Garmin GPS 500, Quick Reference

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To Select a Direct-To Destination

1. Press the 

direct-to key

.   A Select Direct-To

Waypoint window will appear, with the
waypoint identifier field highlighted.

2. Use the 

small

 and 

large right knobs

 to

enter the identifier of the desired destination
waypoint.

3. Press 

ENT

 to confirm the selected waypoint,

and

ENT

 to activate the direct-to function.

4. Cancel a direct-to by pressing 

MENU

 while viewing the Select Direct-to

Waypoint window.  With “Cancel Direct-To NAV?” highlighted, press 

ENT

.

To Select a Direct-To Destination from the Map Page

1. Select the Map page from the main page group.  (See page 5.)

2. Press the 

small right knob

 to display a panning pointer.

3. Rotate the 

small

 and 

large right knobs

 to place the panning pointer at

the desired destination location.

4. If the panning pointer is placed on an existing airport, navaid or user

waypoint, the waypoint name will be highlighted.  Press the 

direct-to key

,

then

ENT

 (twice) to navigate to the waypoint.

5.  If the panning pointer is placed on an open location, press the 

direct-to

key

, then 

ENT

 (twice) to create a waypoint at the pointer location (named

“+MAP”) and navigate to it.

To Select a Direct-To Destination by Facility Name or City

1. Press the 

direct-to key

.  A Select Direct-To Waypoint page will appear,

with the waypoint identifier field highlighted.

2. Rotate the 

large right knob

 to highlight

the facility name (second line) or the city
name (third line) fields.

3. Use the 

small

 and 

large right knobs

 to

enter the facility name or city location of the
desired destination waypoint.  As you spell
the facility name or city, the GPS 500’s
Spell’N’Find™ feature will select the first entry in the database based upon
the characters you have entered up to that point.

4. Continue rotating the 

small right knob

 to scroll through any additional

database listings for the selected facility name or city.  You can also scroll
backwards with the 

small right knob

 if you scroll past the desired

waypoint.

5. Press

 ENT

 to confirm the selected waypoint, and 

ENT

 again to activate the

direct-to function.

To Select a Nearby Airport or a Flight Plan Waypoint as a
Direct-To Destination

1. Press the 

direct-to key

.   A Select Direct-To

Waypoint window will appear, with the
waypoint identifier field highlighted.

2. Rotate the 

large right knob

 to highlight the

nearest airport (NRST) or flight plan (FPL) field.

3. Rotate the 

small right knob

 to display a

window listing nearby airports or all waypoints in the active flight plan.

4. Continue rotating the 

small right knob

 to scroll through the list and highlight

the desired waypoint.

5. Press 

ENT

 to confirm the selected waypoint, and 

ENT

 to activate the direct-to

function.

direct-To Navigation