Garmin GNC 300 - Manual (Page 118)

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GETTING STARTED
Status & Position
SECTION
C
SIMULATOR
To enter an initial position reference by waypoint identifier:
1.Rotate
O
to highlight the waypoint identifier field.
2. Use
K
and
O
to spell out the identifier of the desired airport, navaid or user waypoint.
3. Press
E
to confirm the identifier. The waypoint confirmation page will appear, displaying the
waypoint’s position.
4. Press
E
to confirm the ‘ok?’ prompt.
The position page will now appear, and you may now use most of the GNC 300 navi-
gation features for practice and planning. If you are practicing non-precision approaches,
you may not have altitude, OBS input or the external switches necessary to simulate all
aspects of actual navigation. You’ll also receive a ‘Do not use for nav’ message to remind
you that the simulator mode should never be used for actual navigation. During simulator
operation, you will be able to enter a ground speed from the CDI page, and define a
course to a destination from the direct-to confirmation page. Altitude may only be entered
by using the VNAV function available from the NAV menu 1 page (see page 22).
To enter a ground speed from the CDI page:
1.Press
N
and rotate
O
to display the CDI page.
2. Press
C
twice to activate the cursor in the GPS window.
3. Rotate
O
to highlight the ground speed field.
4. Use
K
and
O
to enter the desired speed. Press
E
to accept, and
C
to finish.
To exit the simulator mode, the GNC 300 must be turned off by rotating the B knob
counter-clockwise until the unit shuts down. All waypoints and routes created in simula-
tor mode will be retained in the GNC 300’s internal memory.
Enter a simulated course from the direct-to confir-
mation page. The GNC 300 will set the course
between route legs automatically when simulating
navigation.
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