Garmin GPS III Pilot - Manual (Page 10)

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GETTING STARTED
Keypad Usage/Display
(POWER) — Red key turns the unit on and off, and
controls three levels of screen backlighting intensity.
(PAGE) — Scrolls main pages in sequence and returns
display from a menu/options page to a main page.
Press and hold this key to change screen orientation.
(MENU) — Displays a menu of available options for
the current page. Press twice to display the Main Menu.
(GOTO/ NRST ) — Displays the GOTO waypoint win-
dow, allowing you to select the destination waypoint.
Press and hold this key to display the nine nearest air-
ports, airspaces, navaids, waypoints, etc.
(ENTER/ MARK ) — Activates highlighted fields and
confirms menu options and data entry. Press and hold
this key to mark present position as a waypoint.
(QUIT) — Returns the display to a previous page or
restores a data field’s previous value.
(IN and OUT) — Allows you to zoom in/out through
23 scales on the Map Page. Also adjusts scale on the
Highway and HSI pages.
(ROCKER KEYPAD) — Controls the movement of
the cursor, is used to select options and positions, and
to enter data.
CURSOR — A solid black bar which can be moved
up, down, left, and right with the keypad to select indi-
vidual fields on the display (see above).
DEFAULT — A system-selected format, built into the
operating software or the unit’s memory, that will be
followed unless the user chooses a different setting.
FIELD — The location on a page (see above) where a
group of characters or option is entered and displayed.
HIGHLIGHT— The act of using the cursor to select a
field for the purpose of entering data.
SCROLL — The act of moving through characters or
options from a selected field.
DATA ENTRY — Entering data, such as waypoint
names, typically begins and ends with the ENTER/
MARK key. Use the rocker keypad to enter the actual
data: UP/DOWN to change the highlighted character,
RIGHT to move on to the next character.
Example of
Cursor high-
lighting the
‘Mode’ Field
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