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Emergenc}’ channel – Garmin GPSCOM 190 User Manual

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Emergency Channel Selection

The GPSCOM 190’s emergency channel selection fea­

ture provides a quick method of selecting 121.5 MHz as
the active frequency in the event of an in-flight emer­
gency The feature is available whenever the unit is on,
regardless of GPS or communication status, or unexpect­
ed loss of the display.

To select the 121.5 MHZ frequency as the active
frequency:

1. Press and hold

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To transmit on the emergency frequency:

1. Press the PIT switch.

Now let’s go back to the map page and finish up our

tour:

1. Press WiMtQ enter the GPS pages.

Auto Zoom

You will notice that as we make our way toward the

destination airport, the map scale will automatically
zoom in to provide a closer look at the airport. What
you’re actually seeing is the GPSCOM 190’s AutoZoom

feature. Whenever you select a GOTO destination, the

map page will default to the 80 nm setting and gradually

zoom down the map scale to the 1 nm setting.