Garmin 530w Manual

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COM needs service — (GNS 530W only) The unit has 
detected a failure in its communications transceiver. The 
COM transceiver may still be usable, but the unit should 
be returned (at your earliest convenience) to your Garmin 
dealer for service. 
COM push-to-talk key stuck — (GNS 530W only) The 
external push-to-talk (PTT) switch is stuck in the enabled 
(or “pressed”) state. Try pressing the PTT switch again to 
cycle its operation. If the message persists, contact your 
Garmin dealer for...

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FPL waypoint is locked — At least one flight plan (FPL) 
waypoint is locked because the waypoint has been removed 
from the current NavData
® card (database change), the data 
card is missing, or the data card has failed. 
FPL waypoint moved — The position data for one or 
more flight plan (FPL) waypoints moved at least 0.33 arc 
minutes in the current NavData
® card (database change). 
G/S has failed — (GNS 530W only) The unit has detected 
a failure in its glideslope receiver. The glideslope...

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GTN flight plan not supported — The GTN active flight 
plan contains a waypoint that is not recognized by the 
GNS, e.g.  GTN has a European waypoint and the GNS 
Navigation Database is North America only. 
Inside airspace — Your GPS-calculated position lies 
within the boundaries of a special use airspace. This mes
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sage is automatically disabled within 30 NM of an arrival 
airport, when an approach is loaded. 
Insufficient Terrain Database Resolution – The 
installed terrain database does not have...

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Not receiving traffic data — No traffic data is being 
received. 
If the problem persists, the installation should be 
checked by your Garmin dealer. 
NRST key stuck – The NRST key is stuck in the enabled 
(or “pressed”) state. Try pressing the NRST key again to 
cycle its operation. If the message persists, contact your 
Garmin dealer for assistance. 
OBS key stuck — The OBS key is stuck in the enabled 
(or pressed) state. Try pressing the OBS key again to cycle 
its operation. Check for proper...

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TAWS mute caution key is stuck — The external 
HTAWS aural suppression input is stuck.
TAWS reduced protection key is stuck — The external 
TAWS reduced protection key is stuck. 
TCAD altitude data invalid — If the Ryan TCAD has 
an altitude failure, the TCAD will announce an altitude 
failure aurally (“TCAD ALTITUDE DATA INVALID”) but 
continue operating.  The relative altitude for the targets will 
be invalid. 
TCAD device needs service — The GDL 88 is reporting 
that the external traffic system...

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Waypoint already exists — The name you have entered 
for a user waypoint already exists in memory. 
Waypoint(s) have been replaced — One or more user way-
points were updated during a unit-to-unit crossfill operation. 
Waypoint memory is full — You have used all 1000 user 
waypoint locations in the 500W-series unit memory. Delete 
unwanted waypoints to make room for new entries. 
Turn Advisory and Arrival Annunciations
The following annunciator messages may appear in the 
lower right corner of the...

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Abbreviations
The following is a list of abbreviations and acronyms 
used on the 
500W-series unit and their meanings: 
ACTV —  Active
A LT  —  Altitude
APR —  Approach
APT —  Airport
ARSPC —  Airspace
ARTCC —   Air Route Traffic Control Center
ARVL —  Arrival
AUX —  Auxiliary
AVGAS —   Aviation-grade Gasoline
AVTN —  Aviation
BARO —   Barometric setting
BRG —   Bearing To
°C —   Degree Celsius
C/V —  COM/VLOC
CAS —   Calibrated Airspeed
CDI —   Course Deviation Indicator
CLR —  Clear
COM —...

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FPL —  Flight Plan
fpm —   Feet Per Minute
FREQ —  Frequency
FSS —   Flight Service Station
ft —  Feet
G/S —  Glideslope
gl —   Gallons
GPS —   Global Positioning System
GS —   Ground Speed
HAL —   Horizontal Alarm Limit
HDG —  Heading
HFOM —   Horizontal Figure of Merit
hg —   Inches of Mercury
HPL —   Horizontal Protection Level
HWY —  Highway
IAF —   Intermediate Approach Fix
ID —  Identifier
ig —   Imperial Gallons
ILS —   Instrument Landing System
IND —  Indicated
INT —  Intersection
INTEG —...

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mb —  Millibars of Pressure
Med —  Medium
MGRS —   Military Grid Reference System. A 
 
  Position format
MHz —  Megahertz
mi —   Statute Miles
MOA —   Military Operations Area
mph —   Statute Miles Per Hour
mpm —   Meters Per Minute
mps —   Meters Per Second
MSA —   Minimum Safe Altitude
MSG —  Message
MSL —   Mean Sea Level
mul —  Multicom
NATNL —  National
NAV —  Navigation
NAVAID —   Navigational Aid
NDB —   Non-Directional Radio Beacon
NM —   Nautical Miles
NRST —  Nearest
NUM —  Number
OBS —...

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TEMP —  Temperature
TER —  Terrain
TERM —  Terminal
TKE —  Track Angle Error
TMA —   ICAO Terminal Control Area
TRANS —  Transition
TRFC —  Traffic
TRK —   Track (also Ground Track) Angle
TRSA —   Terminal Radar Service Area
twr —  Tower
TX —  Transmit
uni —  Unicom UTC —   Coordinated Universal Time (also 
GMT or “zulu”)
UTM/UPS —   Universal Transverse Mercator / 
 
  Universal Polar Stereographic grids
VAL —   Vertical Alarm Limit
VAR —  Variation
VER —  Version
VFOM —   Vertical Figure of Merit...