Garmin 530w Manual

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Section 8   
VLOC (VOR/Localizer/Glideslope) 
Receiver Operations
The GNS 530W includes digitally-tuned VOR/
localizer and glideslope receivers with the desired 
frequency selected on the VLOC window, along the 
left-hand side of the display. Frequency selection 
is performed by pressing the small left knob and 
turning the small and large left knobs to select the 
desired frequency. 
Ident Audio and Vol-
ume
VLOC ident is enabled 
by pressing the VLOC 
volume knob. When VLOC 
ident is enabled, an...

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VLOC  Ident Window
To select a VOR/localizer/ILS frequency: 
1.  If the tuning cursor is not currently in the VLOC 
window, press the small left knob momen-
tarily. 
Press the small left knob to move the tuning 
cursor to the VLOC window. Turn the small 
left knob to select the kilohertz portion of  the frequency and the large left knob to  select the megahertz portion. 
2.  Turn the  large left knob to select the desired 
megahertz (MHz) value. For example, the 
“117” portion of the frequency...

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Auto-tuning
To select a VLOC frequency from the Waypoint 
VOR or Nearest VOR Pages: 
1.  Select the desired page from the main pages. 
(See the page references on the preceding 
page.) 
2.   Press the small right knob momentarily to 
activate the flashing cursor. 
3.   Turn the large right knob  to highlight the 
frequency for the desired VOR. 
4.  Press  ENT to place the frequency in the standby 
field of the VLOC window.  
5.   Press the VLOC flip-flop key to activate the 
selected frequency. 
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CDI Key
7.  For VOR and ILS approaches, the standby field 
of the VLOC window is automatically tuned to 
the proper frequency. To activate the frequency 
press the VLOC flip-flop  key. To  display VLOC 
course information on the external CDI (or HSI) 
press  CDI and verify that “VLOC” is displayed 
at the bottom left corner of the screen, directly 
above the CDI key. 
8.   For non-GPS approaches (ILS and VOR), a 
reminder window appears indicating that GPS 
guidance on such approaches is strictly for...

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AUX Page Group
Section 9   
AUX Pages
AUX Page Group
Section 2 introduced the 500W-series unit main 
page groups — NAV, WPT, AUX, NRST — and 
described each page in the NAV group. The third 
page group (AUX) allows you to change unit settings, 
customizing operation to your preferences. The AUX 
pages also provide E6B functions — such as trip plan
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ning, fuel planning, density altitude, true airspeed and 
winds aloft calculations. 
To quickly select an AUX page: 
1.   From any page, press and hold...

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Flight Planning Page
The Flight Planning Page provides access to E6B 
functions for fuel planning, trip planning, density 
altitude/true airspeed/winds aloft calculations, sched
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uled messages and a “Crossfill” function to transfer 
flight plans/user waypoints to a second 500W-series 
unit. When a flight planning item is selected, the cor
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responding page appears providing additional informa-
tion and features. 
To select, highlight  with cursor and  press ENT.
First Page 
in AUX Group
To select an...

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Flight Planning
•  No Fuel Sensors Connected — In this instance 
fuel on board and fuel flow are manually en-
tered and used to recalculate fuel on board as 
it is consumed. When fuel flow or fuel on board 
is manually entered, the figures are retained 
the next time you view the page (with fuel on 
board continuously recalculated). 
•   Fuel Flow Sensor Installed, But No Fuel On 
Board Sensor — Fuel on board is manually 
entered. Fuel flow is automatically provided 
by sensor. If fuel flow is...

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Select the “Density Alt / TAS / Winds” option to calculate density altitude, true airspeed  and winds aloft. 
Scheduler —  displays reminder messages (such 
as “Change oil”, “Switch fuel tanks”, “Overhaul”, 
etc.). One-time, periodic, and event-based mes
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sages are allowed. One-time messages appear 
once the timer expires and reappear each time the 
500W-series unit is powered on, until the message 
is deleted. Periodic messages automatically reset to 
the original timer value, once the message is...

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Flight Planning
For “flight plan leg” fuel planning, select “Flight Plan?” from the options window. Use the small right knob to select the desired flight plan and the desired leg of the flight plan. 
3a.  For direct-to planning, verify that the “from” 
waypoint field indicates “P.POS” (present 
position). If necessary, press CLR to display 
“P.POS”. Press ENT and the flashing cursor 
moves to the “to” waypoint field. Turn the 
small and large right knobs to enter the 
identifier of the “to” waypoint...

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fuel required (REQ), range (RNG), and endur-
ance (ENDUR) is provided. You can change the 
information displayed on the page by pressing 
MENU and selecting the “Change Fields?” 
option. If your 500W-series unit installation 
includes connection to fuel sensors, additional 
information items are presented when the 
“Change Fields?” option is selected. 
To perform trip planning operations: 
1.  Select “Trip Planning” from the Flight Planning 
Page. 
2.   The current trip planning “leg mode” is dis-...