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Garmin G3X Touch Quick Reference Manual

Summary of G3X Touch

  • Page 1

    G3x ™ quick reference guide multi function display.

  • Page 3: Overview

    Overview gps navigation flight planning hazard avoidance additional features appendices index.

  • Page 4: Warnings, Cautions & Notes

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A warnings, cautions & notes warning: the indicators represented on the panel are based on gps-derived data and may differ from the instruments in the aircraft. Warning: navigation and terrain separation must not be predicated upon the use of th...

  • Page 5: Warnings, Cautions & Notes

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A warnings, cautions & notes warning: xm ® weather should not be used for hazardous weather penetration. Weather information is approved only for weather avoidance, not penetration. Warning: nexrad weather data is to be used for long-range plann...

  • Page 6: Warnings, Cautions & Notes

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A warnings, cautions & notes warning: to reduce the risk of unsafe operation, carefully review and understand all aspects of the g3x mfd pilot’s guide documentation and the pilot’s operating handbook of the aircraft. Thoroughly practice basic op...

  • Page 7: Warnings, Cautions & Notes

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A warnings, cautions & notes note: use of polarized eyewear may cause the flight displays to appear dim or blank. Note: temporary flight restriction (tfr) data is provided by the faa and may not be updated outside of normal business hours. Confi...

  • Page 8: Warnings, Cautions & Notes

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A warnings, cautions & notes blank page.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A i table of contents section 1 overview ........................................................................................ 1 1.1 unit overview ..................................................................................................

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A ii table of contents airspace messages ............................................................................................................. 38 aural alerts .................................................................................

  • Page 11: Overview

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 1 overview overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index section 1 overview 1.1 unit overview the purpose of this document is to provide a resource with which to find operating instructions on...

  • Page 12: Overview

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 2 overview overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index g3x mfd controls 9 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 1 1 rng key press to increase or decrease the viewing range of the map 2 fms joystick press the fms jo...

  • Page 13: Overview

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 3 overview overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 5 menu key press once to view the page menu press twice to view the main menu press a third time to clear the main menu 6 fpl key press...

  • Page 14: Overview

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 4 overview overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index map vfr map back ifr map topo back press the back softkey to return to the top-level softkeys. Sat view high awy low awy ifr map vfr ma...

  • Page 15: Overview

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 5 overview overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index weather page softkeys (optional) pan map animate legend info pan map activates the map pointer for panning the map animate animates nex...

  • Page 16: Overview

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 6 overview overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index vol - decreases xm audio volume vol + increases xm audio volume mute toggles xm audio on/off back returns to top-level softkeys info pa...

  • Page 17: Overview

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 7 overview overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 1.4 data entry using the fms joystick to enter data: 1) press the fms joystick to activate the cursor. 2) move the fms joystick to high...

  • Page 18: Overview

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 8 overview overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 1.5 pages active page title input focus on navigation bar (page cursor off) input focus on current page (page cursor on) selected page ...

  • Page 19: Overview

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 9 overview overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index changing the information shown in the data bar fields: 1) press the menu key twice to display the main menu. 2) turn or move the fms jo...

  • Page 20: Overview

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 10 overview overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index changing date & time settings: 1) press the menu key twice to display the main menu. 2) turn or move the fms joystick to highlight ‘sy...

  • Page 21: Gps Navigation

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 11 gps navigation overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index section 2 gps navigation 2.1 panel altitude panel (map page) vertical speed cdi scale estimated time enroute turn rate indicator...

  • Page 22: Gps Navigation

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 12 gps navigation overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 2) turn or move the fms joystick to highlight ‘set bug indicator’, and press the ent key. The ‘set bug indicator’ menu appears. ...

  • Page 23: Gps Navigation

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 13 gps navigation overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 3) turn or move the fms joystick to highlight ‘capture vnav profile’ or ‘cancel capture’, and press the ent key. Selecting ‘capt...

  • Page 24: Gps Navigation

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 14 gps navigation overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index reviewing information for a map feature: 1) place the map pointer on a map feature. If multiple map features are present at the ...

  • Page 25: Gps Navigation

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 15 gps navigation overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 2) press the clr key again. ‘clear-2’ appears below the map range and airspace boundary detail is removed from the map. 3) press...

  • Page 26: Gps Navigation

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 16 gps navigation overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 3) move the fms joystick to place the cursor in the ‘frequencies’ box, on the frequency denoted with an *. 4) press the ent key ...

  • Page 27: Gps Navigation

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 17 gps navigation overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 2.6 user waypoints creating user waypoints: 1) to create a user waypoint at the current location, using the map pointer, or from...

  • Page 28: Gps Navigation

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 18 gps navigation overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index b) turn the fms joystick to access the ‘select symbol’ menu. C) turn or move the fms joystick to highlight the desired symbol fr...

  • Page 29: Gps Navigation

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 19 gps navigation overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 4) press the ent key. 5) press the delete softkey. ‘no’ is highlighted in the confirmation window. 6) highlight ‘yes’ and press ...

  • Page 30: Gps Navigation

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 20 gps navigation overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 2) move the fms joystick to place the pointer at the desired destination location. 3) if the pointer is placed on an existing ai...

  • Page 31: Flight Planning

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 21 flight planning overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index section 3 flight planning 3.1 flight plan creation creating an active flight plan: 1) press the fpl key. 2) press the fms joyst...

  • Page 32: Flight Planning

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 22 flight planning overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index adding a waypoint to a stored flight plan: 1) on the flight plan list page, press the fms joystick to activate the cursor. 2) t...

  • Page 33: Flight Planning

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 23 flight planning overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 5) press the sel appr softkey. 6) turn the fms joystick to display a drop down list of available approaches. 7) turn or move th...

  • Page 34: Flight Planning

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 24 flight planning overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 3) using the fms joystick, enter the desired fuel flow, and press the ent key. Adjusting the saved flight plan speed and fuel f...

  • Page 35: Flight Planning

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 25 flight planning overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index deleting an individual waypoint from a saved flight plan: 1) press the fpl key. 2) turn the fms joystick to display the flight ...

  • Page 36: Flight Planning

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 26 flight planning overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 3.4 approaches loading an approach from the active or saved flight plan page: 1) press the fpl key. 2) turn the fms joystick to...

  • Page 37: Flight Planning

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 27 flight planning overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 2) turn or move the fms joystick to highlight ‘activate approach’, and press the ent key. Or: 1) with an approach loaded on the...

  • Page 38: Flight Planning

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 28 flight planning overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index the g3x mfd provides no guidance to the inbound course. The course deviation needle on the graphic hsi remains off-center until...

  • Page 39: Hazard Avoidance

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 29 hazard avoidance overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index section 4 hazard avoidance 4.1 xm ® weather (optional) accessing xm weather information: from the weather (wx) page press the ...

  • Page 40: Hazard Avoidance

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 30 hazard avoidance overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index viewing legends for displayed weather products: 1) from the map page press the menu key to access the map page menu. 2) turn o...

  • Page 41: Hazard Avoidance

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 31 hazard avoidance overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 4.2 terrain enabling/disabling terrain shading on the map page: from the map page with the vfr map displayed, press the terrai...

  • Page 42: Hazard Avoidance

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 32 hazard avoidance overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 3) turn the fms joystick to select the ‘map’category from the horizontal list. 4) move the fms joystick to highlight the ‘tis ...

  • Page 43: Additional Features

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 33 additional features overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index section 5 additional features 5.1 safetaxi enabling/disabling safetaxi: 1) with the map page displayed, press the menu key....

  • Page 44: Additional Features

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 34 additional features overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 2) turn or move the fms joystick to select ‘show chart’, and press the ent key. The selected chart is displayed. 3) press t...

  • Page 45: Additional Features

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 35 additional features overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 5.4 xm ® radio entertainment (optional) selecting the xm audio page: 1) press the fms joystick to interact with the page na...

  • Page 46: Additional Features

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A 36 additional features overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 2) press the fms joystick to activate the cursor. 3) move the fms joystick to select the desired channel and press the ent ...

  • Page 47: Appendix A

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix a 37 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index section 6 appendices messages, alerts & data field options miscellaneous message advisories •approachingtargetaltitude—within1,000fe...

  • Page 48: Appendix A

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix a 38 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index •routewaypointmemoryfull—noadditionalroutewaypointscanbesaved. •saving xm program information—an xm radio channel lineup change has ...

  • Page 49: Appendix A

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix a 39 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index aural alerts traffic “traffic”—tistrafficalertreceived. • “trafficnotavailable”—tisserviceisnotavailableoroutofrange. • terrain “fiv...

  • Page 50: Appendix A

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix a 40 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index •esa-enroutesafealtitude:therecommendedminimumaltitudewithintenmiles left or right of the desired course on an active flight plan or...

  • Page 51: Appendix A

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix a 41 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index •desiredtrack(dtk)—thedistancetothenextpointonaroute. •distance(destination)(distdest)—thedistancetothedestinationwaypointon a route...

  • Page 52: Appendix A

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix a 42 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index •sunset—thetimeatwhichthesunsetsonthisday. •time(utc)—thecurrenttimeanddateinuniversal(utc)time. •time(local)—thecurrenttimeanddatei...

  • Page 53: Appendix B

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix b 43 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index utilities flight log viewing details for a flight: 1) press the menu key twice to display the main menu. 2) turn or move the fms joy...

  • Page 54: Appendix B

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix b 44 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index changing track log settings: 1) press the menu key twice. 2) turn or move the fms joystick to select ‘track log’ from the main menu,...

  • Page 55: Appendix B

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix b 45 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index heading line changing the heading line settings on the map page: 1) from the map page, press the menu key. The map page menu is disp...

  • Page 56: Appendix B

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix b 46 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 2) enter the aircraft heading shown on the directional gyro or compass into the ‘heading’ field, and press the ent key. Head wind, w...

  • Page 57: Appendix B

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix b 47 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index 3) press the proximity softkey. The proximity waypoints page is displayed. 4) press the new softkey. The new proximity waypoint wind...

  • Page 58: Appendix B

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix b 48 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index blank page.

  • Page 59: Appendix C

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix c 49 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index display symbols vfr symbols item symbol unknown non-towered, non-serviced towered, non-serviced non-towered, serviced towered, servi...

  • Page 60: Appendix C

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix c 50 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index item symbol intersection visual reporting point lom (compass locator at outer marker) ndb (non-directional radio beacon) vor vor/dme...

  • Page 61: Appendix C

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix c 51 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index item symbol unknown vfr airport, non-serviced ifr airport, non-serviced vfr airport, serviced ifr airport, serviced vfr, soft surfac...

  • Page 62: Appendix C

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix c 52 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index airspace symbols item symbol class b, class e, cta class a, class c, tma class d mode c veil trsa moa danger, alert, or training are...

  • Page 63: Appendix C

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix c 53 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index item symbol danger or alert area restricted, prohibited, or warning area training area vfr atlantic database exceptions item symbol ...

  • Page 64: Appendix C

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A appendix c 54 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index blank page.

  • Page 65: Index

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A index index-1 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index a airport criteria 10 airspace 19 alerts 39 aural 39 aopa 34 approach activating 26 chart 26 loading 26 vectors-to-final 27 automati...

  • Page 66: Index

    Garmin g3x mfd quick reference guide 190-01055-00 rev. A index index-2 overview gps navigation flight planning hazar d avoidance additional f eatur es appendices index s safetaxi 33 satellite imagery 14 settings 8 softkeys 3 symbols 49 airspace 52 ifr 50 map 49 vfr 49 t terrain 31 tis 31 topographic...

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