User Guide

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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA42
Creating user waypoints using the Active Flight Plan Page Map:
1) With the Active Flight Plan Page displayed, push the Joystick to activate the panning function. The target
pointer is displayed at the present aircraft position.
2) After placing the pointer at the desired position, press the ENT Key. The User Waypoint Information Page
is displayed with the captured position. At this point, the user waypoint is added to the flight plan list. If a
waypoint in the list is highlighted, the new user waypoint is placed before that waypoint, if there is no highlight,
the new user waypoint is placed at the end of the list.
3) Enter a waypoint name.
4) Press the ENT Key to accept the selected name. The first reference waypoint field is highlighted.
5) If desired, enter the identifier of the reference waypoint and the radial and distance to the reference waypoint.
6) Press the ENT Key to accept.
7) Press the FMS Knob to remove the flashing cursor.