Garmin GNC 420 User Manual

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GNC 420(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference

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SECTION 9

AUX PAGES

Changing the units of measure:

1) Select ‘Units/Mag Var’ from the Setup 1 Page,

using the steps described at the beginning of
this section.

2) Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired

units of measure category (Figure 9-63).

Figure 9-63 Units Mag/Var Page

The following categories, and corresponding units of

measure, are available:

DIS, SPD - Distance and speed in Nautical
(nautical miles/knots), Statute (miles/miles
per hour), or Metric (kilometers/kilometers
per hour) terms

ALT, VS - Altitude and vertical speed in Feet/
feet per minute, Meters/meters per minute, or
Meters/meters per second

PRESSURE - Barometric pressure in Inches or
Millibars

TEMP - Temperature in degrees Celsius or
Fahrenheit

FUEL - Fuel units in Gallons, Imperial Gallons,
Kilograms, Liters, or Pounds

3) Turn the small right knob to select the desired

units of measure for the selected category.
Press the ENT Key to accept the selection.

Setup 1 Page: Position Format/Map Datum

Changing the position format:

1) Select ‘Position Format/Map Datum’ from the

Setup 1 Page (Figure 9-64), using the steps
described at the beginning of this section.

Figure 9-64 Position/Map Datum Highlighted

2) The flashing cursor is on the position format

field (Figure 9-65). Turn the small right knob
to select the desired position format.

Figure 9-65 Position Format Window

The following position formats are available:

hddd°mm.mmm’ - Latitude and longitude in
degrees and decimal minutes

hddd°mm’ss.s’ - Latitude and longitude in
degrees, minutes and decimal seconds

MGRS - Military Grid Reference System

UTM/UPS - Universal Transverse Mercator/
Universal Polar Stereographic grids

3) Press the ENT Key to accept the selected

format.

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