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Airport Approach  Options
To load and activate an approach from the Airport 
Approach Page, follow the steps above, but select 
“Load and Activate?” in step #3. 
Select “Load and Activate?” to immediately begin using the approach waypoints for  navigation guidance. 
Select Approach Chnl? allows you to select the 
channel number for a WAAS approach for the 
current destination. The channel number for the 
WAAS approach is available from an approved 
approach chart. 
If duplicate numbers are available for a channel, 
a list will be available where you may select the 
desired approach. 
After selecting “Select Approach Chnl?”, 
choose the WAAS channel number for the  current destination. 
After selecting the Approach Channel, the WAAS 
approach ID will be shown in the top left corner of 
the map display. 
To select an approach channel from the Airport 
Approach Page: 
1. Press  MENU to display the Airport Approach 
Page Options. 
2.   Turn the small or large right knob to high-
light “Select Approach Chnl? and then press 
ENT. 
3.   Turn the  small right knob to change values 
and the large right knob to move the cursor. 
After selecting the WAAS approach channel, 
press ENT. 
4.   Select the desired transition and press ENT. 
To select the next FPL airport from the Airport 
Approach Page: 
As described earlier in this section. 
To select the Destination airport from the Airport 
Approach Page: 
As described earlier in this section. 
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Airport Arrival Page
The Airport Arrival Page shows the available 
Airport Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) procedures 
for the selected airport. Where multiple transitions 
or runways are associated with the arrival procedure, 
that information may also be displayed. A map image 
provides a layout diagram for each arrival, transition 
and runway. 
Identifier, Symbol  and Type Map Image
Arrival  
Procedure Name
Fifth Page in   
WPT Group
Transitions
Runways Associated   with Arrival
To scroll through the available arrivals: 
1.  Press the small right knob to activate the 
cursor. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to place the cursor 
on the “ARRIVAL” procedure name field. 
With the cursor on the “ARRIVAL” field, turn 
the small right knob to display a list of avail- able arrival procedures. 
3.  Turn the small right knob to display a 
window of available arrivals for the selected 
airport. Continue turning the small right 
knob to select the desired arrival. 
4.  Press  ENT. The cursor moves to the transitions 
(TRANS) field. 
5.   Turn the small right knob to display a window 
of available transitions. Continue turning the 
small right knob to select the desired transi-
tion. 
With the cursor on the “TRANS” field, turn 
the small right knob to display a list of avail- able transitions. 
6. Press  ENT. The cursor moves to the runway 
field. 
7.   Turn the small right knob to display a 
window of available runways. Continue turn-
ing the small right knob to select the desired 
runway. 
Airport Arrivals
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With the “RUNWAY” field highlighted, turn the small right knob to select the desired 
runway. Many arrivals apply to all runways for  a particular airport, as indicated by “ALL”. 
 NOTE:  “ALL” may appear in the runway field, indicat-
ing the arrival procedure applies to all runways. For 
airports with parallel runways, “B” may appear at the end of the runway designation to indicate the arrival procedure applies to both runways. 
8.  Press ENT. To remove the flashing cursor, press 
the small right knob. 
Airport Arrival Page Options
The following option is available for the Airport 
Arrival Page, by pressing the MENU key: 
Load into Active FPL? allows you to load the 
selected arrival into the active flight plan. This is 
identical to loading an arrival procedure from the 
Procedures Page. 
To load an arrival procedure from the Airport 
Arrival Page: 
1.  Select the desired arrival, transition and runway 
using the steps above. 
2.  Press  MENU to display the Airport Arrival Page 
Options. 
From the Airport Arrival Page, press MENU 
to display an options list. “Load into Active 
FPL?” allows you to add the arrival procedure 
to your flight plan for later use. 
3. Press  ENT to select the “Load into Active FPL?” 
option. 
4.   The Active Flight Plan Page appears. Press FPL 
to return to the Airport Arrival Page. 
 NOTE:  Loading an arrival procedure into the active 
flight plan does NOT automatically alter the active flight plan leg or direct-to navigation. Once loaded, the arrival is simply placed at the end of the flight plan. To manually transition to a loaded arrival, please see the procedure below (an alternative method would be to remove the first occurrence of the destination airport identifier). 
Select Next FPL Apt?
As described earlier in this section. 
Select Destination Apt?
As described earlier in this section. 
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Airport Departures
To manually transition to a loaded arrival proce-
dure: 
1.  From the Active Flight Plan Page, press the 
small right  knob to activate the cursor and 
scroll down through the list of loaded arrival 
waypoints. 
2.   When the desired loaded arrival waypoint is 
highlighted, press the direct-to key, then 
press  ENT to highlight the 'Activate?' prompt 
(note that any loaded arrival waypoint may be 
selected). 
3.  Press  ENT again to confirm activation. 
Airport Departure Page
The Airport Departure Page shows the available 
Airport Departure Procedures (DPs; also referred to as 
SIDs) for the selected airport. Where multiple runways 
or transitions are associated with the departure pro
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cedure, that information may also be displayed. A map 
image provides a layout diagram for each departure, 
runway and transition. 
Identifier, Symbol  and Type Map Image
Departure 
Procedure Name
Sixth Page in   
WPT Group
Runways Associated   
with Departure
Transitions
To scroll through the available departures:
1.   Press the small right knob to activate the 
cursor. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to place the cursor 
on the departure (DEP) procedure name field. 
With the cursor on the “DEP” field, turn the 
small right knob to display a list of available  departure procedures. 
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3.  Turn the small right knob to display a window 
of available departures for the selected airport. 
Continue turning the small right knob to 
select the desired departure. 
4.  Press  ENT. The cursor moves to the runway 
field. 
5.   Turn the small right knob to display a 
window of available runways. Continue turn-
ing the small right knob to select the desired 
runway. 
With the cursor on the “RUNWAY” field, turn 
the small right knob to display a list of avail- able runways. 
 NOTE:  “ALL” may appear in the runway field, indicat-
ing the departure procedure applies to all runways. For airports with parallel runways, “B” may appear at the end of the runway designation to indicate the departure procedure applies to both runways. 
6.  Press  ENT. The cursor moves to the transitions 
(TRANS) field. 
7.   Turn the small right knob to display a window 
of available transitions. Continue turning the 
small right knob to select the desired transi-
tion. 
With the “TRANS” field highlighted, turn 
the small right knob to select the desired  transition. 
8. Press  ENT. To remove the flashing cursor, press 
the small right knob. 
Airport Departure Page Options
The following option is available for the Airport 
Departure Page, by pressing the MENU key: 
Load into Active FPL? 
As described earlier in this section. 
Select Next FPL Apt?
As described earlier in this section. 
Select Destination Apt?
As described earlier in this section. 
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Intersections
To load a departure procedure from the Airport 
Departure Page: 
1.  Select the desired departure, runway and transi-
tion using the steps above. 
2.  Press  MENU to display the Airport Departure 
Page Options. 
From the Airport Departure Page, press 
MENU to display an options list. “Load into 
Active FPL?” allows you to add the departure  procedure to the beginning of your flight  plan. 
3. Press  ENT to select the “Load into Active FPL?” 
option. 
4.   The Active Flight Plan Page appears. Press FPL 
to return to the Airport Departure Page. 
Intersection Page
The Intersection Page displays the latitude, longi-
tude, region and country for the selected intersection. 
The Intersection Page also displays the identifier, radial 
and distance from the nearest VOR, VORTAC or VOR/
DME. There are no options for the Intersection page. 
The following descriptions and abbreviations are used: 
Identifier and 
Symbol
Region/Country
Nearest VOR and Symbol
Seventh Page in   
WPT GroupRadial and Distance  from Nearest VOR
Latitude/Longitude  Position
• Position —   Latitude/Longitude (degrees/min-
utes or degrees/minutes/seconds), 
MGRS or UTM/UPS
• RAD —   Radial from nearest VOR in degrees 
magnetic or degrees true (depend
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ing upon unit configuration)
• DIS —   Distance from nearest VOR, in 
nautical miles/statute miles/kilome
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ters (depending upon unit configu-
ration)
 NOTE:  The VOR displayed on the Intersection Page 
is the nearest VOR, not necessarily the VOR used to define the intersection. 
Intersections may only be selected by identifier. 
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NDBs
NDB Page
The NDB page displays the facility name, city, 
region/country, latitude and longitude for the selected 
NDB. The NDB page also displays the frequency and a 
weather broadcast indication (if applicable). There are 
no options for the NDB page. The following descrip
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tions and abbreviations are used: 
Identifier and  Symbol
Facility Name, City 
and Region/Country
Eighth Page in   
WPT Group
Frequency and Weather  Broadcast Indication
Latitude/Longitude  Position
• Symbol —   For a graphic illustration of 
available NDB symbols, see Sec 2 
- Nav Pages - Map Page
• Position —   Latitude/Longitude (degrees/
minutes or degrees/minutes/sec
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onds), MGRS or UTM/UPS
• FREQ —   Frequency in kilohertz (kHz)
• Wx Brdcst —   Weather information is broadcast 
on the selected facility’s fre
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quency
NDBs may be selected by identifier, facility name 
or location (city). 
To display information for an NDB, highlight  the identifier field. Then use the small and  large right knobs to enter the NDB’s   identifier. 
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VORs
VOR Page
The VOR Page displays the facility name, city , 
region/country, magnetic variation, latitude and lon
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gitude for the selected VOR. The VOR Page also dis-
plays the frequency and a weather broadcast indication 
(if applicable). There are no options for the VOR page.
The following descriptions and abbreviations are used: 
Identifier and  Symbol
Magnetic 
VariationNinth Page in   WPT GroupFrequency 
and Weather  Broadcast 
Indication
Latitude/Longitude  Position
Facility Name, City 
and Region/Country
• Symbol —   See Section 2 Nav Pages - Map 
Page for a graphic illustration of 
available VOR symbols
• VAR —   Magnetic variation in degrees
• Position —   Latitude/Longitude (degrees/
minutes or degrees/minutes/sec
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onds), MGRS or UTM/UPS
• FREQ —   Frequency in megahertz (MHz)
• Wx Brdcst —   Weather information is broadcast 
on the selected facility’s fre
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quency  VORs may be selected by identifier, facility name 
or location (city). The VOR Page may also be used to 
quickly tune the VLOC receiver to the selected VOR’s 
frequency. 
To display information for a VOR, highlight  the identifier field. Then use the small and  large right knobs to enter the VOR’s   identifier. 
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User Waypoints
To select a VOR frequency from the VOR Page: 
1.  Select the VOR Page from the WPT page 
group. 
2.   Press the small right knob  momentarily to 
place the cursor on the VOR identifier field. If 
you wish to select another VOR, use the small 
and  large right knobs and press ENT when 
finished. 
3.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
frequency field and press ENT to place the 
frequency in the standby field of the VLOC 
window. 
Using the large right knob, highlight the 
VOR’s frequency and press ENT to place the  frequency in the standby VLOC frequency  field. 
4.  To activate the standby VLOC frequency, press 
the VLOC flip-flop key. 
User Waypoint Page
In addition to the airport, VOR, NDB and intersec-
tion information contained in your Jeppesen NavData® 
card, the 500W-series unit allows you to store up to 
1,000 user-defined waypoints. The User Waypoint 
Page displays the waypoint name (up to five charac
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ters long), identifier and radial from two reference 
waypoints, distance from one reference waypoint, 
along with the user waypoint’s latitude/longitude posi
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tion. 
User Waypoint  NameReference Waypoint Information
Tenth Page in  WPT Group
Create/Modify   Action Field
Latitude/Longitude  Position
To display information for a user waypoint, 
highlight the name field. Then use the small 
and large right knobs to enter the waypoint  name. 
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Creating  User Waypoints
The following descriptions and abbreviations 
appear on the User Waypoint Page: 
• REF WPT —   Reference waypoint identifier 
(name)
• RAD —   Radial from reference waypoint, 
in degrees magnetic or degrees 
true (depending upon unit con
-
figuration)
• DIS —   Distance from reference 
waypoint, in nautical miles/stat
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ute miles/kilometers (depending 
upon unit configuration)
• Position —   Latitude/Longitude (degrees/
minutes or degrees/minutes/sec
-
onds), MGRS or UTM/UPS
User waypoints may only be selected by name 
(identifier). 
Creating  User Waypoints
User waypoints may be created from the User 
Waypoint Page or the Map Page. To create a new 
user waypoint, simply enter its name (identifier) and 
position, or reference another waypoint by radial and 
distance. 
To create a new user waypoint by entering its 
latitude/longitude position: 
1.   With the User Waypoint Page displayed, press 
the small right knob to activate the cursor. 
2.   Use the  small and  large right knobs to enter 
a name for the new waypoint and press ENT. 
Your present position appears in the position 
field at the bottom of the page. To create a 
waypoint at your present position, turn the 
large right knob to highlight “Create?” and 
skip to step #6. 
Use the small and large right knobs to enter  a name for the new waypoint. When you 
press ENT, your present position automati- cally appears in the “Position” field.  
3.  Turn the large right knob  to highlight the 
position field at the bottom of the page. 
To enter a different position, highlight the  position field and use the small and large 
right knobs to enter the new position coor -
dinates. 
4.   Use the small and large right knobs to enter the 
position coordinates for the new waypoint. 
5. Press  ENT to accept the selected position. 
6.   The cursor moves to “Create?”. Press ENT to 
add the new waypoint to memory. 
7.   Press the small right knob to remove the 
flashing cursor. 
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