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Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot’s Guide
190-01117-02 Rev. A
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Table of Contents
Section 1 Overview ........................................................................................ 1
1.1 Unit Overview ............................................................................................................1
1.2 Getting Started .........................................................................................................2
Battery Installation ...............................................................................................................2
Charging the Battery ............................................................................................................3
Mounting the aera in the Aircraft ..........................................................................................3
Turning the Unit On/Off ........................................................................................................4
Changing Modes ..................................................................................................................4
GPS Receiver Status ............................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Operation ...................................................................................................................7
Basic Navigation Controls ..................................................................................................... 7
‘Home’ Screen ...................................................................................................................... 8
Selecting a Function ...........................................................................................................14
Scrolling ............................................................................................................................. 14
1.4 Accessing System Functionality .............................................................................15
Option Menus ....................................................................................................................15
Data Entry .......................................................................................................................... 15
Waypoint Information Tabs ................................................................................................. 17
1.5 Using Map Displays .................................................................................................17
Map Range ........................................................................................................................18
Map Panning ..................................................................................................................... 19
Map Overlays ..................................................................................................................... 21
Map Symbols .....................................................................................................................22
1.6 System Settings ......................................................................................................23
Display ............................................................................................................................... 23
Sound ................................................................................................................................ 24
Additional Settings ............................................................................................................. 26
1.7 Nearest Airport Criteria Settings ..........................................................................27
1.8 Present Position ......................................................................................................28
Position .............................................................................................................................. 28
New Location ..................................................................................................................... 29
Simulator Mode ................................................................................................................. 29
Section 2 GPS Navigation ............................................................................ 31
2.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................31
Data Fields ......................................................................................................................... 32
Numeric Flight Data ...........................................................................................................35
Compass Arc ...................................................................................................................... 36
2.2 HSI/Panel ..................................................................................................................37
Changing the CDI Scale ...................................................................................................... 38
Setting the Bug Indicator ....................................................................................................38
Manually Setting a Course .................................................................................................. 39