Garmin GNS 530 Pilot's Manual & Reference

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GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev. HSECTION 3NAV PAGES3-183.6 TAWS PAGENOTE: GNS 530 units may* display either aTERRAIN Page or a TAWS Page, (but not both)depending upon the installed hardware andconfiguration.* Some earlier units are not equipped to support theTERRAIN and/or TAWS functionality, so therefore will nothave a TERRAIN or TAWS page available.TAWS PageTo display the TAWS Page, select the NAV Page Groupand turn the small right knob until the TAWS Page isdisplayed (Figure 3-34). The TAWS Page displays:• GPS-derived MSL altitude in increments of 20feet or 10 meters, depending on unit configura-tion. The ‘G’ to right of the MSL altitude displayreminds the pilot that altitude is GPS-derived.• Aircraft ground track• Terrain Range - Indicates the terrain elevation incolors relative to the aircraft altitude• Range marking rings - (1 nm, 2 nm, 5 nm, 10 nm,25 nm, 50 nm, and 100 nm)• Heading Indicator - The heading indication on theTAWS Page always displays ‘TRK’ for Track-up,unless there is no valid heading• Obstacles• Potential Impact PointsNOTE: See Section 13 for a full description ofTAWS functions.Selectable Display SettingsThe TAWS Page has two selectable view settings:• 360˚ View - View from above aircraft depictingsurrounding terrain on all sides (Figure 3-34)• 120˚ View - View of terrain ahead of and 60˚ toeither side of the aircraft flight pathTAWS PageIndicationFigure 3-34 TAWS PageGPS-derivedMSL AltitudeRed Terrain (Warning- Terrain Above or Within100’ Below Aircraft Altitude)Number of Pages inCurrent Page Group Position of CurrentPage within CurrentPage GroupCurrent Page GroupDisplayRangeBlack Terrain(No Danger- Terrain Morethan 1000’ belowAircraft Altitude)Yellow Terrain(Caution - TerrainBetween 100’and 1000’ BelowAircraft Altitude)Displaying a 120˚ view:1) Select the TAWS Page and press the MENUKey.2) Select ‘View 120˚?’ (Figure 3-35).Figure 3-35 TAWS Page Menu3) Press the ENT Key. To switch back to a 360˚view, repeat step 1, select ‘View 360˚?, andpress the ENT Key.NOTE: The TAWS Page gives a ‘Track Up’ displayorientation, as indicated by the ‘TRK’ labelshown on the display. This is the only orientationavailable on this page.