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GPSMAP 295

Quick Start Guide

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Page 1: ...Q Q Q Q Q u u u u ui i i i ic c c c ck k k k k S S S S St t t t ta a a a ar r r r rt t t t t 1 GPSMAP 295 Quick Start Guide Read This First...

Page 2: ...illustrated below After reading through this guide if you have additional questions regarding a particular feature more information can be found in the Pilot s Guide Detachable Antenna Press and hold...

Page 3: ...cover and turn the D ring 1 4 turn counterclockwise Lift the cover away from the rear of the unit 2 Install the batteries and replace the battery cover When installing the batteries observe the polari...

Page 4: ...from the power data connector at the top rear of the unit see left 2 Observe the groove on the round 4 pin female connector on the cigarette lighter adapter Align the notch on the power data connecto...

Page 5: ...nce In a nutshell the GPS receiver s view of the sky will generally determine how fast you get a position fix or if you get a fix at all GPS signals are relatively weak and do not travel through rocks...

Page 6: ...and allows you to create new routes NRST Displays nine nearest airports navaids airspaces user waypoints ARTCC FSS frequencies cities highway exits and optional MetroGuide points of interest CURSOR A...

Page 7: ...justments From any page you can quickly adjust the screen backlighting and contrast using the RED POWER KEY Press this key momentarily to display a window with sliding scale adjustments for both backl...

Page 8: ...are signal strength bars These bars give an indication of what satellites are currently being received the signal quality and whether or not they re being used to calculate a position fix solid or hol...

Page 9: ...Page is displayed for Navigation Guidance GOTO navigation is along Selected Course determined when GOTO is initiated Independent from Land Mode user defined settings for Distance Speed North referenc...

Page 10: ...eries You can quickly cycle through these main pages in either direction using the PAGE and QUIT keys Each of these main pages is described in greater detail in the reference section of this manual To...

Page 11: ...press ENTER 4 Use the ROCKER KEYPAD to enter the identifier facility name or city UP DOWN to change the highlighted character and RIGHT to move to the next character Press ENTER to confirm the selecti...

Page 12: ...avaid or user created waypoint from memory as described on page 11 By pointing to a destination on the Map Page and pressing ENTER as described on page 11 By highlighting via the ROCKER KEYPAD the des...

Page 13: ...travel track at the top of the screen North Up is the factory default setting When using Track Up look for the north direction indicator in the top left corner of the page Nearby airports VORs NDBs in...

Page 14: ...course distance and direction To return to the desired course simply steer toward the needle until it returns to the center of the HSI The course deviation scale limits are adjustable with the curren...

Page 15: ...orts list Bearing and distance to each airport is also provided To view the Jeppesen data for a nearby airport or select the airport as a GOTO destination 1 Use the UP DOWN keys on the ROCKER KEYPAD t...

Page 16: ...e the antenna is pointed upright and placed so that it has the clearest possible view of the sky The antenna will only be able to detect satellites that it can see through your vehicle s windows winds...

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