Garmin GPS III Owner's Manual

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Airspace Ahead, Less Than 10 minutes—Your projected course andcurrent altitude will place you within an airspace in less than 10 minutes,based on your current track and speed.Airspace Near and Ahead—Your present position is within 2 nm of anairspace, and you are projected to enter the airspace based on your cur-rent track, speed and altitude.Alarm Clock—The alarm clock time that was set from the Alarms sub-menu has been reached.Approaching—You are one minute away from reaching a destinationwaypoint.Approaching Target Altitude—The current altitude is within 1000 feetof the final Vertical Nav target altitude.Approaching VNav Profile—You are within one minute of reaching theinitial Vertical Nav descent point.Arrival at—You have reached your destination waypoint.Battery Power Low—The batteries are low and should be replaced.Can’t Navigate Locked Route—You have attempted to navigate a routewith a locked waypoint. A waypoint can be ‘locked’ when the database isupdated if the waypoint does not exist in the new database.Data Transfer Complete—The unit has finished uploading or down-loading information to the connected device.Degraded Accuracy—The unit’s accuracy has been degraded beyond500 meters due to poor satellite geometry or data quality. Check othernavigational sources to verify the position indicated.Inside Airspace—Your aircraft has entered the boundaries of special-useor controlled airspace.Leg not Smoothed—The upcoming route leg is too short for smoothwaypoint transitions.Memory Battery Power Low—The battery that sustains user memory islow and should be replaced by an authorized service center as soon aspossible. Failure to do so may result in loss of stored data, including alluser waypoints and routes.Near Airspace, Less Than 2 nm—Your position is within 2 nauticalmiles of an airspace and your current course will not take you inside.Need Altitude for 2D Nav—The unit needs altitude input in order tostart and/or continue 2D navigation.Need to Select Init Method—You must select an initialization methodso the unit can locate satellites and obtain a fix.No Differential GPS Position—Not enough data is available to com-pute a DGPS position.No RTCM Input—Beacon receiver is improperly connected or baudrates do not match.Off Course Alarm—You are left or right of course, beyond the limits seton the Alarms submenu.The GPS III Pilot uses an on-screen message indicator to alert you to importantinformation. Whenever the message appears, press ENTER to acknowledge the mes-sage and return to the previous page you were viewing. Messages are provided forsystem status, waypoint/route editing, battery condition, etc. For your safety, pay careful attention to all messages.93APPENDIX EMessages