190-00726-00 Rev. J Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide 37SYSTEM OVERVIEWSYSTEMOVERVIEW FLIGHTINSTRUMENTS EIS AUDIO PANEL& CNS FLIGHTMANAGEMENT HAZARDAVOIDANCE AFCS ADDITIONALFEATURES APPENDICES INDEX1.6 ACCESSING G900X FUNCTIONALITYMENUSThe G900X has a dedicated MENU Key that when pressed displays a context-sensitive list of options. Thisoptions list allows the user to access additional features or make settings changes which specifically relate tothe currently displayed window/page. There is no all-encompassing menu. Some menus provide access toadditional submenus that are used to view, edit, select, and review options. Menus display ‘NO OPTIONS’when there are no options for the window/page selected. The main controls used in association with allwindow/page group operations are described in Section 1.5, G900X Controls.Navigating a menu:1) Press the MENU Key to display the menu.2) Turn the FMS Knob to scroll through a list of available options (a scroll bar always appears to the right of thewindow/box when the option list is longer than the window/box).3) Press the ENT Key to select the desired option.4) Press the CLR Key or FMS Knob to remove the menu and cancel the operation.Figure 1-26 Page Menu ExamplesNo Options forNRST WindowOptions for FPL WindowDATA ENTRYTwo methods exist for directly entering alphanumeric data (e.g., Flight ID, waypoint identifiers, barometricminimum descent altitude) into the G900X: using the using the alphanumeric keypad (on the Control Unit) orthe FMS Knob corresponding to the display (PFD, MFD, or Control Unit).In some instances, such as when entering an identifier, the G900X tries to predict the desired identifier basedon the characters being entered. In this case, if the desired identifier appears, use the ENT Key to confirm theentry without entering the rest of the identifier manually. This can save the pilot from entering all the charactersof the identifier.
