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Aircraft tab, Alarms tab, E6b tab – Garmin GPSMAP 296 User Manual

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Aircraft Tab

The Aircraft tab is divided into two sub tabs: Aircraft Profile and

Weight & Balance. Information on the

Aircraft Tab

is located on

page 46

.

Aircraft Profile Tab

E6B Tab

The E6B tab in the Main Menu calculates Density Altitude, True

Airspeed, and Winds Aloft (Head Wind, Tail Wind, Wind From, and

Wind Speed), based on information you enter. Information on the

E6B Tab

is located on

page 48

.

Alarms Tab

The Alarms tab on the Main Menu allows you to define alarm

settings.

To access the Alarms tab on the Main Menu:

1. Press

MENU twice to open the Main Menu.

2. Highlight

Alarms from the vertical list of tabs.

To set an alarm:

1. Press

MENU twice to open the Main Menu.

2. Use the

ROCKER to select the Alarms tab.

3. Highlight the field below the alarm name you want activate,

and press

ENTER.

4. Change the mode to

On, and press ENTER. If necessary,

highlight the next field to the right, and press

ENTER, enter

the settings, and press

ENTER.

When an alarm goes off, the alarm message appears on the screen

and the unit emits five (5) beeps. When you select an alarm to be

persistent, the alarm message appears on the screen and the unit

beeps until you press ENTER to acknowledge the alarm. Press

NRST/FIND to view the Airspace Information when an airspace

alarm message appears.

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