User Guide
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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA42
GPS NAVIGATION
Creating a new user waypoint:
1) With the User Waypoint Information Page displayed, press the
FMS
Knob
to activate the cursor.
2) Enter a name for the new waypoint.
3) Press
the
ENT
Key. The message ‘Are you sure you want to create the new user waypoint’ is displayed.
4) With ‘YES’ highlighted, press the
ENT
Key.
5) Highlight the latitude/longitude field or the Reference Waypoints field, depending on how the waypoint is to be
defined.
6) Enter the position coordinates or the radial and distance from the reference waypoint.
7) Press the
ENT
Key to accept the new waypoint.
8) Press the
FMS
Knob
to remove the flashing cursor.
Creating user waypoints from the Navigation Map Page:
1) With the Navigation Map 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 now
displayed with the captured position.
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.
Modifying a user waypoint:
1) With the User Waypoint Information Page displayed, press the
FMS
Knob
to activate the cursor.
2) Move the cursor to the desired field.
3) Turn the small
FMS
Knob to make changes.
4) Press the
ENT
Key to accept the changes.
5) Press the
FMS
Knob
to remove the flashing cursor.
Deleting a user waypoint:
1) Select the User Waypoint Information Page.
2) Press
MENU
to display the User Waypoint Information Page Options or press the
DELETE
Softkey.
3) Select ‘Delete User Waypoint’.
4) Press
the
ENT
Key. The message ‘Would you like to delete the user waypoint’ is displayed.
5) With ‘YES’ highlighted, press the
ENT
Key.