Garmin GPSMAP 396 - Aviation GPS Receiver User manual

GPSMAP® 396 Quick Reference Guide
Using the Direct To Key
Press the DIRECT TO D key in Aviation Mode to display the Go To Page.
Then select an airport, navaid, recent point, or user-defined point to navigate
to (Go To). In Automotive or Marine Mode, press the DIRECT TO D key
to open the Navigation window.
To Go To an airport or navaid:
1. Press the DIRECT TO D key to open the Go To Page. Use the
ROCKER to select the Aviation tab.
Go To Page—Aviation tab
2. Select the identifier, facility name, or city field, and press ENTER.
3. Enter the identifier, facility name, or city.
4. Press ENTER when the waypoint is shown and highlighted.
5. With the on-screen Go To button highlighted, press ENTER. A course
is plotted from your present location to the selected destination.
To Go To recently used waypoint or user-created waypoint:
1. Press the DIRECT TO D key to Open the Go To Page.
2. Select the Recent or User tab.
3. Highlight a waypoint from the list, and press ENTER.
4. With the on-screen Go To button highlighted, press ENTER. A course
is plotted from your present location to the selected destination.
Using the NRST/Find Key
Press the NRST/FIND key in Aviation Mode to display the Nearest Pages.
Then select an airport, navaid, recent point, or user-defined point to navigate
to (Go To). In Automotive or Marine Mode, press the NRST/FIND key to
open the Find Menu.
To select an item as your destination from the Nearest Pages:
1. Press the NRST/FIND key.
2. To select a different category, use the ROCKER to select the tab
along the top of the page.
Nearest Page: Airport tab
3. Use the ROCKER to highlight a waypoint on the list, and press
ENTER. The corresponding waypoint information page appears.
For airports, use the ROCKER to select the tabs across the top of
the information pages and display the airport data.
4. Highlight Go To, and press ENTER to navigate to the point. Press
QUIT to return to the Nearest Pages. You can also highlight any
of the on-screen buttons to perform that action, such as Delete or
Show Map.
Creating and Using a Flight Plan (Route)
To create and use a route:
1. Press the MENU key twice to display the Main Menu.
2. Highlight Route from the vertical list of tabs.
3. Highlight the first available blank route slot, and press ENTER.
4. Press ENTER to find items to add to the route.
Route Tab of the
Main Menu
Adding Points to the route.
Identifier
Facility
Name
City
5. Select the identifier, facility name, or city field, and press ENTER.
Enter the identifier, facility name, or city.
6. Press ENTER when the point is shown.
7. With the on-screen OK button highlighted, press ENTER. The point is
added to the route.
8. When you are finished adding points to your route, press QUIT to
view the Routes tab again. Your new route is highlighted.
9. Press MENU, select Activate Route, and press ENTER to start
navigating your route.
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IN/OUT—press to zoom in or zoom out on the Map Page.
PAGE/MODE—press to cycle through the main pages in sequence
and return the display from a submenu page. Press and hold to switch
between Aviation Mode, Marine Mode, and Automotive Mode.
QUIT—press to cycle through the main pages in reverse sequence,
revert to the previous value in a data entry field, or cancel a function.
ENTER/MARK—press to select a highlighted option, initiate entry,
and then confirm. Press and hold to mark a waypoint.
MENU/WX—press to view the Options Menu for the current page.
Press twice to display the Main Menu. Press and hold to turn the Map
Page weather off and on.
DIRECT TO—press to start a Go To using airports, navaids,
recently used waypoints, or user-created waypoints. Press and hold
to display additional information for the current destination (such as
communication frequency and runway data). While in Automotive
Mode, press and hold for more than one second to display the Next
Turn Page and announce the next turn.
NRST/FIND—press to show the nearest airports, navaids, points of
communication, and airspace boundaries in Aviation Mode. When
pressed multiple times in Aviation Mode, the Find Menu appears.
POWER—press and hold to turn the unit on or off. Press and release
to adjust the backlighting and external speaker volume.
ROCKER—press up, down, left, or right to select menu options, enter
data, or move the pointer on the Map Page.
GPS antenna is shown
in the stored position.
Rotate the antenna into
the upright position to
receive satellite signal.

Selecting an Approach
To select and navigate an approach for a saved route:
1. Press MENU twice.
2. Select the Route tab.
3. Highlight the name of the route, and press ENTER.
4. Press MENU to open the options menu. Highlight Select Approach,
and press ENTER.
5. Use the ROCKER to select the approach from the window, and press
ENTER.
To select and navigate an approach for the destination
airport:
1. Press the DIRECT TO D key to open the Go To Page.
2. Press MENU to open the options menu. Highlight Select Approach,
and press ENTER.
3. Use the ROCKER to select the approach from the pop-up window,
and press ENTER.
Go To Page
Selecting an Approach
Go To Page
Options Menu
4. A “Vectors?” window appears. Use the ROCKER to select Yes, and
press ENTER. The GPSMAP 396 removes the destination airport
from the Go To Page (not from your flight plan/route), and replaces it
with the approach waypoints.
Marking a Waypoint
To mark your present location:
1. Press and hold the ENTER/MARK key until the New Waypoint Page
appears.
2. To accept the waypoint with the default name and symbol, highlight
OK, and press ENTER/MARK.
To change the information on the New Waypoint Page, highlight
the appropriate field, and press ENTER/MARK. After entering and
confirming your changes, highlight OK, and press ENTER/MARK.
New Waypoint Page
To create a new waypoint using the Map Page:
1. Press PAGE until the Map Page appears.
2. Move the pointer to the map location or feature.
3. Press and quickly release the ENTER key to capture the pointer’s
location. The New Map Waypoint Page appears.
If you have highlighted a map feature, an information page appears
after you press ENTER. Use the ROCKER to highlight Save, and
press ENTER to save the item as a waypoint.
4. To accept the waypoint with the default name and symbol, highlight
OK, and press ENTER.
To change any information on the New Map Waypoint Page,
highlight the appropriate field, and press ENTER. After entering and
confirming your changes, highlight OK, and press ENTER.
Finding a Land or Marine Item
When in Automotive or Marine Mode, pressing NRST/FIND displays the
Find Menu, shown below. To display the Find Menu in Aviation Mode, press
the NRST/FIND key multiple times.
To find a waypoint or other item from your current location:
1. From any page, press NRST/FIND.
2. Highlight a category from the list, and press ENTER.
3. Highlight an item from the list, and press ENTER.
Find Menu Navaid Search Result
To activate a Go To from the Find Menu:
1. Select a waypoint or point of interest as previously described and
press ENTER. The Waypoint Review Page automatically appears.
2. With the Go To button highlighted, press ENTER to begin navigation.
Using XM WX Weather and XM Radio
To turn off XM Weather on the Map Page:
1. Press PAGE until the Map Page appears.
2. Press and hold MENU/WX. XM Weather
for the Map Page is now off.
3. To turn the XM Weather for the Map Page
back on, press and hold MENU/WX again.
To select an XM Radio channel:
1. Press MENU twice.
2. Use the ROCKER to highlight the XM tab.
3. Highlight the Audio sub tab with the ROCKER.
4. Use the ROCKER to select a channel, or use the IN and OUT keys to
select a category, and then select a channel.
XM Radio Add Favorites
XM Radio Menu
To add and view XM Radio channel favorites:
1. Use the ROCKER to select a channel, or use the IN and OUT keys to
select a category, and press ENTER to select a channel.
2. Press MENU once.
3. Use the ROCKER to highlight Add To Favorites, and press ENTER.
4. Select Yes in the Add [Channel Name] to Favorites? window, and
press ENTER.
5. To view your channel favorite, use the IN and OUT keys to change
the category to Favorites.
XM Weather
*XM® Radio and XM WX® Weather Data each require a monthly subscription, which is
sold separately. All programming fees and weather data are subject to change.