Garmin GNC 250 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
UNIT SETTINGS
CDI S
ETTINGS
allows you to set the CDI scale to 0.3, 1.0 or 5.0 nm scale
or an automatic scale. The default setting is 5.0 nm.
M
AG
V
AR
/A
RVL
A
LARM
allows you to select between true, auto or user-defined
magnetic variation options and set an arrival alarm for
waypoint arrival at a specified distance from a destination
waypoint. The default setting for magnetic variation is
‘auto’.
N
EAREST
A
PT
S
EARCH
allows you to define the runway length and surface type
used in determining which nearest airports are displayed.
The default settings are ‘0 ft/mt’ for length and ‘any’ for
runway surface.
B
ATTERY
S
AVER
allows you to specify a timeout interval for the GNC 250
display. The default setting is 30 seconds.
D
ISPLAY
I
NTENSITY
allows you to manually adjust the brightness of the dis-
play. The default setting is for automatic brightness.
T
RIP
T
IMER
provides a running clock on Nav Menu 2 that may be set
to run when power is on or when ground speed exceeds a
user-defined minimum.
U
NITS OF
M
EASURE
allows you to select units of measure for various naviga-
tion and planning displays.
S
PECIAL
U
SE
A
IRSPACE
allows you to turn specific controlled/restricted airspace
message alerts on or off. Turning message alerts off will
not prevent SUA information from being displayed on the
nearest SUA page.
M
AP
D
ATUM
allows you to select or define the map datum used. The
default datum is WGS 84.
I/O C
HANNEL
2— allows you to select input and output interface settings
and baud rate for channel 2. The default settings are ‘off’.
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