Garmin 530w Guida Utente

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The 500W-series navigators are designed to make 

operation as simple as possible. The descriptions on 
the next three pages provide a general overview of the 
primary function(s) for each key and knob. This Take-
off Tour section is intended to provide a brief overview 
of the primary functions of your 500W-series unit. 
Experiment with the unit and refer to the reference 
sections for more information. 

k

 

The COM power/volume knob 
controls unit power and communica-
tions radio volume. Press momentarily 
to disable automatic squelch control. 
In the GPS 500W, this control is used 
only for power. 

j

 

The VLOC volume knob (GNS 
530W) controls audio volume for the 
selected VOR/ Localizer frequency. 
Press momentarily to enable/disable 
the ident tone. 

y

  The large left knob (COM/VLOC) 

(GNS 530W) is used to tune the 
megahertz (MHz) value (to the left of 
the decimal point) of the standby fre-
quency for the communications trans-
ceiver or the VOR/Localizer receiver, 
whichever is currently selected by the 
tuning cursor. 

v

  The small left knob (PUSH C/V) 

(GNS 530W) is used to tune the 
kilohertz (kHz) value (to the right 
of the decimal point) of the  standby 
frequency for the communications 
transceiver or the VLOC receiver, 

whichever is currently selected by 
the tuning cursor. Press this knob 
momentarily to toggle the tuning 
cursor between the COM and VLOC 
frequency fields. 

W

 

The COM flip-flop key (GNS 
530W) is used to swap the active and 
standby COM frequencies. Press and 
hold to select emergency channel 
(121.500 MHz). 

V

 

The VLOC flip-flop key (GNS 
530W) is used to swap the active 
and standby VLOC frequencies (i.e., 
make the selected standby frequency 
active). 

large and small left 

Key and Knob Functions