Viewing Airport Information
1. From any page, press and hold CLR to
display the Default NAV Page. (You may
skip this step if you are already viewing
any of the main GPS pages.)
2. Rotate the large right knob to select
the WPT page group. "WPT" will appear in
the lower right corner of the screen.
3. Rotate the small right knob to select
the desired WPT page. Airport information is displayed on the first six WPT
pages: airport location, airport runway, airport frequency, airport approach,
airport arrival and airport departure.
4. Press the small right knob to activate the cursor.
5. Use the small and large right knobs to enter the identifier of the
desired airport.
6. Once the identifier is entered, the information for that airport will appear
on the page. Press ENT to accept the selected identifier.
7. To view the other airport information pages, press the small right knob
to remove the cursor, then rotate the small right knob to select the
desired page.
Viewing Airport Information by Facility Name or City
1. Select the Airport Location Page. (See
page 5.)
2. Press the small right knob to activate
the on-screen cursor.
3. Rotate the large right knob to
highlight the facility name (second line) or
the city (third line) field.
4. Use the small and large right knobs to enter the facility name or city
location of the desired airport. As you spell the facility name or city, the
GNS 530's Spell'N'Find feature will select the first entry in the database
based upon the characters you have entered up to that point.
5. Once the name is entered, the information for that airport will appear on
the page. Press ENT to accept the selected airport.
6. To view the other airport information pages, press the small right knob
to remove the cursor, then rotate the small right knob to select the
desired page.
Auto-Tuning a Frequency from a List
The GNS 530's auto-tune feature allows you to quickly select any displayed
database frequency as your standby frequency. With a minimum of keystrokes, any
frequency listed on the Airport Frequency Page can be transferred to the standby field
of the COM or VLOC window.
1. Select the Airport Frequencies Page from the WPT page group. (See page 5.)
2. Press the small right knob to activate the cursor on the airport identifier
field.
3. Use the small and large right knobs to enter the identifier of the
desired airport. Press ENT when finished.
4. Rotate the large right knob to highlight
the desired frequency.
5. Press ENT to place the highlighted
frequency in the standby field of the COM
or VLOC window (as appropriate).
6. To activate the selected frequency, press
the COM or VLOC flip-flop key
(as appropriate).
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