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GPSMAP

®

 495 Quick Reference Guide

Backlit keypad for easy 

nighttime operation

Antenna

External power 

connector under 

weather cap

USB 

connector 

under 

weather cap

Slot for optional 

data card

Battery pack. Press tab down 

to remove battery pack for 

replacement, if necessary.

256-Color TFT display 

with backlighting

Antenna collapses 

for storage. Be 

sure the antenna 

is up (as shown) 

to receive satellite 

signals.

GPSMAP 495 Keys

 

 

IN/OUT

—press to zoom in or zoom out on the Map Page.

 

PAGE/MODE

—press to cycle through the main pages in sequence 

and remove a submenu from the display. Press and hold to switch 

between Aviation Mode, Marine Mode, and Automotive Mode.

 

QUIT

—press to cycle through the main pages in reverse sequence, 

revert to the previous value in a data entry field, or cancel a function.

 

ENTER/MARK

—press to select a highlighted option, initiate an 

entry, and then confirm. Press and hold to mark a waypoint.

 

MENU

—press to view the Options Menu for the current page. Press 

twice to open the Main Menu.

 

DIRECT TO

—press to start a Go To using airports, navaids, 

recently used waypoints, or user-created waypoints. Press and hold 

to open additional information for the current destination (such as 

communication frequency and runway data). While in Automotive 

Mode, press and hold for more than one second to open the Next Turn 

Page and announce the next turn.

 

NRST/FIND

—press to show the nearest airports, navaids, points of 

communication, and airspace boundaries in Aviation Mode. When 

pressed multiple times in Aviation Mode, the Find Menu appears.

 

POWER

—press and hold to turn the unit on or off. Press and release 

to adjust the backlighting and external speaker volume.

 

ROCKER

—press up, down, left, or right to select menu options, 

enter 

data, or move the pointer on the Map Page.

Using the Direct To Key

Press the 

DIRECT TO

 

D

 

key in Aviation Mode to display the Go To Page. 

Then select an airport, navaid, recent point, or user-defined point.
In Automotive or Marine Mode, press the 

DIRECT TO

 

D

 

key to open the 

Navigation window.

To Go To an airport or navaid:

1.  Press the 

DIRECT TO

 

D

 

key to open the Go To Page. Use the 

ROCKER

 

to select the 

Aviation

 tab. 

Airport 

identifier

Facility  

name

City

Go To Page—Aviation tab

2.  Select the identifier, facility name, or city field, and press 

ENTER

.

3.  Enter the identifier, facility name, or city.  
4.  Press 

ENTER 

when the waypoint is shown and highlighted.

5.  With the on-screen 

Go To

 button highlighted, press 

ENTER

. A course 

is plotted from your present location to the selected destination.

To Go To recently used waypoint or user-created waypoint:

1.  Press the 

DIRECT TO

 

D

 key to open the Go To Page. 

2.  Select the 

Recent

 or 

User

 tab. 

3.  Highlight a waypoint from the list, and press 

ENTER

.  

4.  With the on-screen 

Go To

 button highlighted, press 

ENTER

. A course 

is plotted from your present location to the selected destination.

Using the NRST/Find Key

Press the 

NRST/FIND

 key in Aviation Mode to show the Nearest Pages. 

Then select an airport, navaid, recent point, or user-defined point.
In Automotive or Marine Mode, press the 

NRST/FIND

 key to open the Find 

Menu.

To select an item as your destination from the Nearest Pages:

1.  Press the 

NRST/FIND

 

key.

2.  To select a different category, use the 

ROCKER

 to select the tab 

along the top of the page.

Nearest Page: Airport tab

3.  Use the 

ROCKER

 to highlight a waypoint on the list, and press 

ENTER

. The corresponding waypoint information page appears.

  For airports, use the 

ROCKER

 to select the tabs across the top of the 

information pages and show the airport data.

4.  Highlight 

Go To

, and press 

ENTER

 to navigate to the point. Press 

QUIT

 

to return to the Nearest Pages. You can also highlight any 

of the on-screen buttons to perform that action, such as 

Delete

 or 

Show Map

.

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