Garmin GNC 250 User Manual

GNC 250Pilot’s Quick Reference GuideACTV STBY GNC 250NAVWPTRTENRSTSQMSGCLR ENTCRSR®250 Quick Ref 7/14/98 9:14 AM Page 1

TO ACCESS APT INFORMATION:❏ Press the Wkey.❏ Press Ctwice to activate the cursor.❏ Press Eto confirm the ‘apt?’ category. The airportidentification pa

TO SELECT A DIRECT-TO DESTINATION:❏Press the Dkey.❏Enter the identifier of the destination waypoint.❏Press Eto accept the identifier, and Eagain to ac

The GNC 250’s direct-to confirmation page may also be used to select a destination waypoint, review a waypoint’s position, facility name or location,

The GNC 250’s waypoint sequencing field allows you to ‘hold’ on a selected waypoint and prevent the GPS from sequencing to the next route waypoint. Yo

Once the waypoint sequencing field is set to the ‘hold’ position, the selected course will appear at the bottom left corner of the CDI page.TO ENTER A

CDI PageNAV Menu 2NAV Menu 1Satellite Status PageNAVCOM PagePosition PageThe NAV key is used to view navigation, position and status infor-mation and

❏ Provides a graphical CDI and dis-plays your speed and track over theground, and the distance and ETE toyour destination.❏ The four data fields may b

Nearest Airport PageNearest FSS PageNearest User Waypoints PageNearest Intersections PageSUA Alert PageNearest VOR PageNearest NDB PageThe NRST key is

NEAREST/SUATO VIEW NEAREST APT INFORMATION:❏ Press the Tkey. The nearest airport will be displayed, subject to the runway surface type and minimum run

ROUTESTO CREATE OR EDIT A ROUTE:❏ Press the Rkey and rotate Ountil the route catalog page appears.❏ Rotate Kto display the route number you would like

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ROUTESTO ACTIVATE A ROUTE:❏ Press Rand rotate Oto display the route catalog page.❏ Rotate Kto display the desired route.❏ Press Ctwice to activate the

CDI SettingsMessage PageI/O Channel 2Map DatumNearest Apt SearchSUA SettingsBattery SaverDisplay IntensityTrip TimerMag Var/Arrival AlarmsUnits of Mea

UNIT SETTINGSCDI SETTINGS— allows you to set the CDI scale to 0.3, 1.0 or 5.0 nm scaleor an automatic scale. The default setting is 5.0 nm. MAGVAR/ARV

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CURSOR/DATA ENTRYCURSOR CONTROLCThe cursor key is used to activate and deactivate the cursor in the comm andGPS windows, and is used to highlight fiel

DATA ENTRYOThe outer knob is used to advance through pages, select comm frequency(MHz), advance the cursor or move through data fields.KThe inner knob

FLYING STARTPOWER UP❏Insert data card in card slot.❏Rotate the power/volume knob Bclockwise to turn the unit on and adjust volume. The welcome page wi

TO SELECT A DIRECT-TO DESTINATION:❏Press D.❏ Rotate Kto select the first character of the destination waypoint’s identifier. Remember touse the ICAO i

TO SELECT COMM FREQUENCIES:❏ Press Crepeatedly to highlight the standby field (e.g., “<121.75>”).❏ Rotate Oto select the desired megahertz (to t

TO AUTO-TUNE A FREQUENCY DISPLAYEDIN THE GPS DATABASE:❏ Press Ewith the cursor off to select the frequency as the standby frequency.TO AUTO-TUNE A FRE

Waypoint CategoryEach waypoint category features a set of waypoint pages accessible by rotating the outer knob with thecursor inactive. Proximity Wayp