Garmin GPS 400 User Manual

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GPS 400 Pilot’s Guide and Reference

190-00140-60 Rev. H

SECTION 2

NAV PAGES

2-10

Map Setup

Many of the GPS 400’s functions are menu driven.

Each of the main pages has an options menu, allowing
customization of the page to the pilot’s preferences and/or
selection of special features which specifically relate to that
page. A Map Page Menu (Figure 2-16) provides additional
settings to customize the Map Page and additional features
related specifically to the Map Page.

Displaying the Map Page Menu:

Press the MENU Key with the Map Page
displayed (Figure 2-16).

Figure 2-16 Map Page Menu

The following options are available: ‘Setup Map?’,

‘Measure Dist?’, ‘Data Fields Off?’, ‘Change Fields?’, and
‘Restore Defaults?’.

‘Setup Map?’ allows configuration of the Map Display

to individual preferences, including map orientation,
land data enable/disable, Jeppesen data enable/disable,
automatic zoom, airspace boundaries, and text size.

Table 2-4 lists the settings available for each group:

Group

Available Settings

Map

Orientation, AutoZoom, Land Data,
Aviation Data

Weather

Lightning Mode/Symbol
(when applicable)

Traffic

Traffic Mode/Symbol/Label
(when applicable)

Airport

Large/Medium/Small Airports and
Text

NAVAID

VORs, NDBs, Intersections, and Text

Waypoint

User Waypoints, Waypoint Text, Flight
Plan Wpts

Line

Active Flight Plan, Lat/Long

Control

Controlled Airspace: Class B, C, D
(tower zone)

Airspace

Special-Use Airspace: Restricted,
MOA, Other

City

Large/Medium/Small Cities and Text

Road

Freeway, National Highway, Local
Hwy, Local Road

Other

States/Prov, Rivers/Lakes, Railroads,
Wind Vector

Table 2-4

For most entries in Table 2-4, on, off, and range are the

available selections for display of each information type.

NOTe: Large, medium, and small classifications
are used on the GPS 400 for airports and cities.
Large airports are those with a runway longer
than 8100 feet. Medium airports include those
with a runway longer than 5000 feet or with
a control tower. Large cities are those with
approximate populations greater than 200,000
and medium cities with greater than 50,000.

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