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GNS 530(A)
Quick Reference
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KEYS AND KNOBS 1 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 11 5 12 14 18 19 13 6 15 16 17 (6) Large Left Knob (COM/VLOC) – Used to tune the Left-hANd Key S ANd KNobS megahertz (MHz) value of the standby frequency for the (1) COM Flip-flop Key – Swaps the active and standby communications transceiver (COM) or the VLOC receiver, COM frequencies. Press and hold to select emergency whichever is currently selected by the tuning cursor. channel (121.500 MHz). (2) COM Power/Volume Knob – Controls unit power RiGht-hANd Key
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KEYS AND KNOBS (11) ENT Key – Used to approve an operation or complete (16) MSG Key – Used to view system messages and to data entry. It is also used to confirm information during alert the pilot to important warnings and requirements. power on. (17) FPL Key – Allows the pilot to create, edit, activate, (12) Small Right Knob – Used to select pages within and invert flight plans, as well as access approaches, the page groups. Press this knob momentarily to display departures, and arrivals.
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POWER ON i d SpLA y LA o y Ut (wiNdowS) The GNS 530’s display is divided into four separate windows (or display areas). The left side of the display provides a COM Window (top two lines) and a VLOC window (by default with VOR ident/radial, but selectable for other data). The right side of the display consists of a GPS Window, which shows the various navigation, waypoint information and settings pages. The bottom of the display is used for annunciators. GPS Window COM Window 4) The Inst
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FREQUENCY SELECTION Selecting a frequency: 1) If the tuning cursor is not currently in the desired window (COM or VLOC), press the small left knob momentarily. 2) Turn the large left knob to select the desired megahertz (MHz) value. For example, the ‘117’ portion of the frequency ‘117.70’. Quickly tuning and activating the 121.500 Emergency Channel Press and hold the COM Flip-flop Key for approximately two seconds. d AtA eNtRy Data is entered in the GPS Window using the large and small
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MAIN PAGE GROUPS mAiN pAGe GRoUpS NAV pAGe GRoUp The GNS 530’s main pages are divided into four separate The NAV Page Group includes five pages (if configured page groups: NAV, WPT, AUX, and NRST. Each page with TAWS or TERRAIN). group is comprised of multiple pages. The page groups are selected using the large right knob. The individual pages are selected using the small right knob. page Groups Default NAV Map TAWS or TERRAIN NAV Group WPT Group AUX Group NRST Group 5 NAV Pages 10 WPT P
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DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION Selecting a direct-to destination: AUX pAGe GRoUp 1) Press the Direct-to Key. The Select Direct-to The AUX Page Group includes three pages. Waypoint Page appears, with the waypoint identifier field highlighted. Flight Planning Utility Setup NOTE: The AUX Page Group may have four AUX pages available when the GNS 530 installation includes connection to a weather information source. 2) Use the small and large right knobs to NRSt pAGe GRoUp enter the identifier of the d
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DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION Selecting a direct-to destination from the Selecting a direct-to destination by facility Map Page: name or city: 1) Select the Map Page from the NAV Page 1) Press the Direct-to Key. The Select Direct-to Group. Waypoint Page appears, with the waypoint identifier field highlighted. 2) Press the small right knob to display a panning pointer. 2) Turn the large right knob to highlight the facility name (second line) or the city (third 3) Turn the small and large right knob
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VIEWING AIRPORT INFORMATION Selecting a nearby airport or a flight plan Viewing airport information: waypoint as a direct-to destination: 1) Turn the large right knob to select the WPT 1) Press the Direct-to Key. Page Group. ‘WPT’ appears along the bottom of the display. 2) Turn the large right knob to highlight the nearest airport (NRST) or flight plan (FPL) 2) Turn the small right knob to select the desired field. WPT page. Airport information is displayed on the first six WPT pages: a
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VIEWING AIRPORT INFORMATION Viewing airport information by facility Auto-tuning a frequency from a list: name or city: The GNS 530’s auto-tune feature allows the pilot to quickly select any database frequency in the GPS Window 1) Select the Airport Location Page (see page 6). as the standby frequency. With a minimum of keystrokes, 2) Press the small right knob to activate the any frequency listed in the GPS Window can be transferred cursor. to the standby field of the COM or VLOC window.
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DEFAULT NAV PAGE Quickly displaying the Default NAV Page: ef d AULt NAV pAGe From any page, press and hold the CLR Key for User-Selectable Data Fields (all four corners) approximately two seconds. Selecting a different data item for any data field: 1) With the Default NAV Page displayed, press the Map MENU Key to display the Default NAV Page Range Menu. Active Leg of Flight 2) The ‘Change Fields?’ option is already Course Plan, or Deviation highlighted, so press the ENT Key to select
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MAP PAGE 4) Turn the small right knob to display the list The following symbols are used to depict the various of available data items. Continue turning the airports and NAVAIDS on the Map Page: small right knob to select the desired data Symbol Description item from the list. Airport with hard surface runway(s); (primary runway shown) Airport with soft surface runway(s) only Private Airfield Heliport VOR VOR/DME 5) Press the ENT Key to select the desired data DME item and return to the Def
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MAP PAGE Quickly decluttering the Map Display: Selecting a different data item for any data field on the Map Page: Press the CLR Key momentarily (as often as needed) to select the desired amount of map 1) With Map Page displayed, press the MENU detail. Key to display an options menu. 2) Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Change Fields?’ and press the ENT Key. 3) Turn the large right knob to highlight the data field to be changed. Highlighted Data Field Map Detail Level Turning on th
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INHIBITING TAWS OR TERRAIN Inhibiting TAWS or TERRAIN: Scrolling through the list of frequencies: NAV/Com pAGe 1) Select the TAWS or TERRAIN Page and press 1) Activate the cursor, if not already active, by The NAV/COM Page provides a list of the airport the MENU Key. ‘Inhibit Terrain?’ is selected pressing the small right knob. communication and navigation frequencies at the by default. 2) Turn the large right knob to move the cursor departure, enroute, and arrival airports. through the lis
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NEAREST AIRPORTS Scrolling through the list of frequencies: Viewing a list of nearest airports: 1) Activate the cursor, if not already active, by 1) Turn the large right knob to select the NRST pressing the small right knob. Page Group. ‘NRST’ will appear along the bottom of the display. 2) Turn the large right knob to move the cursor through the list of frequencies. If there are 2) If necessary, turn the small right knob to select more frequencies in the list than can be the Nearest Airpo
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NEARBY AIRPORTS Viewing additional information for a 4) To return to the Nearest Airport Page, verify that nearby airport: ‘Done?’ is highlighted by the flashing cursor and press the ENT (or CLR) Key. 1) Highlight the identifier of the desired airport by scrolling through the list, as described in the Selecting a nearby airport as a direct-to preceding procedure. destination: 2) Press the ENT Key to display the Airport 1) Press the Direct-to Key. The Select Direct-to Location Page for th
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FLIGHT PLANS Creating a new flight plan: Navigating a flight plan: 1) Press the FPL Key and turn the small right 1) Press the FPL Key and turn the small right knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog Page. knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog Page. 2) Press the MENU Key to display the Flight Plan 2) Press the small right knob to activate the Catalog Page Menu. cursor. 3) Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Create 3) Turn the large right knob to highlight the New Flight Plan?’ and press
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SELECT AN APPROACH Editing a flight plan: Selecting an approach: 1) Press the FPL Key and turn the small right 1) Press the PROC Key to display the Procedures knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog Page. Page. 2) Press the small right knob to activate the 2) Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Select cursor. Approach?’ and press the ENT Key. 3) Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired flight plan and press the ENT Key. 4) To add a waypoint to the flight plan: a) Turn the larg
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ACTIVATE AN APPROACH A selected approach may be activated or loaded. Once an approach is selected, it may be activated for navigation from the Procedures Page. Activating the approach overrides the ‘enroute’ portion of the active flight plan, proceeding directly to the ‘approach’ portion (for a full approach, directly to the initial approach fix). Activating 5) Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Load?’ the approach also initiates automatic CDI scaling transition or ‘Activate?’ an
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FLYING AN APPROACH Activating the approach with vectors to • Turn advisories (‘TURN TO # # #º’) will appear final: along the bottom of the display (see page 15) when the pilot should begin a course change (via 1) With an approach loaded in the active flight a standard rate turn). plan, press the PROC Key to display the Procedures Page. • For GPS-based approaches, receiver autonomous integrity monitoring (RAIM) monitors satellite 2) Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Activate conditi
