Garmin aera 796 Pilot's Manual

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Garmin aera 795/796 Pilot’s Guide190-01194-00 Rev. A iTable of ContentsSection 1 Overview ........................................................................................ 11.1 Unit Overview............................................................................................................11.2 Getting Started .........................................................................................................2Battery Installation ............................................................................................................... 2Charging the Battery ............................................................................................................ 3Mounting the aera 795/796 in the Aircraft ............................................................................ 4Turning the Unit On/Off ........................................................................................................ 5GPS Receiver Status ............................................................................................................. 6Display Orientation............................................................................................................... 81.3 Operation ...................................................................................................................8Basic Touchscreen Operation ................................................................................................ 8Dedicated Icons.................................................................................................................. 10Page Buttons (Optional) ..................................................................................................... 10Main Menu ........................................................................................................................ 111.4 Menus and Data Entry ............................................................................................15Option Menus .................................................................................................................... 15Data Entry.......................................................................................................................... 151.5 Using Map Displays .................................................................................................18Map Range ........................................................................................................................ 18Map Panning ..................................................................................................................... 20Map Overlays ..................................................................................................................... 22Map Symbols ..................................................................................................................... 221.6 System Settings ......................................................................................................23Display............................................................................................................................... 24Sound ................................................................................................................................ 26Additional Settings ............................................................................................................. 271.7 Nearest Airport Criteria Settings ..........................................................................281.8 Present Position ......................................................................................................28Position.............................................................................................................................. 28New Location ..................................................................................................................... 29Simulator Mode ................................................................................................................. 29Section 2 GPS Navigation ............................................................................ 312.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................31Data Fields ......................................................................................................................... 32Numeric Flight Data ........................................................................................................... 35Compass Arc ...................................................................................................................... 362.2 HSI/Panel ..................................................................................................................37Setting the Bug Indicator .................................................................................................... 38Manually Setting a Course.................................................................................................. 382.3 Vertical Navigation (VNAV) ....................................................................................39Using the VNAV Feature ..................................................................................................... 40