Garmin aera 500 - Manual (Page 41)

Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot’s Guide 190-01117-02 Rev. A
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Overview
Overview
GPS Navigation
Flight Planning
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Avoidance
Additional F
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Appendices
Index
New lOcatiON
The ‘New Location’ menu option is used when the GPS Receiver is having trouble
finding the satellites it expects to be there.
Entering a new location:
1) From the 'Home' Screen, touch Position > menu > New location.
2) Touch 'Use map', or 'Use Identifier'.
3) After selecting your approximate position using the map pointer or entering
an identifier, touch OK.
4) The GPS Receiver will begin a new search based on the location entered.
SiMulatOr MOde
Simulator Mode is helpful for practicing with the unit indoors or when no satellite
or XM signals are available. All waypoints and routes created in Simulator Mode are
retained in memory for future use.
NOTE: Do not attempt to navigate using Simulator Mode. When the unit is
set to Simulator Mode, the GPS receiver is turned off. Any Satellite Signal
Strength Bars shown are only simulations and do not represent the strength
of actual satellite signals.
Starting/Stopping Simulator mode:
From the 'Home' Screen, touch Position > menu > Start/Stop Simulator.
Adjusting the simulated altitude, track, speed, waypoint, & posi-
tion:
1) From the 'Home' Screen, touch Position > menu > Start Simulator.
2) Touch the 'GPS simulator is on (for use indoors)' message to remove it.
3) Touch menu > drive Simulator.
4) Enter the desired data by touching the fields or using the +/- buttons.
Refer to Section 1.4 'Data Entry' for more information.