Garmin GNC 420W GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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AIRPORT INFORMATION
Viewing Airport Information
1. From any page, press and
hold CLR to select the
default NAV page. (You
may skip this step if you
are already viewing any
of the main GPS pages.)
2. Turn the large right knob to select the WPT page
group. “WPT” will appear in the lower right corner
of the screen.
3. Turn 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 flashing cursor
and turn the small right knob to select the desired
page.
Viewing Airport Information by Facility Name or City
1. Select the airport location page.
2. Press the small right
knob
to activate the
cursor.
3. Turn 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
destination waypoint. As you spell the facility name
or city, the 400W series 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 identifier.
6. To view the other airport information pages, press the
small right knob to remove the flashing cursor and turn
the small right knob to select the desired page.
Auto-Tuning a Frequency from a List (420W/430W only)
The 400W-series 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. The Airport Frequency page in the GPS 500W
allows you to view frequency information and scroll
through the list by turning the large right knob.
1. Select the airport frequen-
cies page from the WPT
page group.
2. Press the small right knob
to place 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 fin-
ished.
4. Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired
frequency.
5. Press ENT to place the highlighted frequency in the
standby COM or VLOC window field (as appropriate).
6. To activate the selected frequency, press the COM
flip/flop or VOR flip/flop key (as appropriate).