Garmin gns 500w Manuale Utente

190-00356-00 Rev E

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Nearest FSS

1.   Select the nearest center page. 
2.   Press  the  small  right  knob  to  activate  the 

cursor. 

3.   Turn the small right knob to scroll through 

the list, selecting the desired ARTCC. 

4.   Turn the large right knob to scroll down the 

page, highlighting the desired frequency. 

5.   Press ENT to place the selected frequency in 

the standby field of the COM window. 

6.   Press the COM flip-flop key to activate the 

selected frequency. 

7.   Press  the  small  right  knob  to  remove  the 

flashing cursor. 

The nearest flight service station page displays 

the facility name, bearing to and distance to the five 
nearest FSS points of communication (within 200 NM 
of your present position). For each FSS listed, the 
nearest flight service station page also indicates the 
frequency(s) and may be used to quickly tune the 
COM transceiver to the FSS’s frequency. The selected 
frequency is placed in the standby field of the COM 
window and activated using the COM flip-flop key. 

For duplex operations, “RX” and “TX” indications

will appear beside the listed frequencies—indicat-
ing “receive only” or “transmit only” frequencies. The 
associated VOR is also provided for reference.