Altitude display mode – Garmin GNS 530 User Manual

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GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference

190-00181-00 Rev. H

14-16

SECTION 14

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

Altitude Display Mode

The GTS 8XX has four altitude display modes

(Figure 14-23); Normal (±2,700 ft), Above (-2,700 ft to
+9,000 ft), Below (-9,000 ft to +2,700 ft), and Unrestricted
(±9,900 ft). The GTS 8XX continues to display up to 30
intruder aircraft within its maximum surveillance range,
regardless of the altitude display mode selected.

The selected altitude display mode (Figure 14-24)

is displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the Traffic
Page.

Changing the Altitude Display Mode:

1) From the Traffic Page, press the small right

knob to activate the cursor and highlight the
current mode (Figure 14-24).

2) Turn the small right knob to cycle through

the options. The screen changes to display
the traffic detected within the selected
altitude display range. Refer to Figure 14-23
for information regarding altitude display
ranges.

Figure 14-23 Altitude Display Modes

+2,700 ft

Drawing Not to Scale

Nor

mal (NRM)

Belo

w (B

LW

)

+2,700 ft

-9,900 ft

Ab

ov

e (ABV)

0 ft

+9,900 ft

Unrestr

icted (UNR)

0 ft

-2,700 ft

-9,000 ft

+9,000 ft

NOTE: Confirmation is not required, the mode is
changed immediately when using the small right
knob.

Figure 14-24 “UNR” Selected

Altitude Display Mode

3) Press the small right knob to turn the cursor

off after the selection is made.

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