7 - NRST PAGES145Nearby WaypointsTo scroll through the list of nearest flight service stationor center points of communication:To scroll through the ARTCC or FSS frequen-cies, highlight the number adjacent to thecommunication point name and turn thesmall right knob.1. Select the desired NRST page.2. Press the small right knob to activate thecursor.3. Turn the small right knob to scroll throughthe list.4. Press the small right knob to remove theflashing cursor.Navigating to a Nearby WaypointThe NRST pages can be used in conjunction withthe 500W-series unit direct-to function to quickly seta course to a nearby facility. This feature can be a realtime saver compared to retrieving information fromthe database using the WPT pages. More importantly,it instantly provides navigation to the nearest airport incase of an in-flight emergency.To select a nearby airport, VOR, NDB, intersectionor user waypoint as a direct-to destination:1. Use the flashing cursor to scroll through a NRSTpage list and highlight the desired nearestwaypoint.You can select a direct-to destinationdirectly from a NRST page (e.g. Nearest Air-ports) by highlighting the desired waypointand pressing the direct-to key.2. Press the direct-to key to display the SelectDirect-to Waypoint Page.3. Press ENT to accept the selected waypoint’sidentifier and press ENT a second time (with“Activate?” highlighted) to begin navigatingto the selected waypoint.
