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GNS 480
GNS 480
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quick reference
quick reference
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KEYS AND KNOBS Left-Hand Keys and Knobs Right-Hand Keys and Knobs The Power/Volume knob controls unit power and radio volume (Nav The MAP key activates the Map mode. The moving map and Com). Push the knob in to turn the unit on. Pull the knob out to will cover the right two thirds of the display. turn the unit off. When in Com or Nav radio modes, turn the knob to control audio volume. The Direct-To key activates the direct-to function that The COM key activates control of the Com radio. T
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KEYS / POWER ON Powering Up the GNS 480 Bottom Row Keys The Func- tion Smart Starting Up Keys are The GNS 480 performs internal checks and shows the status of the tests during the four start up. The startup screen, owner name (if entered), testing, position, and unlabeled keys below the right two-thirds of the display. The database information shows on the screen for several seconds and then shows functions are shown on the display above each Function Smart the first Map page. Key. Pre
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SCREEN LAYOUT EXAMPLES Transponder Active Active Flight Plan Page (Expanded) 4
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DISPLAY SYMBOLS The following symbols are used on the map display to depict active legs of flight, waypoint types, and your aircraft. Turn Left for next flight Airport Ownship - Single plan leg Turn Right for next VOR Ownship - Twin flight plan leg No course change VORTAC Ownship - Jet Left Procedure Turn VOR-DME Ownship - Outbound Helicopter Arc to the Left NDB Flight Plan Waypoint Arc to the Right User Waypoint Intersection Left Procedure Turn Entering Procedure Left Hand Holding Inbound
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COM AND NAV RADIO Comm Radio (COM) VOR/ILS Radio (VOR) • Press COM to activate Com mode. • Press VOR. • Turn Large knob to change MHz. • Turn Large knob to change MHz. • Turn Small knob to change kHz. • Turn Small knob to change kHz. • Press <—> to toggle Active and Standby frequency. • Press <—> to toggle Active and Standby frequency. • Press SQ to toggle activation of auto squelch. • Press Menu/Enter for Menu items. • Press MON to monitor Standby frequency. • Press ID to toggle Nav
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DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION FlyLeg Direct-To Navigation With the FlyLeg menu selection you can activate a particular leg of your flight Press the Direct-To key to get to the Direct- plan for navigation guidance. If you have picked an invalid leg, a message will To function which allows you to quickly warn you. navigate from your present position directly to a selected waypoint. You can also use this 1. Press the Direct-To key. Press the ActFP key, if necessary. function to make changes to a flight
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DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION Intercept Course-From a Waypoint Direct-To a Waypoint in Your Active Flight Plan 1. Press Direct-To. Course-From operation allows you to navigate from a waypoint on a selected course. When the Course From operation is executed, the CDI will indicate 2. Press the ActFP function smart key. FROM and the flight plan will go into Suspend mode (the SUSP annunciator will appear); it will not automatically sequence the flight plan waypoints. The 3. Use the Large knob to select th
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MOVING MAP MODE (MAP) Moving Map Mode The Map mode provides a moving map for a graphic display of your flight including the surrounding area as well as navigation information. Maps are generally drawn with aircraft Ground Track at the top of the display (Up). True North is at the top of the display for the non-moving maps for inserting holds, procedures, and intercepts. Press MAP twice to go to Map page 1. 1. Press MAP to reach Map mode. Radio, Nav, Transponder, CDI, Annunciator, or pilot-c
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MAP NAV INFO (MAP) / PAN MODE (PAN) Setting Nav Info in Map Mode Pan Mode Activate the Panning feature by pressing the You can customize the Nav information displayed on the left side of the display PAN key or the CRSR button on the Small for Map Mode pages 2, 3, and 4. You can select these options as described below. knob when in Map mode. 1. Press MAP to reach Map mode. The cross hair cursor (+) starts at your pres- ent position when starting the Pan mode. 2. Turn the Large knob to selec
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USER WAYPOINTS (USER) / SYSTEM MODE (SYS) User Waypoints (USER) System Mode (SYS) The GNS 480 can hold up to 500 user-defined waypoints. These waypoints can 1. Press the FN key and then the SYS function smart key to reach the be based on either lat/lon position or range and bearing from a reference point. System mode. In the User Waypoint function, you can create new waypoint, edit existing ones, 2. Press the GPS, VERS, or CNFG function smart keys to go to each page. or search for a User w
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NEAREST WAYPOINT (NRST) Nearest Frequency Nearest Waypoints (NRST) While viewing the Nearest waypoints that have frequency information, you can The Nearest Waypoint Search function allows you to search for the 20 waypoints transfer the displayed frequency to the Active or Standby frequency. The nearest to your present position in each waypoint type. There are eight waypoints GNS 480 automatically knows if it is a Com or a VOR frequency. types: Airport, VOR, NDB, INT, User, FSS (Flight Serv
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WAYPOINT INFO (INFO) Waypoint Information (INFO) Info mode allows you to view information about the se- lected waypoint. Examples of selecting a waypoint can be: highlighted waypoint in the flight plan, waypoint selected from Nearest Waypoint list, waypoint selected in Pan mode, or a waypoint selected from the database. When viewing information that contains Com or VOR frequen- cies, pressing the <-SBY or <-A-> keys will insert the highlighted frequency into the appropriate radio. Viewing
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CHECKLISTS (CHK) / MESSAGES (MSG) Using Your Checklist Checklist (CHK) 1. Press FN and then the CHK key to start the The Checklist function allows you to create up to eight checklists with up to 100 Checklist function. lines of text in each. You can use this feature as a method to create customized 2. Turn the Large knob to highlight the desired checklists for in-cockpit review. list and then press Enter/Menu. The selected list will be displayed with the first Creating a New or Editing an
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FLIGHT PLANNING (FPL) Edit a Flight Plan Create a New Flight Plan 1. Press FN and then the FPL Changing Origin, Destination, & Alternate Waypoints function smart key. 1 Press FN and then the FPL function smart key. 2. Press the New function smart key. 2. Turn the Large knob to highlight 3. Use the Large and Small knobs the flight plan to edit and press to select the Origin waypoint and the EDIT function smart key. then press Menu/Enter. 3. Turn the Large knob to highlight 4. Use the L
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FLIGHT PLANNING (FPL) / NAV-VDI (NAV) 6. You may remove an entire airway by highlighting it in the compacted Nav Display (NAV) (unexpanded) view with the Large knob and then pressing the CLR key. The GNS 480 displays a track-based Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) view. The Nav function is reached by pressing the NAV smart function key. The layout, Deleting a Waypoint or Airway in Your Flight Plan annunciations, and nav data are similar to Map mode. Distance to the destina- 1. While edit
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PROCEDURES (PROC) 6. If desired, select an alternate airport by pressing the Alternate Select Adding SIDs, STARs, and Approaches menu item key. SIDs are associated with the departure airport. STARs and IAPs are associated 7. Press EXEC to activate the procedures for your flight plan. with the destination airport. After creating your flight plan, you can select an approach, departure, or arrival Perform a RAIM Prediction procedure so the GNS 480 can guide you through the procedure. RAIM pred
