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Garmin GNS 530 Quick Reference

Summary of GNS 530

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference.

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference keys and knobs 2 190-00181-01 rev. G 4 2 6 5 1 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 3 7 8 9 12 13 19 left-hand keys and knobs (1) com flip-flop key – swaps the active and standby com frequencies. Press and hold to select emergency channel (121.500 mhz). (2) com power/volume knob – control...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference keys and knobs 3 190-00181-01 rev. G (11) ent key – used to approve an operation or complete data entry. It is also used to confirm information during power on. (12) small right knob – used to select pages within the page groups. Press this knob momentarily to display the ...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference power on 4 190-00181-01 rev. G 4) the instrument panel self-test page allows the pilot to verify that the gns 530 is communicating properly with in-panel instruments. Compare on-screen indications with the information depicted on connected instruments, such as the cdi, hsi...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference frequency selection 5 190-00181-01 rev. G selecting a frequency: 1) if the tuning cursor is not currently in the desired window (com or vloc), press the small left knob momentarily. 2) turn the large left knob to select the desired megahertz (mhz) value. For example, the ‘...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference main page groups 6 190-00181-01 rev. G main page groups the gns 530’s main pages are divided into four separate page groups: nav, wpt, aux, and nrst. Each page group is comprised of multiple pages. The page groups are selected using the large right knob. The individual pag...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference direct-to navigation 7 190-00181-01 rev. G aux page group the aux page group includes three pages. Flight planning utility setup note: the aux page group may have four aux pages available when the gns 530 installation includes connection to a weather information source. Nr...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference direct-to navigation 8 190-00181-01 rev. G selecting a direct-to destination from the map page: 1) select the map page from the nav page group. 2) press the small right knob to display a panning pointer. 3) turn the small and large right knobs to place the panning pointer ...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference viewing airport information 9 190-00181-01 rev. G selecting a nearby airport or a flight plan waypoint as a direct-to destination: 1) press the direct-to key. 2) turn the large right knob to highlight the nearest airport (nrst) or flight plan (fpl) field. 3) turn the small...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference viewing airport information 10 190-00181-01 rev. G viewing airport information by facility name or city: 1) select the airport location page (see page 6). 2) press the small right knob to activate the cursor. 3) turn the large right knob to highlight the facility name (sec...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference default nav page 11 190-00181-01 rev. G default nav page course deviation indicator (cdi) user-selectable data fields (all four corners) active leg of flight plan, or direct-to destination current page group number of pages in current page group position of current page wi...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference map page 12 190-00181-01 rev. G 4) turn the small right knob to display the list of available data items. Continue turning the small right knob to select the desired data item from the list. 5) press the ent key to select the desired data item and return to the default nav...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference map page 13 190-00181-01 rev. G quickly decluttering the map display: press the clr key momentarily (as often as needed) to select the desired amount of map detail. Map detail level turning on the map page data fields: 1) with the map page displayed, press the menu key to ...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference inhibiting taws or terrain 14 190-00181-01 rev. G inhibiting taws or terrain: 1) select the taws or terrain page and press the menu key. ‘inhibit terrain?’ is selected by default. 2) press the ent key. The ‘ter inhb’ annunciation is displayed in the annunciator field when ...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference nearest airports 15 190-00181-01 rev. G scrolling through the list of frequencies: 1) activate the cursor, if not already active, by pressing the small right knob. 2) turn the large right knob to move the cursor through the list of frequencies. If there are more frequencie...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference nearby airports 16 190-00181-01 rev. G viewing additional information for a nearby airport: 1) highlight the identifier of the desired airport by scrolling through the list, as described in the preceding procedure. 2) press the ent key to display the airport location page ...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference flight plans 17 190-00181-01 rev. G creating a new flight plan: 1) press the fpl key and turn the small right knob to display the flight plan catalog page. 2) press the menu key to display the flight plan catalog page menu. 3) turn the large right knob to highlight ‘create...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference select an approach 18 190-00181-01 rev. G editing a flight plan: 1) press the fpl key and turn the small right knob to display the flight plan catalog page. 2) press the small right knob to activate the cursor. 3) turn the large right knob to highlight the desired flight p...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference activate an approach 19 190-00181-01 rev. G 5) turn the large right knob to highlight ‘load?’ or ‘activate?’ and press the ent key. ‘load?’ adds the procedure to the flight plan without immediately using it for navigation guidance. This allows the pilot to continue navigat...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference flying an approach 20 190-00181-01 rev. G activating the approach with vectors to final: 1) with an approach loaded in the active flight plan, press the proc key to display the procedures page. 2) turn the large right knob to highlight ‘activate vector-to-final?’ and press...

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    Gns 530(a) quick reference flying the missed approach 21 190-00181-01 rev. G • the cdi will guide the pilot through a dme arc. Just keep the needle centered to fly along the arc. When using an autopilot, the course select on the cdi (or hsi) must be periodically updated with the desired track (dtk)....

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