GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev. E
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SECTION 7
WPT PAGES
7.11 USER WAYPOINT PAGE
In addition to the airport, VOR, NDB, and intersection
information contained in the Jeppesen NavData card,
the GNS 530 allows the pilot to store up to 1,000 user-
defined waypoints. The User Waypoint Page (Figure
7-36) displays the waypoint name (up to five characters
long), identifier, radial from two reference waypoints, and
distance from one reference waypoint, along with the user
waypoint’s latitude/longitude position.
Figure 7-36 User Waypoint Page
User Waypoint
Name Reference Waypoint
Information
Create/
Modify
Action
Field
Latitude/
Longitude
Position
Number of Pages in
Current Page Group
Position of
Current Page
within Current
Page Group
Current
Page Group
The following descriptions and abbreviations appear
on the User Waypoint Page:
• REF WPT - Reference waypoint identifier (name)
• RAD - Radial from reference waypoint, in degrees
magnetic or degrees true (depending upon unit
configuration)
• DIS - Distance from reference waypoint, in
nautical miles/statute miles/kilometers (depending
upon unit configuration)
• Position - Latitude/Longitude (degrees/minutes or
degrees/minutes/seconds), MGRS, or UTM/UPS
User waypoints may only be selected by name
(identifier), as described in Section 7.1.

Creating User Waypoints

User waypoints may be created from the User
Waypoint Page or the Map Page. To create a new user
waypoint, simply enter its name (identifier) and position,
or reference another waypoint by radial and distance.
Creating a new user waypoint by entering
its latitude/longitude position:
1) With the User Waypoint Page displayed, press
the small right knob to activate the cursor.
2) Use the small and large right knobs to enter a
name for the new waypoint (Figure 7-37) and
press the ENT Key. The present position appears
in the position field at the bottom of the page.
To create a waypoint at the present position,
turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Create?’
and skip to step 6.
Figure 7-37 User Waypoint Name Field Selected
3) Turn the large right knob to highlight the
position field at the bottom of the page.