General Overview

1. General Overview and Primary Functions

2. Introduction • This presentation will help you quickly find some of the features of the GPSMAP295 and the procedure steps that guide you through these features.

3. Topics • Basic Operation • Main Pages • User Waypoints • Main Menu • Quick Tips

4. Basic Operation Includes • Keypad usage • Turning the Unit On & Off • Main Page Sequence • Screen Backlighting & Contrast

5. Keypad Usage • Red Power Key Press and hold to turn unit on and off. • Enter/Mark Key Activates highlighted fields and confirms menu options. Press and hold this key to mark present position as a user-created waypiont • D WPT Key Allows you to select a destination waypoint. Press and hold this key to display the Favorite Waypoints List • Rocker Keypad Controls the movement of the cursor, its used to select options and positions, and to enter data. • Menu Key Displays a menu of available options for the current page. Press twice to display the Main Menu • In & Out KeysZoom the map in and out • Quit Key Returns the display to a previous page or restores a data field’s previous value. • Route Key Displays a list of stored routes and allows you to create new routes • NRST Key Displays nine nearest airports, navaids, airspace, user waypoints ARTCC & FSS frequencies, cities, highway exits and points of interest. • Page Key Scrolls through the main page sequence

6. Turning the Unit On / Off • Press and hold the red power key. • Once the testing is complete, • Welcome page is replaced with a database page. • Press enter to acknowledge the database page. • Press the enter key again to acknowledge the map source page.

7. Screen Back Lighting & Contrast • Press the Red Power Key momentarily to display a pop-up window • Then use the Rocker Keypad to make any desired screen backlight or contrast adjustments

8. Main Pages • Main Page sequence • Satellite Page • Aviation vs. Land Mode • Position Page • Map Page • RMI Page

9. Main Page Sequence • Satellite Page • Position Page • Map Page • HIS or RMI Page • Active Route Page Use the Page and Quit keys to scroll through the five main pages

10. Satellite Page • The Satellite Page provides a visual reference of receiver functions, including • Current Satellite Coverage • Receiver Status • Battery Level • Position Accuracy

11. Aviation vs. Land Mode • Press Menu, with the Satellite Status Page displayed, to show the page options. • Enter Land Mode or Enter Aviation Mode will appear (as appropriate) allowing you to select whichever mode is not currently being used

12. Land Mode • Uses a Pointer symbol on the map to indicate current position • Pointer symbol is aligned to the nearest Road (where practical) • RMI Page is displayed for navigation • GOTO navigation is from Present Position • All Vertical Navigation (VNAV) messages, are disabled

13. Position Page • The Position Page shows • Where you are (Current Position) • What Direction you are heading (compass Track) • How fast you are going (Speed) • Current Time and Date • User Selectable Data fields

14. Map Page • There are three main actions you can perform on the Map page • Zooming • Panning • Pointing

15. Zooming • Press the In key to see a smaller area with more detail • Press the Out key to see a larger area with less detail

16. Panning • Panning allows you to move the map in order to view areas beyond the current map area • As you begin to pan the map, a pointer will appear • This pointer will serve as a target marker for the map • To activate the pan function, use the ROCKER KEYPAD to move the map in any direction, including diagonally.

17. Pointing • To select an on-screen airport, navaid or user waypoint with the panning pointer • Use the ROCKER KEYPAD to highlight the desired item • To view database Information for the selected item, press ENTER • Use THE ROCKER KEYPAD to highlight the Various file tabs across the top of the page • To Exit the information pages verify the on-screen ‘OK’ button is highlighted and press ENTER

18. RMI Page • The RMI Page appears only when the GPS is in Land Mode • The pointer indicates bearing to the destination waypoint • The rotating compass card indicates your current ground track at the top of the page • By default eight user-selectable data fields appear along the right hand side of the page • Each data field my be configured to display any one of twenty-one data options

19. User Waypoints Includes • Waypoint Information • GOTO Waypoint • Address search • Crossroad Search

20. Waypoint Information & GOTO Waypoint • Press D WPT key to display the waypoint information page • Use the Rocker Keypad to select the “USER” file tab at the top of the page • Use the Rocker Keypad to highlight the IDENTIFIER field and press ENTER • Use the Rocker Keypad to highlight the destination Waypoint press Enter • Use the Rocker Keypad to highlight the on-screen GOTO button and press ENTER

21. Address Search • Press D WPT key to display the waypoint information page • Use the Rocker Keypad to select the address file tab at the top of the page • Press the down portion of the Rocker keypad to highlight the address number field and press enter • Use the Rocker keypad to enter the address number and press enter • Press Enter and use the Rocker Keypad to enter the street name

22. Address Search • Use the Rocker Keypad to scan through additional street names once the desired name is highlighted press Enter • Use the Rocker keypad to highlight the on-screen Search button and press enter • Once you enter the street name and number select the on-screen search button and the GPS will display any matches it finds • To select the address as your destination verify the GOTO is highlighted and press Enter

23. Crossroad Search • Press D WPT key to display the waypoint information page • Use the Rocker Keypad to select the Crossroad file tab at the top of the page • Press the down portion of the Rocker keypad to highlight the First Street name field and press enter • Use the Rocker keypad to enter the Street name and press enter • Press Enter and use the Rocker Keypad to enter the Second street name • Use the Rocker Keypad to highlight the on-screen search button and press enter • To select a matching street intersection as your destination, verify the on-screen GOTO button is highlighted and press enter

24. Main Menu • Press the Menu key twice from any page to display the Main Menu • The Main Menu is organized using a series of file tabs • Use the Rocker Keypad to select the desired file tab at the top of the page and press Enter • Use the Rocker Keypad to highlight the desired field and press Menu • A pop-up window will show the available setting for the selected field • Use the Rocker Keypad to select the desired setting and press Enter

25. Main Menu • The System file tab allows you to select between Aviation and Land Mode • Turn the Keypad beeper On or OFF • Change Time Settings and Format

26. Quick Tips • If you press any keys while the unit is acquiring satellites, the automatic sequencing from Satellite Status Page to Map Page will not occur • On warm days you may find it necessary to decrease the contrast for optimal screen clarity • While panning the map, press NRST to display a list of cities, Highway exits and points of interest nearest to the map pointer NOT YOUR PRESENT POSITION • In Land Mode the GOTO line appearing on the map is constantly updated to your present position

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