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... countries. Information in the U.S. myGarmin™, aera™, ecoRoute™, Garmin Lock™, and nüMaps Guarantee™ are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. Mac® is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in this document is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in any storage medium, for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use of...
... countries. Information in the U.S. myGarmin™, aera™, ecoRoute™, Garmin Lock™, and nüMaps Guarantee™ are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. Mac® is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in this document is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in any storage medium, for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use of...
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... 31 Changing the Proximity Points Settings...32 Restoring All Settings 32 Clearing User Data 32 Appendix 33 Resetting the aera 33 Calibrating the Screen 33 Locking Your aera 33 nüMaps Guarantee 33 Additional Maps 33 Updating the Software 34 Extras and Optional Accessories 34 Battery Information 35 Maximizing the Battery Life 35 Changing the...
... 31 Changing the Proximity Points Settings...32 Restoring All Settings 32 Clearing User Data 32 Appendix 33 Resetting the aera 33 Calibrating the Screen 33 Locking Your aera 33 nüMaps Guarantee 33 Additional Maps 33 Updating the Software 34 Extras and Optional Accessories 34 Battery Information 35 Maximizing the Battery Life 35 Changing the...
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... after your route or on the road you are currently traveling. NOTE: Heated (metallized) windshields could degrade the performance of the Map page. See page iv. Severity Color Code Color Green Yellow Red Description Low severity Medium severity High severity Meaning Traffic is broadcast...not responsible for other FM TMC subscriptions at www.garmin.com/fmtraffic for the accuracy of an FM station transmitting traffic information. Check the Garmin Web site at any time. Grey No data Traffic Data has not updated. 18 aera 500 Series Owner's Manual You can receive FM...
... after your route or on the road you are currently traveling. NOTE: Heated (metallized) windshields could degrade the performance of the Map page. See page iv. Severity Color Code Color Green Yellow Red Description Low severity Medium severity High severity Meaning Traffic is broadcast...not responsible for other FM TMC subscriptions at www.garmin.com/fmtraffic for the accuracy of an FM station transmitting traffic information. Check the Garmin Web site at any time. Grey No data Traffic Data has not updated. 18 aera 500 Series Owner's Manual You can receive FM...
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...Touch Tools > Settings > Navigation. See page 3 to switch to calculate routes that use less fuel than the other routes. 28 aera 500 Series Owner's Manual Units-change . 3. You need this information when you want to change units of measure to change it. ...> Settings > System. Usage Mode-within automotive mode, specify your aera. Route Preference-select a preference for your navigation method: Automobile, Bicycle, or Pedestrian. Touch the setting you update the system software or purchase additional maps. Touch the button below the setting name to Kilometers or Miles...
...Touch Tools > Settings > Navigation. See page 3 to switch to calculate routes that use less fuel than the other routes. 28 aera 500 Series Owner's Manual Units-change . 3. You need this information when you want to change units of measure to change it. ...> Settings > System. Usage Mode-within automotive mode, specify your aera. Route Preference-select a preference for your navigation method: Automobile, Bicycle, or Pedestrian. Touch the setting you update the system software or purchase additional maps. Touch the button below the setting name to Kilometers or Miles...
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...to calculate point-to update the time automatically....the time in the Garmin\Screenshot folder on your routes. Restore-restore the original languages. Reducing the backlight brightness increases your language. Customizing the aera Setting the Languages Touch... Tools > Settings > Language. button. The picture bitmap file is not selected, you would prefer to automatically switch between the two. Updating the...settings. Restore-restore the original navigation settings. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual29 Touch to avoid or that you ...
...to calculate point-to update the time automatically....the time in the Garmin\Screenshot folder on your routes. Restore-restore the original languages. Reducing the backlight brightness increases your language. Customizing the aera Setting the Languages Touch... Tools > Settings > Language. button. The picture bitmap file is not selected, you would prefer to automatically switch between the two. Updating the...settings. Restore-restore the original navigation settings. aera 500 Series Owner's Manual29 Touch to avoid or that you ...
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... only applies to http://fly.garmin.com. NOTE: If you return to the security location. 1. Touch Tools > Settings > Display. 2. Appendix nüMaps Guarantee™ To receive one free map update (if available), register your aera at the security location, you navigate with your aera. Follow the on the aera. If the aera has satellite signals and you must...
... only applies to http://fly.garmin.com. NOTE: If you return to the security location. 1. Touch Tools > Settings > Display. 2. Appendix nüMaps Guarantee™ To receive one free map update (if available), register your aera at the security location, you navigate with your aera. Follow the on the aera. If the aera has satellite signals and you must...
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...ion battery 35, 39 locking your aera 33 M M3U playlist format 21 map additional 33 browse 10 customize 30 detail level 30 enable detail maps 30 Map Info button 30 moving 10 update 33 version 30 view 30 zoom...audio 5 phone call 14 My Data 25 myGarmin i N navigation mode 28 settings 28 Next Turn page 12 nüMaps Guarantee 33 O off road, routing 9, 29 on-screen keyboard 7 on-unit Help 23 output, audio 5 headphone ... 9 following 5 importing 25 off road 29 preferences 28 simulating 28 Garmin Lock 33 aera 500 Series Owner's Manual 43 Index G Garmin Lock 30, 33 geocaching 10 globe view 10 Go!
...ion battery 35, 39 locking your aera 33 M M3U playlist format 21 map additional 33 browse 10 customize 30 detail level 30 enable detail maps 30 Map Info button 30 moving 10 update 33 version 30 view 30 zoom...audio 5 phone call 14 My Data 25 myGarmin i N navigation mode 28 settings 28 Next Turn page 12 nüMaps Guarantee 33 O off road, routing 9, 29 on-screen keyboard 7 on-unit Help 23 output, audio 5 headphone ... 9 following 5 importing 25 off road 29 preferences 28 simulating 28 Garmin Lock 33 aera 500 Series Owner's Manual 43 Index G Garmin Lock 30, 33 geocaching 10 globe view 10 Go!
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... serial number 1 settings restoring 32 setting your location 10 simulating a route 28 software license agreement 38 update 34 version 28 specifications 39 speed limit icon 5, 11 speed score 24 spelling the name 7 storing the aera 37 44 supported file types 22 system settings 28 T text language 29 time settings 29 time zone... Guide 34, 35 trip information, reset 12 trip logs 30 turn-by-turn directions 11 turn List page 11 U unit ID 28 units, convert 27 updating maps 33 software 33, 34 usage mode 3, 28 USB 22 mass storage mode 22 user data, delete 32 V vehicle icon 11, 30 vehicle profile 24 Via...
... serial number 1 settings restoring 32 setting your location 10 simulating a route 28 software license agreement 38 update 34 version 28 specifications 39 speed limit icon 5, 11 speed score 24 spelling the name 7 storing the aera 37 44 supported file types 22 system settings 28 T text language 29 time settings 29 time zone... Guide 34, 35 trip information, reset 12 trip logs 30 turn-by-turn directions 11 turn List page 11 U unit ID 28 units, convert 27 updating maps 33 software 33, 34 usage mode 3, 28 USB 22 mass storage mode 22 user data, delete 32 V vehicle icon 11, 30 vehicle profile 24 Via...
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Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9LR UK Garmin Corporation No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Sijhih, Taipei County, Taiwan www.garmin.com Part Number 190-01117-00 Rev. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. November 2009 © 2009 Garmin Ltd. C Printed in Taiwan For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com.
Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9LR UK Garmin Corporation No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Sijhih, Taipei County, Taiwan www.garmin.com Part Number 190-01117-00 Rev. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. November 2009 © 2009 Garmin Ltd. C Printed in Taiwan For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com.
Automotive Quick Start Manual
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Touch Tools > Settings > Security. 3. Resetting the aera If the aera screen stops functioning, turn the aera off and on your Garmin dealer. Touch and hold Back. • Touch and to a security location. aera 500 series quick start manual Ensure you acquire satellites with your aera (acquiring satellites for the free map update if you register by phone or wait...
Touch Tools > Settings > Security. 3. Resetting the aera If the aera screen stops functioning, turn the aera off and on your Garmin dealer. Touch and hold Back. • Touch and to a security location. aera 500 series quick start manual Ensure you acquire satellites with your aera (acquiring satellites for the free map update if you register by phone or wait...
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... Bluetooth® word mark and logos are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of Garmin. XM and the XM logos are trademarks of XM Satellite Radio Inc. nüMaps Guarantee™ and aera™ are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. B Printed in the USA and other countries. or...
... Bluetooth® word mark and logos are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of Garmin. XM and the XM logos are trademarks of XM Satellite Radio Inc. nüMaps Guarantee™ and aera™ are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. B Printed in the USA and other countries. or...
Pilot's Guide
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...of waypoints for the selected approach. Changing the information shown in memory. An option menu appears. A Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot's Guide 67 Appendices Index If an approach is no longer available, the procedure is ... and becomes the active flight plan. If the database is displayed on maps using different line widths, colors, and types, based on the aera consists of building a flight plan by touching the Data Field Buttons at... Plan Data Fields can be changed or updated, the aera automatically updates the information if the procedure has not been modified.
...of waypoints for the selected approach. Changing the information shown in memory. An option menu appears. A Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot's Guide 67 Appendices Index If an approach is no longer available, the procedure is ... and becomes the active flight plan. If the database is displayed on maps using different line widths, colors, and types, based on the aera consists of building a flight plan by touching the Data Field Buttons at... Plan Data Fields can be changed or updated, the aera automatically updates the information if the procedure has not been modified.
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.... A Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot's Guide 85 Appendices Index If METAR data is available for an airport, a color-coded flag is the standard format for reporting weather observations. METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report) is only displayed within the installed aviation database service area. METARs are updated hourly or as METAR data. Touching the Map Feature...
.... A Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot's Guide 85 Appendices Index If METAR data is available for an airport, a color-coded flag is the standard format for reporting weather observations. METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report) is only displayed within the installed aviation database service area. METARs are updated hourly or as METAR data. Touching the Map Feature...
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... on updating the SafeTaxi database. 5.2 AOPA Data (aera 500 & 560 Americas) The AOPA Airport Directory contains airport statistics such as pattern altitudes, noise abatement information, FBO phone numbers, hours of the database cycle can also be found from the 'Home' Screen, by Garmin. Appendices Index 190-01117-02 Rev. A Garmin aera 500 ...touching the Tools > Database. Or: a) Touch the buttons to 'Search by Identifier', 'Search by Facility Name', or 'Search by City' using the Map Pointer. 2) Touch the Map Feature Button. 3) Touch the AOPA Tab (if necessary). Or: 1) From any...
... on updating the SafeTaxi database. 5.2 AOPA Data (aera 500 & 560 Americas) The AOPA Airport Directory contains airport statistics such as pattern altitudes, noise abatement information, FBO phone numbers, hours of the database cycle can also be found from the 'Home' Screen, by Garmin. Appendices Index 190-01117-02 Rev. A Garmin aera 500 ...touching the Tools > Database. Or: a) Touch the buttons to 'Search by Identifier', 'Search by Facility Name', or 'Search by City' using the Map Pointer. 2) Touch the Map Feature Button. 3) Touch the AOPA Tab (if necessary). Or: 1) From any...
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...-day cycle and does not expire. The terrain database contains the terrain mapping data. These diagrams aid in following databases are provided by visiting the 'flyGarmin' website (www.fly.garmin.com). It is updated on the splash screen during power-up. 132 Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot's Guide 190-01117-02 Rev. NOTE: The data...
...-day cycle and does not expire. The terrain database contains the terrain mapping data. These diagrams aid in following databases are provided by visiting the 'flyGarmin' website (www.fly.garmin.com). It is updated on the splash screen during power-up. 132 Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot's Guide 190-01117-02 Rev. NOTE: The data...
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... ranges. TIS is intended only to assist in visual meteorological conditions (VMC). A Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot's Guide 151 Appendices Index The Traffic Information Service (TIS) provides ...traffic advisory information to generate traffic notification. TIS Limitations TIS relies on the Navigation Map. TAS/TCAS The main difference between the Traffic Information System (TIS) and Traffic ... or Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS) is no visual contact with a half-second update rate, while TIS utilizes the terminal Mode-S ground interrogator and accompanying data link to ...
... ranges. TIS is intended only to assist in visual meteorological conditions (VMC). A Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot's Guide 151 Appendices Index The Traffic Information Service (TIS) provides ...traffic advisory information to generate traffic notification. TIS Limitations TIS relies on the Navigation Map. TAS/TCAS The main difference between the Traffic Information System (TIS) and Traffic ... or Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS) is no visual contact with a half-second update rate, while TIS utilizes the terminal Mode-S ground interrogator and accompanying data link to ...
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buttons to access a vertical list of saved profiles. 3) Touch the desired profile from the list. 162 Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot's Guide 190-01117-02 Rev. Selecting a saved aircraft profile: 1) From the 'Home' Screen, touch Tools > Profile 2) Touch the Aircraft Name...using the +/- The unit can save up to define the range for airspeed on the Panel and is automatically updated if you exceed this figure. A Index buttons or the keypad. 4) Touch Map Symbol. Overview Appendix G Aircraft Profile The Aircraft Profile allows the pilot to select cruising speed, maximum speed, fuel...
buttons to access a vertical list of saved profiles. 3) Touch the desired profile from the list. 162 Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot's Guide 190-01117-02 Rev. Selecting a saved aircraft profile: 1) From the 'Home' Screen, touch Tools > Profile 2) Touch the Aircraft Name...using the +/- The unit can save up to define the range for airspeed on the Panel and is automatically updated if you exceed this figure. A Index buttons or the keypad. 4) Touch Map Symbol. Overview Appendix G Aircraft Profile The Aircraft Profile allows the pilot to select cruising speed, maximum speed, fuel...