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GPS 500 Pilot’s Guide and Reference

SECTION 9

VERTICAL NAVIGATION

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Vertical navigation messages can be turned on or off.

(By default the messages are off.) Turning the messages
off allows you to keep the profile settings you’ve entered
previously, without having them generate messages when
the feature isn’t needed.

Disabling/enabling the vertical navigation
(VNAV) messages:

1) Press the MENU Key to display the Vertical

Navigation Page Options menu (Figure
9-7).

Figure 9-7 VNAV Page Options Menu

2) With “VNAV Messages On?” highlighted, press

the ENT Key. Or, if the messages are already
on and you wish to turn them off, make sure
‘VNAV Messages Off?’ is highlighted and press
the ENT Key.

Restoring the factory default VNAV
settings:

1) Press the MENU Key to display the Verti-

cal Navigation Page Options menu (Figure
9-8).

Figure 9-8 VNAV Page Options Menu

2) Turn the large right knob to highlight “Restore

Defaults?” and press the ENT Key.

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