Garmin Pilot 3 Manual

							Many features of the GPS III Pilot are menu driven. Each of the main pages has an
options menu, allowing you to custom tailor the corresponding page to your prefer-
ences and/or select special features which specifically relate to that page.
To display the Position Page Options, press MENU (with the Position
Page displayed).
The following options are available:
Average PositionÑ allows you to average position samples over time and save 
the averaged result as a waypoint. Averaging reduces the effects of selective availabili-
ty on position error and results in a more accurate position reading.
To average position samples and save the result as a waypoint:
1. Highlight ÔAverage PositionÕ and press ENTER. The Average Position Page will appear. 
Observe the ÔEstimated AccuracyÕ and ÔMeasurement TimeÕ fields.
2. When the ÔEstimated AccuracyÕ and/or ÔMeasurement TimeÕ figures reach the desired 
value(s), highlight ÔSaveÕ and press ENTER. (To cancel the averaging function, highlight
ÔDiscardÕ and press ENTER.) 
3. The Waypoint Definition Page appears with a three-digit number assigned as a name
for the new waypoint. To save the waypoint with this name, highlight ÔDoneÕ and 
press ENTER. Or,
4. To change the waypoint name, highlight the waypoint name field and press ENTER. 
Use the rocker keypad to enter a new name for this waypoint and press ENTER when
finished. Highlight ÔDoneÕ and press ENTER to save the waypoint. 
The Position Page Options
allow you to average position
samples and save the result as
a waypoint, change data fields
or restore factory defaults.
When averaging positions to
create a waypoint, observe the
ÔEstimated AccuracyÕ and
ÔMeasurement TimeÕ figures.
When they reach the desired
value(s), highlight ÔSaveÕ and
press ENTER.
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							Change fieldsÑ allows you to choose the data displayed on the six user-selectable 
data fields. Available data types are: Altitude, Average (Avg) Speed, Battery (Bat) 
Timer, Max Speed, Odometer, Speed, Sunrise (at present position), Sunset (at pre
sent position), Track, Trip Odometer, Trip Timer, User Timer and Voltage. See 
page 98 for descriptions of navigation terms.
To change a data field:
1. Highlight ÔChange FieldsÕ and press ENTER.
2. Highlight the data field you wish to change (using the rocker keypad) and press ENTER.
3. Select the type of data you want to appear on this field and press ENTER.
Restore DefaultsÑ resets all data fields to the factory default settings.
To restore the factory default settings, highlight ÔRestore DefaultsÕ and
press ENTER.
ÔChange FieldsÕ allows you to
custom tailor the information
that appears on the Position
Page. Select the desired data
type from the list.
ÔRestore DefaultsÕ will over-
ride any data field changes
youÕve made to the Position
Page, reverting back to the
factory default settings.
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							The GPS III Pilot features a powerful real-time moving map that can do much more
than just plot your course and route. The Map Page also displays a digital chart, includ-
ing airspace boundaries, airports, navaids, lakes, rivers, coastlines and highways. An on-
screen cursor lets you pan ahead to other map areas, determine the distance and bear-
ing to any map position, and perform various waypoint and route functions. The GPS III
Pilot also features dedicated zoom keys for instant zooming (see p. 2). The map portion
of the page displays your present position using an aircraft icon, with your track and/or
route displayed as small points on the screen (an electronic bread crumb trail, if you
will). You may select which features are shown via the Map Page Options (see pp. 37).
The data window beside (or above when display is vertical) the map displays the
time and distance to next waypoint, plus your current speed (all defaults). A bearing
pointer lets you know if youÕre heading toward your destination. If the pointer points
straight ahead, youÕre heading directly to it. If the pointer points any direction other
than up, turn toward the arrow until it points upÑthen continue in that direction.
Each data field may be configured to display any one of twenty-eight data options. 
Zooming and Panning
There are three main functions you can perform from the Map Page: zooming,
panning, and pointing. The map display has 23 scales (from 120 feet to 500 miles, or
30 meters to 800 km) which are selected by pressing the IN and OUT zoom keys. The
current map scale is indicated in the bottom left corner of the map display.
To change the map scale:
1. Press zoom IN to see a smaller area with more detail.
2. Press zoom OUT to see a larger area with less detail.
The Map Page displays a dig-
ital chart, including airspace
boundaries, airports, navaids,
rivers, lakes and highways.
Zoom IN to see more detail
for a smaller area. Zoom
OUT to see a larger area.
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							Another function on the Map Page is the pan function, which allows you to
move the map with the keypad in order to view areas beyond the current map.
To activate the pan function:
1. Use the rocker keypad to move the map in any direction, including diagonally.
As you begin to pan on the map, a pointer appears. This map pointer will serve
as a target marker for the map. When the pointer is placed on an object, the name
of that object will be highlighted. (If the name wasnÕt originally displayed it will
appear when the pointer is placed on the object.) This feature applies to airports,
navaids, user-created waypoints, roads, lakes, riversÑpretty much everything dis-
played except route lines and track log data.
When a waypoint name is highlighted, you can review information about the
waypoint, list waypoint options, or execute a GOTO right from the Map Page.
To select an on-screen airport or navaid with the panning pointer:
1. Use the rocker keypad to highlight the desired item.
2. To view additional database information about the selected item, press ENTER/MARK.
3. To exit the information pages, press QUIT.
To GOTO a highlighted waypoint:
1. With the waypoint highlighted, press GOTO/NRST, followed by ENTER.
The GOTO function can be used anywhere on the map. If nothing currently
exists at the map pointer position, a new waypoint (called ÔMAPÕ) will be created at
the pointerÕs location before the GOTO is initiated.
To cancel the pan function and re-center the map on your position:
1. Press the QUIT key.
Use the rocker keypad to pan
away from your present position.
Place the pointer over an airport
or navaid and press ENTER to
see more information.
By placing the panning pointer
over an on-screen waypoint
and pressing GOTO/ NRST,
you wonÕt have to manually
enter the identifier for the
waypoint.
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							Many features of the GPS III Pilot are menu driven. Each of the main pages has an
options menu, allowing you to custom tailor the corresponding page to your prefer-
ences and/or select special features which specifically relate to that page.
To display the Map Page Options, press MENU (with the Map Page dis-
played).
The following options are available:
Data Fields OffÑ allows you to select between a full-screen map display or the 
default map display with data window. If the data fields are off, ÔData Fields OnÕ 
will appear as an option instead.
To turn the data fields off (or on), highlight ÔData Fields Off Õ (or ÔData
Fields OnÕ) and press ENTER.
Change fieldsÑ allows you to choose the data displayed on four user-selectable 
data fields. There are twenty-eight available data types, including Average (AVG) 
Speed, Bearing, Distance, ETA to Destination (DEST), Speed, Time to Destination,
Track and a Trip Odometer. See page 98 for descriptions of navigation terms.
To change a data field:
1. Highlight ÔChange FieldsÕ and press ENTER.
2. Highlight the data field you wish to change and press ENTER.
3. Select the type of data you want to appear on this field and press ENTER.
Measure DistÑ allows you to measure the bearing and distance between any two 
points on the map display.
To measure bearing and distance between two points:
1. Highlight ÔMeasure DistÕ and press ENTER. An on-screen pointer will appear on the
map display at your present position.
A full-screen map, without the
data fields, is available by
selecting the ÔData Fields OffÕ
option.
When using the ÔMeasure
DistÕ option, an arrow
appears with an ÔEnter
ReferenceÕ prompt. Point to
the initial reference point and
press ENTER.
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							2. Move the pointer to the desired reference point (the point you want to measure from)
and press ENTER.
3. Move the pointer to the point you want to measure to. The bearing and distance from
the reference point will be displayed at the bottom left of the data window.
Restore DefaultsÑ resets all data fields to the factory default settings.
To restore the factory default settings, highlight ÔRestore DefaultsÕ and
press ENTER.
Setup MapÑ allows you to configure the map display to your preferences, 
including map orientation, land data enable/disable, Jeppesen data enable/dis-
able, automatic zoom, airspace boundaries, and text size. The map setup option
uses a Ôfile tabÕ feature, making it easier to organize the various settings and eas-
ier for you to use. The following table lists the file tabs and available settings:
Map Orientation, AutoZoom, Land Data, Aviation Data
Line Track Log, Active Route Lines, Lat/Long Grid Lines
Wpt User Waypoints, Waypoint Text, Active Route Wpts
Apt Large/Medium/Small Airports and Text
Nav VORs, NDBs, Intersections and Text
Ctrl Controlled Airspace: Class B/C/D
SUA Special-Use Airspace: Restricted, MOA, Other
City Large/Medium/Small Cities and Text
Road Freeway, NatÕl Highway, Local Highway, Local Road
Other States/Prov, Rivers/Lakes, Metro Areas, Railroads
NOTE: Large airports are those with a runway longer than 8000Õ. Medium airports are those with
a runway longer than 5000Õ or with a control tower. Large cities are those with approximate popu-
lations greater than 100,000 and medium cities are those with approximate populations over 5,000. 
ÔSetup MapÕ allows you to
change map orientation,
background map detail, on-
screen Jeppesen data, text
size, etc.
The map settings are orga-
nized by a series of Ôfile tabsÕ.
Use the rocker keypad to
select the desired tab, and to
select the desired setting(s).
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							To change a map setup feature:
1. Highlight ÔMap SetupÕ and press ENTER.
2. To change map orientation, select the ÔMapÕ tab (if not already selected) and press 
ENTER. Highlight the ÔOrientationÕ field and press ENTER. Select ÔNorth UpÕ to fix the 
top of the map display to a north heading. Select ÔTrack UpÕ to adjust the top of the 
map display to your current track heading. Select ÔDTK UpÕ to fix the top of the map 
display to your desired course. Press ENTER to accept the selected option.
3. To enable/disable automatic zoom, select the ÔMapÕ tab (if not already selected), high-
light the ÔAuto ZoomÕ field and press ENTER. Select ÔOnÕ or ÔOff to enable or disable
automatic zoom. Press ENTER to accept the selected option. The automatic zoom fea-
ture will automatically adjust the map scale from 80 nm through each lower scale, stop-
ping at 800 ft as you approach your destination waypoint.
4. To enable/disable all land data or aviation data, select the ÔMapÕ tab (if not already 
selected) and press ENTER. Highlight the appropriate field and press ENTER. Select
ÔOnÕ or ÔOffÕ to enable or disable all land data. Press ENTER to accept selected option.
5. For airports, navaids, active route waypoints, user waypoints, state/provincial bound-
aries, rivers/lakes and cities: select the appropriate tab (per the chart on page 38) and 
press ENTER. Highlight the zoom field for the desired feature and press ENTER. Select 
the maximum scale at which the feature should appear on screen, or ÔOffÕ to never dis-
play, and press ENTER. Highlight the text field for the desired feature and press ENTER. 
Select the text size for the desired feature, or ÔNoneÕ to disable text, and press ENTER.
6. For airspace boundaries, highways, roads, railroad lines, metro areas, track log data, 
active route lines and lat/long grid: select the appropriate tab (per the chart on page 
38) and press ENTER. Highlight the zoom field for the desired feature and press ENTER. 
Select the maximum scale at which the feature should appear on screen, or select ÔOffÕ 
to never display the feature. Press ENTER to accept the settings. 
Select the ÔNorth UpÕ option
to keep the top of the map
display fixed on North. ÔTrack
UpÕ will cause the map to
rotate so the top of the map is
the direction youÕre heading.
The ÔZoomÕ setting allows you
to define the maximum scale
at which the feature will
appear. Once selected, that
feature will appear at the
selected scale and all lower
scale settings.
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							The primary navigation page, the HSI Page, also provides graphic steering guid-
ance to your destination. The graphic HSI depicts the desired course to the destination
waypoint (or the next waypoint in a route), current track, off course error and a
TO/FROM indication. The rotating compass card indicates your current track, at the
top of the page. The desired course pointer and CDI indicate the desired course and
whether or not youÕre on the desired course. A bug indicator provides course to steer
(CTS) information, guiding you back to the desired course should you stray off course.
The CDI is indicated by a course deviation scale (across the center of the HSI) and
a moving D-bar (course deviation bar). If you move off course, the D-bar will indicate
how far off course you are, based upon its placement along the course deviation scale.
To get back on course and center the D-bar, simply steer toward the D-bar. The CDI
scale setting is adjustable for 0.25, 1.25 or 5.0 (nautical mile/ statute mile/kilometer).
The default setting is 1.25, which represents the distance from the center of the CDI
to full left or right limits.
To change the CDI scale, use the IN/OUT zoom keys.
As you reach your destination, a TO/FROM indicator at the center of the HSI will
indicate waypoint passage. Along the right-hand side of the page (top, when display
is vertical) are four user-selectable data fields that display current speed, distance and
time to next waypoint, and vertical speed to target (a vertical navigation function,
described on page 43). These data fields may be configured to display different data.
This example shows the air-
craft heading parallel to the
desired course, with the air-
craft right of course more
than 0.5 nm.
When off course beyond the
limits of the CDI scale, the 
D-bar will appear in gray
and stay at the edge of the
scale (until your off course
error is less than the limits of
the scale).
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HSI PageDesired Course
Pointer
D-bar 
(part of CDI)
Compass Card
(Track)TO/FROM
Indicator
CDI Scale Setting
Bug Indicator
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							Many features of the GPS III Pilot are menu driven. Each of the main pages has an
options menu, allowing you to custom tailor the corresponding page to your prefer-
ences and/or select special features which specifically relate to that page.
To display the HSI Page Options, press MENU (with the HSI Page 
displayed).
The following options are available:
Set OBS and HoldÑ allows you to manually define the course to your destina-
tion waypoint. Once selected, the GPS III Pilot will use the OBS course setting for
steering guidance with the CDI and desired course pointer. 
NOTE: When using the GPS III PilotÕs route features, ÔSet OBS and HoldÕ will pre-
vent the unit from automatically sequencing to the next route waypoint. To maintain
the OBS course and retain automatic sequencing, you must also select the ÔRelease
HoldÕ option, described on the following page.
To manually set a course to the destination waypoint:
1. Highlight ÔSet OBS and HoldÕ and press ENTER. An OBS data field will appear on the
HSI display.
2. Select the desired OBS course using the LEFT/RIGHT keys on the rocker keypad and
press ENTER. The D-bar on the CDI and the desired course pointer will now provide
steering guidance to the selected course.
To cancel the OBS course and reset a direct course to the waypoint, press
GOTO and ENTER (or re-activate the route).
The ÔSet OBS and HoldÕ
option allows you to specify
an inbound heading to a 
destination waypoint.
Use the rocker keypad to
select the desired OBS 
heading. Note the heading at
bottom center of HSI display
(155¡ in this example).
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							Release HoldÑ cancels the ÔholdÕ feature enabled when the ÔSet OBS and HoldÕ 
option was selected. This option returns the GPS III Pilot to automatic sequenc-
ing of waypoints along the active route. However, if an OBS course has been 
selected, that course setting will be retained until cancelled (as described on page 
41) or until waypoint passage. 
To release a waypoint hold and return to automatic sequencing of route
waypoints, highlight ÔRelease HoldÕ and press ENTER.
Big NumbersÑ allows you to select a different page layout, with a smaller 
compass-type display and two user-selectable, large-character data fields. If 
ÔBig NumbersÕ is selected, ÔHSIÕ will appear as an option instead.
To toggle between HSI and Big Numbers page formats, highlight ÔBig
NumbersÕ (or ÔHSIÕ) and press ENTER.
Change FieldsÑ allows you to choose the data displayed on four user-selectable 
data fields. There are twenty-nine available data types, including Average (AVG) 
Speed, Bearing, Distance, ETA at Destination (DEST), Speed, Time to Destination 
(DEST), Track, and a Trip Odometer. See page 98 for descriptions of data terms.
To change a data field:
1. Highlight ÔChange FieldsÕ and press ENTER.
2. Highlight the data field you wish to change and press ENTER.
3. Select the type of data you want to appear on this field and press ENTER.
Restore DefaultsÑ resets all data fields to the factory default settings.
To restore the factory default settings, highlight ÔRestore DefaultsÕ and
press ENTER.
ÔBig NumbersÕ provides a
smaller compass-type display,
with a pointer indicating the
bearing to your destination.
The ÔChange FieldsÕ option
allows you to select from a list
of available data types. Four
different items may be dis-
played on the HSI PageÕs user-
selectable data fields.
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