Garmin 430 Quick Reference Guide
Garmin 430 Quick Reference Guide
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Small left knob Large left knob Large right knob Small right knob
The COM power/volume knob ( k) controls unit power and communica- The range key (R) allows you to select the desired map scale. Use
tions radio volume. Press momentarily to enable/disable automatic squelch the up arrow side of the key to zoom out or the down arrow side to zoom in.
control. The direct-to key (D) allows you to enter a destination waypoint and
The VLOC volume knob (j) controls audio volume for the selected VOR/ establishes a direct course to the selected destination.
Localizer frequency. Press momentarily to enable/disable the ident tone. The menu key (m) displays a context-sensitive options list. The options list
The large left knob (x) is used to tune the megahertz allows you to make settings changes which relate to the currently displayed page.
(MHz) value of the standby frequency for the COM transceiver or the VLOC The clear key (c) is used to erase information or cancel an entry. Press
receiver, whichever is currently selected by the tuning cursor. and hold this key to immediately display the Default NAV Page.
The small left knob (v) is used to tune the kilohertz (kHz) value of the The enter key (E) is used to approve an operation or complete data
standby frequency for the COM transceiver or the VLOC receiver, whichever entry. It is also used to confirm information, such as during power on.
is currently selected by the tuning cursor. Press this knob momentarily to tog- The large right knob (t) is used to select between the various page
gle the tuning cursor between the COM and VLOC windows. groups: NAV, WPT, AUX or NRST. With the on-screen cursor enabled, the
large right knob allows you to move the cursor about the page.
W
The COM flip-flop key ( ) is used the swap the active and standby COM
frequencies. Press and hold to select emergency channel (121.500 MHz). The small right knob (r) is used to select between the various pages
within one of the groups listed above. Press this knob momentarily to
V
The VLOC flip-flop key ( ) is used to swap the active and standby VLOC
frequencies (i.e., make the selected standby frequency active).
display the on-screen cursor. The cursor allows you to enter data and/or
2 make a selection from a list of options.
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KEYS / Power On
Bottom Row Keys Powering on the GNS 430
1. Rotate the COM power/volume knob
( k) clockwise to turn the unit on
and set the desired radio volume.
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COM Window
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Page selection
a FPL Group
(Small right knob to select pages within the group)
Flight plan pages are selected by pressing
NAV Group the F key and using the small right
knob (a) to select the desired page.
WPT Group
d
Airport Location Airport Runway Airport Frequency Airport Approach Airport Arrival Airport Departure Intersection NDB VOR User Waypoint
AUX Group
NRST Group
Nearest Airport Nearest Intersection Nearest NDB Nearest VOR Nearest User Waypoint Nearest Center Nearest Flight Service Nearest Airspace
d
Selection of any main page is performed using the large ( ) and small (a) right knobs. The large right knob ( ) selects the page group: NAV, WPT, d
AUX or NRST. The small right knob (a) selects the desired page within a group. To quickly select the default NAV page, press and hold c. 5
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Direct-TO Navigation
To Select a Direct-To Destination 2. Rotate the large (d) right knob to
1. Press the D key. A select direct- highlight the facility name (second
to waypoint page will appear, with the line) or the city (third line) field.
waypoint identifier field highlighted. 3. Use the small (a) and large (d)
2. Use the small (a) and large (d) right knobs to enter the facility name
right knobs to enter the identifier of or city location of the desired destina-
the desired destination waypoint. tion waypoint. As you spell the facility
name or city, the GNS 430s SpellNFind feature will select the first entry in the data-
3. Press E to confirm the selected waypoint, and E to activate the direct-to base based upon the characters you have entered up to that point.
function.
4. Continue rotating the small right knob (a) to scroll through any additional database
To Select a Direct-To Destination from the Map Page listings for the selected facility name or city. You can also scroll backwards with the
1. Select the map page from the main page group. (See page 5.) small right knob (a) if you scroll past the desired waypoint.
2. Press the small right knob (r) to display a panning pointer. 5. Press E to confirm the selected waypoint, and E to activate the direct-to
function.
3. Rotate the small (a) and large (d) right knobs to place the panning pointer at the
desired destination location.
To Select a Nearby Airport or a Flight Plan Waypoint as
a Direct-To Destination
4. If the panning pointer is placed on an existing airport, navaid or user waypoint, the
waypoint name will be highlighted. Press D and E twice to navigate to the 1. Press the D key.
waypoint. 2. Rotate the large right knob (d) to highlight the nearest airport (NRST) or flight plan
(FPL) field.
5. If the panning pointer is placed on an open location, press D and E twice to
create a +MAP waypoint and navigate to it. 3. Rotate the small right knob (a) to display a window listing nearby airports or all way-
To Select a Direct-To Destination by Facility Name or points in the active flight plan.
City 4. Continue rotating the small right knob (a) to scroll through the list and highlight the
desired waypoint.
1. Press the D key. The select direct-to waypoint page will appear, with the way-
point identifier field highlighted. 5. Press E to confirm the selected waypoint, and E to activate the direct-to
6 function.
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Airport Information
Viewing Airport 4. Use the small (a) and large (d) right knobs to enter the facility name or city loca-
Information tion of the desired destination waypoint. As you spell the facility name or city, the
1. From any page, press and hold c GNS 430s SpellNFind feature will select the first entry in the database based upon
to select the default NAV page. (You the characters you have entered up to that point.
may skip this step if you are already
5. Once the identifier is entered, the information for that airport will appear on the page.
viewing any of the main GPS pages.)
Press E to accept the selected identifier.
2. Rotate the large right knob (d) to
6. To view the other airport information pages, press the small right knob (r) to remove
select the WPT page group. WPT will appear in the lower right corner of the screen.
the flashing cursor and rotate the small right knob (a) to select the desired page.
3. Rotate the small right knob (a) to select the desired WPT page. Airport information
is displayed on the first six WPT pages: airport location, airport runway, airport
Auto-Tuning a Frequency from a List
frequency, airport approach, airport arrival and airport departure. The GNS 430’s auto-tune feature allows you to quickly select any dis-
4. Press the small right knob (r) to activate the cursor. played database frequency as your standby frequency. With a minimum of
keystrokes, any frequency listed on the airport frequency page can be
5. Use the small (a) and large (d) right knobs to enter the identifier of the desired airport.
transferred to the standby field of the COM or VLOC window.
6. Once the identifier is entered, the information for that airport will appear on the page.
Press E to accept the selected identifier.
1. Select the airport frequencies page from the WPT page group. (See page 5.)
7. To view the other airport information pages, press the small right knob (r) to remove
the flashing cursor and rotate the small right knob (a) to select the desired page. 2. Press the small right knob (r) to place the cursor on the airport identifier field.
Viewing Airport Information by Facility Name or City 3. Use the small (a) and large (d) right knobs to enter the identifier of the desired
airport. Press E when finished.
1. Select the airport location page. (See
page 5.) 4. Rotate the large right knob (d) to
highlight the desired frequency.
2. Press the small right knob (r) to
activate the cursor. 5. Press E to place the highlighted
frequency in the standby COM or
3. Rotate the large right knob (d) to
VLOC window field (as appropriate).
highlight the facility name (second
line) or the city (third line) field. 6. To activate the selected frequency, press W or V (as appropriate). 7
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Left-hand Holding Pattern Left Procedure Turn 5. Press E to select the desired
data item and return to the default
NAV page.
Right-hand Holding Pattern Right Procedure Turn
6. Press the small right knob (r)
DME Arc to the left DME Arc to the right momentarily to remove the cursor
from the page.
To Quickly Display the Default NAV Page
1. From any page, press and hold c for approximately two seconds.
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MAP PAGE
Map Page To Quickly Declutter the
Map Display
Map Display User-selectable
Data Fields 1. Press the c key momentarily (as
often as needed) to select the
desired amount of map detail. The
Present
Map Scale declutter level will appear adjacent to
Position the map scale.
To Turn the Data Fields Off and Display a Full Screen
The following symbols are used to depict the various airports and Map
navaids on the map page: 1. With the map page displayed, press
m to display an options menu.
Airport with hard surface runway(s); Primary runway shown
2. Rotate the large right knob (d) to
Airport with soft surface runway(s) only highlight Data Fields Off? and press
E.
Private Airfield Intersection
3. To re-display the data fields, follow steps 1 and 2, but instead select Data Fields
VOR VORTAC On? from the options menu.
VOR/DME TACAN To Select a Different Data Item for any Data Field:
1. With the map page displayed, press the m key to display an options menu.
DME NDB
2. Rotate the large right knob (d) to highlight Change Fields?, and press E.
Localizer Locator Outer Marker 3. Use the large right knob (d) to highlight the data field you wish to change.
To Select a Map Scale 4. Rotate the small right knob (a) to display the list of available data items. Continue
1. Press the up arrow side of the R key to zoom out to a larger map area. rotating the small right knob (a) to select the desired data item from the list.
2. Press the down arrow side of the R key to zoom in to a smaller map area 5. Press E to select the desired data item and return to the map page.
and more detail. 6. Press the small right knob (r) momentarily to remove the cursor from the page. 9
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2. Rotate the large right knob (d) to move the cursor through the list of frequencies. If
there are more frequencies in the list than can be displayed on the screen, a scroll
bar along the right-hand side of the screen will indicate which part of the list is cur-
rently being displayed. Navigation Source: Integrity Failure or Position
GPS or VLOC receiver Warning (“WARN”) Annunciator
10 (RAIM protection limit failure)
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Nearest Airports
To View a List of the Nearest Airports 3. To view additional WPT pages for the
selected airport (including the airport
1. From any page, press and hold c to select the default NAV page. (You may skip runway and airport frequency pages)
this step if you are already viewing any of the main GPS pages.) press the small right knob (r) to
2. Rotate the large right knob (d) to remove the flashing cursor. Rotate
select the NRST page group. NRST the small right knob (a) to display
will appear in the lower right corner of the additional WPT pages. When fin-
the screen. ished, press the small right knob (r) to return the flashing cursor to the screen.
3. If necessary, rotate the small right 4. To return to the nearest airport page, verify that Done? is highlighted by the flashing
knob (a) to select the nearest airport cursor and press E (or press c).
page. To Select a Nearby Airport as a Direct-To Destination
To Scroll Through the List of Nearest Airports 1. Press D to display the select direct-to waypoint page.
1. Press the small right knob (r) to activate the cursor. 2. Rotate the large right knob (d) to
place the flashing cursor on the near-
2. Rotate the large right knob (d) to scroll through the list. The scroll bar along the
est airport (NRST) field.
right-hand side of the page will indicate which part of the list is currently being
viewed. 3. Rotate the small right knob (a) to
display a window, listing up to nine
3. To remove the flashing cursor, press the small right knob (r).
nearest airports.
To View Additional Infor-
mation for a Nearby Airport 4. Continue rotating the small right knob (a) to highlight the desired airport.
1. Highlight the identifier of the desired 5. Press E to accept the selected waypoints identifier and press E a second
airport by scrolling through the list, as time (with Activate? highlighted) to begin navigating to the selected waypoint.
described in the procedure above.
To Quickly Tune and Activate the 121.500 Emergency
2. Press E to display the airport Channel
location page for the selected airport. 1. Press and hold W for approximately two seconds. 11
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FLIGHT PLANS
To Create a New Flight Plan To Stop Navigating a Flight Plan
1. Press F and rotate the small 1. Press F.
right knob (r) to display the flight
2. Press m to display the flight
plan catalog.
plan options.
2. Press m to display the flight plan
3. Rotate the large right knob (d) to
catalog options.
highlight Delete Flight Plan? and
3. Rotate the large right knob (d) to highlight Create New Flight Plan? and press E. Press E again to
press E. confirm.
4. A blank flight plan page will appear for
the first empty storage location. Use To Edit a Flight Plan
the small (a) and large (d) right 1. Press F and rotate the small right knob (a) to display the flight plan catalog.
knobs to enter the identifier of the
departure waypoint and press E. 2. Press the small right knob (r) to activate the cursor.
5. Repeat step #4 above to enter the identifier for each additional flight plan waypoint. 3. Rotate the large right knob (d) to highlight the desired flight plan and press E.
Once all waypoints have been entered, press the small right knob (v) to return to
4. To add a waypoint to the flight plan: Rotate the large right knob (d) to select the
the flight plan catalog.
point where you wish to add the new waypoint. (If an existing waypoint is highlighted,
To Navigate a Flight Plan the new waypoint will be placed directly in front of this waypoint.) Use the small (a)
1. Press F and rotate the small and large (d) right knobs to enter the identifier of the new waypoint and press
right knob (a) to display the flight E.
plan catalog. 5. To delete a waypoint from the flight plan: Rotate the large right knob (d) to select
2. Press the small right knob (r) to the waypoint you wish to delete and press c to display a remove waypoint con-
activate the cursor and rotate the firmation window. With Yes highlighted, press E to remove the waypoint.
large right knob (d) to highlight the desired flight plan.
6. Once all changes have been made, press the small right knob (r) to return to the
3. Press m to display the flight plan catalog options. flight plan catalog.
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Approaches
Selecting Approaches 6. For precision approaches and some
non-precision approaches, a
1. Press the P key to display the
reminder window will appear indicat-
procedures page.
ing that GPS guidance on such
2. Rotate the large right knob (d) to approaches is strictly for monitoring
highlight Select Approach? and onlyuse the VLOC receiver and
press E. external CDI (or HSI) for primary
navigation. To confirm this reminder, highlight Yes? and press E.
3. A window will appear listing the avail-
able procedures. Rotate the large Not all approaches in the database are approved for GPS use. As you
right knob (d) to highlight the select an approach, a “GPS” designation to the right of the procedure name
desired procedure and press E. indicates the procedure can be flown using the GPS receiver. Some proce-
dures will not have this designation, meaning the GPS receiver may be
4. A second window will appear listing used for supplemental navigation guidance only. ILS approaches, for exam-
the available transitions. Rotate the
ple, must be flown by tuning the VLOC receiver to the proper frequency
large right knob (d) to highlight the
desired transition waypoint and press and switching the external CDI (or HSI) connection to “VLOC”.
E. (The approach Vectors A selected approach may be activated or loaded. Activating the
option assumes you will receive vec-
tors to the final course segment of the
approach overrides the “enroute” portion of the active flight plan, pro-
approach and will provide navigation ceeding directly to the “approach” portion (for a full approach, directly to
guidance relative to the final the approach transition). Activating the approach also initiates automatic
approach course.) CDI scaling transitions as the approach progresses.
5. Rotate the large right knob (d) to highlight Load? or Activate? and press E. In many cases, it may be easiest to “Load” the full approach while still
(Load? will add the procedure to the flight plan without immediately using it for navi- some distance away, enroute to the destination airport. Later, if vectored
gation guidance. This allows you to continue navigating the original flight plan, but to final, use the following steps to select “Activate Vector-To-Final”—
keeps the procedure available on the active flight plan page for quick activation when which makes the inbound course to the FAF waypoint active. Otherwise,
needed.)
activate the full approach using the “Activate Approach?” option.
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APPROACHES
Activating an Approach Flying an Approach
1. With an approach loaded in the active Due to the variety of available approach procedures, the specific steps
flight plan, press P to display the required will vary according to the approach selected. Keep the following
procedures page. general guidelines in mind while flying the approach:
2. Rotate the large right knob (d) to
• You will typically select the destination airport as the last waypoint in
highlight Activate Approach?.
the active flight plan or using the D key. Doing so ensures that the
3. Press E. desired waypoint will automatically appear when choosing the
“Select Approach?” option from the procedures page. (Otherwise, you
The “Activate Vector-To-Final?” option allows you to activate the final
must first choose the airport, then the approach procedure.)
course segment of the approach. This option assumes you will receive vec-
tors to the final approach fix (FAF) and guides you to intercept the final • When a localizer-based approach (such as an ILS) is loaded, the
course, before reaching the FAF. desired frequency is automatically placed in standby on the VLOC
window. To activate the frequency, press the V key.
Activating an Approach with Vectors-To-Final
• If the VLOC receiver will be used for the approach, be sure to switch
1. With an approach loaded in the active the external CDI (or HSI) to “VLOC” by pressing the C key
flight plan, press P to display the (“VLOC” will appear directly above the C key; see page 10).
procedures page.
• An “Auto ILS CDI” setting provides automatic switching to “VLOC”
2. Rotate the large right knob (d) to once established inbound on the final course segment of an approach.
highlight Activate Vector-To-Final?.
• As you progress to each approach waypoint, a waypoint alert message
3. Press E. (“NEXT DTK ###°”) will appear in the lower right corner of the
display. (See page 10.)
• When you should begin a course change (via a standard rate turn),
turn advisories (“TURN TO ###°”) will appear in the lower right
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corner of the display. (See page 10.)
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