Garmin 430w Manual

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Default Nav Page
Selecting Desired On-Screen Data
At the bottom of the default NAV page you’ll find 
six user-definable fields which display the data you’ll 
need as your flight progresses. By default these fields 
display: distance to destination (DIS), desired track 
(DTK), bearing to destination (BRG), ground speed 
(GS), ground track (TRK) and estimated time en route 
(ETE). However, each of these fields can be custom-
tailored to your preferences by selecting a different 
data item. Available...

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Restoring Factory Settings
You can also quickly return all data field settings to 
their original factory settings. 
To restore all six data fields to factory default 
settings: 
1.  Starting with the default NAV page, press the 
MENU key to display an options menu. 
2.  Turn  the large right knob to highlight the 
“Restore Defaults?” option and press ENT. 
Dual Unit Considerations
A “Crossfill?” option is provided from the Default 
NAV Page. This option allows you to transfer a direct-
to...

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Map Page
Map Symbols
Various symbols are used to distinguish between 
waypoint types. The identifiers for any on-screen 
waypoints can also be displayed. (By default the iden-
tifiers are enabled). Special-use and controlled airspace 
boundaries appear on the map, showing the individual 
sectors in the case of Class B or Class C airspace. 
The following symbols are used to depict the various 
airports and navaids on the map page: 
 Airport with hard surface runway(s); Primary runway shown
 Airport...

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Map Page Auto  Zoom
An autozoom feature is available which will auto-
matically adjust from an en route range of 200 NM 
through each lower range, stopping at a range of  
1.0 NM as you approach your destination waypoint. 
The autozoom feature is turned on/off from the map 
setup page. 
The map page also displays a background map 
showing lakes, rivers, coastlines, highways, railways 
and towns. When a map scale is selected below the 
lower limit at which the map detail was originally cre-
ated, an...

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Map Page
Map Panning
Panning allows you to move the map beyond its 
current limits without adjusting the map range. When 
you select the panning function — by pressing the 
small right knob — a target pointer will flash on the 
map display. A window will also appear at the top of 
the map display showing the latitude/longitude posi-
tion of the pointer, plus the bearing and distance to 
the pointer from your present position. 
To select the panning function and pan the map 
display: 
1.  Press  the...

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Map Direct-To
To designate an on-screen airport, navaid or user 
waypoint as your direct-to destination: 
1.   Use the panning function (see previous page) 
to place the target pointer on a waypoint. 
2.   Press direct-to key to display the select direct-
to waypoint page, with the selected waypoint 
already listed. 
3.  Press ENT twice to confirm the selection and 
begin navigating to the waypoint. 
The direct-to function can be used anywhere on 
the map. If nothing currently exists at the crosshair...

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Map Page Options
Map Page Options
Many of the 400W-series functions are menu 
driven. Each of the main pages has an options menu, 
allowing you to custom tailor the corresponding page 
to your preferences and/or select special features 
which specifically relate to that page. A map page 
options menu provides additional settings to customize 
the map page and additional features related specifi-
cally to the map page. 
To display the map page options menu, press 
MENU (with the map page displayed)....

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To change a map setup feature: 
1.   On the Map page, press MENU to bring up the 
Page Menu. Then, turn the large right knob 
to highlight “Setup Map?” and press ENT. 
2.   To change map orientation, turn the small 
right knob to select “Map” and press ENT. 
3.  Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
“Orientation” field and turn the small right 
knob to select the desired option. Select “North 
up” to fix the top of the map display to a north 
heading. Select “Track up” to adjust the top 
of the...

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Map Page Options
7.   For airspace boundaries, highways, roads, rail-
road lines, wind vector, active flight plan course 
lines, and lat/long grid lines: turn the small 
right knob to select the appropriate “Group” 
name (per the chart on the previous page) 
and press ENT. Use the large right knob to 
highlight the zoom field for the desired feature 
and turn the small right knob to select the 
maximum scale at which the feature should 
appear on screen. Or select “Off” to never dis-
play the selected...

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Data Fields on the Map
The “Data Fields Off?” option provides a full-screen 
map display (shown bottom right), without the four 
data fields along the right-hand side of the screen. 
Select this option when you wish to display a larger 
map area. If this option has been selected and the 
data fields are off, “Data Fields On?” will appear as an 
option instead. 
To turn the data fields on or off, press MENU and 
turn the large right knob to highlight “Data Fields 
Off?” (or “Data Fields On?”), then...