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Garmin GPS 500 User Manual

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GPS 500 Pilot’s Guide and Reference

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SECTION 3

DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION

190-00181-60 Rev. G

Cancelling Direct-to Navigation

Once a direct-to is activated, the GPS 500 provides

navigation guidance to the selected destination until the
direct-to is replaced with a new direct-to or flight plan,
cancelled, or the unit is turned off.

Cancelling a direct-to:

1) Press the Direct-to Key to display the Select

Direct-to Waypoint Page.

2) Press the MENU Key to display the Direct-to

Page Menu (Figure 3-13).

Figure 3-13 Select Direct-to Page Menu

3) With ‘Cancel Direct-to NAV?’ highlighted, press

the ENT Key. If a flight plan is still active, the
GPS 500 resumes navigating the flight plan
along the closest leg.

Specifying a Course to a Waypoint

When performing a direct-to, the GPS 500 sets a direct

great circle course to the selected destination. The course
to the destination can also be manually defined using the
‘CRS’ course field on the Select Direct-to Waypoint Page.

Manually defining the direct-to course:

1) Press the Direct-to Key.
2) Use the small and large right knobs to select

the destination waypoint.

3) Press the ENT Key to confirm the selected

waypoint, then turn the large right knob
to highlight the course (‘CRS’) field (Figure
3-14).

Figure 3-14 CRS (Course) Field Highlighted

4) Turn the small and large right knobs to select

the desired course (Figure 3-15) and press the
ENT Key.

Figure 3-15 Course Field Selected

5) Press the ENT Key again to begin navigation

using the selected destination and course.

6) To re-select a direct course from present

position (or select a new manually-defined
course), simply press the Direct-to Key,
followed by the ENT Key twice.