS 95 radio and any other accessories you might wish to ta...

Page 109: ...eel Tighten the lower knob securely Make sure that the clamp is as close as possible to the control wheel and check to make sure that the yoke travel is not limited or hindered in any way by the yoke mount To adjust the yoke mount viewing angle Loosen the upper knob Rotate the bracket up or down on the ratchet Tighten the upper knob securely ...

Page 110: ...inslot screw Lower the cradle to its lowest position Tighten the coinslot screw When adjusted properly the coinslot screw should fit completely into the counterbore in the cradle so that all surfaces are flush C 4 YOKE MOUNT OPERATION The yoke mount has been designed for easy insertion and removal of your GPS 95 if you wish to use the unit in another airplane or vehicle to plan at home or to preve...

Page 111: ... yoke mount bracket Rotate the bottom of the GPS 95 into the yoke mount until the unit latches securely into place Connecttheantennaorantennacable Nootherelectricalconnections are required all power and data connections are made through the 6 pin connector mounted in the yoke mount bracket To remove the GPS 95 from the yoke mount Disconnect the antenna or antenna cable ...

Page 112: ...antenna mount that allows the antenna to be affixed to a windshield or any smooth surface using a suction cup mount and a six foot extension cable As an alternative the suction cup can be removed and replaced with the plastic shoulder washer and self threading screw to permanently attach the mounting bracket to the glare shield C 6 BATTERY PACK OPERATION The GPS 95 is supplied with a sealed 4 cell...

Page 113: ...ies Grip the battery pack around the outside edge not the bottom Push the top of the battery pack against the edge of a hard surface which will not mar the plastic The outer sleeve will slide off the cage revealing the batteries inside ...

Page 114: ... If the GPS 95 detects a low memory battery you will be informed with the message Memory Battery Low You should return your unit to an authorized GARMINservicecenterassoonaspossibleforservice Failuretodosomay result in loss of data each time you turn your unit off indicated by the message Stored Data Lost Your GPS 95 contains a highly accurate crystal oscillator which should provide many years of ...

Page 115: ...alia Tasmania Island Bellevue IGN Bellevue IGN Efate and Erromango Islands Bermuda 1957 Bermuda 1957 Bermuda Islands Bogota Obsrvatry Bogota Obsrvatry Colombia Campo Inchauspe Campo Inchauspe Argentina Canto Astro 1966 Canto Astro 1966 Phoenix Islands Cape Cape South Africa Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral Florida Bahama Islands Carthage Carthage Tunisia CH 1903 CH 1903 Switzerland Chatham 1971 Chath...

Page 116: ...age Islands Massawa Massawa Eritrea Ethiopia Merchich Merchich Morocco Midway Astro 1961 Midway Astro 1961 Midway Island Minna Minna Nigeria NAD27 Alaska NORTH AMERICAN 1927 Alaska NAD27 Bahamas NORTH AMERICAN 1927 Bahamas excluding San Salvador Island NAD27 Canada NORTH AMERICAN 1927 Canada including Newfoundland Island NAD27 Canal Zone NORTH AMERICAN 1927 Canal Zone NAD27 Caribbean NORTH AMERICA...

Page 117: ...Reunion Reunion Mascarene Island Rome 1940 Rome 1940 Sardinia Island RT 90 SWEDEN Santo Dos Santo Dos Espirito Santo Island Sao Braz Sao Braz Sao Miguel Santa Maria Islands Azores Sapper Hill 1943 Sapper Hill 1943 East Falkland Island Schwarzeck Schwarzeck Namibia South American 69 South American 69 Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Venezuela Trinidad and Tobago ...

Page 118: ...2 5 10 W142 5 to W127 5 9 W127 5 to W112 5 8 W112 5 to W097 5 7 W097 5 to W082 5 6 W082 5 to W067 5 5 W067 5 to W052 5 4 W052 5 to W037 5 3 W037 5 to W022 5 2 W022 5 to W007 5 1 W007 5 to E007 5 0 E007 5 to E022 5 1 E022 5 to E037 5 2 E037 5 to E052 5 3 E052 5 to E067 5 4 E067 5 to E082 5 5 E082 5 to E097 5 6 E097 5 to E112 5 7 E112 5 to E127 5 8 E127 5 to E142 5 9 E142 5 to E157 5 10 E157 5 to E1...

Page 119: ...Menu 8 4 B Backlighting time out 8 12 Bar field 2 2 Bar Graph Display 8 2 Basic package 1 3 Battery pack operation C 8 Battery Saver mode 1 5 Bearing BRG B 2 C Capabilities 1 1 CDI alarm 8 8 CDI orientation 8 9 CDI scale 8 9 CLR Key 2 3 Communication frequencies 3 5 Confirmation field 2 2 Contrast display 8 11 Course Deviation Indicator CDI 5 2 Course to steer CTS B 2 Crosstrack error B 2 Cursor 2...

Page 120: ...ration fixed mount 1 4 Operation handheld 1 3 Operational modes 1 5 Optional accessories 1 4 P Page annunciator 2 1 Page options 2 1 PC Database Update Kit 1 5 PC Software Kit 1 5 Present Position Page 5 6 Product support C 10 Estimated time enroute ETE B 2 Estimated time of arrival ETA B 2 F Fields 2 2 Front panel 2 1 Fuel services 3 4 G GARMIN input output 8 13 GOTO activating 4 1 GOTO cancellin...

Page 121: ...s 3 14 Setups unit 8 4 Simulator mode 1 5 Softkeys 2 1 Specifications C 1 Steer to orientation 8 9 Sunrise Sunset Page 8 16 Surface runway 3 6 T 3D Navigation 2 7 Timer count down 8 11 Timer count up 8 10 Time out backlighting 8 12 Track TRK B 2 Track Log Setup Page 8 6 Trip and Fuel Planning Page 8 17 Trip planning routes 8 18 Trip planning waypoints 8 17 TRK up 5 6 True airspeed 8 15 Turn angle ...

Page 122: ...oint Definition Page 3 1 Waypoint List Page 3 12 Waypoints 3 1 nearest 3 18 reviewing 3 16 scanning 3 14 using 3 13 Winds aloft 8 15 Wiring electrical C 3 WPT Key 2 3 Y Yoke mount installation C 4 Yoke mount operation C 6 Z Zero Key 2 3 ...

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