Garmin nuvi 500-Series, Pilot'S Manual

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Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot’s Guide 190-01117-02 Rev. C
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GPS Navigation
Overview
GPS Navigation
Flight Planning
Hazar
d A
voidance
Additional F
eatur
es
Appendices
Index
Configuring a VNAV profile:
1)
From the '
Home
' Screen, touch
Tools
>
VNAV
2)
Touch the desired fields ('
Profile
', '
Altitude
', etc) to enter the VNAV
profile.
3)
Touch and hold the
Back
Icon to return to the ‘
Home
’ Screen.
Vertical Navigation
•
Waypoint—Enter any waypoint along the currently active route as the
reference waypoint. The reference waypoint defines the target location.
•
Profile—Enter the descent rate.
•
Altitude—Enter the desired reference waypoint altitude. Select ‘Above
Waypoint’ to use field elevation for airports in the Jeppesen database or ‘MSL’
to specify an exact MSL altitude target.
•
By—Enter the target location with settings of distance ‘Before’ or ‘After’ a
reference waypoint. To set a target location at a reference waypoint, enter a
distance of zero.
•
VNAV Messages—Select ‘On’ or ‘Off’ to enable/disable VNAV alert messages.