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8 - VLOC RECEIVER
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190-00357-00 Rev C
VLOC Ident Window
To select a VOR/localizer/ILS frequency:
1. If the tuning cursor is not currently in the VLOC
window, press the small left knob momen-
tarily.
Press the small left knob to move the tuning
cursor to the VLOC window. Turn the small
left knob to select the kilohertz portion of
the frequency and the large left knob to
select the megahertz portion.
2. Turn the large left knob to select the desired
megahertz (MHz) value. For example, the
“117” portion of the frequency “117.80”.
3. Turn the small left knob to select the desired
kilohertz (kHz) value. For example, the “.80”
portion of the frequency “117.80”.
4. To make the standby frequency the active
frequency, press the VLOC flip-flop key.
VLOC Ident Window
DirectlybelowtheVLOCTuning
WindowisaVLOCIdentWindow
(default setting). When the GNS
530WistunedtoanearbyVOR,the
VLOCIdentWindowdisplaysthe
Morse code identifier of the selected
station,theradialfromtheVORandthedistancefrom
theVOR.Whentunedtoanearbylocalizer,theVLOC
Ident window displays the identifier, associated airport
andrunway.TheVLOCIdentWindowcanbereplaced
with traffic information or configurable data fields.
Auto-Tuning
A frequency may also be quickly selected from the
database by simply highlighting the desired frequency
ontheWaypointVORPageortheNearestVORPage
and pressing ENT. Once a frequency is selected in
the standby field, it may be transferred to the active
frequency by pressing the VLOC flip-flop key. (Auto-
tuningcanalsobeperformedfromVLOCfrequencies
listedontheNAVCOM,AirportFrequency,andNear-
est Flight Service Station pages.)
VOR Page
Nearest VOR Page
GNS 530W only