Garmin G3X manual

G3X ™ Quick Reference Guide Multi Function Display[...]

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OVER VIEW GPS NA VIGA TION FLIGHT PLANNING HAZARD A VOIDANCE ADDITIONAL FEA TURES APPENDICES INDEX[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A W arnings, Cautions & Notes W ARNING: T he indicators represented on the P anel are based on GPS-derived data and may differ from the instruments in the aircraft. W ARNING: Navigation and terrain separation must NO T be predicated upon the use of the terrain function. T he G3X ™ MFD T [...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A W arnings, Cautions & Notes W ARNING: XM ® Weather should not be used for hazardous weather penetration. W eather information is approved only for weather avoidance, not penetration. W ARNING: NEXRAD weather data is to be used for long-range planning purposes only . Due to inherent dela[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A W arnings, Cautions & Notes W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of unsafe operation, carefully review and understand all aspects of the G3X MFD Pilot’ s Guide documentation and the Pilot’ s Operating Handbook of the aircraft. Thoroughly practice basic operation prior to actual use . During[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A W arnings, Cautions & Notes NO TE : Use of polarized eyewear may cause the flight displays to appear dim or blank. NO TE : T emporary Flight Restriction (TFR) data is provided by the F AA and may not be updated outside of normal business hours. Confirm data currency through alternate s[...]

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Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A i T able of Contents Section 1 Overview ........................................................................................ 1 1.1 Unit Overview ............................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Softkeys ...................[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A ii T able of Contents Airspace Messages ............................................................................................................. 38 Aural Alerts ........................................................................................................................ 39 Da[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 1 Overview Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index SECTION 1 O VERVIEW 1.1 UNIT O VERVIEW T he purpose of this document is to provide a resource with which to find operating instructions on the major features of the G3X MFD more easily .[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 2 Overview Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index G3X MFD Controls 9 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 1 1 RNG K ey Press to increase or decrease the viewing range of the map 2 FMS Joystick Press the FMS Joystick to toggle input focus between user interacti[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 3 Overview Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 5 MENU K ey Press once to view the P age Menu Press twice to view the Main Menu Press a third time to clear the Main Menu 6 FPL K ey Press to display the Flight Plan P age 7 Direct-T o Ke[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 4 Overview Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index MAP VFR MAP BACK IFR MAP TO PO BACK Press the BACK Softkey to return to the top-level softkeys. SA T VIEW HIGH AW Y LOW AW Y IFR MAP VFR MAP VFR MAP Softk ey selected IFR MAP Displays IFR[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 5 Overview Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index WEA THER P AGE SOFTKEY S (OPTIONAL) PA N MAP ANIM AT E LEGEND INFO P AN MAP Activates the map pointer for panning the map ANIMA TE Animates NEXRAD weather INFO Displays XM Information LEG[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 6 Overview Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index VOL - Decreases XM audio volume VOL + Increases XM audio volume MUTE T oggles XM audio on/off BACK Returns to top-level softk eys INFO P A GE SOFTKEY MESSAGES MESSAGES Displays system sta[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 7 Overview Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 1.4 D A T A ENTR Y Using the FMS Joystick to enter data: 1) Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor . 2) Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired field. 3) Begin entering dat[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 8 Overview Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 1.5 P AGES Active Page Title Input Focus on Navigation Bar (P age Cursor Off) Input Focus on Curr ent P age (P age Cursor On) Selected Page Selecting a Main P age using the FMS Joystick: [...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 9 Overview Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Changing the information shown in the data bar fields: 1) Press the MENU K ey twice to display the Main Menu. 2) T urn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘System Setup ... ’ and p[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 10 Overview Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Changing date & time settings: 1) Press the MENU K ey twice to display the Main Menu. 2) T urn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘System Setup ... ’ and press the ENT K ey . [...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 11 GPS Navigation Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index SECTION 2 GPS NA VIGA TION 2.1 P ANEL Altitude P anel (Map P age) V ertical Speed CDI Scale Estimated Time Enr oute T ur n Rate Indicator Gr ound Speed HSI - Next W aypoint -Distan[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 12 GPS Navigation Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 2) T urn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘Set Bug Indicator’, and press the ENT K ey . T he ‘Set Bug Indicator’ Menu appears . 3) T urn or move the FMS Joystick to hi[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 13 GPS Navigation Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 3) T urn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘Capture VNA V Profile’ or ‘Cancel Capture’, and press the ENT K ey . Selecting ‘Capture VNA V Profile’ centers the VNA[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 14 GPS Navigation Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Reviewing information for a map feature: 1) Place the Map P ointer on a map feature . If multiple map features are present at the Map P ointer position (green arrow in the informat[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 15 GPS Navigation Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 2) Press the CLR K ey again. ‘CLEAR-2’ appears below the map r ange and airspace boundary detail is removed from the map . 3) Press the CLR K ey again. ‘CLEAR-3’ appears be[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 16 GPS Navigation Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 3) Move the FMS Joystick to place the cursor in the ‘F requencies’ Box, on the frequency denoted with an *. 4) Press the ENT K ey to view the Additional Information Window . 5)[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 17 GPS Navigation Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 2.6 USER W A YPOINTS Creating user waypoints: 1) T o create a user w aypoint at the current location, using the Map P ointer , or from the Main Menu: a) T o create a user w aypoint[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 18 GPS Navigation Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index b) T urn the FMS Joystick to access the ‘Select Symbol’ Menu. c) T urn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired symbol from the menu, and press the ENT K ey . 5) If de[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 19 GPS Navigation Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 4) Press the ENT K ey . 5) Press the DELETE Softk ey . ‘No’ is highlighted in the confirmation window . 6) Highlight ‘Y es’ and press the ENT K ey . User W aypoints can al[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 20 GPS Navigation Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 2) Move the FMS Joystick to place the pointer at the desired destination location. 3) If the pointer is placed on an existing airport, NA V AID , or user w aypoint, the waypoint na[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 21 Flight Planning Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index SECTION 3 FLIGHT PLANNING 3.1 FLIGHT PLAN CREA TION Creating an active flight plan: 1) Press the FPL K ey . 2) Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor . 3) T urn the FMS Jo[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 22 Flight Planning Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Adding a waypoint to a stored flight plan: 1) On the Flight Plan List P age , press the FMS Joystick to activ ate the cursor . 2) T urn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight the [...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 23 Flight Planning Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 5) Press the SEL APPR Softk ey . 6) T urn the FMS Joystick to display a drop down list of av ailable approaches . 7) T urn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight the desired approa[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 24 Flight Planning Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 3) Using the FMS Joystick, enter the desired fuel flow , and press the ENT K ey . Adjusting the Saved Flight Plan speed and fuel flow: 1) Press the FPL K ey and turn the FMS Joy[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 25 Flight Planning Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Deleting an individual waypoint from a saved flight plan: 1) Press the FPL K ey . 2) T urn the FMS Joystick to display the Flight Plan List P age if necessary . 3) Press the FMS [...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 26 Flight Planning Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 3.4 APPRO A CHES Loading an approach from the active or saved flight plan page: 1) Press the FPL K ey . 2) T urn the FMS Joystick to display the Active Flight Plan P age or Saved[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 27 Flight Planning Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 2) T urn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight ‘ Activate Approach’, and press the ENT K ey . Or : 1) With an approach loaded on the Active Flight Plan P age , press the FMS J[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 28 Flight Planning Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index T he G3X MFD provides no guidance to the inbound course . T he course deviation needle on the gr aphic HSI remains off-center until established on the final approach course . T h[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 29 Hazard Avoidance Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index SECTION 4 HAZARD A V OID ANCE 4.1 XM ® WEA THER (OPTIONAL) Accessing XM W eather information: F rom the Weather (WX) P age press the INFO Softk ey . Or : F rom the (XM) Audio P [...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 30 Hazard Avoidance Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Viewing legends for displayed weather pr oducts: 1) F rom the Map P age press the MENU Key to access the Map P age Menu. 2) T urn or move the FMS Joystick to select ‘Weather Le[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 31 Hazard Avoidance Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 4.2 TERRAIN Enabling/Disabling T errain Shading on the Map P age: F rom the Map P age with the VFR Map displayed, press the TERRAIN Softk ey . Or : 1) F rom the Map P age, press [...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 32 Hazard Avoidance Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 3) T urn the FMS Joystick to select the ‘Map’Category from the horizontal list. 4) Move the FMS Joystick to highlight the ‘TIS T r affic’ Field. 5) T urn the FMS Joystic[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 33 Additional Featur es Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index SECTION 5 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES 5.1 SAFET AXI Enabling/disabling SafeT axi: 1) With the Map P age displayed, press the MENU Key . The Map P age Menu is displayed. 2) T urn or [...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 34 Additional Featur es Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 2) T urn or move the FMS Joystick to select ‘Show Chart’, and press the ENT K ey . T he selected chart is displayed. 3) Press the EXIT Softk ey to return to the previous [...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 35 Additional Featur es Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 5.4 XM ® RADIO ENTERT AINMENT (OPTIONAL) Selecting the XM Audio P age: 1) Press the FMS Joystick to interact with the page navigation bar . 2) T urn the FMS Joystick to sele[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A 36 Additional Featur es Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 2) Press the FMS Joystick to activate the cursor . 3) Move the FMS Joystick to select the desired channel and press the ENT K ey . Or : 1) Press the FMS Joystick to activate [...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix A 37 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index SECTION 6 APPENDICES MESSA GES , ALERTS & DA T A FIELD OPTIONS MISCELLANEOUS MESSA GE ADVISORIES • Approaching T arget Altitude—within1,000feetofnal [...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix A 38 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index • Route W aypointMemoryFull—noadditionalroutewaypointscanbesaved. • Saving XM Program Information—an XM Radio channel line[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix A 39 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index A URAL ALERTS TRAFFIC “T r afc”—TIStrafcalertreceived. • “T r afcNot Available”—TISserviceisnotavailableoroutofr ange. [...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix A 40 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index • ESA-En Route Safe Altitude:   T he recommended minimum altitude within ten miles left or right of the desired course on an active flight pla[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix A 41 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index • Desired T r ack(DTK)—thedistancetothenextpointonaroute . • Distance(Destination) (DISTDEST)—thedistance tothe destina[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix A 42 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index • Sunset—thetimeatwhichthesunsetsonthisday . • T ime(UTC)—thecurrenttimeanddateinUniversal(UTC)time . • T ime?[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix B 43 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index UTILITIES FLIGHT LOG Viewing details for a flight: 1) Press the MENU K ey twice to display the Main Menu. 2) T urn or move the FMS Joystick to select ‘Flight Log’, and press the E[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix B 44 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Changing track log settings: 1) Press the MENU K ey twice . 2) T urn or move the FMS Joystick to select ‘T r ack Log’ from the Main Menu, and press the ENT K ey . 3) Move the FMS J[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix B 45 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index HEADING LINE Changing the heading line settings on the Map P age: 1) F rom the Map P age, press the MENU K ey . T he Map P age Menu is displayed. 2) T urn or move the FMS Joystick to s[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix B 46 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 2) Enter the aircraft heading shown on the directional gyro or compass into the ‘Heading’ field, and press the ENT Key . Head Wind, Wind F rom, and Wind Speed are calculated. Rest[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix B 47 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index 3) Press the PRO XIMITY Softk ey . T he Proximity W aypoints P age is displayed. 4) Press the NEW Softk ey . T he New Proximity W aypoint Window is displayed. 5) Select ‘Use Map’ o[...]

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Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix C 49 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index DISPLA Y SYMBOLS VFR SYMBOLS Item Symbol Unknown Non-towered, Non-serviced T owered, Non-serviced Non-towered, Serviced T owered, Serviced Soft Surface , Non-serviced Soft Surface , Se[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix C 50 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Item Symbol Intersection Visual Reporting P oint LOM (compass locator at outer mark er) NDB (non-directional radio beacon) VOR VOR/DME ILS/DME or DME only V O RTA C T ACAN Navaids Item[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix C 51 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Item Symbol Unknown VFR Airport, Non-serviced IFR Airport, Non-serviced VFR Airport, Serviced IFR Airport, Serviced VFR, Soft Surface, Non- serviced VFR, Soft Surface, Serviced VFR, So[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix C 52 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index AIRSP A CE SYMBOLS Item Symbol Class B , Class E, C TA Class A, Class C , TMA Class D Mode C V eil TRSA MOA Danger , Alert, or T r aining Area Restricted, Prohibited, or W arning Area [...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Appendix C 53 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index Item Symbol Danger or Alert Area Restricted, Prohibited, or W arning Area T r aining Area VFR Atlantic Database Exceptions Item Symbol T r aining Area IFR Atlantic Database Exceptions[...]

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Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Index Index-1 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index A Airport Criteria 10 Airspace 19 Alerts 39 Aural 39 AOP A 34 Approach Activating 26 Chart 26 Loading 26 V ectors-to-final 27 Automatic Sequencing 12 B Bug Indicator 11 C CDI scale 11[...]

Garmin G3X MFD Quick Reference Guide 190-01055-00 Rev . A Index Index-2 Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index S SafeT axi 33 Satellite Imagery 14 Settings 8 Softk eys 3 Symbols 49 Airspace 52 IFR 50 Map 49 VFR 49 T T errain 31 TIS 31 T opogr aphic Data 14 T r ack Log 43 T r affic 31 U Unit Ov[...]

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