Garmin 530w Manual

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Flight Plans
The 500W-series unit lets you create up to 20 
flight plans, with up to 100 waypoints in each flight 
plan. Flight plans are created, edited and activated 
using the FPL key. The FPL page group includes two 
pages: the Active Flight Plan Page and the Flight Plan 
Catalog. The Active Flight Plan Page provides informa
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tion and editing features for the flight plan currently 
in use (referred to as “flight plan 00”). The Flight Plan 
Catalog serves as the main page for creating new flight...

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7.  Press  the  small right knob to remove the 
highlighting. Once the flight plan is created, 
it may be activated from an options window. 
Activating the flight plan copies it into “flight 
plan 00” (the original flight plan still resides in 
the Flight Catalog) and replaces any flight plan 
which currently exists in “flight plan 00.” 
To activate the new flight plan: 
1.    On the Flight Plan Catalog page, press the 
small right knob to activate the cursor. Rotate 
the  large right knob to...

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Section 1 - COM -  
Communicating using the  
GNS 530W
The GNS 530W features a digitally-tuned VHF 
COM radio that provides a seamless transition from 
communication to navigation. The GNS 530W’s 
COM radio operates in the aviation voice band, from 
118.000 to 136.975 MHz, in 25 kHz steps (default). 
For European operations, a COM radio configuration 
of 8.33 kHz steps is also provided. 
“TX” appears at the upper right corner of the  COM window while transmitting. 
Volume
COM radio volume is adjusted...

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Com Window  and Tuning
COM Window and Tuning
Communication frequencies are selected with the 
tuning cursor in the standby COM frequency field, 
and using the large and small left knobs to dial in 
the desired frequency. The standby frequency always 
appears below the active frequency. The active fre
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quency is the frequency currently in use for transmit 
and receive operations. 
Tuning cursor in the COM window. Use the  small and large left knobs to dial in the  desired standby frequency. 
A...

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Auto-Tuning / Nearest Apt Page
To select a COM frequency: 
1.  If the tuning cursor is not currently in the COM 
window, press the small left knob momen-
tarily.
2.   Turn the  large left knob to select the desired 
megahertz (MHz) value. For example, the 
“118” portion of the frequency “118.300”. 
3.   Turn the small left knob to select the desired 
kilohertz (kHz) value. For example, the “.300” 
portion of the frequency “118.300”. 
To make the standby frequency the active fre-
quency, press the COM...

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To display the entire list of frequencies for a 
nearby airport and select from that list: 
1.  Start with the desired airport highlighted on 
the Nearest Airport Page (as described on the 
previous page), then press ENT. 
2.   Press the small right  knob to remove the 
cursor and turn the small right knob to dis-
play the frequency list. 
From the Nearest Airport Page, select the 
desired airport to show a more detailed list- ing of frequencies for that airport. 
3.  Press the small right knob...

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To select a COM frequency for any airport in your 
flight plan: 
1.  Select the NAVCOM Page from the NAV page 
group. (See Section 2, or press and hold CLR, 
then turn the small right  knob until the 
NAVCOM Page appears.) 
The NAVCOM Page provides a frequency list  for all the airports (departure, en route and  arrival) along your active flight plan.
2.  Press the small right knob to place the cursor 
on the airport identifier field. To the left of this 
field appears Departure, En Route or Arrival...

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Emergency Channel / Stuck Mic
Emergency Channel
The GNS 530W’s emergency channel select pro-
vides a quick method of selecting 121.500 MHz as the 
active frequency in the event of an in-flight emergency. 
The emergency channel select is available whenever 
the unit is on, regardless of GPS or cursor status, or 
loss of the display. 
Press and hold the COM flip-flop key for 
two seconds to activate the 121.500 MHz  emergency frequency. 
To quickly tune and activate 121.500, press 
and hold the COM (or...

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Page Groups / NAV Page Group
Section 2   
NAV Pages
Main Page Groups
The 500W-series main pages are divided into groups: 
NAV, WPT, AUX and NRST. While viewing any of these 
pages, selection of another page is a simple selection 
process using the small and large right knobs. 
NAV
5-7 available pages   (see list below)
WPT
10 available pages  (see Section 6)
AUX
4 available pages  (see Section 9)
NRST
8 available pages  (see Section 7)
To select the desired page group, turn the large 
right knob until...

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Default NAV Page
The first NAV page is the Default NAV Page. This 
page may be quickly selected from ANY page by using 
the CLR key. 
Active Leg of Flight Plan,   or Direct-to Destination  User-selectable Data 
Fields  
(all four corners)
 Course Deviation   Indicator (CDI)
First Page in NAV Group
Bearing pointer to the current TO waypoint
To select the NAV group and display the Default 
NAV Page, press and hold CLR. 
The default NAV Page provides a “look ahead” 
map display with your present position...