Garmin 300XL Pilot's Manual And Reference

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Proximity alarm message. Pressing N willdisplay the position page with the bearing anddistance from the proximity waypoint indicatedon the bottom line.Proximity waypoints pageSECTION3 WPT KEYProximity WaypointsThe second page available from the GNC 300XL’s W key is the proximitywaypoints page. This page allows you to define an alarm circle around a selectedwaypoint and is useful in defining alarm circles around towers or obstructions. Up tonine proximity waypoints can be entered, each with an alarm radius of up to 99.9 nm.To create or edit a proximity waypoint:1. Press W and use O to display the ‘Proximity waypoints’ page.2. Press C twice and use O to highlight the first available field.3. Use K and O to enter the identifier. It may be an airport, VOR, NDB, intersection or userwaypoint. Press E.4. Use K and O to enter the radius of the alarm circle. Press E.If two proximity waypoints are entered and their regions overlap, you will beinformed with the message ‘Proximity overlap’. This message will be displayed eachtime you turn on the GNC 300XL for as long as the overlap remains. Warning: If youenter the overlap area you will only be informed of the nearest proximity waypoint.To remove a waypoint from the proximity waypoints page:1. Press C twice, if necessary, to obtain a cursor in the GPS window.2. Press \ to erase the name, and then E to delete.To scroll through the proximity waypoints list:1. Rotate K with the cursor inactive (or use O with the cursor active) to scroll through theavailable proximity waypoints. The scrolling arrow prompt will indicate the direction toscroll to view additional waypoints, if available.52