Garmin GNC 420(A) Pilot's Manual & Reference

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GNC 420(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference8-8SECTION 8NRST PAGES8.7 NEAREST CENTER (ARTCC) PAGEThe Nearest Center Page (Figure 8-20) displays thefacility name, bearing to, and distance to the five nearestARTCC points of communication (within 200 nm of thepresent position). For each ARTCC listed, the NearestCenter Page also indicates one or more frequencies andmay be used to quickly tune the COM transceiver to thecenter’s frequency. The selected frequency is placed in thestandby field of the COM Window and activated using theCOM Flip-flop Key.Figure 8-20 Nearest ARTCC PageARTCC Name Bearing To andDistance ToCurrent Page GroupFrequency(ies)Position ofCurrent Pagewithin CurrentPage GroupNumber of Pages inCurrent Page GroupQuickly tuning an ARTCC’s frequency fromthe Nearest Center Page:1) Select the Nearest Center Page, using the stepsoutlined in Section 8.1.2) Press the small right knob to activate thecursor.3) Turn the large right knob to scroll through thelist, selecting the desired ARTCC.4) Turn the large right knob to scroll downthe page, highlighting the desired frequency(Figure 8-21).Figure 8-21 Frequency Field Highlighted5) Press the ENT Key to place the selectedfrequency in the standby field of the COMWindow (Figure 8-22).Figure 8-22 Frequency Moved to Standby Field6) Press the COM Flip-flop Key to activate theselected frequency.7) Press the small right knob to remove theflashing cursor.190-00140-20 Rev. K