Garmin aera 560 User Manual

Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot’s Guide
190-01117-02 Rev. C
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Table of Contents
SECTION 1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Unit Overview .................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Getting Started .................................................................................................................. 2
Battery Installation ............................................................................................................... 2
Charging the Battery ............................................................................................................ 3
Mounting the aera in the Aircraft .......................................................................................... 3
Turning the Unit On/Off ........................................................................................................ 4
Changing Modes .................................................................................................................. 4
GPS Receiver Status ............................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Operation ............................................................................................................................ 7
Basic Navigation Controls ..................................................................................................... 7
‘Home’ Screen ...................................................................................................................... 8
Selecting a Function ........................................................................................................... 15
Scrolling ............................................................................................................................. 15
1.4 Accessing System Functionality ................................................................................... 16
Option Menus .................................................................................................................... 16
Data Entry .......................................................................................................................... 16
Waypoint Information Tabs ................................................................................................. 18
1.5 Using Map Displays ......................................................................................................... 18
Map Range ........................................................................................................................ 19
Map Panning ..................................................................................................................... 20
Map Overlays ..................................................................................................................... 22
Map Symbols ..................................................................................................................... 23
1.6 System Settings ............................................................................................................... 24
Display ............................................................................................................................... 24
Sound ................................................................................................................................ 25
Additional Settings ............................................................................................................. 26
1.7 Nearest Airport Criteria Settings ................................................................................ 28
1.8 Present Position............................................................................................................... 29
Position .............................................................................................................................. 29
New Location ..................................................................................................................... 29
Simulator Mode ................................................................................................................. 30
SECTION 2 GPS NAVIGATION ............................................................................................... 31
2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 31
Data Fields ......................................................................................................................... 32
Numeric Flight Data ........................................................................................................... 35
Compass Arc ...................................................................................................................... 36
2.2 HSI/Panel ........................................................................................................................... 37
Changing the CDI Scale ...................................................................................................... 38
Setting the Bug Indicator .................................................................................................... 38
Manually Setting a Course .................................................................................................. 39

Garmin aera 560 Specifications

General

Battery	Rechargeable lithium-ion
Preloaded Maps	Yes
Terrain Awareness	Yes
GPS Receiver	High-sensitivity GPS receiver
Connectivity	Bluetooth, USB
Aviation Databases	Jeppesen
Weather Support	XM weather (subscription required)
Traffic Support	ADS-B traffic (subscription required)
Map Coverage	North America