Setting Up the Terrain Page and Alerts
The Terrain Setup Page allows you to set levels for terrain alerts as
well as obstacles in or near your flight path.
Caution Elevation
Select the
Caution Elevation
. If the terrain or an obstacle is within
the
Caution Elevation
you entered, the GPSMAP 396 provides an
alert.
Look Ahead Time
The
Look Ahead Time
for Terrain and Obstacle Alerts determines
the time when an alert annunciation occurs. For example, if 120
seconds is selected, the GPSMAP 396 provides an alert 120 seconds
before you reach the terrain or obstacle.
Alert Sensitivity
The three Alert Sensitivity settings (
Terrain
,
Obstacle
, and
Descent Rate
) determines what level of alerts are annunciated. The
GPSMAP 396 defaults to
High
sensitivity, which annunciates all
red and yellow alerts at the time set in
Look Ahead Time
.
Medium
sensitivity annunciates all of the red and the highest priority of
yellow alerts, and
Low
only annunciates red alerts.
To set up the Terrain Page:
1. On the Terrain Page, press
MENU
to access the Terrain
Page options menu.
2. Select
Set up Terrain
, and press
ENTER
.
Terrain Setup Page
3. Make the adjustments to the Terrain Setup Use the
ROCKER
to select options, and press
ENTER
. Select an option, and
press
ENTER
.
4. Press
PAGE
or
QUIT
to accept the changes and exit the Set
up Terrain Page.
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