Garmin GPS III Owner's Manual

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One of the most important features of the GPS III Pilot is the built-in Jeppesendatabase, which includes information on airports, runways, communication frequen-cies, VORs, NDBs, intersections and airspace boundaries. This information is readilyavailable directly from the map, or from the ‘Waypoints’ option on the Main Menu.To view the database information from the Map Page:1. With the Map Page displayed, use the rocker keypad to place the panning cursorover the desired facility on the map. When the cursor is directly over the desireditem, the identifier for that item is highlighted. (For airspace information, place thecursor over any open area within the boundary of the desired airspace.)2. Press ENTER to view the database information for the selected facility/airspace. Ifan airport was selected, use the rocker keypad to select the ‘Airport’, ‘Runway’ or‘Comm’ information pages for that airport.To view the database information by entering the identifier, name or cityfor the desired facility:1. Press MENU twice to display the Main Menu.2. Highlight ‘Waypoints’ and press ENTER. A series of tabs appear for each category ofwaypoint information: airports, runways, comm frequencies, VORs, NDBs, intersec-tions, user-entered waypoints. Select the desired category using the rocker keypad.3. To view information by identifier, highlight the identifier field and press ENTER. Enterthe identifier, using the rocker keypad, and press ENTER to display the information.4. To view information by facility name or city (only applicable to the ‘Airport’, ‘VORs’, and‘NDBs’ information pages), highlight the appropriate field and press ENTER. Enter thename/city using the rocker keypad, and press ENTER to display the information.To view database informationdirectly from the map, placethe panning cursor on thedesired item and pressENTER.To view database informationby manually entering theidentifier, name or city, selectthe ‘Waypoints’ option fromthe Main Menu.14GETTING STARTEDViewing Database Info