Navigation Basics

Navigation Basics

About the

Navigation

Function

This section explores the navigation function and describes the powerful features it contains.

The navigation function is always active. When you use other functions, the navigation function continues to run “in the background” calculating your present position, navigating your programmed route (if active), and alerting you to events or conditions important to navigation. When you finish using other functions and return to the navigation function, the last navigation display used is shown.

About the

Navigation

Function

Displays

While you navigate, the Apollo GX gives you information in the Navigation function displays. The navigation information displays and sequencing rate are user-programmable. See the Nav info section of the System Functions chapter (see page 1) for your options. The LARGE knob will select the higher level Nav functions: Nav pages, Parallel Track Offset, GPS

Position, Countdown Timer, and the FROM/TO/NEXT Waypoints. The SMALL knob will look at the pages available for each function; a diamond (·) will be shown on the lower, right side of the display if more pages are available.

Nav Home

Page

The Nav Home Page is a default page that is the first page available in the Navigation function. The Nav Home Page is not customizable. The information in the Home Page shows the Destination Waypoint identifier, Estimated Time En Route, CDI, Bearing, and Range (distance) to the destination waypoint.

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Turn the SMALL knob to view the other available Navigation displays.

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