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Garmin GPS 500 Quick Reference

Manual is about: garmin GPS 500 Pilot's Guide and Reference

Summary of GPS 500

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    Gps 500 quick reference.

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    Gps 500 quick reference keys and knobs 2 190-00181-61 rev. D 1 11 14 7 8 9 12 13 4 6 5 2 3 10 left-hand keys and knobs (1) power knob – controls unit power. Turn clockwise to turn unit on. Right-hand keys and knobs (2) rng key – allows the pilot to select the desired map range. Use the up arrow to z...

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    Gps 500 quick reference keys and knobs 3 190-00181-61 rev. D (7) small right knob – used to select pages within one of the page groups. Press this knob momentarily to display the on-screen cursor. The cursor allows the pilot to enter data and/or make a selection from a list of options. When entering...

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    Gps 500 quick reference power on 4 190-00181-61 rev. D powering on the gps 500 powering on the gps 500 1) turn the power knob clockwise to turn the unit power on. 2) a welcome page appears briefly while the unit performs a self test, followed sequentially by the unit type page and the software versi...

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    Gps 500 quick reference display layout 5 190-00181-61 rev. D display layout (windows) the gps 500’s display is divided into two separate windows (or display areas). The left side of the display provides three user-selectable data fields. The right side of the display consists of a gps window, which ...

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    Gps 500 quick reference main page groups 6 190-00181-61 rev. D main page groups the gps 500’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 pages ...

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    Gps 500 quick reference direct-to navigation 7 190-00181-61 rev. D 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 gps 500 installation includes connection to a weather information source. Nrst ...

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    Gps 500 quick reference direct-to navigation 8 190-00181-61 rev. D 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 at ...

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    Gps 500 quick reference viewing airport information 9 190-00181-61 rev. D 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 ri...

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    Gps 500 quick reference viewing airport information 10 190-00181-61 rev. D 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 (second...

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    Gps 500 quick reference default nav page 11 190-00181-61 rev. D quickly displaying the default nav page: from any page, press and hold the clr key for approximately two seconds. Selecting a different data item for any data field: 1) with the default nav page displayed, press the menu key to display ...

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    Gps 500 quick reference map page 12 190-00181-61 rev. D the following symbols are used to depict the various airports and navaids on the map page: symbol description airport with hard surface runway(s); (primary runway shown) airport with soft surface runway(s) only private airfield heliport vor vor...

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    Gps 500 quick reference inhibiting taws or terrain 13 190-00181-61 rev. D selecting a different data item for any data field on the map page: 1) with map page displayed, press the menu key to display an options menu. 2) turn the large right knob to highlight ‘change fields?’ and press the ent key. 3...

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    Gps 500 quick reference nav/com page 14 190-00181-61 rev. D nav/com page the nav/com page provides a list of the airport communication and navigation frequencies at the departure, enroute, and arrival airports. Departure, enroute, or arrival airport assigned frequency and usage information (when app...

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    Gps 500 quick reference nearest airports 15 190-00181-61 rev. D selecting a frequency list for a departure, enroute, or arrival airport: 1) from the nav/com page, press the small right knob to activate the cursor. 2) turn the large right knob to place the cursor on the airport identifier field (top ...

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    Gps 500 quick reference nearby airports 16 190-00181-61 rev. D selecting a nearby airport as a direct-to destination: 1) press the direct-to key. The select direct-to waypoint page appears, with the waypoint identifier field highlighted. 2) turn the large right knob to highlight the nearest airport ...

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    Gps 500 quick reference flight plans 17 190-00181-61 rev. D navigating 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 plan an...

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    Gps 500 quick reference select an approach 18 190-00181-61 rev. D selecting an approach: 1) press the proc key to display the procedures page. 2) turn the large right knob to highlight ‘select approach?’ and press the ent key. 3) a window appears listing the available procedures. Turn the large righ...

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    Gps 500 quick reference activate an approach 19 190-00181-61 rev. D a selected approach may be activated or loaded. Once an approach is selected, it may be activated for navigation from the procedures page. Activating the approach overrides the ‘enroute’ portion of the active flight plan, proceeding...

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    Gps 500 quick reference flying an approach 20 190-00181-61 rev. D guidelines for flying an approach due to the variety of available approach procedures, the specific steps required will vary according to the approach selected. Keep in mind the following while flying the approach: • selecting the des...

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    Gps 500 quick reference flying the missed approach 21 190-00181-61 rev. D • 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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