Garmin 396 Quick Reference Card

Press the DIRECT TO 

key in Aviation Mode to display the Go To Page. 

Then select an airport, navaid, recent point, or user-defined point to navigate 

to (Go To). In Automotive or Marine Mode, press the DIRECT TO 

 

key 

to open the Navigation window.

1.  Press the 

DIRECT TO 

key to open the Go To Page. Use the 

to select the 

Aviation tab. 

2.  Select the identifier, facility name, or city field, and press 

ENTER.

3.  Enter the identifier, facility name, or city.  
4.  Press 

ENTER when the waypoint is shown and highlighted.

5.  With the on-screen 

Go To button highlighted, press ENTER. A course 

is plotted from your present location to the selected destination.

1.  Press the 

DIRECT TO 

 key to Open the Go To Page. 

2.  Select the 

Recent or User tab. 

3.  Highlight a waypoint from the list, and press 

4.  With the on-screen 

Go To button highlighted, press ENTER. A course 

is plotted from your present location to the selected destination.

Press the NRST/FIND key in Aviation Mode to display the Nearest Pages. 

Then select an airport, navaid, recent point, or user-defined point to navigate 

to (Go To). In Automotive or Marine Mode, press the NRST/FIND key to 

open the Find Menu.

1.  Press the 

key.

2.  To select a different category, use the 

ROCKER to select the tab 

along the top of the page.

3.  Use the 

ROCKER to highlight a waypoint on the list, and press 

ENTER. The corresponding waypoint information page appears.

  For airports, use the 

ROCKER to select the tabs across the top of 

the information pages and display the airport data.

4.  Highlight 

Go To, and press ENTER to navigate to the point. Press 

to return to the Nearest Pages. You can also highlight any 

of the on-screen buttons to perform that action, such as 

Delete or 

Show Map.

1.  Press the 

key twice to display the Main Menu.  

2.  Highlight 

Route from the vertical list of tabs.

3.  Highlight the first available blank route slot, and press 

ENTER. 

4.  Press 

ENTER to find items to add to the route.  

Adding Points to the route.

Identifier

Facility 

Name 

City

5.  Select the identifier, facility name, or city field, and press 

ENTER. 

Enter the identifier, facility name, or city. 

6.  Press 

when the point is shown.

7.  With the on-screen 

OK button highlighted, press ENTER. The point is 

added to the route.

8.  When you are finished adding points to your route, press 

to 

view the 

Routes tab again. Your new route is highlighted. 

9.  Press 

MENU, select Activate Route, and press ENTER to start 

navigating your route. 

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  IN/OUT—press to zoom in or zoom out on the Map Page.

 

PAGE/MODE—press to cycle through the main pages in sequence 

and return the display from a submenu page. Press and hold to switch 

between Aviation Mode, Marine Mode, and Automotive Mode.

 

QUIT—press to cycle through the main pages in reverse sequence, 

revert to the previous value in a data entry field, or cancel a function.

 

ENTER/MARK—press to select a highlighted option, initiate entry, 

and then confirm. Press and hold to mark a waypoint.

 

MENU/WX—press to view the Options Menu for the current page. 

Press twice to display the Main Menu. Press and hold to turn the Map 

Page weather off and on. 

 

DIRECT TO—press to start a Go To using airports, navaids, 

recently used waypoints, or user-created waypoints. Press and hold 

to display additional information for the current destination (such as 

communication frequency and runway data). While in Automotive 

Mode, press and hold for more than one second to display the Next 

Turn Page and announce the next turn.

 

NRST/FIND—press to show the nearest airports, navaids, points of 

communication, and airspace boundaries in Aviation Mode. When 

pressed multiple times in Aviation Mode, the Find Menu appears.

 

POWER—press and hold to turn the unit on or off. Press and release 

to adjust the backlighting and external speaker volume.

  ROCKER—press up, down, left, or right to select menu options, 

enter 

data, or move the pointer on the Map Page.