Garmin aera 795/796 Pilot’s Guide
190-01194-00 Rev. C
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Table of Contents
SECTION 1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Unit Overview .................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Getting Started .................................................................................................................. 2
Battery Installation ............................................................................................................... 2
Charging the Battery ............................................................................................................ 3
Mounting the aera 795/796 in the Aircraft ............................................................................4
Turning the Unit On/Off ........................................................................................................4
GPS Receiver Status ............................................................................................................. 6
Display Orientation ............................................................................................................... 8
1.3 Operation ............................................................................................................................8
Basic Touchscreen Operation ................................................................................................ 8
Dedicated Icons .................................................................................................................. 10
Page Buttons (Optional) ..................................................................................................... 10
Main Menu ........................................................................................................................ 11
1.4 Menus and Data Entry .................................................................................................... 15
Option Menus .................................................................................................................... 15
Data Entry .......................................................................................................................... 15
1.5 Using Map Displays ......................................................................................................... 18
Map Range ........................................................................................................................ 18
Map Panning ..................................................................................................................... 20
Map Overlays ..................................................................................................................... 22
Map Symbols ..................................................................................................................... 22
1.6 System Settings ............................................................................................................... 23
Display ............................................................................................................................... 24
Sound ................................................................................................................................ 26
Additional Settings ............................................................................................................. 27
1.7 Nearest Airport Criteria Settings ................................................................................ 28
1.8 Present Position............................................................................................................... 29
Position .............................................................................................................................. 29
New Location ..................................................................................................................... 29
Simulator Mode ................................................................................................................. 30
SECTION 2 GPS NAVIGATION ............................................................................................... 31
2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................31
Data Fields ......................................................................................................................... 32
Numeric Flight Data ........................................................................................................... 35
Compass Arc ...................................................................................................................... 36
2.2 HSI/Panel ........................................................................................................................... 37
Setting the Bug Indicator .................................................................................................... 38
Manually Setting a Course .................................................................................................. 38
2.3 Vertical Navigation (VNAV) ........................................................................................... 39
Using the VNAV Feature ..................................................................................................... 40
