Garmin GPSMAP 695/696 Owner’s Manual 190-00919-00 Rev. E124Hazard AvoidanceOverviewGPS NavigationFlight PlanningHazard AvoidanceAdditional FeaturesAppendicesIndexTERRAIN AND OBSTACLE COLOR CODERed—terrain or obstacle is within 100 feet above or below the aircraft.Yellow—terrain or obstacle is between the user-defined Caution Elevation and 100 feetbelow the aircraft.Enabling/Disabling Terrain Shading on the Map Page:From the Map Page with the VFR Map displayed, press the TERRAINSoftkey.Or:1) From the Map Page, press the MENU Key.2) Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘Set Up Map’, and press theENT Key.3) Turn the FMS Joystick to highlight the ‘Map’ Category from the horizontallist.4) Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the ‘Terrain Shading’ field.5) Turn the FMS Joystick to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’, and press the ENT Key.TERRAIN SETTINGSUse the terrain settings to set levels for terrain alerts as well as obstacles in or nearyour flight path.• Caution Elevation—The GPAMAP 695/696 will provide an alert if the terrain orobstacle is within the default Caution Elevation or user-defined Caution Elevation.• Look Ahead Time—Determines the maximum time when an alert annunciationoccurs. For example, if 120 seconds is selected, the GPAMAP 695/696 provides analert up to 120 seconds before you reach the terrain or obstacle.• Alert Sensitivity—The three Alert Sensitivity settings (Terrain, Obstacle, and DescentRate) determine what level of alerts are annunciated. The GPAMAP 695/696 defaultsto ‘High’ sensitivity, which annunciates all red and yellow alerts at the time set inLook Ahead Time. ‘Medium’ sensitivity annunciates all of the red and the highestpriority of yellow alerts. ‘Low’ only annunciates red alerts. ‘Off’ disables the alert.Accessing the terrain settings:1) On the Terrain Page, press the SETTINGS Softkey.2) Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired field.
