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Garmin GPSMAP 296 User Manual

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To set a persistent alarm:

1. Press

MENU twice to open the Main Menu.

2. Use the

ROCKER to select the Alarms tab.

3. Highlight the box next to the alarm you would like to make

persistent (for example,

Next Turn).

4. Press

ENTER to place a check mark in the Persist box.

When an alarm goes off, it sounds until you acknowledge the

alarm message by pressing

ENTER.

Airspace Alarms Sub Tab (Aviation Mode Only)

Class B, CTA; Class C, TMA; Towers, Cntrl Zones; Restricted,

ADIZ; MOAs; Mode C Veils; Other SUAs—enables and disables

the alarms. Select On to enable or Off to disable.
Altitude Buffer—sets the buffer for the altitude alarm. Highlight

the Altitude Buffer field, and press ENTER to select a different

value. Use the ROCKER to select the digits.

Airspace Alarms Tab

Navigation (Nav) Alarms Sub Tab

Next Turn—sets an alarm to indicate next turn in route. Select Off

for no Next Turn alarm. Select Dist to enter a specific distance. For

example, if you enter 1 nm, the Next Turn alarm sounds one nautical

mile before you reach the next turn. Select Time to enter a specific

time before the turn for the alarm to go off. For example, if you

enter 00:02:00 the Next Turn alarm sounds two minutes before you

reach the next turn. Select Auto for the unit to provide a Next Turn

alarm at its discretion.
Arrival—sets an alarm to sound when you are a specified distance

or time away from a destination waypoint. Select Off for no Arrival

alarm. Select Dist to enter a specific distance. Select Time to enter

a specific time before the destination for the alarm to go off. Select

Auto for the unit to provide an Arrival alarm at its discretion.
Off Course—sets an alarm to sound when off your course. Select

On, then enter a distance.
Anchor Drag—sets an alarm to sound when you have exceeded a

specified drift distance. Select On, and then enter a distance.

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