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User Waypoints
User Waypoint Page
In addition to the airport, VOR, NDB and intersec-
tion information contained in your Jeppesen NavData® 
card, the 400W-series units allow you to store up to 
1,000 user-defined waypoints. The user waypoint 
page displays the waypoint name (up to five charac-
ters long), identifier and radial from two reference 
waypoints, distance from one reference waypoint, along 
with the user waypoint’s latitude/longitude position. 
Reference 
Waypoint 
Information
User Waypoint  Name
Tenth Page 
in WPT group
Latitude/Longitude  Position
Create/Modify Action Field
The following descriptions and abbreviations 
appear on the user waypoint page: 
•   REF WPT—    Reference waypoint identifier 
(name)
•   RAD—     Radial from reference waypoint, in 
degrees magnetic or degrees true 
(depending upon unit configuration)
•  DIS—     Distance from reference waypoint, in 
nautical miles/statute miles/kilome-
ters (depending upon unit configura-
tion)
•  Position—    Latitude/Longitude  (degrees/minutes 
or degrees/minutes/seconds), MGRS 
or UTM/UPS
User waypoints may only be selected by name (iden-
tifier), as described in the beginning of Section 6. 
Creating User Waypoints
User waypoints may be created from the user 
waypoint page or the map page. To create a new user 
waypoint, simply enter its name (identifier) and 
position, or reference another waypoint by radial and 
distance. 
To create a new user waypoint by entering its 
latitude/longitude position: 
1.   With the user waypoint page displayed, press 
the small right knob to activate the cursor. 
2.   Use the small and large right knobs to enter 
a name for the new waypoint and press ENT. 
Your present position appears in the position 
field at the bottom of the page. To create a 
waypoint at your present position, turn the 
large right knob to highlight “Create?” and 
skip to step #6. 
3.   Turn  the large right knob to highlight the 
position field at the bottom of the page. 
4.  Use  the small and large right knobs to 
enter the position coordinates for the new 
waypoint. 
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5.  Press ENT to accept the selected position. 
6.   The cursor moves to “Create?”. Press ENT to 
add the new waypoint to memory. 
7.   Press  the small right knob to remove the 
flashing cursor. 
To create a new user waypoint by referencing an 
existing waypoint: 
1.   With the user waypoint page displayed, press 
the small right knob to activate the cursor. 
2.   Use  the small and large right knobs to 
enter a name for the new waypoint and press 
ENT. 
3.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the first 
reference waypoint (REF  WPT) field. 
4.   Use the small and large right knobs to enter 
the identifier of the reference waypoint. The 
reference waypoint can be an airport, VOR, 
NDB, intersection or another user waypoint. 
Press ENT to accept the selected identifier. 
5.   The cursor moves to the radial (RAD) field. Use 
the small and large right knobs to enter 
the radial from the reference waypoint to the 
new user waypoint. Press ENT to accept the 
selected radial. 
6.  The cursor moves to the distance (DIS) field. 
Use the small and large right knobs to enter 
the distance from the reference waypoint to the 
new user waypoint. Press ENT to accept the 
selected distance. 
7.   Turn  the large right knob to highlight 
“Create?” and press ENT. 
8.  Press  the small right knob to remove the 
flashing cursor.  
 NOTE: The 400W-series units allow you to create 
a new user waypoint at a defined radial and 
distance from your present position. To reference 
your present position, follow the steps above, but 
press CLR in step #4. “P.POS” will appear in the 
reference waypoint (REF  WPT) field to indicate 
that radial and distance information will refer-
ence your present position.  
 
The second reference waypoint field (REF WPT) is 
a temporary reference only—not a reference that 
will be stored with the user waypoint. By default, 
this field will display a radial from the nearest 
VOR. However, you can select any waypoint—by 
identifier—to use as a reference in this field.  
 
Your 400W-series unit can store user-defined 
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waypoints which are generated from other 
equipment in your panel. For example, an EFIS 
equipped with joystick inputs can be used to 
create user waypoints which will (if your installa-
tion supports this) automatically transfer to your 
400W-series unit. 
Creating User Waypoints from the Map Page
The map page and panning target pointer provide a 
quick means of saving your present position as a user-
defined waypoint. 
To capture and save your present position as a 
user waypoint: 
1.   With the map page displayed, press the small 
right knob to activate the panning function. 
The target pointer will appear at your present 
position. 
2.   Press ENT to capture the position and display 
the user waypoint page. 
3.   A four-digit name is automatically assigned to 
the waypoint. To change this name, turn the 
large right knob to highlight the name field, 
then use the small and large right knobs to 
select a new name. Press ENT to accept the 
selected name. 
4.   The cursor moves to the “Create?” action field. 
Press ENT to save the new waypoint. 
Modifying User Waypoints
To modify an existing waypoint, select that 
waypoint on the user waypoint page and enter the new 
position information directly over the old information. 
To modify a user waypoint by changing its lati-
tude/longitude position: 
1.   With the user waypoint page displayed, press 
the small right knob to activate the cursor. 
2.   Use the small and large right knobs to enter 
the name of the desired waypoint and press 
ENT. 
3.   Turn  the large right knob to highlight the 
position field at the bottom of the page. 
4.   Use the small and large right knobs to enter 
the new position coordinates and press ENT 
to accept the selected position. 
5.   The cursor moves to the “Modify?” action field. 
Press ENT to modify the waypoint. 
6.   Press  the small right knob to remove the 
flashing cursor. 
To modify a user waypoint by changing reference 
waypoint information: 
1.   With the user waypoint page displayed, press 
the small right knob to activate the cursor. 
2.   Use the small and large right knobs to enter the 
name of the desired waypoint and press ENT. 
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3.  Turn  the large right knob to highlight the 
first reference waypoint (REF WPT) field, if 
you wish to change the reference waypoint. 
Otherwise, continue turning the large right 
knob to highlight the radial (RAD) or distance 
(DIS) field, as desired. 
4.  Use  the small and large right knobs to 
change the identifier — if desired — of the 
reference waypoint.  The reference waypoint 
can be an airport, VOR, NDB, intersection or 
another user waypoint. Press ENT to accept 
the selected identifier. 
5.   The cursor moves to the radial (RAD) field. Use 
the small and large right knobs to change 
the radial from the reference waypoint, if 
desired. Press ENT to accept the selected 
radial. 
6.   The cursor moves to the distance (DIS) field. Use 
the small and large right knobs to change 
the distance from the reference waypoint to 
the new user waypoint, if desired. Press ENT 
to accept the selected distance. 
7.   The cursor moves to the “Modify?” action field. 
Press ENT to modify the waypoint. 
8.   Press  the small right knob to remove the 
flashing cursor. 
 NOTE: If you attempt to modify or delete a 
waypoint which is currently a direct-to waypoint 
or the current “from” or “to” waypoint in the 
active flight plan, the 400W-series unit will alert 
you with the “Can’t change an active waypoint” 
or “Waypoint is active and can’t be deleted” mes-
sage. You must first cancel the direct-to or remove 
the waypoint(s) from the active flight plan before 
modifying or deleting the waypoint(s). 
User Waypoint Page Options
The following user waypoint page options are avail-
able by pressing the MENU key: 
 View User Waypoint List? displays a list of all 
user waypoints currently stored in memory. 
To view a list of all user waypoints: 
1.   From the user waypoint page, press MENU to 
display the user waypoint page options. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight “View 
User Waypoint List?” and press ENT. 
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3.   The top of the user waypoint list will indicate 
the total number of user waypoints currently 
used and available memory. If more user 
waypoints are stored than can be displayed 
on a single screen, turn the large right knob 
to scroll through the user waypoint list. 
4.   Press  the small right knob to return to the 
user waypoint page. 
 Delete User Waypoint? allows you to delete the 
selected waypoint from memory. 
To delete a user waypoint: 
1.   Select the desired waypoint on the user way-
point page and press MENU to display the 
user waypoint page options. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight “Delete 
User Waypoint?” and press ENT. 
Crossfill? allows you to transfer a user waypoint 
to another 400W/500W series unit (if installed). 
User Waypoint List
The user waypoint list allows you to review, 
modify, rename or delete a selected user waypoint, 
or to delete all user waypoints currently stored in 
memory. The top of the page shows the number of 
waypoints used and available memory. 
To review and/or modify a user waypoint from the 
user waypoint list: 
1.   Select the user waypoint list, as described in 
the User Waypoint Options. 
2.   Turn  the large right knob to highlight the 
desired user waypoint. 
3.  Press ENT to display the user waypoint page for 
the selected waypoint. From this page you may 
review all information defining the waypoint 
and its position. 
4.   To modify the waypoint’s position or refer-
ence waypoint information, follow the steps 
described “Modifying User Waypoints.” (Keep 
in mind that you’ve already selected a user 
waypoint page which displays the desired user 
waypoint, so you may skip the first two steps 
of the procedure.) 
5.   To exit the user waypoint page, turn the large 
right knob to highlight “Done?” and press 
ENT. 
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User Waypoint Page Options
To rename a user waypoint from the user 
waypoint list: 
1.  Select the user waypoint list. 
2.  Turn  the large right knob to highlight the 
desired user waypoint. 
3.  Use  the small and large right knobs to 
change the name of the user waypoint. (Enter 
the new name directly over the old name.) 
Press ENT to accept the new name. 
4.   A “rename waypoint” confirmation window is 
displayed. With “Yes?” highlighted, press ENT 
to rename the selected user waypoint. 
To delete a user waypoint from the user waypoint 
list: 
1.   Select the user waypoint list. 
2.  Turn  the large right knob to highlight the 
desired user waypoint. 
3.  Press CLR to display a “delete waypoint” 
confirmation window. 
4.   With “Yes?” highlighted, press ENT to delete 
the selected user waypoint. 
To delete all user waypoints from memory: 
1.   Select the user waypoint list. 
2.  Press MENU to display an options window for 
the user waypoint list. 
3.   With “Delete All  User Waypoints”  highlighted, 
press ENT. 
4.   A “delete all waypoints” confirmation window 
is displayed. With “Yes?” highlighted, press 
ENT to delete all user waypoints from 
memory. 
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NRST Page Group
Section 7   
NRST Pages
NRST Page Group
Section 2 introduced the 400W-series main page 
groups—NAV, WPT, AUX, NRST—and described 
each page in the NAV group. This fourth page group 
(NRST) provides detailed information for the 25 
nearest airports, VORs, NDBs, intersections and user 
waypoints within 200 NM of your current position. 
In addition, the NRST pages include the five nearest 
Flight Service Station (FSS) and center (ARTCC/FIR) 
points of communication, plus alerts you to any 
Special Use (SUA) or Controlled Airspace you may be 
in or near. 
To quickly select a NRST page: 
1.   In the GPS 400W and GNC 420W, press the 
NRST key. From any page in the GNS 430W, 
press and hold CLR to select the default NAV 
page. (You may skip this step if you are already 
viewing any of the main pages. See Section 2 ) 
2.   Turn the large right knob to select the NRST 
page group. “NRST” will appear in the lower 
right corner of the screen. 
3.   Turn the small right knob to select the desired 
NRST page. 
Nearest AirportNearest IntersectionNearest NDBNearest VORNearest UserNearest Center
Nearest Flight ServiceNearest Airspace
NAV
7+ available pages 
(see Section 2)
WPT
10 available pages 
(see Section 6)
AUX
4 available pages 
(see Section 9)
NRST
8 available pages 
(see list below)
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NRST Pages / Scrolling
Not all 25 nearest airports, VORs, NDBs, inter-
sections or user waypoints can be displayed on the 
corresponding NRST page at one time. The nearest 
airport page displays detailed information for three 
nearest airports, with a scroll bar along the right-hand 
side of the page indicating which part of the list is cur-
rently being viewed. The nearest airspace page displays 
detailed information for up to three special use or 
controlled airspace alerts. The NRST pages for VORs, 
NDBs, intersections, and user waypoints will display 
five waypoints at a time. The flashing cursor and large 
right knob are used to scroll and view the rest of the 
waypoints or airspaces in the list. 
To scroll through the list of nearest airports, VORs, 
NDBs, intersections, user waypoints or SUAs: 
1.  Select the desired NRST page. 
2.  Press  the small right knob to activate the 
cursor. 
3.   Turn the large right knob to scroll through the 
list. The scroll bar along the right-hand side of 
the page will indicate which part of the list is 
currently being viewed. 
4.   Press  the small right knob to remove the 
flashing cursor. 
The nearest ARTCC and nearest FSS pages pres-
ent detailed information for up to five nearby facili-
ties—displaying only one facility at a time. Again, the 
additional information is viewed using the flashing 
cursor and small right knob to scroll through the list. 
To scroll through the list of nearest flight service 
station or center points of communication: 
1.  Select the desired NRST page. 
2.  Press  the small right knob to activate the 
cursor. 
3.  Turn  the small right knob to scroll through 
the list. 
4.  Press  the small right knob to remove the 
flashing cursor. 
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Nearest Airports
Navigating to a Nearby Waypoint
The NRST pages can be used in conjunction with 
the direct-to function to quickly set a course to a 
nearby facility. This feature can be a real time saver 
compared to retrieving information from the database 
using the WPT pages. More importantly, it instantly 
provides navigation to the nearest airport in case of an 
in-flight emergency. 
To select a nearby airport, VOR, NDB, intersection or user 
waypoint as a direct-to destination: 
1.   Use the flashing cursor to scroll through a NRST 
page list and highlight the desired nearest 
waypoint. 
2.   Press direct-to to display the select direct-to 
waypoint page. 
3.  Press ENT to accept the selected waypoint’s 
identifier and press ENT a second time (with 
“Activate?” highlighted) to begin navigating 
to the selected waypoint. 
Nearest Airport Page
The nearest airport page displays the identifier, 
symbol, bearing and distance to the 25 nearest airports 
(within 200 NM of your present position). For each 
airport listed, the nearest airport page also indicates the 
best available approach, common traffic advisory fre-
quency (CTAF) and the length of the longest runway. 
Best Available 
Approach
Airport Identifier, 
Symbol, Bearing To  and Distance ToFirst Page 
in NRST groupTower or CTAF  Frequency and 
Longest Runway
Scroll Bar
The nearest airport 
page can be configured to exclude shorter runways or 
undesirable runway surface types, so that the corre-
sponding airports do not appear on the list. You may 
wish to use this feature to exclude seaplane bases or 
runway lengths which would be difficult or impossible 
to land upon. See Sec 9 - Nearest Airport Criteria for 
additional details. 
The nearest airport page may be used to quickly 
tune the COM transceiver to a nearby airport. The 
selected frequency is placed in the standby field of the 
COM window and activated using the COM flip-flop 
key. 
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To quickly tune the common traffic advisory frequency 
(CTAF) from the nearest airport page:
1.  Select the nearest airport page. 
2.  Press  the small right knob to activate the 
cursor. 
3.   Turn the large right knob to scroll through the 
list, highlighting the COM frequency associated 
with the desired airport. 
4.   Press ENT to place the selected frequency in 
the standby field of the COM window. 
5.  Press  the COM flip-flop key to activate the 
selected frequency. 
6.  Press  the small right knob to remove the 
flashing cursor. 
Additional communication frequencies, runway 
information and more is available from the nearest 
airport page by highlighting the identifier of the desired 
airport and pressing ENT. 
To view additional information for a nearby 
airport: 
1.  Select the nearest airport page. 
2.  Press  the small right knob to activate the 
cursor. 
3.  Turn  the large right knob to scroll through 
the list, highlighting the identifier of the desired 
airport. 
4.  Press ENT to display the airport location page 
for the selected airport. 
5.   To view additional WPT pages for the selected 
airport (including the airport runway and 
airport frequency pages) press the small right 
knob to remove the flashing cursor. Turn the 
small right knob to display the additional 
WPT pages. When finished, press the small 
right knob to return the flashing cursor to the 
screen. 
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